Grade 4 Unit 1 Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction ...

[Pages:10]Grade 4 Unit 1 ? Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Writing Workshop: Sept./Oct.

Unit Overview

The first unit of the year will focus on the narrative style of writing, focusing in fourth grade on Realistic Fiction. The unit begins by asking student to do an on-demand writing piece which will allow teachers to assess what students can do prior to teaching the unit. Using the assessments, the teacher will be able to tailor their plans to the specific needs of their class, thus bringing the whole class on the journey of work that is essential for meeting the goals of the unit. Within the unit, there are both goals related to writing process as well as story development. Students will work toward writing with greater volume throughout the writing process, and using mentor texts to help them meet their writing goals. Students will be taught how to generate ideas, using such methods as thinking about their everyday experiences, and then rehearse their stories before they write to develop character and plot. Small group work will be integral to the unit, and center around the teachings of character and story development and conferring strategies. Students will draft both handwritten pieces as well as pieces using appropriate technology.

For additional information regarding the unit please see Units of Study for Teaching Writing Grade 4 Book 1 and the Writing Workshop Book in the kits.

Grade 4 Unit 1 ? Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Writing Workshop: Sept./Oct.

Overarching Standards Aligning with Grade 4 Unit 1, The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Session

Writing Standards

Reading Standards

Speaking & Listening Standards Language Standards

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W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8

RL.4.1

2

W.4.3, W.4.5, W.4.8

RL.4.3

3

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.9.a RL.4.3

4

W.4.3.a,b,d, W.4.5

RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.10

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W.4.3.a,b,d, W.4.4, W.4.5,

RL.4.1, RL.4.5, RL.4.10, RL.5.5

W.4.10

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W.4.3.a,b, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.10 RL.4.3, RL.4.5, RL.5.5

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W.4.3.a,b, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.10 RL.4.3

8

W.4.3.a,b, W.4.5

RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.10

9

W.4.3.a,b,d, W.4.4, W.4.5,

RL.4.3, RL.4.10

W.4.9.a

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W.4.3.a,b,d,e, W.4.5

RL.4.5

11

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8,

RL.4.3, RFS.4.4

W.4.10

12

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8

RL.4.1, RL.4.3

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W.4.3.a,d, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.9.a RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.10

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W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.6,

RFS.4.3, RFS.4.4

W.4.10

15

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5

RFS.4.4

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W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8,

RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.10

W.4.10

17

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8,

RL.4.1, RL.4.5

W.4.10

18

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8

RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.5, RL.4.10

19

W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8

RL.4.3

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W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8,

RFS.4.4

W.4.10

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W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.4.8,

RL.4.10

W.4.10

*Bold indicates Priority Standards that are a major emphasis.

SL.4.1 SL.4.1, SL.4.4 SL.4.1 SL.4.1

SL.4.1

SL.4.1, SL.4.2, SL.4.4 SL.4.1, SL.4.4 SL.4.1 SL.4.1

SL.4.1 SL.4.1

SL.4.1 SL.4.1 SL.4.1, SL.4.4

SL.4.1, SL.4.4, SL.4.5 SL.4.1

SL.4.1

SL.4.1, SL.4.2 SL.4.1 SL.4.1

SL.4.1

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3 L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3 L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3, L.4.5.a L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3 L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3

L.4.1.e, L.4.2, L.4.3 L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.b

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3 L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3 L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3.a, L.4.5.c L.4.1.f, L.4.2, L.4.3.b

L.4.1, L.4.2, L.4.3

Grade 4 Unit 1 ? Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Writing Workshop: Sept./Oct.

Overarching Standards Aligning with Grade 4 Unit 1, The Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Session

Writing Standards

Language Standards

1

W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events

using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

2

W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

3

W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and L.4.3.a Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing,

organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

speaking, reading, or listening.

W.4.9.a Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

a.Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Describe in depth a

character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details

in the text [e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions].").

4

W.4.3.a,b,d Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or

events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event

sequences.

5

W.4.3.a,b,d Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or

events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event

sequences.

6

W.4.3.a,b Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or L.4.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing,

events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event

speaking, reading, or listening.

sequences.

W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

7

W.4.3.a,b Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or

events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event

sequences.

W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

8

W.4.3.a,b Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or

events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event

sequences.

W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

9

W.4.3.a,b,d Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or

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11

12 13 14

17 19

20 21

events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

L.4.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.4.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

W.4.3.a,d Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

L.4.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. L.4.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.4.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

L.4.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.4.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.4.3.b Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. W.4.8 Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant L.4.3.Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize speaking, reading, or listening. information, and provide a list of sources.

L.4.5.c Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms). L.4.1.f Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.4.3.b Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. W.4.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view

Grade 4 Unit 1 ? Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

with reasons and information.

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Grade 4 Unit 1 ? Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

Enduring Understandings Writers explore ideas that will become

fiction stories

Essential Questions ? What makes a realistic fiction story?

? Where do writers get their ideas?

Writers explore techniques for storytelling

Writers have many ways to develop and revise stories they create

Writers have routines and procedures to follow in a workshop setting.

Writers include basic skills such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation apply to all writing.

Writers need to revise and edit their written pieces

Writers plan/rehearse their stories multiple times before putting pen to paper

Writers use and understand the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing

Writers use correct grammar and punctuation in their published work

Writers write a short fiction story with two

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Performance Expectations ? Choose realistic fiction topics that are rooted in

everyday experiences.

? Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

? Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing

? Demonstrate understanding of figurative

language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings

? Orient the reader by establishing a situation and

introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

? Provide a conclusion that follows from the

narrated experiences or events.

? Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to

manage the sequence of events.

? Use concrete words and phrases and sensory

details to convey experiences and events precisely.

? Use dialogue and description to develop

experiences and events or show the responses of

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or three characters and two or three scenes

characters to situations.

Writers write entries in Writer's Notebook

Writing partners that support one another's efforts during the writing process.

? Use knowledge of language and its conventions

when writing

? Write narratives to develop real or imagined

experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Suggested Strategies Create and refer to anchor charts from UoS

Writing Book 1.

Create and refer to anchor charts.

Study pages from exemplar writer's notebooks.

Provide and present mentor texts as models.

Teach children to read like writers using mentor texts

Provide checklists to assess and develop ongoing goals.

Use booklets, pages, and/or writer's notebooks for daily writing.

Suggested Differentiation Methods The design of writing workshop allows for individualized instruction and independent growth for every child.

? Write with volume throughout the writing

process.

Suggested Materials/Resources Mentor Text Suggestions from UoS Writing Book 1.

provide support as needed during individual teaching sessions.

provide feedback in small group setting.

provide personal copies of teaching charts.

provide modified and/or alternate grade level checklists and rubrics.

provide modified writing paper.

provide appropriate writing partners.

Make mental movies and act out a story to make writing come alive.

Use "sparkle" words to improve description in writing pieces and to improve description

Grade 4 Unit 1 ? Arc of Story: Writing Realistic Fiction

of characters and setting.

Add dialogue to make characters come to life.

Set mini goals to revise and edit as you move through writing pieces.

Tap, sketch, or jot across the pages as a way of planning stories, books.

Explore and try a variety of beginnings and endings to your writing piece

Write long and strong to build stamina..

Teach that sentences are used to group one idea and paragraphs are used to group similar ideas.

Use technology to research information about a specific topic.

Use technology to publish a piece of writing.

Plan to celebrate the conclusion of classroom writing projects

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