4th Grade
Writing 1
Writing 1
What is the first thing you do the day of the writing test?
What is the definition of an adjective?
How long is the FAST writing test?
120 minutes (2 hours)
How many sentences should be in your T1 paragraph?
4-6
Put the apostrophe in the correct place.
Michaels hat was given to him by his friends grandfather.
Michael's hat was given to him by his friend's grandfather.
How much time should it take you to read the sources?
20 - 30 minutes
What three things need to be in a paragraph?
topic sentence, 3 detail sentences, and concluding sentence.
What is the word that has the same meaning as another word called?
Synonym
What needs to be included in a topic sentence?
It needs the topic and main idea.
What goes in the middle of your planning sheet?
T1 and T2
What are the adjectives in the following sentence.
Ex: The pretty girl played with the small cat.
pretty and small
What should begin every sentence?
A capital letter
Give an example of a topic sentence for art.
Art is hobby many people can experience. It allows people of all different backgrounds to express themselves, and can even help with emotion control.
Give an example for this T1: art helps people.
Expression
Emotions
Those who are different from others
Put the capitals in the correct place.
james ate at frank's pizza in texas.
James ate at Frank's Pizza in Texas.
These phrases are examples of what?
The wind howled at night. The book was so popular it flew off the shelves. The last piece of pie was calling my name.
Personification - giving human qualities to things and ideas that are not humans.
Is this a good hook?
"Today I am going to tell you about."
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Give an example of a text evidence "link".
"The author stated", "In the passage", "According to the text..."
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
friends and enemies
antonyms
What is a homophone and give one example.
When words sound the same but have different meanings or spellings.
Every sentence has to end with a..
Punctuation Mark
Where do the commas go?
I used to live in El Paso Texas.
I used to live in El Paso, Texas.
Correct the following sentence. There are 3 mistakes.
at first i didnt realize that the author was talking about himself.
At first I didn't realize that the author was talking about himself.
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence
There,They're or Their going to the store.
They're
What is the prefix, root word and suffix in the word "unreliable"?
prefix- un
root word- rely
suffix- able
What is an example of a transition?
Where do the commas go?
Do you have a dog a cat and a hamster at home?
Do you have a dog, a cat, and a hamster at home?
Fix this sentence using a conjunction.
Seeing eye dogs are helpful. They are sweet and smart.
What type of figurative language is this and what does it mean?
It cost an arm and a leg.
Idiom
It cost a lot of money.
Elaborate on this piece of evidence.
"Cats have sharp claws."
"This means..."
"Once, ...."
"For example"
Give a phrase that shows a writers opinion, or claim.
In my opinion, I believe, it's obvious, I know
What is the last thing you MUST add to your essay?
Conclusion
How many paragraphs should you have in order to have a chance at getting full credit?
4
What are the words used to connect sentences smoothly when writing called?
Transition Words
Give a 4th grade vocabulary word for the word "cool".
Incredible
Interesting
Amazing
Eye opening
Wow-factor