Class Two

Year 4

Literacy Homework

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Tasks

Autumn 2015

Summer Term Literacy Homework Tasks

Class Two – Year 4

Parent Information Over the coming term we shall be concentrating on improving the grammar in our writing. Please could you encourage your child to complete each of the tasks in their homework book using the presentation skills taught in class. They should use a black pen and use joined hand-writing. This is to ensure that they focus on improving presentation and content. Work should be returned to school on a Monday, it will then be marked in class (using peer marking). Each piece should take no longer than 20 minutes. However, many of the tasks are short and so each week most children will be able to complete the ‘If there’s time’ activity. When the children mark the work in class they will work with their talk partner. They will swap books and look for:

DUMTUMS – Date, Underline, Miss a line, Title, Underline, Miss a line, Start Joined handwriting – in black pen Punctuation – each sentence starts with a capital and finishes with a full stop, question

mark or exclamation mark Their favourite sentence. A sentence that could be improved. If the extension task has been completed.

It would be useful to start each piece of homework by looking at the previous peer marking sheet to see what could be improved. Tasks – 1 per week

Date to be handed in Task

Completed in class 1. Capital letters and full stops

21/09/15 2. Capital letters and full stops

28/09/15 3. Exclamation marks and question marks

05/10/15 4. Exclamation marks and question marks

12/10/15 5. Sentences

19/10/15 6. Mixed practice

02/11/15 7. Keep a Diary! (OPTIONAL)

09/11/15 8. Apostrophes

16/11/15 9. Apostrophes

23/11/15 10. Apostrophes

30/11/15 11. Inverted commas

07/11/15 12. Inverted commas

Look at the words below write the ones that should start with a capital letter in your book. Now write a paragraph using as many of the words from the box above as you can. Can you include any other words that should start with capital letters?

Read these sentences. Write the one that has the correct punctuation in your book.

Rewrite these sentences with the correct punctuation.

The words in this sentence are jumbled up. Rewrite the sentence in the correct order and add capital letters and

a full stop where they are needed. Can you improve the sentence by adding or changing anything?

There are six mistakes in the use of capital letters and full stops in this paragraph. Rewrite the paragraph and

correct the mistakes.

Now write a paragraph about another animal—try not to make any mistakes!

One of these sentences is a statement, one is an exclamation and one is a question.

Rewrite them and put the correct punctuation at the end of the sentence.

The sentences are jumbled. Rewrite them with the correct punctuation.

Now write an opening paragraph for a story that includes one of the sentences. Try to use capitals, full stops,

question marks and exclamation marks accurately.

The beginning and end of each of the sentences have got mixed up. Rewrite the

sentences so that they make sense.

Write two sentences for each pair of words.. Write one that should end with a question mark and one that

should end with an exclamation mark.

Use one of your sentences as an opening for a story. Write the first paragraph.

The explanations are jumbled. Write them correctly in your book.

Look at this sentence.

Can you write an explanation to say why you think an exclamation mark has been used?

Look at the sentences in the table.

Which ones have the correct punctu-

ation? Write the ones with the cor-

rect punctuation in your book.

Choose one of the sentences to use

in a paragraph of writing.

Read this sentence. W Why does Julia start with a capital letter? Write the sentence and your answer in your book.

Rewrite each sentence and complete it with the correct punctuation. Use these three words in a short paragraph. Make sure the paragraph has a question, command and statement in it.

Apostrophes can show that a letter or some letters are missing.

Match all of the words in

the circle and rewrite

them in your book. Try to

use 3 of the words with

an apostrophe in

sentences.

Write the words below as a contraction and then use them in sentences.

Keep a diary over half term, just a paragraph each day is fine. Write about the things that you do and who you do them with. Remember to try an use all of the things that we have been thinking about in class and in your homework tasks. I can’t wait to hear what you do!

Apostrophes also show if something belongs to someone. E.g. Look at Barry’s green hair!

The apostrophe goes after ‘Barry’ because the hair belongs to him.

Which of these sentences is correct, write it in

your book.

Look at these sentences. Only copy the ones that

are correct in your book.

Now choose a sentence and write a paragraph

about it.

Write the correct word to finish each sentence.

Now write a sentence for each of the words you did not use.

Complete these sentences with its or it’s. Remember:

It’s means it is. Its means belongs to it.

Can you use each of these words correctly in a sentence?

they’re their were we’re your you’re

Inverted commas or speech marks.

Rewrite the sentence that is correct:

Write all of the sentences in your book. Some

need to be corrected and some are already

correct.

Choose any of the sentences from this task and use them in a story. You only need to write one or two

paragraphs from the story. Try to include some direct speech of your own and use inverted commas.

These sentences are written using indirect speech. Rewrite them using direct

speech.

Use the words in the box to write a sentence using direct speech and a sentence using indirect speech.

Rewrite the paragraph below using direct speech.

Now continue writing and try to include some direct and some indirect speech.