4th Grade CCGPS for Writing

5 Ways About Thinking and Learning in a Writing Workshop:

1. Environment
2. Demonstration
3. Direct Instruction
4. Inquiry
5. Potential of the World

What do the Common Core Standards Say?
What genres are required?
 - poetry
 - drama
 - nonfiction (informational)
 - narratives
 - subject-based works

Any connections from reading to writing?
 - books written in a journal format might inspire kids to write like the character of their favorite book (ex: Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
 - taking the audience and situation into consideration while writing

What types of skills must students master?
 - compare/contrast
 - appropriate use of punctuation
 - how to add in describing words
 - use of reading material to support a claim they make in their writing

Lesson Plans
 - ELACC4RL7: Have a student share a story and have another student write about it
 - ELACC4W9:  Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research