Grade 4

I] COMPRHENSIONS 

Factual Story

• Factual involves passages based on non fiction topics which is informative in nature.
• Story involves passages based on fiction tales

Core learning:

• Comprehending direct answers.
• Framing indirect answers.
• Answering questions based on understanding the passage.
• Changing direct speech [ indirect] speech
• Application of better vocabulary.

 
II) GRAMMAR 

• Nouns [Proper, common, collective, abstract]
• Verbs which supports tenses [simple and continuous]
• Adjectives [types, degrees]
• Adverbs [types and degrees]
• Pronouns [ all types- 6]
• Prepositions
• Types of sentences
• Conjunctions
• Subject and predicate [ with types of sentences also]
• Direct and indirect speech [base level continues till grade 10]

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Understanding grammar topics aids in sentence and text structure in creative writing

Basic: The sun shone in the sky.an old man fed the birds in the park. The birds nibbled on the seeds as they were hungry. They were happy.

The gleaming [ shiny - adjective] sun blazed [ verb] radiantly[ adverb] in the sky.an old and feeble [ adjective – weak] man fed the glorious [lovely – adjective] flock [ collective nouns] in the colossal [ adjective- huge] park. The birds pecked [verb] at the seeds delightfully [ adverb] as [ conjunction – because: as, since , for] they were ravenous [ adjective]. The volley [ collective noun] of birds were jubilant [ adjective]
 
III) CREATIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
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• Vocabulary [ learning basic words]
• Styles of writing
• Similes

       - ​The drink is cold.
       - ​The drink is as cold as ice.

• Metaphor [ direct comparison]

       - ​The sun is gleaming like a gold coin in the sky [ simile]
       - ​The sun is a colossal gold coin in the sky.

• Idioms

       - ​It is raining heavily.
       - ​It is raining cats and dogs.
 
IV) APPLICATION

This shows the liberty the children possess in the course to enhance their writing skills using the elements they want.

Vocabulary	Simile	Idioms
i) Rohan is happy because scored good marks. ii) Rohan is elated as he scored glorious marks.	Rohan is as elated as a lark as he scored splendid marks.	Rohan is on cloud nine as he passed his exams with flying colours.

​NOTE : Please note , it is imperative for the children to read the creative writing books minimum thrice a week to ensure they are able to grasp and enhance the language learnt in class.
 
Opening the book right before the assessment will not work to see a great enhancement in your writing skills. (Unfortunately, it does not work like Aladdin’s magic lamp)
 
Every week the children are provided with one creative writing assignment which is required to be submitted in the following week for evaluation. Ensure regular submission of the writing assignment so that the child does not find it burdensome and monotonous.