In Year 4 English, pupils will be reading The Twits by Roald Dahl, with a particular focus on developing their understanding and use of expanded noun phrases. Through exploring the vivid characters and settings in the story, children will learn how precise and carefully chosen adjectives can add detail and clarity to their writing. They will practise building noun phrases by adding descriptive words before and after a noun, helping them create more engaging and imaginative descriptions. This work will support children in improving their reading comprehension and strengthening their own writing by encouraging them to choose adjectives that clearly convey meaning and mood.
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This half term, children will be developing their narrative writing skills through the class text Escape from Pompeii. A key focus will be using fronted adverbials (for example, Later that day, Without warning, In the distance,) to add detail and vary sentence openings. Children will practise planning and writing descriptive paragraphs, with particular emphasis on rewriting the ending of the story to show how characters escape and how events conclude. They will be encouraged to use powerful vocabulary, punctuation after fronted adverbials, and to reflect characters’ thoughts and feelings to create an effective and engaging ending.
