Research Writing and Revision – 4th Grade

Description

Overview

These two connected 45-minute Grade 4 writing lessons move students from paraphrasing source information into a short report to editing that report for clear, correct conventions. The worksheet supplies the exact source passage; teachers do not need to provide or recreate a reading passage.

What Students Will Learn

• Paraphrase information from sources into a short report.
• Use an editing checklist to improve conventions.

What Is Included

• Teacher Guide
• Student Workbook
• Lesson 1: Paraphrasing Source Information into a Short Report
• Source Information and Short Report
• Paraphrase the Facts
• Check Your Understanding
• Lesson 2: Editing a Research Report with a Checklist
• Edit and Rewrite Sentences
• Use an Editing Checklist
• Peer-Editing Checklist

Lesson Overview

• Lesson 1: Paraphrasing Source Information into a Short Report (45 minutes)
• Lesson 2: Editing a Research Report with a Checklist (45 minutes)

Designed For

4th Grade students studying Research Writing and Revision in Language Arts.

File Format

One downloadable ZIP containing two printable PDF files. The Teacher Guide contains 20 pages and the Student Workbook contains 5 pages.