Y4 TERM 1

QCA schemes of work: RE

NLS writing objectives

Unit 4B. Celebrations: Christmas journeys

Emphasise the dramatic nature of the story and the sudden departure from Bethlehem to Egypt at night.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Sequence the events of the journeys from Nazareth to Bethlehem to Egypt.

NLS non-fiction text focus: recount

T24 to write newspaper style reports, eg about school events or an incident from a story, including:

• composing headlines
  
• using IT to draft and lay out reports
  
• editing stories to fit a particular space
  
• organising writing into paragraphs

S1 to re-read own writing to check for grammatical sense… and accuracy

Y4 TERM 1

QCA schemes of work: RE

NLS writing objectives

Unit 4D. What religions are represented in our neighbourhood?

What similarities and differences are there within and between religions in our neighbourhood?

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask the children to write about what they have learnt during this unit about religion in our neighbourhood. Give children a writing frame to help them do this.

NLS non-fiction text focus: report

T27 to write a non-chronological report, including the use of organisational devices, e.g. numbered lists, headings for conciseness by:

• generalising some of the details
  
• deleting the least important details

S1 to re-read own writing to check for grammatical sense and accuracy

Y4 TERM 2

QCA schemes of work: RE

NLS writing objectives

Unit 4C. Why is Easter important for Christians?

Explore with the children the reasons why the Romans wanted to put Jesus to death.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Draw up a charge sheet against Jesus as if you were a Roman.

NLS non-fiction text focus: explanation

T21 to make short notes…

T22 to fill out brief notes into connected prose

T24 to improve the cohesion of written explanations through paragraphing and the use of link phrases…