Nebraska 4th Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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LA.4.W Writing

• Production of Writing: Use a recursive writing process to produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the discipline, audience, and/or context.
  • LA.4.W.1 Create grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs using a variety of sentence types and phrasing.
    • LA.4.W.1.a Capitalize proper nouns (e.g., organizations, geographic regions, monuments and landmarks).
    • LA.4.W.1.b Use commas and quotation marks to indicate direct speech and quotations from a text; use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence and with dependent clauses.
    • LA.4.W.1.c Identify and use simple appositive phrases.
    • LA.4.W.1.d Identify and use frequently occurring pronouns (e.g., subject, object), adverbs (e.g., relative), and verbs (e.g., helping and linking).
    • LA.4.W.1.e Distinguish between frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their, they’re).
    • LA.4.W.1.f Identify and revise fragment and run-on sentences in speaking and writing.
  • LA.4.W.2 Use a recursive writing process to develop, strengthen, and produce writing appropriate to the audience, purpose, and discipline.
    • LA.4.W.2.a Use prewriting activities and resources to plan, organize, and draft writing.
    • LA.4.W.2.b Adapt writing processes to sustain engagement in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
    • LA.4.W.2.c Improve and clarify the content, structure, and organization of writing by revising, considering feedback from adults and peers.
    • LA.4.W.2.d Improve and clarify writing by editing and proofreading, considering feedback from adults and peers.
    • LA.4.W.2.e Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript, cursive, font, graphics, symbols).
    • LA.4.W.2.f Use appropriate print and digital/multimedia tools to produce, enhance, and/or publish writing individually or in collaboration with peers.
• Modes of Writing: Write in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
  • LA.4.W.3 Write creative and/or expressive pieces that describe a well-developed event or experience.
    • LA.4.W.3.a Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or character(s).
    • LA.4.W.3.b Use precise words and phrases, descriptive/sensory details, and dialogue to develop characters, events, and settings.
    • LA.4.W.3.c Use transitional words and phrases to organize a sequence of events that unfolds naturally.
    • LA.4.W.3.d Provide a conclusion related to the creative or expressive event or experience.
  • LA.4.W.4 Write opinion pieces that explain a perspective with supporting reasons and/or evidence.
    • LA.4.W.4.a Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and develop a structure that includes reasons and/or evidence.
    • LA.4.W.4.b Use facts and details to support reasons and/or evidence.
    • LA.4.W.4.c Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas.
    • LA.4.W.4.d Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion.
  • LA.4.W.5 Write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic or text and convey ideas and information.
    • LA.4.W.5.a Introduce a topic clearly and group related information into paragraphs and sections including text features, illustrations, and/or multimedia elements.
    • LA.4.W.5.b Develop the topic with information (e.g., facts, definitions, details, quotations) related to the topic.
    • LA.4.W.5.c Use linking words and phrases and key vocabulary to connect ideas and categories of information.
    • LA.4.W.5.d Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation(s).
  • LA.4.W.6 Locate and summarize relevant evidence from literary and/or informational text sources to answer questions about a topic.
    • LA.4.W.6.a Paraphrase information and evidence to support ideas while avoiding plagiarism.
    • LA.4.W.6.b Identify print and digital tools to gather information and evidence.
    • LA.4.W.6.c Sort evidence into categories using an appropriate note-taking format to collect and organize information.
    • LA.4.W.6.d Demonstrate academic integrity by avoiding overreliance on any one source and referencing sources in writing and speaking; provide a list of sources.
    • LA.4.W.6.e Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g. safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials, appropriate language use, respect diverse perspectives).