Year 4 Literacy
Lesson One I can consistently choose nouns or pronouns appropriately to aid cohesion and avoid repetition
Starter: -auto and -anti ◦ P refix recap- A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. Most prefixes are added to the beginning of root words without any changes in spelling. ◦ ‘auto’ meaning - It means self or own . ◦ ‘anti’ meaning- It means against or opposite of .
Match the prefix to the root word to create a new word, these must make a real word to make a pair.
Answers:
Can you make a list of words which could use the prefix’s – anti or – auto?
Read the two short extracts below. What do you think is good, what do you think is bad about the two? ◦ Joe went to the shop last night. He needed some carrots, mince and peas for his mum. He was excited that he was going to be eating lasagne for tea tonight. He hasn’t had it for such a long time. ◦ Joe needed to go to the shop for his mum as she couldn’t go herself. They were going to be having lasagne for tea, so she needed him to get some carrots, mince and peas. They were excited to be eating lasagne for tea, especially Joe as he hadn’t had lasagne for a long time.
◦ Joe went to the shop last night. He needed some carrots, mince and peas for his mum. He was excited that he was going to be eating lasagne for tea tonight. He hasn’t had it for such a long time. ◦ Joe needed to go to the shop for his mum as she couldn’t go herself. They were going to be having lasagne for tea, so she needed him to get some carrots, mince and peas. They were excited to be eating lasagne for tea, especially Joe as he hadn’t had lasagne for a long time. The first extract repeated the same pronouns and the second used a range of pronouns. To do this effectively, the second extract was reworded.
P ronoun recap: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z37xrwx A pr pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc. Can you think of any other pronouns?
Task: Rewrite the following extracts by using a range of pronouns to avoid repetition. See lesson one activity sheet.
Lesson Two I can use all of the necessary punctuation in direct speech, including a comma after the reporting clause and all end punctuation within the inverted commas .
Starter: handwriting practise- ensure ascenders and descenders of letters do not touch Write the following sentence using finger spaces and sitting all the letters on the line correctly. Try not to overlap the descenders and ascenders. theboyandthegirlsatontheswingdiscussingwhat gametheyshouldplaynext
Direct Speech: Direct speech is the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words of a speaker, for example ‘I'm going,’ she said .
What might the children be saying to each other?
How to punctuate direct speech: ◦ Direct speech is an any word spoken by a character, it can be used to help develop the characters and plot. ◦ Direct speech should sit inside speech h marks . ◦ Direct speech must be ca ctuated to clearly carefully struct ctured and punct separate it from the rest of the text Watch the video to see how the punctuation should sit in the sentence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=60&v=6- YFmLctwDY&feature=emb_title
Activity 2: Complete the activities on activity worksheet 2. ◦ Circle any inverted commas that are incorrect. ◦ Rewrite the sentence below with the correct punctuation ◦ Write your own direct speech for different characters.
Lesson Three I can apply comparative and superlative adjectives.
Starter: Apply rules/ skills and spellings to dictated sentences. Adult dictated- “The superhero found an automobile to use when trying to save the young woman from their nemesis.” “ Run around the track in an anticlockwise direction.”
Adjectives: ◦ Adjectives are words that describe objects or things.
Comparative Adjectives: We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons: - This car is certainly better, but it's much more expensive. - I'm feeling happier now. - We need a bigger garden .
Superlative Adjectives We use the with sup superla rlativ tive adjectiv tives : day of my life. - It was the he ha happiest da mountain in the world. - Everest is the he hi highe hest mo film I have seen this year. - That’s the he best fi he oldest and - I have three sisters: Jan is the Angela is the he youngest .
How to form comparative and superlative adjectives? We usually add – er and – est to on one-sy syllable words to make comparatives and superlatives:. adjective comparative superlative old older oldest long longer longest
Can you find the comparative and superlative adjectives for the adjective ‘nice’?
Answer: Adjective: nice The weather is nice tonight. Comparative adjective: nicer The weather was nicer yesterday. Superlative adjective: nicest We have had the nicest weather today.
Task: Complete activity 3
Lesson Four I can recognise the need for paragraphs and when to begin a new paragraph of writing. To understand that a paragraph should be built around a theme/idea/time/place/character.
Starter:P ossessive and omitted apostrophe’s Apostrophes are used for omission or possession. An example of omission is "I'm" - which is an abbreviation of "I am". An example of possession is "Sarah's car", where the car belongs to Sarah, therefore an apostrophe is required to make the proper noun possessive.
Write the sentences changing the underlined word so it has an omitted apostrophe. ◦ She he do does es not li like a any gre ny green ve n vege geta table bles. ◦ Who ho is coming to the he party? ◦ I ha have not ordered the he pizza yet. ◦ It i It is a long walk to the he sea. ◦ Yo You sho hould not touch h the he flames.
Write the sentences changing the underlined word so it has a possessive apostrophe. ◦ Joeys favourite sport is rugby. ◦ The childrens favourite lesson in school is maths. Identify the word which needs a possessive apostrophe and change it. ◦ Lolas family were very proud of her for getting a new job. ◦ Williams house was up for sale and Dylans family went to see the house.
P aragraphs : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/z9n73k7 What are paragraphs? P aragraphs are groups of sentences written about the same idea or topic. They are used to show when a writer has changed time, place, idea, person, thought or argument. If a writer changes one of these, a new paragraph will start. Why use paragraphs? P aragraphs make clear the organisation of a piece of writing, making it easier to read and understand. The writer assists the reader by ‘chunking’ related thoughts or ideas. How long are paragraphs? There is no set length to a paragraph. It is something the writer decides, as a way of organising and structuring the writing. Writers often use shorter paragraphs in non-fiction writing (due to using lots of different facts) and longer in fiction writing (due to using more descriptive language). How many paragraphs? Writers use as many paragraphs as they need to make their writing clear. Some paragraphs have a particular role, such as the introduction or conclusion .
Read the text. What is the main theme of the text? Why has the writer used paragraphs here? The egg is a tiny, round, oval or cylindrical object, usually with fine ribs and other microscopic structures. The female attaches the egg to leaves, stems, or other objects. The egg hatches into larva, this is the long, worm-like stage of the butterfly or moth. It often has an interesting pattern of stripes or patches and it may have spine-like hairs. It is the feeding and growth stage. The chrysalis (or pupa) is when a hard case is formed around the larva. This is the transformation stage within which the caterpillar’s tissues are broken down and the adult insect's structures are formed. The chrysalis of most species is brown or green and blends into the background. The adult (or imago) is when a butterfly or moth is usually seen. The adults then undergo courtship, mating and egg-laying.
Can you give a title to each paragraph? Could you summarise the content of the paragraph using just one word? Life Cycle of Butterflies and Moths The egg is a tiny, round, oval or cylindrical object, usually with fine ribs Title: and other microscopic structures. The female attaches the egg to leaves, stems, or other objects. Word: The egg hatches into larva, this is the long, worm-like stage of the butterfly Title: or moth. It often has an interesting pattern of stripes or patches and it may have spine-like hairs. It is the feeding and growth stage. Word: The chrysalis (or pupa) is when a hard case is formed around the larva. Title: This is the transformation stage within which the caterpillar’s tissues are broken down and the adult insect's structures are formed. The chrysalis of Word: most species is brown or green and blends into the background. Title: The adult (or imago) is when a butterfly or moth is usually seen. The adults then undergo courtship, mating and egg-laying. Word:
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