Fourth Grade, Writing, Set Two

K. is continuing writing in her journal. It is hard to get her to do it everyday.

Week One

• Urban Roosts by Barbara Bash
• Write an expository paragraph. K. wrote about two kinds of birds that live in the city.

Week Two

• Two Days in May by Harriet Peck Taylor
• Explain a process. K. wrote about her trip to the zoo.

Weeks Three and Four

• Secret Place by Eve Bunting
• Write a research report. K. learned and wrote about hyenas.

Week Five

• Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan
• Write a sensory description of a place. K. sat in our backyard with her eyes closed, then wrote about what she heard and smelled.