Writer’s Workshop: Each writing period starts with a mini-lesson from the teacher. During this time the teacher instructs the whole class on a writing technique that is not just appropriate to that unit of study, but to their life as a writer. Students have the opportunity to engage this skill while still in a whole group; this is an opportunity for them to try it out before working independently.
Students work within specific genres, but each individual student generates his/her own ideas. Students are taught to brainstorm ideas, draft a story, revise and edit that story and publish their writing into a final piece. Revisions and editing are two areas of the writing process that are emphasized in each unit.
Click here for a link to the CBRSD Grade 4 ELA Curriculum Roadmap.
Units of Study in Fourth Grade Writing
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Unit 1
| Arc of the Story:Writing Realistic Fiction |
Unit 2
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Boxes and Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Esssay
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Unit 3
| Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction |
Unit 4
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Poetry
Bringing History to Life |
