Alabama 4th Grade Writing Standards
LiteracyTA provides writing skills that Alabama educators use to teach Alabama 4th Grade Writing Standards.
The Alabama literacy standards are the what. The skills below and the related eCoach discussions are the how. In the table below, you will find next to each Alabama writing standard practical skills, classroom resources, rich conversations and teaching ideas that move all students toward achieving Alabama standards!
Text Types and Purposes
W1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a
point of view with reasons and information.
1x3x10
Have fun writing a complete essay in a short amount of time.
Analyzing Prompts
Follow a step-by-step process for breaking down reading and writing tasks.
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Build an outline that organizes all parts in a writing task including the required textual details.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
Integrating Sources
Use these templates to practice integrating sources into your writing.
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Opinion Writing Plan
Write opinion essays with our flexible writing plan.
Taking Research Notes
Research and take notes on multiple sources.
Timed Writing Process
Prepare for timed writing situations with an effective process.
1x3x10
Have fun writing a complete essay in a short amount of time.
Analyzing Prompts
Follow a step-by-step process for breaking down reading and writing tasks.
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Build an outline that organizes all parts in a writing task including the required textual details.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Keep track of cause and effect relationships in a text.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
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Expanding Summary
Write about the main ideas in a text, adding more information with each new summary.
Explaining Textual Details
Use these templates to practice explaining textual details in your writing.
Informative Text Writing Plan
Write informative paragraphs or papers with our flexible writing plan.
Integrating Sources
Use these templates to practice integrating sources into your writing.
Online Portfolio
Build a website to showcase your work over a period of time.
Source Summary
Summarize an author's argument/main ideas, key supporting details, text structure, and purpose.
Taking Research Notes
Research and take notes on multiple sources.
Timed Writing Process
Prepare for timed writing situations with an effective process.
Production and Distribution of Writing
W4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate
to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific
expectations for writing types are defined in
standards 1–3 above.)
Analyzing Prompts
Follow a step-by-step process for breaking down reading and writing tasks.
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Build an outline that organizes all parts in a writing task including the required textual details.
Informative Text Writing Plan
Write informative paragraphs or papers with our flexible writing plan.
Narrative Story Writing Plan
Write clear, organized stories with our Narrative Writing Plan.
Opinion Writing Plan
Write opinion essays with our flexible writing plan.
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Peer Review Groups
Work in pairs to share and edit student writing.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
Source Summary
Summarize an author's argument/main ideas, key supporting details, text structure, and purpose.
Three Step Writing Process
Follow a step-by-step process for writing with sources that includes planning, revising, and editing.
Timed Writing Process
Prepare for timed writing situations with an effective process.
Analyzing Prompts
Follow a step-by-step process for breaking down reading and writing tasks.
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Build an outline that organizes all parts in a writing task including the required textual details.
Informative Text Writing Plan
Write informative paragraphs or papers with our flexible writing plan.
Narrative Story Writing Plan
Write clear, organized stories with our Narrative Writing Plan.
Opinion Writing Plan
Write opinion essays with our flexible writing plan.
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Peer Review Groups
Work in pairs to share and edit student writing.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
Source Summary
Summarize an author's argument/main ideas, key supporting details, text structure, and purpose.
Three Step Writing Process
Follow a step-by-step process for writing with sources that includes planning, revising, and editing.
Timed Writing Process
Prepare for timed writing situations with an effective process.
W5
With guidance and support from peers and
adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed
by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for
conventions should demonstrate command of
Language standards 1–3 up to and including
grade 4 on pages 28 and 29.)
Editing Marks
Use standard editing marks to identify and revise written work.
Informative Text Writing Plan
Write informative paragraphs or papers with our flexible writing plan.
Narrative Story Writing Plan
Write clear, organized stories with our Narrative Writing Plan.
Opinion Writing Plan
Write opinion essays with our flexible writing plan.
Peer Review Groups
Work in pairs to share and edit student writing.
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Three Step Writing Process
Follow a step-by-step process for writing with sources that includes planning, revising, and editing.
Timed Writing Process
Prepare for timed writing situations with an effective process.
W6
With some guidance and support from adults,
use technology, including the Internet, to
produce and publish writing as well as to interact
and collaborate with others; demonstrate
sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type
a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
Supporting Your Tech Initiatives: Technology in Your Standards
Bringing the Socrative Seminar to the 21st Century
Digitally Mark Texts and Take Notes Using Mobile Devices, Laptops, and PCs
Add LiteracyTA to Your Mobile Device
Facilitating On-line Collaboration and Argument Analysis with Google+ Hangout
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W7
Conduct short research projects that build
knowledge through investigation of different
aspects of a topic.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Keep track of cause and effect relationships in a text.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the reliability of print and online sources.
Six Organizers at a Glance
Select a graphic organizer to categorize main ideas in a text.
Taking Research Notes
Research and take notes on multiple sources.
W8
Recall relevant information from experiences or
gather relevant information from print and digital
sources; take notes and categorize information,
and provide a list of sources.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Keep track of cause and effect relationships in a text.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
Evaluating Sources
Use this handout to evaluate the reliability of print and online sources.
Explaining Textual Details
Use these templates to practice explaining textual details in your writing.
Four Square Organizer
Keep track of ideas or processes that have four features or steps.
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Integrating Sources
Use these templates to practice integrating sources into your writing.
Introducing Sources
Use these writing templates to practice introducing textual details.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Track how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time.
Six Organizers at a Glance
Select a graphic organizer to categorize main ideas in a text.
Taking Research Notes
Research and take notes on multiple sources.
W9
Draw evidence from literary or informational
texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Analyzing Prompts
Follow a step-by-step process for breaking down reading and writing tasks.
Building a Reading and Writing Plan
Build an outline that organizes all parts in a writing task including the required textual details.
Cause and Effect Organizer
Keep track of cause and effect relationships in a text.
Compare and Contrast Organizer
Keep track of ideas that are being compared and contrasted in a text.
Debate a Side
Take a side on an issue and support arguments with sound reasoning and evidence.
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Explaining Textual Details
Use these templates to practice explaining textual details in your writing.
Fictional Character Web
Analyze main and subordinate characters in fictional stories and poetry.
Four Square Organizer
Keep track of ideas or processes that have four features or steps.
Integrating Sources
Use these templates to practice integrating sources into your writing.
Introducing Sources
Use these writing templates to practice introducing textual details.
Problem and Solution Organizer
Keep track of problems and solutions in a text.
Sequence/Process Organizer
Track how events, individuals, or ideas develop over time.
Six Organizers at a Glance
Select a graphic organizer to categorize main ideas in a text.
Socratic Seminar
Discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
Story Summary Poster
Visually represent the main message or central theme in a story.
Three Group Socratic Seminar
Work in teams of three to discuss a text and share ideas with all members in a Socratic circle.
