Plan and write a narrative story based on a work of fiction by a significant author, build words by adding the suffix ly to roots and extend sentences using fronted adverbials

Create descriptive images to use in poetry describing some of the different places that can be found in the local community

Practise using persuasive language to write newspaper adverts and radio commercials to sell houses in the school’s neighbourhood

Compose and edit adverts using persuasive language to sell a range of different houses as estate agents

Practise planning and composing a narrative story based on reading describing a personal issue or dilemma about school life

Explore different ways of changing characters, settings and events in a story by a significant children’s author

Investigate some of the narrative techniques that can be used by authors to describe story settings

Research and model different ways that authors describe and use characters in narrative stories

Investigate the structure and format of journalistic writing used in newspaper reports and stories about current events

Explore the narrative structure and characters that feature in a story about school and friendship, add suffixes to word roots and write sentences with more than one clause

Compose and edit an informal recount about a significant weather event that could happen at the school

Investigate how authors describe and use characters in a fantasy story, use apostrophes to show possession to punctuate descriptive phrases and practise punctuating sentences