Year 4 · Writing

Writing and editing

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

15 questions and practical tasks · 2 practice sets · filtered to VC2E4LA09

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Set 1

Questions 1–10

Planning poster salience · Using framing in a comic · Planning an instructional moving-image text · Using sound to shape a story · Combining images and navigable information · Planning a visual comparison · Creating mood through image composition · Planning concise explanatory slides · Combining words and an image for clarity · Planning a complete multimodal narrative

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Questions 11–15

Coordinating sound, image and text · Revising placement and salience · Creating an accessible digital choice page · Producing a complete digital exhibition text · Creating and revising a complete picture-book plan

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Curriculum links

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

VC2E4LA05

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

VC2E4LA09

Students learn how images, sound and layout guide attention and add meaning in visual texts.

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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