Routine Writing Practice
Grade 4 Writing Worksheet

Read each task. Circle the plan that fits the time.
You have fifteen minutes to write a journal entry about something hard you learned. Which plan fits the time?
- tell what you learned, how it felt, and one example
- describe every class you had today in order from morning to night
- list five things you want to learn next year in school
- write a long introduction about what journals are for
In a ten-minute reading response, you must explain why a character felt nervous. Which plan fits the time?
- give the reason and one detail from the book
- describe the book's cover and all its colors
- list every character who appears in the book
- retell the whole chapter from beginning to end
You have twenty minutes to write about a science experiment. Which plan fits the time?
- tell what you did, what happened, and what it shows
- write about every experiment you have done this year
- copy the directions from the lab sheet word for word
- draw a picture of the lab table and skip the writing
In ten minutes you must answer, "Why does the author use a map?" Which plan fits the time?
- describe how the book's pages look
- list other books by the same author
- give your answer in one sentence, then add one clue from the text
- retell the whole book from the start


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