Year 4 · Writing

Writing and editing

Create narratives, information texts and persuasive texts; edit, design and practise joined handwriting.

9 questions and practical tasks · 1 practice sets · filtered to VC2E4LA01

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Explaining a routine to a newcomer · Writing a formal proposal · Adapting language to relationships · Making a respectful written complaint · Writing specific appreciation · Composing and revising a formal email · Editing informal language for an adult audience · Adapting formal writing for a peer · Composing an audience-aware proposal

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These activities map to the following Victorian Curriculum English Version 2.0 Level 4 content descriptions.

VC2E4LA01

Students learn that we change our words, tone and level of formality depending on who we are speaking or writing to.

VC2E4LA03

Students learn that different texts are built in different ways, such as procedures, reports, narratives and explanations.

VC2E4LY10

Students create clear written and spoken texts with linked ideas for different audiences and purposes.

VC2E4LY11

Students edit writing by improving meaning, content and structure, not just fixing spelling.

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