ELAR 4.11
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions. The student is expected to:
- (1) plan a first draft by selecting a genre for a
particular topic, purpose, and audience using a range of strategies such as
brainstorming, freewriting, and mapping;
- (A) develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by:
- (B) organizing with purposeful structure, including an
introduction, transitions, and a conclusion; and
- (i) developing an engaging idea with relevant details;
- (ii) revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity;
- (C) edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
- (D) complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb
agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;
- (i) past tense of irregular verbs;
- (ii) singular, plural, common, and proper nouns;
- (iii) adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms;
- (iv) capitalization of historical periods, events, and documents; titles of books; stories and essays; and languages, races, and nationalities;
- (v) adverbs that convey frequency and adverbs that convey degree;
- (vi) prepositions and prepositional phrases;
- (vii) pronouns, including reflexive;
- (viii) coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences;
- (ix) punctuation marks, including apostrophes in possessives, commas in compound sentences, and quotation marks in dialogue; and
- (x) correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words; and
- (xi) publish written work for appropriate audiences.
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Conversation Hearts - Template
Turn this set of 18 conversation heart templates into a variety of teaching resources leading up to Valentine's Day.
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Informative Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an informative text.
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Introduction to Brainstorming PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when introducing brainstorming to your students.
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Identifying Descriptive and Figurative Language - Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to help your students identify descriptive and figurative language in narrative texts.
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Color Quest: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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What I Love: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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List of Adjectives - Words to Describe Mom
Describe the amazing moms in your students' lives with the help of a printable list of motherly adjectives.
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Descriptive Writing Poster
A poster outlining the main points and structure of a descriptive text.
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Spelling Suffixes Anchor Charts - Plurals
Help students understand when to apply the right plural spellings based on the ending of any word.
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Preposition Activity – Read and Draw
Download this preposition activity pack, where students read a series of instructions to draw scenes by identifying prepositions.
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Grammar Worksheet Pack – Lower Elementary
Review different parts of speech with this worksheet pack.
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Adjective Posters
Get your students to use new words to describe objects with this set of 13 bright and colorful posters.
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Sentence Checker Posters and Checklist
An educational poster and checklist pages highlighting important items to double check when writing sentences.
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Revise and Edit Anchor Chart
Use this revise and edit anchor chart to remind your students of the steps involved in revising and editing their writing.
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Punctuation Poster
A cute punctuation poster to display in your classroom.
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Editing Symbols Chart
Use this editing symbols chart to help simplify the proofreading process for your students.
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Punctuation Tracking Chart Monster Theme
A classroom display that allows students to see their progress toward using correct punctuation in their sentences.
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Using Adjectives to Describe - Pass Around Activity
A set of 32 food sheets to use in a pass around-style adjective activity.
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Plural Noun Anchor Charts - Posters
Help children grasp the tricky concept of pluralizing nouns by displaying these 8 plural noun anchor chart posters.
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Verb Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to reinforce their understanding of verbs.
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Adverb Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
Reinforce your students understanding of adverbs with this fun card game.
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Adjective Grammar Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to reinforce their understanding of adjectives.
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Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards
Word cards for constructing complex sentences.
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Punctuation Worksheets - Upper Elementary
Punctuation worksheets with examples and definitions to help your students learn.
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Paragraph Study Grammar Interactive PowerPoint
Interactive PowerPoint presentation allowing students to learn and review grammar by highlighting paragraphs.
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Common and Proper Nouns - Sorting Task
Practice differentiating between common and proper nouns with this sorting activity.
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Invitation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about invitations, including an annotated example.
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Literary Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary descriptions, including an annotated example.
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Review Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about reviews, including an annotated example.
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Personal Response Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about personal responses, including an annotated example.
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Interview Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about interviews, including an annotated example.
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Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.