Now in a fully updated second edition Writing Models Year 4 provides a wealth of ideas and frameworks to help teachers cover every type of writing in their classroom. Helping to cut lesson planning time by providing a series of models with key teaching points for different abilities, this new edition includes material on: Stories with historical settings Stories from other cultures Stories that raise issues & dilemmas Poems to explore form and performance poems Stories set in imaginary worlds and plays Newspaper reports ICT-texts and persuasive writing including a model based on a DVD Providing a bank of easy-to-use, photocopiable models for writing covering poetry, narrative and non-fiction, this book will help all teachers create enthusiastic and motivated writers.