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Using Formatting to Pace Your Piece

How can formatting and breaks in the text change your writing? This worksheet walks students through the three main formatting strategies writers can use when organizing and pacing their narratives.

This activity pairs well with the lesson Pacing Strategies.

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Grade

Fourth Grade

Subject

Reading & Writing

Standards

W.4.3.a

Standards

English Language Arts and Reading

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

Standards

English

Grade Three
- W.3.8.c
- W.3.8.f
Grade Four
- W.4.7.d
- W.4.7.i
Grade Five
- W.5.7.c
- W.5.7.d

Standards

English Language Arts

Grade 3
- A
- 2.2
Grade 4
- A
Grade 5
- A

Standards

English Language Arts

Grade 3
- 2.4.C.1
- 2.4.C.2
Grade 4
- 2.4.C.1
Grade 5
- 2.4.C.2
- 4.3.B.1

Standards

English

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

Standards

Literacy and English

Third
- LT.3.4
- W.3.C
- W.3.1
- W.3.3
- W.4.E.c
- W.4.E.d
- W.4.5.a
- W.4.5.b
- W.4.6.a
- W.4.6.b
- W.4.6.c
- W.4.6.d

Standards

Literacy and English

Third

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Standards

Language and Literacy

Key Stage 2
- W.6

Standards

English

Year 3
- ACELA1482.b
- ACELT1601.a
Year 4
Year 5
- ACELT1798.a
- ACELY1704.b

Standards

English

Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
- W.VCELT327.1
- W.VCELY329.2

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Using Formatting to Pace Your Piece

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