Year 4
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Year 4 |
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Autumn 1
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Driver Text: Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit
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Fiction |
Non Fiction |
Poetry |
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Diary entry- describing the escape from Pompeii. |
Newspaper report- reporting the tragedy of Pompeii. |
Narrative Poetry – the eruption of Vesuvius. |
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Autumn 2 |
Driver Text: The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman |
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Fiction |
Non Fiction |
Poetry |
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Narrative- short story with a dilemma about a journey. |
Explanation – How do Things happen e.g. How do earthquakes happen? How is igneous rock formed? |
Silver by Walter de la Mare- study imagery. Write own poem using the imagery created by the colours of fire. |
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Spring 1 |
Driver Text: The Whale by Vita Murrow |
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Fiction |
Non-Fiction |
Poetry |
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Narrative- creating a setting using descriptive language and imagery. |
Information text- Whales, conservation and hunting |
Haiku poetry- The Whale Using descriptive language |
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Spring 2 |
Driver Text: Norse Myths and Legends
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Fiction |
Non-Fiction |
Poetry |
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Create a story in the style of a myth using the creatures from Norse myths and legends. |
Instructions- How to look after a mythical creature e.g. a troll, a dragon |
Performance poetry- using Doris the Pirate as a model write a descriptive poem about the character from a myth. |
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Summer 1 |
Driver Text: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (the play)
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Fiction |
Non- Fiction |
Poetry |
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Script writing- write an additional scene to the play script. What happens next… |
Letter writing- writing formal letters to ask for information e.g. a letter to Cammel Lairds |
Nonsense poetry and riddles- Michael Rosen’s book of nonsense |
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Summer 2 |
Driver Text: Voices I the Park by Anthony Browne, The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
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Fiction |
Non-Fiction |
Poetry |
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Compare texts linking common themes. Character Study looking at the different characters in each story. Describe one in detail. |
Persuasive writing- creating a leaflet to advertise a local event. |
Creating images- The tunnel. Using pictures as a stimuli to create poetry |
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