2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences. Student writing demonstrates a command of standard American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies outlined in Writing Standard 1.0.

Using the writing strategies of grade four outlined in Writing Standard 1.0, students:

2.1 Write narratives:

1. Relate ideas, observations, or recollections of an event or experience.
2. Provide a context to enable the reader to imagine the world of the event or experience.
3. Use concrete sensory details.
4. Provide insight into why the selected event or experience is memorable.

2.2 Write responses to literature:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the literary work.
2. Support judgments through references to both the text and prior knowledge.

2.3 Write information reports:

1. Frame a central question about an issue or situation.
2. Include facts and details for focus.
3. Draw from more than one source of information (e.g., speakers, books, newspapers, other media sources).

2.4 Write summaries that contain the main ideas of the reading selection and the most significant details.