Writing
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Personal Narrative |
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The focus of this unit is writing a personal narrative (a real story), which focuses on one moment in time (narrow focus). Our authors will learn to write an engaging lead, use strong details and description, and conclude their story with a satisfying ending. Students will utilize the writing process.
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| Unit 2: |
Narrative:
Short Story |
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The focus of this unit is for students to develop imagined experiences or events that create a visual image for their readers. Further, they will develop fictional characters who come to life through their actions, thoughts, and words. |
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Convey Ideas through Expository Writing |
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The focus of this unit is for students to write expository texts that support deepening a reader’s understanding. To keep the focus on the organization and structure of explanatory writing, students will want to choose topics that feel accessible, easy and familiar, something they feel as though they are an expert on.
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| Unit 4: |
Informational Writing |
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The focus of this unit is for students to dive deep into the project of research writing, incorporating and synthesizing information from multiple resources into logically structured pieces of writing. As students consider topics for their research writing, they will consider topics of interest or topics related to social studies or science unit. Students will organize their writing and make logical choices about structures to help readers understand the most important information in their writing. Students learn how to present important information through the use of details, text features, and quotations, drawing evidence from both print and digital texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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Opinion/Persuasive Writing |
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The focus of this unit is for students to develop a strong set of reasons that persuade the reader of their position on a topic. Students will use the writing process, including oral rehearsal, to generate and expand ideas with support from peers and adults. Students learn and apply the critical attributes of persuasive writing as they attend to purpose and audience. These critical attributes include stating an opinion, organizing multiple paragraphs of support, and concluding with a demand for action. Students will be able to state an opinion and begin to uncover relevant reasons that are supported by facts and details. Fourth grade writers are expected to use facts to strengthen their reasons, thus requiring students to do some research on the topic. In addition to relevant facts and details, students will also use emotional words, figurative language, exaggeration, and/or repetition as techniques to support their opinion.
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