L Unit/Topic Code Objective

Read and explore a range of fiction genres, poems and playscripts, including identifying the contribution of any
4Ri.02 visual elements or multimedia.*

4Ra.04 Comment on how fiction reflects the time or context in which it is set.

4SLp.02 Read aloud with accuracy and fluency, showing awareness of punctuation.
UNIT 4.1
4Ri.01 Understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts and locate books by classification.*

4Ww.03 Spell words with a range of common prefixes and suffixes

1

Investigate spelling patterns; generate and test rules that govern them.
4Ww.03
Extend earlier work on prefixes and suffixes.
4Ww.07
Explore explicit meanings in a range of texts.*
4Ri.06
Use own lists of interesting and significant words, dictionaries and thesauruses to extend the range of vocabulary
UNIT 4.1 4Wv.06 used in written work.*

4Rv.01 Use context to suggest synonyms for unfamiliar words.

4Wc.08 Develop writing for a purpose using language and features appropriate for a range of text types.*

2 4Wg.01 Consistently use accurate end-of-sentence punctuation.

 Explore and comment on how a writer’s choice of words, including verbs, strengthens the impact on the reader, e.g.
4Rv.05 rushed instead of went.

4Wv.04 Choose and use words (including verbs, e.g. rushed instead of went) to strengthen the impact of writing.

4SLm.04 Identify adverbs in texts.

UNIT 4.1
3 4Rg.08 Use non-verbal communication techniques for different purposes.*

4Rv.06 Explore and comment on how a writer’s choice of words, including adjectives and adverbs, enhances the meaning
(shades of meaning).
UNIT 4.1
4SLm.03 Use vocabulary precisely to make the meaning clear.

4Wv.03 Explore shades of meaning in adjectives and adverbs (e.g. tepid, warm, hot), and use them appropriately in your own
4 writing.

4Ri.08 Explain how settings and characters are developed, identifying key words and phrases from the story.

UNIT 4.1 4SLr.02 Comment on the ways that meaning can be expressed verbally and non-verbally in different contexts.

4Rg.07 Explore in texts examples of adverbs and adverbial phrases, including their purposes.

5 4Wc.04 Develop descriptions of settings and characters to capture the reader’s imagination.
 4Ri.17 Identify the viewpoint from which a story is told.

UNIT 4.1 4Wc.06 Begin to express a viewpoint in fiction through a character’s opinions about a setting or other characters.

4Wc.01 Develop creative writing in a range of different genres of fiction and types of poems.

6 4SLm.05 Show awareness of an audience, e.g. by adapting language and tone to engage them.*
4Ri.04 Read and explore a range of non-fiction text types.*

UNIT 4.2 4SLg.03 Extend a discussion by contributing relevant comments and questions.

4Rg.01 Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read unfamiliar texts with understanding.

1 4SLp.01 Read aloud with expression, adapting the pace and volume appropriate to the content.

4Ri.01 Understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction texts and locate books by classification.*

UNIT 4.2 4Rv.04 Use as many initial letters as necessary to organize words in alphabetical order, and to locate words in dictionaries
and glossaries.

4Ww.09 Use paper-based and on-screen tools to find the correct spelling of words; keep and use spelling logs of misspelled
2 words, and identify words that need to be learned.*

4Rg.09
UNIT 4.2 Explore and understand how past, present and future verb forms are used in texts.
4Wg.06
Use past, present and future verb forms accurately.
4SLg.04
Take turns in a discussion, making links with what others have said.
4Wv.02
3 Explore and use alternatives for overused words and phrases.
 4Wp.04
Evaluate own and others’ writing, suggesting improvements for sense, accuracy and content.*

UNIT 4.2 4Ri.14 Locate and use relevant information from a text to answer questions.

4Wp.02 Make short notes to record information from a text and use them to inform writing.

4Rg.05 Identify connectives in texts.

4 4SLm.02 Sequence relevant information to aid the listener’s understanding.

4Rg.10 Explore in texts, and understand subject-verb agreement.
UNIT 4.2
5 4Wg.08 Use the verb to be accurate, including subject-verb agreement for different verb forms.

Identify, discuss and compare the purposes and features of different non-fiction text types, including how texts
UNIT 4.2 4Ri.05 persuade the reader.

4Wc.09 Develop writing of a range of text types for a specified audience, using appropriate content and language.*

6 4SLr.01 Begin to evaluate your own and others’ talk, including what went well and what could be improved next time.*

4Ra.01 Enjoy independent and shared reading of fiction genres, poems, playscripts and non-fiction texts.*

Unit 4.3 4SLm.01 Speak with accuracy and sometimes at length in a range of familiar contexts.

4Ra.02 Express personal responses to texts, including linking characters, settings and events to personal experience.

1 4SLs.01 Listen and respond appropriately, including asking and answering questions to develop ideas.
 4Ri.16 Recognise, compare and contrast the themes and features of texts.

Unit 4.3
4Ri.09 Explore implicit meanings in a range of texts.*

2 4SLg.02 Respond politely to another point of view with a personal point of view.*
4Rs.02 Explore and recognise the key features of text structure in a range of different fiction and non-fiction texts,
including poems and playscripts.*

Unit 4.3 4SLg.01 Begin to take an assigned role within a group.*

4Rv.02 Explore words with common roots and compare their meanings.

3 4Ww.06 Spell words with common letter strings but different pronunciations, e.g. tough, through, trough, plough.
4Rv.07
Identify and recognise meaning of figurative language in texts, including alliteration and similes, e.g. as … as …
4Wv.05
Unit 4.3 Use simple figurative language, including alliteration and similes.
4Rv.08
Comment on the impact of figurative language in texts, including alliteration and similes.

4 4Rv.03 Identify and record interesting and significant words, and synonyms, from texts to inform your own writing.*

Unit 4.3 4Wc.02 Explore and use different ways of planning to inform writing for particular purposes.

4Wc.08 Develop writing for a purpose using language and features appropriate for a range of text types.*

5 4SLp.04 Plan and deliver a group presentation on a familiar subject, including to a wider audience.