4th grade Genre Writing Printable Worksheets

Help your child learn to write clearly and concisely by writing her own set of "how to" instructions.

In this activity, students will consider the key features of a narrative, such as plot, setting, rising action, and characters.

The Biography Research graphic organizer is a tool for students to use as they are researching a specific person.

Children learn about three songs that inspired and gave hope to the people who fled slavery via the Underground Railroad, then answer questions about what they have learned.

Introduce your students to words and phrases that will strengthen their argument writing.

Introduce your students to the five parts of an effective argument.

Bring poetry to life by reading it aloud with others! Have your child select one or more of these poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost. Then take turns reading aloud by swapping single lines, couplets, or stanzas.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

This composition prompt asks kids to consider one thing they can do and one thing they can stop doing this Earth Day.

Children are introduced to four inspiring members of the civil rights movement in this engaging social studies worksheet.

Help your fourth graders organize the structure of their literary essays with this graphic organizer.

In this worksheet, children read the story of Parks' act of passive resistance, then follow a series of thoughtful prompts to reflect on why the boycott was successful, as well as why it inspired the support of so many people around the United States.

Students will read a biography of Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to become a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, and then answer nonfiction comprehension questions about the text,

The Analyzing a Poem graphic organizer supports students with specific questions to help them understand a poem.

With this exercise, students will practice writing counter-arguments and rebuttals.

This worksheet offers an engaging, meaningful framework for young writers as they learn to build and write compelling arguments.

While playing this fun memory game, students will find a piece of evidence that supports each claim.

This language arts assessment will illustrate your students’ writing abilities within the persuasive writing genre.

In this worksheet, learners will practice planning and writing a compelling persuasive paragraph on the topic of social media.

Help students learn how to recognize the beats in a poem with this worksheet.

Introduce your students to argument writing with this high-interest prompt about homework!

Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!

Help your students organize their notes as they conduct research for their informational writing.

Your young writer can learn about poetry analysis with this worksheet on rhyme schemes, complete with excerpts by Robert Louis Stevenson.