Narrative Writing Checklist: Grade 4 - Empowering Education

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Narrative Writing Checklist: Grade 4

I write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques,

descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

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I wrote an engaging beginning and established a setting or situation for my

story (where, when, mood).

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It is easy to tell who is telling the story (point of view).

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I introduced the characters and described them.

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I separated what happened first from what happened later (and finally) in my

story.

I used a variety of interesting transition words and phrases to manage the

sequence of events.

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I wrote a conclusion that made sense and followed the experiences and events

in my story.

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I wrote my story in such a way that readers could picture the actions, thoughts,

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How is my Narrative writing? Did I write like a fourth grader?

Writing Structure & Organization

Introduction

Organization

Transitions

Elaboration

and feelings of my characters.

I used dialogue to help readers know what my characters were thinking and

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I showed how my characters responded to situations.

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I included precise words, phrases, and sensory details to bring life to my story.

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feeling.

I used details and descriptions to develop the experiences and events in my

story.

I used figurative language.

Task Focus

My whole piece stays focused on my task or prompt.

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Vocabulary

I used strong words and phrases correctly to bring my writing to life.

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I used complete sentences.

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Before I wrote my final draft I checked to make sure I used punctuation

correctly (capitalization, commas, quotations, etc.)

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Before I wrote my final draft I checked to make sure all my words were spelled

correctly or I used resources to help me spell words I wasn¡¯t sure about.

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I vary the length of my sentences and I used different kinds of sentences to

make my writing interesting.

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I started my sentences in different ways.

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Grammar

Punctuation

Language

Language

Conventions & Word Choice

Development & Elaboration of Ideas

Conclusion

I wrote my story with actions and events that happen in natural order.

Spelling

Sentence

Fluency

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