Write: a letter of request, a letter of complaint, or a letter of opinion

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Are you ready to be a 4th grade writer???
Check your writing rules
Im ready to write
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I'm Ready to Write!!!!!
Have a writing focus
Have you talked to someone about their writing?
Use a writing voice
Writer's spend their time writing
Be prepared with your materials
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Patricia Polacco

• Writers Write, Writers Share, Writers
  Think
• Yes, we need thinking time. Yes we need to
  share. But we need to write to grow as a writer!

J.K. Rowling
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• All professional writers have an editor who
  checks their writing before it is published.
• We can help other writers in the class by
  listening and reading back their writing pieces.
• Any person can give feedback (teacher, students,
  parents)

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Are you ready????

• Draftbook
• Pencils
• Red pens
• Dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Peer conference form

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• Hey, what are you doing after school?
• Did you see American Idol last night? Who do
  you want to win?
• Writers need to stayed focused on their topic.
  When writers fall off topic, its hard to meet
  deadlines.

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• Use a voice that will help you and your
  neighbors. Writers need to think. We respect
  everybody when we use a voice that does take away
  others learning.

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4th Grade Writing Forms
Writing a teacher letter
Writing a business letter
Writing a data analysis paper
I Need Some HELP!!
Writing a summary
Writing Poetry
Writing Word HELP!!
Writing a problem /solution paper
Writing a how-to explanation paper
Practice the Rules
Writing a personal story
Writing a report
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Writing Help
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Writing Ideas
Writing word help
Need help with planning your writing?
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Writing Word Use
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Alliteration
Personification
Similes
Hyperbole
Writing in 3s
A word a day
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
RhymeZone word choices
Wacky World of words
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Write a letter of request, a letter of
complaint, or a letter of opinion
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• Click on your choice

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A letter of request

• Explain why you are writing
• Ask questions if you have them
• State what you would like to receive and when
• Thank the person for helping you

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A letter of complaint

• Explain the problem and possible causes
• State what you would like the reader or company
  to do about the problem
• Be honest, respectful, and courteous

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A letter of opinion

• Explain the situation you are writing about
• State your opinions or feelings about this
  situation
• Support your opinion with facts and examples
• End by asking that the situation be changed

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Getting Started

• 1. Choose a topic or issue and decide who should
  receive the letter.
• 2. Gather all the facts and information you need
  to write the letter.
• 3. Organize your facts and ideas. Which order
  makes the most sense?

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Write the first draft

• Put facts and ideas into sentences
• Use simple, clear words
• Write short paragraphs

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Parts of a business letter

• Heading
• Inside address
• Salutation
• Body
• Closing
• Signature

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Make corrections for the reader
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• Revise your draft
• Do you have all of the necessary facts?
• Is your letter easy to understand?
• Edit
• Read over your letter and check for errors. Make
  sure that the name of the person you are writing
  to is spelled correctly and that the address is
  correct. Make sure that your writing is legible.

Writing a teacher letter
Writing a business letter
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Write a letter to your next years teacher
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• describing the strengths and the weaknesses you
  see in your writing.

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What was good in my writing this year?

• 1. I use a lot of dialogue to help my reader hear
  what is going on. I try to add other sensory
  details because my favorite writers help me hear,
  see, taste, touch, and smell the experiences they
  write about.
• 2. I have learned to revise my papers and add
  strong verbs so that the reader can experience
  the situation I am writing about.
• 3. I have also learned how to write an
  interesting conclusion. Most of the time it
  works
• if I just share what I learned.

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I want to improve the following things about my
writing?

• 1. Vary my sentence structures. All of my
  sentences sound the same. For example, I write
  too many simple sentences. I was scared. My
  little sister was crying. My parents were gone.
  I was babysitting. I need to use binoculars
  and zoom in on the action.
• 2. I want to pick topics that I care and know
  something about. This year I just hurried
  through my assignments to get them done. I was
  disappointed that no one answered my letter, but
  I know that it really didnt make much
  sense. I should have written

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Writea data analysis paper
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• Your task is to analyze data. The data could be
  from a graph, chart, survey, or information you
  collected to answer a question.

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Think of a topic that you would like to know more
about
Writing Prompts
A gadzillion things to write about
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Ask questions that will help answer your inquiry

• Examples
• How many of my classmates have older siblings?
• What is the most popular pet among my classmates?
• What does this graph or chart tell me about?

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Gather the data

• Interviews, surveys, polls

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Analyze the information collected

• What does the data explain or show about the
  topic?

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Use graphics and a narrative to explain to a
reader what the data means

• How did it answer your question?

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Be sure to distinguish between fact and opinion
Fact/Opinion Organizer
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Inferences and your conclusion
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Writing a data analysis
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WritePoetry
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• What do you already know about poetry?
• What do you like about poetry?
• What do you not like about poetry?

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Poetry Choices
Alliteration
Cinquain
Diamonte
Haiku
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Poetry Websites
Writing with writers from scholastic
All forms of poems
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Read several types of poems

• What do you notice about the poems?

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List poem ideas

• Think of everyday things events, feelings,
  dreams, scary things, role models, annoying
  things, humorous situations, embarrassing moments
• Choose one idea from the list
• List words and phrases about your idea

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Write

• Describe what your subject looks, smells, or
  sounds like
• Describe the situation or event or feeling
• Describe what it does or what you do with it
• Describe how you feel about it
• Use strong action words
• Make comparisons It sticks in my head like its
  stuck to glue.

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Share
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• Share to other people
• Share around the room

Writing Poetry
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Writea summary about a topic using at least 2
sources
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• To summarize, is to retell the main events or
  ideas in a selection using your own words.
• The idea is to sift out the golden nuggets or
  main ideas from both articles and leave the rest
  behind.

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Summary Websites
Write a Book Review
Current Events Report
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Read

• Read the information carefully to get the general
  meaning
• Read it again more closely

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Ask yourself a few important questions

• What do I really want to remember about this
  reading?
• What is the biggest or most important idea in the
  reading?
• What other ideas are important?
• Would a graphic organizer help me sift out
  important ideas as I read this information?

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Find the main ideas

• List them in your own words
• Remember that the main ideas are often included
  in the title
• Watch for key words in italics or bold

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Read, review and ask the following questions

• Do I have a topic sentence that states the main
  idea?
• Are my sentences clear?
• Have I included all of the important details?
• Are the ideas in the best order?
• Have I put in too many details?

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Proofread and Edit
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Writing a Summary
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Writea report about something that interests you
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• In an informational essay, you share important or
  interesting information about a subject

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Finding information for reports

• Select a good subject and list ideas about the
  topic that interests you. You can look in books
  or ask friends for ideas.
• Think about your subject. Write two or three
  questions you have about your subject that cannot
  be answered with a yes or no.
• An organizational tip write each question on an
  index card. Add information that answers that
  question to your card or keep a gathering grid to
  help organize your information.

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Using resources

• Use at least two different sources books,
  magazines, newspapers, interviews, encyclopedias
• Learn about your subject. Write answers to your
  questions as you read and learn.

Essay Planning
Report topics
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Writing a Classroom Report

• Your first paragraph should name your subject in
  an interesting way. You can start by asking a
  question or giving an important fact.
• Use the information to write the main part of
  your paper. Each part should answer one of your
  questions. Use interesting facts, definitions
  and some personal experiences to support each
  idea.
• Write the ending. Tell what you have learned or
  how you feel about the subject
• Do not forget to give your report a title.

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Read and revise your writing

• Did you include a beginning, middle, and an
  ending?
• Is each middle paragraph about one idea?
• Does it answer one question?
• Are there any parts that need more information or
  that sound unclear?
• Are my ideas arranged in a logical order?
• Does the title help identify the subject?
• Does the last paragraph bring the essay to an
  effective close?

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Proofread

• Check for errors.
• Spelling of all names and important terms is
  correct.
• Sentences begin with capital letters and end with
  the correct punctuation marks.
• Quotation marks are placed around direct quotes.

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Plan your final copy
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• Are you going to add pictures or charts to your
  report?

Writing a Classroom Report
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Writea story based on a personal experience
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• A personal narrative is a true story about some
  part of the writers life. Subjects for
  narratives come from the writers own thoughts
  and experiences
• Examples short stories, epics, ballads,
  biographies, autobiographies, novels

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Personal Writing Websites
Descriptive Writing
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Plan

• Make a list of different things that have
  happened to them
• Select one idea by asking the following
  questions
• Do I have strong feelings about this?
• Can I remember how things looked, sounded, or
  felt?
• Would I really like to share this with others?
• Plan the writing by listing everything that
  happened

Sequence of Events Plan
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First Draft

• Write the story as if telling it to a best
  friend.
• Use words like first and next to help the reader
  follow the story.
• Use words that help the reader know exactly how
  things looked and sounded.
• Use real words that people say.

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Read and revise

• Make sure that the ideas are clear and in the
  right order.
• Share the story with someone else and ask him or
  her if the ideas are clear and if they could see,
  hear and feel the experience or event in the
  story.

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Read and revise the story based on the feedback
from the listener

• You might
• Add specific details to help the reader
  experience what you felt.
• Add dialogue to make your writing come alive for
  your reader.
• Add reflections to help the reader understand how
  you think and feel about your experience

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Proofread and check for errors
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Writea paper using specific details that
explains how to make or do something
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• Give instructions
• Show the steps needed in considerable detail
• Identify objects and places in the instructions
• Delete any unnecessary instructions
• Practice to see if someone can follow the
  directions or instructions

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Transitions

• Understand the importance of logical order and
  transitional words like first, next, finally,
  last of all

Step-by-step chart
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Examples include
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• Explain how to solve a math problem
• Explain how to draw a graph
• Explain how to play an instrument
• Explain how to draw a particular shape
• Explain how to make a paper frog, bird
• Explain how to prepare for a test
• Explain how to write a concrete or shape poem

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Writea paper describing how two things are
similar and different
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• A comparison points out how two or more things
  are alike.
• A contrast highlights differences between two or
  more things.
• Comparing and contrasting two things helps you
  understand them better.

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Plan your ideas
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• Make a list of topics you know a lot about
  movies, books, friends, sports, teachers, special
  events.
• Select two that you would like to study more.
• Make a list of each topics characteristics such
  as size color, purpose, habitat.
• Using a Venn Diagram show how each topic is alike
  and different.
• Use this information to write about what you have
  learned.

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Compare/Contrast Plans
Attribute Comparison
Venn Diagram
Venn Diagram with details
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Writea problem/solution paper
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• a paper that clearly states a problem and its
  importance, offers two or three possible
  solutions with their advantages and
  disadvantages, selects the best possible solution
  from those offered, and explains clearly why it
  is the best

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Authors often organize their writing by first
describing a problem and then explaining its
solution
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• 1. Explain the problem and its importance clearly
  and concisely. (Think of everything you know
  about the problem.
• 2. Think of ways to solve the problem.
• 3. Present a workable solution and include
  details that explain and support it.
• 4. Predict what may happen or explain how things
  worked out.

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Problem/Solution Plans
Problem/ Solution Plan
Problem/ Solution Chart
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Graphic Organizers
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Student Graphic Organizers
KWL
Tons of Graphic Organizers
Enchanted Learning Graphic Organizers
concept web
beginning,middle,end