Fourth Grade Learning Expectations

Essential Learning 1: The student writes clearly and effectively.

Writing Skill 1.5: Varies sentence length and structure.

Definition of writing skill 1.5:

Sentence length -The number of words used in a sentence.

Sentence structure -The manner in which the words are arranged in a sentence.

Strategies:

• Write Idea, p. 243-245

Internet Links:

• Writer's Resource - Sentence Variety

Assessment:

• Write a paragraph focusing primarily on varying sentence length.