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Imagine you could take a large shopping trolley and fill it with things to put into your story to make it amazing. This sheet lists all the things you should be thinking about in Year 4.

These are the basics that every story needs. They should already be in your trolley!
Without them your story will not make sense.

Capital letters to start sentences - and for proper nouns (such as names, cities, countries and days of the week)
Full stops at the end of sentences.
Using the past tense correctly when writing about things which have already happened.
Making sure that plurals are used correctly
Correct spelling of the basic key words learnt before Year 4 (and displayed in the classroom)
An effort to use joined handwriting
A clear beginning, middle and ending - which follows a logical and clear sequence

These are things which you have been learning about that will help you write a more interesting story.

Use commas to extend simple sentences
Use commas in a list
Use connectives (such as because, however, finally, next, while, although) to extend sentences
Add adjectives to sentences to make them more descriptive
Add adverbs to sentences to make verbs more descriptive
Use exclamation marks and question marks to end sentences where appropriate
Use speech marks to show when someone is talking
Start to use more exciting vocabulary (even if it is not always spelt correctly)

Adding these things correctly to a story make them extra special

Paragraphs to organise story
Similes and metaphors to give greater description

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING NEEDS TO BE DONE JUST BEFORE THE ‘CHECK-OUT’
YOU MUST
‘CHECK IT!’
IF YOUR STORY HAS MISSING WORDS, OR INCORRECT GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION, WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN WILL NOT MAKE SENSE TO THE READER.
AFTER ALL YOUR HARD WORK
IT IS WORTH TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE SURE IT IS THE BEST YOU CAN DO!