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Grade 4

• Composition

  • C.4.1
  • C.4.1.a
  • C.4.1.b
  • C.4.1.c
  • C.4.1.d
  • C.4.1.e
  • C.4.1.f
  • C.4.2
  • C.4.2.a
  • C.4.2.b
  • C.4.2.c
  • C.4.2.d
  • C.4.2.e
  • C.4.2.f
  • C.4.2.g
  • C.4.2.h
  • C.4.3
  • C.4.3.a
  • C.4.3.b
  • C.4.3.c
  • C.4.3.e
  • C.4.3.f
  • C.4.3.g
  • C.4.4
  • C.4.5
  • C.4.6
  • C.4.7

• Language

  • L.4.1
  • L.4.1.b
  • L.4.1.c
  • L.4.1.e
  • L.4.1.f
  • L.4.1.g
  • L.4.2
  • L.4.2.c
  • L.4.3
  • L.4.3.a
  • L.4.3.b
  • L.4.3.c
  • L.4.4
  • L.4.4.a
  • L.4.4.b
  • L.4.4.c
  • L.4.4.d
  • L.4.5
  • L.4.5.a
  • L.4.5.b
  • L.4.5.c

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • RF.4.3
  • RF.4.3.a
  • RF.4.4.a
  • RF.4.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.4.1
  • RI.4.2
  • RI.4.3
  • RI.4.4
  • RI.4.5
  • RI.4.6
  • RI.4.7
  • RI.4.8
  • RI.4.9
  • RI.4.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.4.1
  • RL.4.2
  • RL.4.3
  • RL.4.4
  • RL.4.5
  • RL.4.6
  • RL.4.7
  • RL.4.9
  • RL.4.10

KAS ELA Standard: C.4.3.b

Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that reflects linear, nonlinear or circular structure.

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Holiday Emoji Story ⛷️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story 🍪

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story ☃️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story 🎅

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Holiday Emoji Story 🚚

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Halloween Emoji Story 🎃

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Halloween Emoji Story 🌕

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Halloween Emoji Story 🕷️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🦁

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🐌

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🚚

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🏟️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🕰️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 👁️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🚗

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🤖

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🐻

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🏰

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🛥️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Bobbing for Apples

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

Squiggles Introduction

What do you see in this squiggle?

Story Starter: A Day At School

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place at school.

Story Starter: Out To Eat

Students pick from 12 random phrases to create a story about an incident in a restaurant.

Story Starter: Amusement Park

Students use 12 random phrases to write a story that takes place in at an amusement park.

Story Starter: A Magical School

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place in at a magical school.

Story Starter: Somewhere In Space

Students use 12 random phrases to create a story that takes place in space!

The Personalities of Rocks

What would an igneous rock be like? Would it get along with a sedimentary rock? Could they handle the hot personality of a metamorphic rock?

Paradox: The Barber’s Paradox

The barber shaves everybody who doesn’t themselves. So… does the barber shave himself?

Elements of The Fantasy Genre

Every fantasy story has patterns hiding underneath the magic. Once your students see the elements, they’ll spot them everywhere — and use them in their own writing.

Better Stories Part 5: Plot Structure

Ever read a student’s story that was just event after event after event and then a very sudden ending? They lack an understanding of a plot’s structure. With the help of Finding Nemo, I break down how to set up a well-structured plot.