Learning Without Tears Building Writers, Student Edition- Grade 4, Writing Skills in Narrative, Information, Opinion Style, Writing Fluency- for School and Home Use

Narrative: Students will write a story with a clear sequence of events, introduce a narrator and characters, enhance the story with dialogue and description to show how characters respond to a situation, use a variety of transitional words and phrases to show the order of events Information: Practice clearly introducing a topic, organizing their information into paragraphs and sections, include facts, definitions, and details about their topic, they will use topic-specific vocabulary, they will connect their ideas with linking words and phrases, and write a conclusion Opinion/Argument: Clearly state their opinion and introduction, organize their supporting reasons, include facts and details in their reasons, and clearly connect their opinions and reasons with linking words, and write a concluding sentence or paragraph