50 SHARED TEXTS is a series of anthologies for shared reading - one title for each year. Each title contains 50 photocopiable extracts covering the year-appropriate range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Each extract is supported by teacher's notes and an annotated mini-version of each extract to show how it can be worked in the lesson. Teacher's notes show how text can be used to teach multiple objectives and ideas are given for reading and writing activities. The range of texts in YEAR 4 includes: * extracts from historical novels * extracts from playscripts * poems on common themes * newspaper articles * instructions * non-chronological reports * extracts from science fiction novels * poetry from different cultures * classic and modern poetry * explanation * persuasive texts

 

This book is part of a book series called 50 Shared Texts .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Scholastic .

Andrew Taylor was born in New Zealand and grew up in East Anglia. He studied English Literature at Sheffield University and then teaching at Cambridge. He has spent the last ten years working as a teacher in England, South Korea, Poland and Australia, where he now lives with his partner and their two dogs. Andrew's first book, Meteorite Strike, won the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award and was also shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.