Y4 Instructions: Example Text
How to Get to Starshine City
Have you ever dreamt of visiting the magical city of Starshine? This enchanting world promises
to amaze you and is definitely worth a visit. Read on to discover how to access the portal that
will lead you to this magnificent secret world, which is full of wonder and excitement.
You will need:
the light of a full moon
a flute or whistle
a spade
a notepad and pen
five glass pebbles
the secret password (from Gabriel the Gnome)
What to do:
1. By the light of a full moon, travel to the bottom of your garden and call out, ‘Open the
portal’.
2. Listen for the hooting tune of the portal owl then use the flute or awhistle to repeat it back
exactly as heard.
3. After precisely one minute, a small portal door will appear in the hedge to your right. Step
through the door and shut it behind you.
4. Close your eyes and slowly spin around three times anticlockwise.
5. When you have finished the last spin, open your eyes and step out of the portal. You will
find yourself in a strange moonlit forest.
6. Look for the leafless oak tree, then use the spade to dig a hole at the base of the tree
where the moss is a darker shade of green.
7. Feel around in the hole to find a metal lever. Turn the lever to the left until the trunk of
the tree splits open to reveal a spiral staircase leading underground.
8. Go down one hundred steps until you reach a door marked ‘The Gnomes’ House’. Then,
rap on the door three times and call for ‘Gabriel Sneezle’.
9. When Gabriel answers the door (you will recognise him by his magnificent white, curly
beard), ask him for the secret password and pay him with the glass pebbles. Record the
password in the notebook.
[Link] down the spiral staircase to the very bottom where you will find yourself
standing on a smooth slate slab. Trace the password with your finger across the slab then
count back slowly from ten to one.
[Link] a flash and a bang, the slate beneath your feet will disappear and you will find
yourself whizzing down a chute flooded with sparkling light directly into Starshine City.
When you arrive, don’t forget to take lots of photographs, buy one or two souvenirs and make
time to say hello to the quirky, local residents. Have fun! You are certain to remember your visit
to Starshine City forever.
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Y4 Instructions: Example Text
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use a heading
Annotated Genre Features
and sub-headings
How to Get to Starshine City
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Include an
Have you ever dreamt of visiting the magical city of Starshine? This
introduction
sentence
enchanting world promises to amaze you and is definitely worth a visit. Read
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Include a list of on to discover how to access the portal that will lead you to this magnificent
what is needed secret world, which is full of wonder and excitement.
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Put the steps in You will need:
chronological order
the light of a full moon
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Use imperative
(bossy) verbs a flute or whistle
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use bullet points a spade
or numbers to
a notepad and pen
separate my steps
7 five glass pebbles
Include a
conclusion the secret password (from Gabriel the Gnome)
sentence
What to do:
1. By the light of a full moon, travel 5 to the bottom of your garden and call out, ‘Open the
portal’.
2. Listen5 for the hooting tune of the portal owl then use 5 the flute or awhistle to repeat it
back exactly as heard.
3. After precisely one minute, a small portal door will appear in the hedge to your right. Step 5
through the door and shut5 it behind you.
4. Close5 your eyes and slowly spin around three times anticlockwise.
5. When you have finished the last spin, open your eyes and step out of the portal. You will
find yourself in a strange moonlit forest.
6. Look5 for the leafless oak tree, then use the spade to dig a hole at the base of the tree
where the moss is a darker shade of green.
7. Feel5 around in the hole to find a metal lever. Turn 5 the lever to the left until the trunk of
the tree splits open to reveal a spiral staircase leading underground.
8. Go5 down one hundred steps until you reach a door marked ‘The Gnomes’ House’. Then,
rap5 on the door three times and call for ‘Gabriel Sneezle’.
9. When Gabriel answers the door (you will recognise him by his magnificent white, curly
beard), ask5 him for the secret password and pay 5 him with the glass pebbles. Record the
password in the notebook.
[Link] down the spiral staircase to the very bottom where you will find yourself
standing on a smooth slate slab. Trace 5 the password with your finger across the slab then
count back slowly from ten to one.
[Link] a flash and a bang, the slate beneath your feet will disappear and you will find
yourself whizzing down a chute flooded with sparkling light directly into Starshine City.
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When you arrive, don’t forget to take lots of photographs, buy one or two souvenirs and make
time to say hello to the quirky, local residents. Have fun! You are certain to remember your visit
to Starshine City forever.
Y4 Instructions: Example Text
Annotated Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Features 8
possessive
apostrophes
used accur-
How to Get to Starshine City4 ately for
1
full range of plural posses-
spelling, Have you2 ever dreamt12 of visiting the magical 12 city of Starshine? This enchanting 12 sion, e.g.
grammar world promises13 to amaze you and is definitely 10 worth a visit. Read on to discover girls’ toilets,
and children’s
how to access the portal that will lead you to this magnificent secret world 5 which11 toys, etc.
punctuation
features that
is full of wonder and excitement10. 3
have been 4
You will need:
used in 9
prefix words
previous the light of a full moon spelt cor-
year groups rectly, e.g. ir-
shown a flute or whistle relevant,
throughout, autograph, in-
including a spade correct, dis-
obey, super-
adverbs,
a notepad and pen star, antiso-
prepositions cial, etc.
and five glass pebbles
conjunctions 10
suffix words
to express the secret password (from Gabriel the Gnome)3&4 spelt cor-
time, place rectly, e.g.
4
and cause; What to do: usually, pois-
correct tense onous, adora-
use and 1. By the light of a full moon, 7 travel to the bottom of your garden and call out, tion, etc.
subordinate ‘Open the portal’.
11
homo-
clauses
2
standard 6
2. Listen for the hooting tune of the portal owl then use the flute or whistle to phones spelt
verb inflec- correctly, e.g.
repeat it5 back exactly10 as heard. which and
tions consist-
ently used, witch
e.g. we were 3. After precisely10 one minute7, a small portal door will appear in the hedge to your
12
knowledge
not we was, I right11&6. Step through the door and shut it5 behind you.
of word famil-
did not I
ies used to aid
done, etc. 4. Close your eyes and slowly10 spin around three times anticlockwise9. spelling
3
writing or-
ganised into 5. When you have finished the last spin, 7 open your eyes and step out of the
paragraphs
13
Y3/Y4 stat-
[Link] will find yourself in a strange13 moonlit12 forest6.
around a utory spelling
theme words
6. Look for the leafless 10 oak tree, then use the spade to dig a hole at the base of
the tree where the moss is a darker shade of green6.
mple 4
layout
devices in 7. Feel around in the hole to find a metal lever. Turn the lever to the left until the
non-fiction,
e.g. headings trunk of the tree splits2 open to reveal a spiral staircase leading underground 6.
and sub-
headings 8. Go down one hundred steps until you reach 2 a door marked ‘The Gnomes8’
5
nouns or House’. Then, rap on the door three times and call for ‘Gabriel Sneezle’.
pronouns
used appro- 9. When Gabriel answers2 the door (you will recognise him 5 by his magnificent
priately to white, curly beard), ask him5 for the secret password and pay him with the glass
aid cohesion
and avoid re-
pebbles. Record the password in the notebook.
petition, e.g.
he, she, 10. Continue13 down the spiral staircase to the very bottom where 11 you will find
they, it, etc. yourself standing on a smooth slate slab6. Trace the password with your finger
6
fronted ad- across the slab then count back slowly from ten to one.
verbials
used, e.g. As 11. With a flash and a bang, 7 the slate beneath your feet will disappear 9&13 and you
quick as a will find2 yourself whizzing down a chute 11 flooded with sparkling light directly into
flash, Last
weekend,
Starshine City6. 3
etc. followed Page 3 of 5
by a comma When you arrive13&7, don’t forget to take lots of photographs, buy 11 one or two11
souvenirs and make time to say hello to the quirky, local residents 6. Have fun! You
are certain13 to remember your visit to Starshine City forever. 3
Y4 Instructions: Example Text
Annotated Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
1
full range of
spelling,
Features
grammar
and How to Get to Starshine City4
punctuation 7
fronted ad-
features that Have you2 ever dreamt12 of visiting the magical12 city of Starshine? This enchanting12 verbials used,
have been world promises13 to amaze you and is definitely10 worth a visit. Read on to discover e.g. As quick
as a flash,
used in how to access the portal that will lead you to this magnificent secret world5 which11
Last week-
previous is full of wonder and excitement10. 3 end, etc. fol-
year groups lowed by a
4
shown You will need: comma
throughout,
including the light of a full moon
8
possessive
adverbs, apostrophes
a flute or whistle used accur-
prepositions
ately for
and plural posses-
a spade
conjunctions sion, e.g.
to express a notepad and pen girls’ toilets,
time, place children’s
and cause; five glass pebbles toys, etc.
correct tense 9
prefix words
use and the secret password (from Gabriel the Gnome)3&4
spelt cor-
subordinate 4 rectly, e.g. ir-
What to do:
clauses relevant,
autograph, in-
1. By the light of a full moon,7 travel to the bottom of your garden and call out, correct, dis-
2
standard ‘Open the portal’. obey, super-
verb inflec- star, antiso-
tions consist- 2. Listen for the hooting tune of the portal owl 6 then use the flute or whistle to cial, etc.
ently used, repeat it5 back exactly10 as heard.
e.g. we were 10
suffix words
not we was, I 3. After precisely10 one minute7, a small portal door will appear in the hedge to your spelt cor-
did
3 not I or-
writing rectly, e.g.
right11&6. Step through the door and shut it5 behind you.
done,
ganisedetc.
into usually, pois-
paragraphs 4. Close your eyes and slowly10 spin around three times anticlockwise9. onous, adora-
around a tion, etc.
theme
5. When you have finished the last spin, 7 open your eyes and step out of the portal. 11
homo-
You will find yourself in a strange13 moonlit12 forest6. phones spelt
correctly, e.g.
6. Look for the leafless10 oak tree, then use the spade to dig a hole at the base of which and
the tree where the moss is a darker shade of green6. witch
mple 4
simple lay-
out devices
12
knowledge
7. Feel around in the hole to find a metal lever. Turn the lever to the left until the of word famil-
in non-fic-
5
nouns
tion, [Link] trunk of the tree splits2 open to reveal a spiral staircase leading underground6. ies used to aid
pronouns and
headings spelling
used appro-
sub-headings 8. Go down one hundred steps until you reach2 a door marked ‘The Gnomes8’
priately to House’. Then, rap on the door three times and call for ‘Gabriel Sneezle’.
aid cohesion
13
Y3/Y4 stat-
and avoid re- utory spelling
2 5
petition, e.g.
9. When Gabriel answers the door (you will recognise him by his magnificent words
he, she, white, curly beard), ask him5 for the secret password and pay him with the glass
they, it, etc. pebbles. Record the password in the notebook.
6
noun
phrases 10. Continue13 down the spiral staircase to the very bottom where11 you will find
expanded by yourself standing on a smooth slate slab6. Trace the password with your finger
the addition across the slab then count back slowly from ten to one.
of modifying
adjectives 11. With a flash and a bang,7 the slate beneath your feet will disappear9&13 and you
and will find2 yourself whizzing down a chute11 flooded with sparkling light directly into
prepositional Starshine City6. 3
phrases, e.g. Page 4 of 5
the strict When you arrive13&7, don’t forget to take lots of photographs, buy11 one or two11
teacher with souvenirs and make time to say hello to the quirky, local residents6. Have fun! You
are certain13 to remember your visit to Starshine City forever. 3
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