4th Grade Writing
Give an example of a proper noun.
Reno, Nevada, New York City, Mrs. Foster
What are the names of Mr. Davis's dogs?
Odie and CoCo
What is 245 divided by 5?
49 degrees
Author's purpose- give three reasons an author writes
To entertain, inform or persuade!
What is an appositive? Give an example.
An appositive is a noun or a noun phrase that sits next to another noun to rename it or to describe it in another way.
How long has Mr. Davis been a teacher?
What is 216 divided by 8?
27
What is theme?
A theme is an important idea that is woven throughout a story
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
How many hours + minutes are we at school until 5th grade goes to lunch? (we *officially start school at 8:10) *be specific
3 hours, 50 minutes
What is the place value of the 4 in 3,427,891?
Hundred thousands place
What were the names of the three main characters in Harry Potter?
Harry, Hermoine, Ron
Give an example sentence with both a verb and adverb.
(Sentence must have a word describing an action)
What was the last battle of the revolutionary war?
What is the place value of the 1 in 8.12?
tenths
What is the plot of a story?
the structure of interrelated actions, consciously selected and arranged by the author.
Write a sentence with at least two prepositions?
in, under, on, beside, over, behind, above...
Ms. Foster crawled under her desk and cried on the last day of school. :(
What year did Indiana become a state?
1816
What is a rhombus?
A rhombus is a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel and all sides the same length
What is an example of a metaphor?
(A comparison without using like or as)
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent
Dr. Cripe
How many degrees are in 3/4 of a circle?
270 degrees
What are the parts of a 4th grade informative piece of writing?
Introduction with focus statement, proof paragraph 1, proof paragraph 2, conclusion/closing