Year 4 · Writing

Writing and editing

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

36 questions and practical tasks · 4 practice sets · filtered to VC2E4LA03

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Set 1

Questions 1–10

Writing a complete realistic narrative · Writing for a younger audience · Structuring an information report · Writing a practical procedure · Explaining a process from observations · Reporting a school event · Comparing places for a purpose · Explaining a routine to a newcomer · Turning process notes into prose · Writing an informative display label

10 questions & tasks → Set 2

Questions 11–20

Organising an FAQ · Writing navigable digital information · Explaining survey results · Writing conditional instructions · Revising an informative profile · Explaining a classroom system · Writing and checking game rules · Supporting an opinion with reasons · Writing a formal proposal · Supporting a book recommendation

10 questions & tasks → Set 3

Questions 21–30

Addressing another viewpoint · Adapting language to relationships · Persuading through shared benefits · Using evidence in persuasion · Making a respectful written complaint · Writing an evidence-based advertisement · Comparing options in an argument · Distinguishing purposes through writing · Revising a weak argument · Developing a balanced persuasive response

10 questions & tasks → Set 4

Questions 31–36

Composing and revising a formal email · Reorganising a report by topic · Reordering a persuasive paragraph · Creating clear website navigation · Writing and revising a complete explanation · Composing an audience-aware proposal

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Curriculum links

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.

VC2E4LA04

Students learn to link ideas with words that show time, condition and topic relationships.

VC2E4LA05

Students learn how websites and digital texts use layout and navigation tools to help readers find information.

VC2E4LE05

Students create their own literary texts using story elements and language choices they have noticed in reading.

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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