WRITING STANDARDS Parent What does this What can I do at Resources Notes Code standard mean? home? Writing Students must be able to express Encourage your child to write Grade 4 and back up their own opinions in opinion pieces about books you Standard 1 writing. They must be able to: read together or other ideas you (W.4.1) discuss at home. Before your Introduce the topic or text child writes his/her opinion they are writing about, state piece, help him/her organize his Watch this video with your their opinions on the topic, work by brainstorming and child to help him/her and organize their writing down some ideas first. construct a strong argument by linking related Ask your child to identify his/her introduction to an opinion ideas together. introduction, reasons, and piece. Provide details and facts conclusions. If he/she did not about the reasons they are include all of these components, using to support their help him/her edit his/her writing argument. to include all of these Watch this video with your Use words such as “for components. child to review with him/her instance,” “therefore,” and how to use reasons to “in order to” to connect Write an opinion piece on the support an opinion. opinion and reasons. same topic or a different topic. End their argument with a conclusion that ties everything together. Use this video to help your child review how to link opinions and reasons in an opinion piece. Watch this video with your child to assist him/her in concluding an opinion piece.
WRITING STANDARDS Parent Notes Code What does this standard mean? What can I do at home? Resources Writing Grade 4 Standard 1 (W.4.1) Students must be able to express and back up their own opinions in writing. They must be able to: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state their opinions on the topic, and organize their argument by linking related ideas together. Provide details and facts about the reasons they are using to support their argument. Use words such as “for instance,” “therefore,” and “in order to” to connect opinion and reasons. End their argument with a conclusion that ties everything together. Encourage your child to write opinion pieces about books you read together or other ideas you discuss at home. Before your child writes his/her opinion piece, help him/her organize his work by brainstorming and writing down some ideas first. Ask your child to identify his/her introduction, reasons, and conclusions. If he/she did not include all of these components, help him/her edit his/her writing to include all of these components. Write an opinion piece on the same topic or a different topic. Watch this video with your child to help him/her construct a strong introduction to an opinion piece. Watch this video with your child to review with him/her how to use reasons to support an opinion. Use this video to help your child review how to link opinions and reasons in an opinion piece. Watch this video with your child to assist him/her in concluding an opinion piece.
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