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Non-fiction
English Year 4 Spring Persuasive Writing
Save the Rainforests!
Cherish rainforests, persuading others to do so too, with Where the Forest Meets the Sea and The Vanishing Rainforest. Expand noun phrases and revise possessive apostrophes.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Rainforests and why they are important; persuasive text structure
(suggested as 4 days)
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You Will Need
Texts
Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
Websites
Song by Rainforest Rescue from YouTube.com
Unit 2 SPAG: Expanded noun phrases (adjectives, adverbs, preposition phrases)
(suggested as 3 days)
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
Unit 3 Comprehension: Protecting rainforests: persuasive speeches and letters
(suggested as 4 days)
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Texts
The Vanishing Rainforest by Richard Platt
Unit 4 SPAG: Apostrophes for possession (singular and plural)
(suggested as 3 days)
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
The Vanishing Rainforest by Richard Platt
Websites
How to use possessive apostrophes from bbc.co.uk
Unit 5 Composition: Write a persuasive article for a blog
(suggested as 4 days)
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You Will Need
Texts
The Vanishing Rainforest by Richard Platt
Websites
Deforestation figures for the Amazon rainforest from mongabay.com