What are we writing about this term?
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis in which children explore the idea that a character can change over time. Children will develop the skills of prediction including evidencing from the text. They will write a poem about a sweet that bewitches a main character, an imaginary conversation between two characters and write in role. The sequence of learning includes exemplified grammar and spelling activities throughout. Drama techniques such as hot-seating and thought-tapping are used to support understanding and to develop writing.
Spelling coverage:
Words with endings sounding like sure/ or /ture
Homophones and near-homophones
Possessive apostrophe with plural words
More Prefixes: Super-, Im-, In-, Il-, Ir-
These are the writing expectations for your children by the end of Year 4. It outlines the key skills they should know by the end of the year.