Content+Standards

=Ohio Content Standards= =Grade 4=

1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material. 2. Develop a clear main idea for writing. 3. Develop a purpose and audience for writing. 4. Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing. 5. Organize writing by providing a simple introduction, body and a clear sense of closure. 6. Use a wide range of simple, compound and complex sentences. 7. Create paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting sentences that are marked by indentation and are linked by transitional words and phrases. 8. Use language for writing that is different from oral language, mimicking writing style of books when appropriate. 9. Use available technology to compose text. 10. Reread and assess writing for clarity, using a variety of methods (e.g., writer’s circle or author’s chair). 11. Add descriptive words and details and delete extraneous information. 12. Rearrange words, sentences and paragraphs to clarify meaning. 13. Use resources and reference materials, including dictionaries, to select more effective vocabulary. 14. Proofread writing and edit to improve conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization) and identify and correct fragments and run-ons. 15. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing. 16. Rewrite and illustrate writing samples for display and for sharing with others.
 * Writing Process**

4. Write informational reports that include the main ideas and significant details from the text.
 * Writing Applications**

1. Choose a topic for research from a list of questions, assigned topic or personal area of interest. 2. Utilize appropriate searching techniques to gather information from a variety of locations (e.g., classroom, school library, public library or community resources). 3. Acquire information from multiple sources (e.g., books, magazines, videotapes, CD-ROMs, Web sites) and collect data (e.g., interviews, experiments, observations or surveys) about the topic. 4. Identify important information found in the sources and summarize the important findings. 5. Sort relevant information into categories about the topic. 6. Understand the importance of citing sources. 7. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.
 * Research**

Length of Activity 2 days

Students will:
Use prewriting (a K-W-L chart) to prepare for research

Use prior knowledge to extend the depth of inquiry

Collect and organize historical information

Create a time line representing historical facts and events

Learn how to import Internet photographs and credit the source

Write an informational summary report using a word processing program