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Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

Writing a thesis statement requires practice and revision! This activity will afford your fourth graders the chance to think about the claim they want to make in their literary essays and give them practice writing an introductory paragraph.

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Grade

Fourth Grade Fifth Grade

Subject

Reading & Writing

Standards

W.4.1, W.4.1.a, W.5.1.a

Standards

English Language Arts and Reading

Grade 4
- 4.11.B.i
- 4.11.B.i
- 4.11.B.ii
- 4.12.C
Grade 5
- 5.11.B.i
- 5.11.B.i
- 5.11.B.ii
- 5.12.C
Grade 3
- 3.11.B.i
- 3.11.B.i
- 3.11.B.ii
- 3.12.C

Standards

English

Grade Three
- W.3.8.a
- W.3.8.b
- W.3.8.c
- W.3.8.d
- W.3.8.e
- W.3.8.f
- W.3.8.g
- W.3.8.h
- W.3.8.i
- W.3.8.j
Grade Four
- W.4.7.f
- W.4.7.b
- W.4.7.c
- W.4.7.d
- W.4.7.e
- W.4.7.f
- W.4.7.g
- W.4.7.h
- W.4.7.i
- W.4.7.j
- W.4.7.k
- W.4.7.l
- W.4.7.m
Grade Five
- W.5.7.e
- W.5.7.b
- W.5.7.c
- W.5.7.d
- W.5.7.e
- W.5.7.f
- W.5.7.g
- W.5.7.h
- W.5.7.i
- W.5.7.j
- W.5.7.k
- W.5.7.l

Standards

English Language Arts

Grade 4
- 1.8
Grade 5
- 1.9

Standards

English Language Arts

Grade 4
- 1.1.A.3
Grade 5
- 4.3.A.1
- 3.1.A.1

Standards

English

Key Stage 2
- 2.1.5
- 2.2.1
Key Stage 2 Year 5
- 3.b
- 3.1.A.3
- 3.1.A.4
- 3.1.B.2
- 3.1.B.3
Key Stage 2 Year 6
- 3.b
- 3.1.A.4
- 3.1.B.2
Key Stage 2 Year 4
- 3.b
- 3.1.A.3
- 3.1.B.2

Standards

Literacy and English

Third
- LT.3.4
- W.3.C
- W.3.1
- W.3.3
- W.4.C
- W.4.4.a
- W.4.4.b
- W.4.4.c
- W.4.4.d
- W.4.4.e
- W.4.4.f

Standards

Literacy and English

Third

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Standards

Language and Literacy

Key Stage 2
- R.6
- R.7
- R.9
- R.10

Standards

English

Year 5
- ACELY1704.b

Standards

English

Level 5
- W.VCELY329.2

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Crafting a Thesis Statement: Literary Essay Writing

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