Fourth Grade
(4) Writing Standards
WRITING STANDARD 1.? The student writes
clearly and effectively.? (See
Developmental Stages of
Writing)
1.1? Develops concept and design.?
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Represents one main
idea or topic in text
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Chooses own topic;
writes in more than one genre
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Includes relevant
details
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Elaborates on
details to enhance or support main ideas
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Paraphrases information
accurately
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Cites sources when
writing reports
Organization
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Organizes text with
a clear beginning, middle, and end (spatial, sequential); uses
transitions to construct logical order
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Uses paragraphs to
organize text
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WRITING STANDARD 1.? The student writes
clearly and effectively.? (See
Developmental Stages of
Writing)
1.2? Uses style appropriate to the audience and
purpose.?
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Recognizes voice in
others? writing
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Demonstrates
awareness of the audience
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Communicates own
perspective and ideas
Word
choice
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Uses patterns and
vocabulary from literature and nonfiction
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Uses words in more
than one context
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Uses figurative
language and imagery
??? Sentence fluency
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Uses a variety of
sentence lengths and types
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WRITING STANDARD 1.? The student writes
clearly and effectively.?
(See
Developmental Stages of
Writing)
1.3? Applies writing
conventions.?
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Writes complete
sentences
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Uses correct
subject-verb agreement
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Uses capitalization
and punctuation (ending punctuation, commas,
quotation marks) accurately in the final draft
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Spells
age-level (grade-level) words
correctly in the final draft
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Indicates paragraphs
consistently
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Uses correct cursive letter formation and legible?
handwriting
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WRITING STANDARD 2.? The student writes in a
variety of forms for different audiences and
purposes.
2.1? Writes for
different audiences.
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Writes for self,
teacher, or other personally known audience
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Shows some awareness
of audience needs
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2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different
audiences and purposes.
2.2? Writes for different
purposes.
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Writes for different
purposes including to respond to teacher?s prompt
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narrative: to tell about
something, to name something, to describe something, to
imagine
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expository: to direct, to tell
about something, to learn
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persuasive:
to
persuade
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2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different
audiences and purposes.
2.3? Writes in a variety of
forms.
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Writes in a variety
of forms and genres (narratives, journals, poems, essays, reports,
stories, letters, persuasive
essay, etc.)
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2.? The student writes in a variety of forms for different
audiences and purposes.
2.4? Writes for career applications.
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Identifies the kinds
of documents one might be required to write in a career
setting
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Writes non-technical
documents that could be used in a career setting such as memos,
letters, and directions
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Cites sources when
writing reports or technical documents
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3.? The student understands and uses the steps of the writing
process.
3.1? Prewrites; generates ideas
and gathers information.
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Generates own ideas
(brainstorms); organizes and plans writing (outlining, webbing,
story mapping, listing, jotting, free writing, etc.)
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Uses available tools
and technology such as a simple word processor consistently
throughout the writing process
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Uses resources in
schools, libraries, and community
This matches
Standard 4.2 in ?Standards for Library and Information
Skills?
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3.? The student understands and uses the steps of the writing
process.
?? 3.2? Drafts; elaborates on a topic and
supporting ideas.
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Writes using own
vocabulary, spelling, and drawings
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Forms complete
phrases, sentences, and thoughts
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Uses planning ideas to
produce a rough draft
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WRITING STANDARD 3.? The student understands
and uses the steps of the writing process.
3.3? Revises; collects
input and enhances text and style.
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Collects input from
others
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Rereads writing to self
or others to see if it makes sense
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Adds
or changes
appropriate language and/or graphics to enhance text and
style
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3.? The student understands and uses the steps of the writing
process.
3.4? Edits; uses
resources to correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and
usage.
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Uses a
dictionary (and other references) to
edit errors
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Corrects errors with
assistance
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Adds missing or
necessary words
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Corrects common
errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
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WRITING STANDARD 3.? The student understands
and uses the steps of the writing process.
3.5? Publishes; selects
a publishing form and produces a completed writing project to share
with chosen audience.
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Selects a display
form and publishing options such as a book or a
poster
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Produces a legible
final product
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Uses technology when
needed
This matches
Standard 5.2 in ?Standards for Library and Information
Skills?
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WRITING STANDARD 4.? The student analyzes and
evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
4.1? Assesses own strengths and
need for improvement.
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Sees self as a
writer
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Assesses progress and
sets writing goals
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Uses established
criteria to reflect on and improve writing
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4.? The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written
work.
4.2? Seeks and offers
feedback.
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Accepts and employs
feedback on own writing when appropriate
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Offers positive
feedback on others? writing
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