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Course Description

In this course students work on a writing prompt from home. We encourage our young writers to be as creative as they can be. With videos, apps, and additional resources, students compose a writing piece with their family. This is a great way to build a home-school connection with writing on the iPad. 

Read with an open mind, write from your heart...
~Mrs.Wildman

CCSS:
W.4.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 
W.4.8 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.
W.4.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
RI.4.7 Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
RI.4.10 By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Student Writing Examples

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You Animal!
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Fossil Fascination
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Where Would You Go?
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Where Would You Go?
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Creepy Crawlers
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Creepy Crawlers

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Student Writing Wall Showcasing Our Young Creative Writers