FOURTH GRADE WRITING UNITS:

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Unit 1: The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction
Unit 2: Boxes and Bullets; Personal and Persuasive Essays
Unit 3: The Literary Essay: Writing About Fiction
Unit 4: Notebooks to Projects
Unit 5: Test Preparation
Unit 6: Historical Fiction Writing
Unit 7: Informational Books: Bringing History to Life

What does Writer's workshop look like?

* Mini-lesson (10-13 minutes) – focus is on procedures, process, or craft 
* Independent writing (25-30 minutes) 
* Individual/small group student conferences 
* Peer conferences as needed 
 *Sharing (5-10 minutes) 

We always follow the same 
writing process...

​S.T.A.R. Revisions:
http://barrylangarts.wikispaces.com/file/view/STAR+Revision+System.pdf 


Revising and editing is the part where our writing comes alive!