Routine Writing Practice

Grade 4 Writing Worksheet

Read each task. Circle the plan that fits the time.

1. 1.

   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
2. 2.

   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
3. 3.

   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
4. 4.

   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