W.4.3.A Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.A
:"Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally."
Our Take: Students should clearly introduce their reader to the main components of a narrative, including setting and characters. Help young writers organize events within the story to make the plot easy to follow. Graphic organizers help writers stay on target when writing a story.
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Back to School Creative Writing Prompt #3: The Lucky Library
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Back to School Creative Writing Prompt #3: The Lucky Library
What unusual item could your character find in the library? Find out with this fun writing activity!
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Develop Character and Setting
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Develop Character and Setting
Develop your students' writing skills with this character and setting worksheet!
4th Grade
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Christmas Writing Activity
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Christmas Writing Activity
Do you remember your favorite Christmas experience? Get your little writer to practice her creative writing with a fun prompt.
4th Grade
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Cinderella's Stepsisters
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Cinderella's Stepsisters
Play the role of author, and rewrite a famous fairy tale! What if the Cinderella story was told from the perspective of the stepsisters?
4th Grade
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Peter Pan Writing
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Peter Pan Writing
Try rewriting a childhood favorite, Peter Pan, as if Pan was the bad guy and Captain Hook was the good guy!
4th Grade
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"What If" Story
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"What If" Story
What if Pinocchio were a girl instead of a boy? How would the story be different?
4th Grade
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Ways to Start a Story
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Ways to Start a Story
How many ways can you start a story? Have fun with writing, and practice telling the beginning of a story in six different ways.
4th Grade
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Starting a Story
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Starting a Story
Starting a story can be the toughest part of writing. Help your child flex their creativity by starting the same story in six different ways!
4th Grade
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Different Ways to Start a Story
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Different Ways to Start a Story
There are many different ways to start a story! Hone creativity and build knowledge about literary devices with these fun story starting prompts.
4th Grade
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Good Ways to Start a Story
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Good Ways to Start a Story
Flex those creative writing skills by starting a story in a few different ways! Use the picture as a prompt, and use each technique to start a story.
4th Grade
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How to Begin a Story
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How to Begin a Story
Get acquainted with a few different writing techniques with this fun prompt. Kids will start the same story in a few different ways.
4th Grade
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Awful Epoxy Story Starter
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Awful Epoxy Story Starter
Is your child "stuck" without a good story starter? Behold the Awful Epoxy, a sticky super villain.
4th Grade
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Write a Bushido Backstory
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Write a Bushido Backstory
Watch out for this big, bad Bushido! Bushido is a Japanese word meaning "way of the warrior." It's up to your child to write the story of this super samurai.
4th Grade
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Captain Kraken
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Captain Kraken
Hey, what's Kraken? Kraken are mythical sea creatures with terrifying tentacles. Tell your young writer to come up with a story for Captain Kraken.
4th Grade
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Develop Character and Setting
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Develop Character and Setting
Develop your student's writing skills with this character and setting worksheet. Encourage your students to use interesting adverbs and adjectives in their descriptions.
4th Grade
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Creative Writing for Kids: Pet Dinosaur
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Creative Writing for Kids: Pet Dinosaur
Fourth graders can practice writing and storytelling in this creative writing exercise based on a make-believe pet dinosaur!
4th Grade
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Creative Writing for Kids: Make a Sundae
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Creative Writing for Kids: Make a Sundae
Have a blast completing this mouth-watering writing exercise by writing down the steps you would take to create the perfect ice cream sundae.
4th Grade
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Spring Creative Writing Prompt #1: The Puzzling Picnic
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Spring Creative Writing Prompt #1: The Puzzling Picnic
Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a startling find in the picnic cooler!
4th Grade
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Spring Creative Writing Prompt #2: Foul Ball Fiasco
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Spring Creative Writing Prompt #2: Foul Ball Fiasco
Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a harrowing experience at a baseball game!
4th Grade
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Spring Creative Writing Prompt #3: Sifting Through the Sand
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Spring Creative Writing Prompt #3: Sifting Through the Sand
Invite your students to practice their creative storytelling with this fun, spring-themed writing prompt about a peculiar find at the beach following a storm!
4th Grade
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Valentine's Day Creative Writing Prompt #1: The Locker Letter
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Valentine's Day Creative Writing Prompt #1: The Locker Letter
Inspire learners to think and write creatively with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a mysterious letter!
4th Grade
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Valentine's Day Creative Writing Prompt #2: The Mysterious Markings
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Valentine's Day Creative Writing Prompt #2: The Mysterious Markings
Inspire learners' creativity with this fun and seasonal writing prompt about a peculiar engraving!
4th Grade
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Valentine's Day Creative Writing Prompt #3: The Perfect Present
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Valentine's Day Creative Writing Prompt #3: The Perfect Present
Inspire learners' creativity with this seasonal writing prompt about finding the perfect gift for a friend!
4th Grade
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Leap Year Creative Writing Prompt #1: A Time to Choose
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Leap Year Creative Writing Prompt #1: A Time to Choose
Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking writing prompt about leap year!
4th Grade
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Leap Year Creative Writing Prompt #2: A Time to Leap
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Leap Year Creative Writing Prompt #2: A Time to Leap
Get learners' creative juices flowing with this thought-provoking, leap year-inspired writing prompt!
4th Grade
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Leap Year Creative Writing Prompt #3: A Time for Superpowers
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Leap Year Creative Writing Prompt #3: A Time for Superpowers
Get learners' creative juices flowing with this fun leap year-inspired writing prompt!
4th Grade
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St. Patrick’s Day Creative Writing Prompt #1: The Route of the Rainbow
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St. Patrick’s Day Creative Writing Prompt #1: The Route of the Rainbow
Inspire learners' creativity with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day-themed adventure!
4th Grade
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St. Patrick’s Day Creative Writing Prompt #2: The Parade Performance
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St. Patrick’s Day Creative Writing Prompt #2: The Parade Performance
Invite learners to get creative with this fun, seasonal writing prompt about a St. Patrick's Day parade!
4th Grade
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St. Patrick’s Day Creative Writing Prompt #3: The Cluster of Clovers
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St. Patrick’s Day Creative Writing Prompt #3: The Cluster of Clovers
Learners will love thinking and writing creatively with this fun, seasonal writing prompt inspired by St. Patrick's Day!
4th Grade
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Reflective Writing Prompt: Ramadan
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Reflective Writing Prompt: Ramadan
How can you care for your community? Get students thinking deeply with this engaging Ramadan-themed writing prompt!
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