1. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Learning Objective Name __________________________ Today, we will select 1 an organizational structure when writing. 1 choose CFU What are we going to do today? What are we going to select? What does select mean? Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge Playing Sports 1. Every child should play team sports. 2. Being on a team helps you to learn to get along with others. 3. Teamwork is good for anyone to learn. 4. This is why I believe that every child should participate in team sports. 39 words What is the author’s purpose? CFU On your whiteboards, write what the author’s purpose is for writing this passage. This passage was written to persuade because this is the author’s opinion. Students, you already know that an author has a purpose for writing. An author also has to decide how to organize an essay. Choosing a purpose, audience, and structural pattern of an essay is called organizational structure. Today, we will select an organizational structure when writing. Today, we are going to select an organizational structure when writing. We are going to select an organizational structure when writing. Select means to choose. The author’s purpose is to persuade.

2. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Concept Development Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Examples: Structural PatternDefinitionExample Chronological order the order in which things happen over time The growth of California from 1769 to present. Sequential orderthe order of how things happenDescribe the process of the rock cycle. Cause and effect how one things makes something else happen The effect an earthquake has on the land. Compare and contrast how two or more things are the same or different The destruction caused by volcanoes vs. the destruction caused by earthquakes. You choose the way you want to write your essay according to: The purpose or reason for writing the essay. to inform California history. to persuade Volcanoes are worse than earthquakes. to entertain Personal experiences during earthquakes. You also choose the way you want to write your essay according to: The audience or people that will be reading your essay. other students When writing for students don’t use words that are hard to understand or say. Essays should not be very long. One to five paragraphs. adultsWhen writing for adults, use harder words and longer essays. small children When writing for small children, use easy words and the writing should be very short. CFU In your own words, what is organizational structure? Organizational structure is _______________. Tell your partner, what the structural patterns are that you can use when writing an essay. How do you choose the way you write your essay? You choose the way you write your essay _________________________________ Which example would be an essay written in sequential order? How do you know? a. An essay on the food chain. b. An essay on tornados and hurricanes. Note: A pull-out of this page has been provided at the end of the lesson for students to use as reference.

3. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. It is important to select an organizational structure when writing because it helps you to: Importance 1. make your essay flow and make sense. CFU Does anyone else have another reason why it is important to select an organizational structure when writing? (pair-share) Why is it important to select an organizational structure when writing? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more important to you? Why? Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. 2. do well on the CST. Incorrect: Today, we are going to the zoo. Yesterday, we went to the park. Tomorrow, we are going to the movies. Correct: Yesterday, we went to the park. Today, we are going to the zoo. Tomorrow, we are going to the movies.

4. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Skill Development/Guided Practice Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Select an organizational structure when writing. Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Teacher model Topic: Many kids have a pet such as a dog, or a bird. If you could have any pet, what would you choose? What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? Write your essay. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CFU How did I know which structural pattern to use? How did I know what the purpose was? How did I know who my audience was? How did I write my short essay? The purpose of this essay would be to persuade because I have to convince people that dogs make better pets. Kids that like animals and want a pet because I will be talking about which animal makes the best pet. Dogs are the best animals to have as pets. They are very smart and will love you no matter what. They are very loyal, which means that they will stay by your side at all times. They are easy to take care of and love to be hugged. They will protect you from danger and can tell when something bad is going to happen. Dogs make great pets and are like a member of the family. Compare and contrast because I want to write about how it is better to have a dog as a pet than a bird. This is a sample answer. Answers will vary.

5. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Select an organizational structure when writing. Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Write your essay. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Student Topic: A new park is about to open in the neighborhood. Some of the adults want the park to be "dog-friendly." They want a place where owners can take their dogs and let their dogs play without wearing leashes. Other adults want the park to require leashes on dogs at all times. What do you think? Why? What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? CFU How did you know which structural pattern to use? How did you know what the purpose was? How did you know who your audience was? How did you write your short essay? compare and contrast persuade adults

6. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Closure 1. In your own words, what is organizational structure? 2. Select the organizational structure in writing below. 3. What did you learn today about selecting organizational structure when writing? Why is that important to you? (pair-share) Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Topic: Alfredo has a little sister that is always doing something that causes him to get into trouble. He needs to tell his mom what she is doing. How should he tell his mom that he is getting into trouble because of his sister? What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? Write your essay. ___________________________________________________________________________________ cause and effect inform adults

7. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Independent Practice Name __________________________ Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Select an organizational structure when writing. Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Topic: Your teacher asks you what kind of job you think you’ll have when you grow up. Will you be a teacher? A firefighter? A chef? Write an essay about two different jobs that you think might be interesting. What do the two jobs have in common? How are the two jobs different? What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? Write your essay __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ compare and contrast inform adult

8. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 1 Name __________________________ Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Select an organizational structure when writing. Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Write your essay __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Topic: Rachel is taking a survey on what other students do to get ready for school. Write out your morning activities, starting with the moment you wake up. Include all the things you do before you arrive at school. Your essay should describe your morning so that the reader knows exactly what you do. What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? sequential order inform other students

9. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 2 Name __________________________ Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Select an organizational structure when writing. Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Write your essay __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Topic: Your mom wants to know your schedule for the day so she can plan for meals. She needs know what time it is when you are doing something. What time do you get up? What time do you go to school? What time do you get home? What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? chronological order inform adults

10. DataWORKS Educational Research (800) 495-1550 www.dataworks-ed.com ©2011 All rights reserved. Comments? feedback@dataworks-ed.com 4th Grade Writing Strategies 1.1 (2Q) Select a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based upon purpose, audience, length, and format requirements. Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only. Periodic Review 3 Name __________________________ Organizational structure is the way an essay, or writing, is put together. Select an organizational structure when writing. Step #1: Read the topic. Step #2: Using the questions provided, make an outline for your essay. Step #3: Using your outline, write a short essay about the topic. Write your essay __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Topic: A genie has just popped out of your bottle of juice! He offers to grant one wish, but only if you use that wish to help someone other than yourself. Before the genie disappears, he tells you to write your wish and leave it in the refrigerator for him. In order for your wish to be granted, you must explain to the genie how the granting of your wish will help somebody else. You will be reading your essay in front of the class. What structural pattern is needed? Why? What would be the purpose for this essay? How do you know? Who would be the audience for this essay? How do you know? cause and effect entertain other students