ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET

 

                                                                                                Grade Level - 4

 

                                                                                                Course – Quality of Writing

 

                                                                                                Week Taught – 21

 

State Standard: 1.5.4 Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition

 

 

St. Marys Standard: Students will write with an awareness and command of the different aspects of style in their writing 

 

 

Student will know: *

 

Student will be able to: *

To vary length of sentences and to choose descriptive words

Write sentences of varying length and complexity using descriptive words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Question:

 

1.  Paper/Pencil: What elements of writing are necessary in order to create an interesting and well - composed piece of writing?

 

 

     Answer: The necessary elements are descriptive words and varied sentence length.

 

 

2.  Performance Question: Create a descriptive paragraph about someone who has helped you in some way.

 

 

Assessment Tool: Vocabulary - Variety of word choices, correct use of word choices, and appealing word choices 0-3pts.

Sentence Structure and Variety – Variety of sentence structure, appropriate sentence lengths, concise, and length contributes to fluency 0-3pts

Rating scale - 3=consistent skill used 95%  1=infrequent skill use<50%  2= frequent skill use >50%  0=skill not used.

Activity:

This activity can be used in conjunction with National Give A Compliment Day on January 23rd. Students will choose 10 people to compliment.  They will write ten different compliments on a cutout piece of construction paper to give to that person.

 

 

Duration: 20 minutes

 

Resources for this activity:  construction paper, pencils, crayons, markers, and scissors

 

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Code: __1.5.4 _________________Date Developed: ______________

 

Teacher Assigned: Stacy L. Yetzer     Date Approved: 06/03