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.
23. Writers publish their drafts by making final
edits and typing corrections.
24. Writers title their pieces with words that hold importance for
themselves and will be interesting to their readers by emulating
mentor texts.
Working day- no lesson plan
Suggestion: Have students partner edit with two
different partners.
Title
Salt Hands
Come On,
Rain!
Nothing Ever
Happens on
90 th Street
Importance
She held out salt for the deer to lick
off of her hands. Makes the reader
curious to find out more about the
unusual idea of salt hands.
The characters want it to rain so badly
to relieve them of the heat. Karen
Hesse repeats, “Come on, rain!” four
times during the story.
Though the character thinks nothing
ever happens on her street, she comes
to learn that if she’s observant, much
is happening on her street.
New lesson: Linda Z.
ML
ML
24. Writers reflect by writing a brief description
of the growth they’ve made as writers and then
setting goals.
25. Writers celebrate their personal narratives and give feedback
to other writers.
New lesson: Carol
CONFERRING
QUESTIONS
ML
ML
How did you decide on the title you selected
How has your writing improved since the first personal narrative you wrote
What are your goals for future growth as a writer
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