Fourth Grade Learning Expectations

Essential Learning 1: The student writes clearly and effectively.

Writing Skill 1.3: Uses transitional sentences and phrases to connect ideas.

Definition of writing skill 1.3:

transition - bridge between two different ideas (e.g., first, second, third, next, then, therefore, etc...)

Strategies:

• Write Idea

- How-To checklist (expository), p. 60

- Writer's Workshop, p. 247, 251, & 252

Internet Links:

• Transitional words and phrases

Assessment:

• Write a spatial order paragraph
• Write a persuasive paper