{"id":1617,"date":"2013-01-29T21:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.welbeck.nottingham.sch.uk\/welb\/?page_id=1617"},"modified":"2019-09-05T10:36:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T09:36:35","slug":"year-4-literacy-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.welbeck.nottingham.sch.uk\/welb\/parents\/year-4-literacy-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 4 English Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Year 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children learn to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speak and listen for a wide range of purposes in different contexts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Speaking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>respond appropriately on the contributions of others in light of alternative viewpoints<\/li>\n<li>tell stories effectively and convey detailed information coherently for listeners<\/li>\n<li>use and reflect on some ground rules for dialogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Listening and Responding<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>listen to a speaker, make notes on the talk and use notes to develop a role play<\/li>\n<li>compare the different contributions of music, words and images in short extracts from TV programmes<\/li>\n<li>investigate how talk varies with age, familiarity, gender and purpose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group discussion and interaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>take different roles in groups and use the language appropriate to them, including roles of leader, reporter, scribe, and mentor<\/li>\n<li>use time, resources and group members efficiently by distributing tasks, checking progress, making back-up plans<\/li>\n<li>identify the main points of each speaker, compare their arguments and how they are presented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>create roles showing how behaviour can be interpreted from different viewpoints<\/li>\n<li>develop scripts based on improvisation<\/li>\n<li>comment constructively on plays and performances, discussing effects and how they are achieved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read a wide range of texts on screen and on paper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word reading skills and strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use knowledge of word structure and a more extensive range of prefixes and suffixes to construct the meaning of words in context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding and interpreting texts <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>identify and summarise evidence from a text to support a\u00a0 hypotheses<\/li>\n<li>deduce characters\u2019 reasons for behaviour from their actions and explain how ideas are developed\u00a0 in non fiction texts<\/li>\n<li>use knowledge of different organisational features of texts to find information effectively<\/li>\n<li>explain how writers use figurative and expressive language to create images and atmosphere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Engaging with and responding to texts <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>read extensively favourite authors\/genres and experiment with other types of text<\/li>\n<li>interrogate texts to deepen and clarify understanding and response<\/li>\n<li>explore why and how writers write, including through face-to-face and online contact with authors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write a wide range of texts on paper and on screen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Creating and shaping texts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>develop and refine ideas in writing using planning and problem-solving strategies<\/li>\n<li>use settings and characterisation to engage readers\u2019 interest<\/li>\n<li>summarise and shape material and ideas from different sources to write convincing and informative non-narrative texts<\/li>\n<li>show imagination through language used to create emphasis, humour, atmosphere or suspense<\/li>\n<li>choose and combine words, images and other features for particular effects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Text structure and organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>organise texts into paragraphs to distinguish between different information, events or processes<\/li>\n<li>use adverbs and conjunctions to establish cohesion within paragraphs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sentence structure and 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