Eat,” etc), and keep a list of the list the sources used. sources they use. Writing Students must be able to use As you assist your child in Grade 4 strategies for reading conducting research and Standard 9 literacy and informational texts as preparing to write, ask him/her… Print this story diagram for (W.4.9) they conduct research and write your child to use to carefully responses to texts. Specifically, “What is the lesson that you identify and plan the events they should be able to… learned from that story, fable, of his/her story before etc.?” writing. (Literary Texts) make “How did the author make that references to the text when lesson clear in the story?” answering questions, Print the activity sheet for provide detailed “Where does the story take place? you child to use to review descriptions of characters, What does that place look, feel, including specific details and settings, and/or events, sound, etc like?” describing characters. include specific details from the text, and/or identify the “What is similar about these two main idea or theme. texts and the points they raise?” (Informational Texts) draw Print this worksheet. Then information from various Assist your child in taking notes have your child practice features of the text (e.g. on a single topic from multiple identifying the reasons the text, diagrams) to explain texts. Ask him/her… author uses to support the details/facts an author his/her claims. uses to support his/her “What are the most important points and connect information, main ideas, key information from two details, etc from each text?” separate texts on the same topic. (Refer to Grade 4 Reading Standards – listed above – for further detail about the expectations for literary and informational texts.) Writing Students must be able to regularly Provide your child with ample Grade 4 write for both extended (multiple opportunities to engage in Standard 10 occasions focused on same topic writing projects that range across Watch this video lesson with your (W.4.10) and piece) and shorter periods of a wide variety of purposes and child to help him/her practice
Eat,” etc), and keep a list of the sources they use. list the sources used. Writing Grade 4 Standard 9 (W.4.9) Students must be able to use strategies for reading literacy and informational texts as they conduct research and write responses to texts. Specifically, they should be able to… (Literary Texts) make references to the text when answering questions, provide detailed descriptions of characters, settings, and/or events, include specific details from the text, and/or identify the main idea or theme. (Informational Texts) draw information from various features of the text (e.g. text, diagrams) to explain the details/facts an author uses to support his/her points and connect information from two separate texts on the same topic. (Refer to Grade 4 Reading Standards – listed above – for further detail about the expectations for literary and informational texts.) As you assist your child in conducting research and preparing to write, ask him/her… “What is the lesson that you learned from that story, fable, etc.?” “How did the author make that lesson clear in the story?” “Where does the story take place? What does that place look, feel, sound, etc like?” “What is similar about these two texts and the points they raise?” Assist your child in taking notes on a single topic from multiple texts. Ask him/her… “What are the most important information, main ideas, key details, etc from each text?” Print this story diagram for your child to use to carefully identify and plan the events of his/her story before writing. Print the activity sheet for you child to use to review including specific details and describing characters. Print this worksheet. Then have your child practice identifying the reasons the author uses to support his/her claims. Writing Grade 4 Standard 10 (W.4.10) Students must be able to regularly write for both extended (multiple occasions focused on same topic and piece) and shorter periods of Provide your child with ample opportunities to engage in writing projects that range across a wide variety of purposes and Watch this video lesson with your child to help him/her practice
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