Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.2 A Grade 4 CPI 10

 

Standard: 3.2 Reading

 

Strand: A - Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 10 -  The student will understand and apply elements of grade-appropriate rubrics to improve and evaluate writing.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·      In groups, students read individual literature responses they have written to Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Each group’ s task is to select one response that will serve as a vehicle for discussion. Afterwards, the whole class discusses the criteria they used to make their selections. These criteria are written on chart paper by the teacher so the children can refer to the chart when they compose pieces later.

·      Children make a checklist of things they have to think about when they write, such as spelling, vocabulary, and staying on a topic. Their checklist is kept in each child’s portfolio and is also put on display in the room for easy reference.