Publisher's Synopsis
Give your fourth-graders the fun and focused writing practice they need to become to become strong and successful writers. The 125 engaging, 10- to 15-minute lessons support any writing program. 25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills: Ideas Week 1: Choosing a Strong Idea Week 2: Writing a Topic Sentence and Supporting Details Week 3: Developing Character, Setting, and Plot Ideas Week 4: Elaborating on Ideas and Details Week 5: Keeping Your Focus Organization Week 1: Sequencing Week 2: Grouping Together Ideas and Details Week 3: Describing Things by Position Week 4: Grouping by How Things Are Alike or Different Week 5: Choosing Which Way to Organize Your Writing Word Choice Week 1: Writing About Action Week 2: Using Descriptive Language Week 3: Using Figurative Language Week 4: Choosing Words for Your Audience Week 5: Getting the Reader's Attention Sentence Fluency Week 1: Revising Run-on Sentences Week 2: Combining Sentences with Conjunctions Week 3: More Ways to Combine Sentences Week 4: Beginning Sentences in Different Ways Week 5: Writing a Smooth Paragraph Voice Week 1: Examining Different Writing Voices Week 2: Using Your Voice to Persuade Week 3: Writing from Different Points of View Week 4: Using Voice in Poetry Week 5: Developing Your Own Voice This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. This is a reproducible resource (photocopying of lessons is permitted) for single classroom or individual home use only. About Evan-Moor A leader in PreK-8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.
