Literacy Matters - Year 4 Free Lesson Plans - Narrative

Literacy Matters – Year 4 Free Lesson Plans – Narrative

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New Literacy Framework Units

Stories with Historical Settings Unit (Year 4 Narrative Unit 1)

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Text: Friend or Foe

By Michael Morpugo
Illustrated by Trevor Stubley. Cover illustration by Anthony Kerins
Published by Mammoth
ISBN 0 7497 0130 7
A historical story set during World War 2. David and Tucky are evacuated from London because of bombing. They are sent to live with Mr and Mrs Reynolds, on a farm in the countryside. There they encounter a moral dilemma when they discover two German soldiers who have been shot down on the moors of Devon. Their story takes place over a period of several months. Good model for writing of narrative structure and characterisation.

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Text: Anne Frank

Anne Frank by David Adler
Illustrated by Karen Ritz
Published by Macmillan
ISBN 0 330 33192
A simply told recount of Anne and her family in hiding during World War 2. Set in Amsterdam and Auschwitz, from 1942 to 1944, this text highlights the historical events and provides a clear structure for children to use as a model for writing.

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Text: Rose Blanche

by Ian McEwan, based on a story by Christophe Gallaz
Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti
Published by Johnathon Cape
ISBN 0 224 028413
Set in Germany, this text follows events of World War 2 from one Winter to
the next Spring. The main character, Rose Blanche discovers a concentration
camp near to her home. She sets about to help the victims and subsequently
disappears.
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Stories Set in Imaginary Worlds Unit (Year 4 Narrative Unit 2)

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Text: The Sand Horse

This simple, yet powerful text, provides excellent examples of figurative language used to describe setting. This model is an aid to children when creating detail in the writing of settings

Written by Ann Turnbull. Illustrated by Michael Foreman
ISBN 0-09-962720-5 Published by Red Fox Books
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Text: Planet of the Robots

Planet of the Robots. Written by David Orme. Front Cover Illustration by Andy Parker.

A good selection of four adventures in time and space provide models for children to structure and write their own science fiction.

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Text: Dr Xargles Book of Earthlets

Written by Jeanne Willis Illustrated by Tony Ross
ISBN 1 8 4270 0677 Published by Anderson Press

An example of how the author uses descriptive writing to create humour through a science fiction theme. The text provides a good model to structure writing a recount using time markers or a letter from an “earthlet” to an alien.

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Text: The Yellow Star

by Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrated by Henri Sorenson
Published by Cat’s Whiskers
ISBN 1 903012 57 0
This historical tale, based on an oral story, is set in 1943, with the Nazi
occupation of Denmark during World War 2. The story tells how the Danish
King supported the Jewish people to protect their human rights. Links well
with Citizenship Unit.
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