Writing - Robbinsville Public School District

Fourth Grade
PHASE OF
THE
WRITING
PROCESS
TEACHING
POINTS
COLLECTING CHOOSING DEVELOPING DRAFTING REVISING EDITING
PUBLISHING
AND
CELEBRATING
Suggested approaches are listed within these lessons. RA=Read Aloud, SR=Shared Reading, ML=Mini lesson,
SW=Shared Writing, MW=Modeled Writing, and OS=Oral Storytelling. Teaching points where a mini lesson is not
suggested are not expected to be mastered independently at this grade level. Finally, all immersion decisions are
made by the teacher based on the needs of the students.
19. Writers study how commas are used to improve their
piece by reading aloud parts of mentor texts, talking
about the role of the comma, and filling out a chart.
20. Writers reread their drafts for proper capitalization
making sure proper nouns and the beginnings of
sentences are capitalized.
Examples of
commas
What does the
comma do
Using the
comma in my
writing
See lesson from unit 1 on capitalization&
spelling*
New lesson: Barb
ML
Combine with lesson 21 if your kids are capitalizing
21. ML Writers correct their spelling by doublechecking
for correct spelling on tricky word lists.
22. Writers apply rules for using quotation marks by
comparing how they wrote dialogue with how
published writers write dialogue, and then making
changes.
New Lesson: Donna
ML
CONFERRING
QUESTIONS
What did you discover about commas from studying mentor authors that you can apply to your
writing
How did you edit your personal narrative
Show me where you used commas and tell me why.
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