Year 4

The Borrowers - Narrative writing

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To develop an understanding of key characters from 'The Borrowers'

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To investigate suffixes -ary/-ery

In this lesson, we will be investigating the -ery and -ary suffixes and set spelling words to learn.

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To revise our knowledge of word class

In this lesson, we will focus and revise our knowledge of word class and the definitions for each word class. We will construct sentences using various nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs that we can apply to our writing.

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To generate vocabulary for character description

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To develop a rich understanding of words associated with large objects

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To analyse and interpret a setting description from an extract

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To practise and apply knowledge of suffixes -ary/-ery

In this lesson, we will practise and apply knowledge of the -ery and -ary suffixes.

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To plan the opening

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To write the opening

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To practise speech with punctuation

In this lesson, we will be looking at speech first and second and the correct punctuation. We will apply our knowledge of speech to our own speech sentences and add extra information.

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To generate vocabulary for the build-up

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To plan the build-up

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To write the build-up

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To analyse the climax and resolution

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To develop reading for pleasure through discussion of favourite characters

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