4th Grade Narrative Genre
DidWell / Narrative Elements / Next
Steps
a. Engages the reader by
__ establishing a context
__ creating a point of view
b. Establishes a plot, setting and conflict
c. Creates an organizing structure
d. Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character
e. Excludes extraneous details and inconsistencies
f. Develops complex characters through actions describing the motivation of characters and character conversation
g. Uses a range of appropriate narrative strategies such as
__ dialogue ____ tension ___ suspense
h. Provides a sense of closure
Conventions
a. Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in sentences
b. Uses and identifies four basic part of speech
c. Uses and identifies correct mechanics
__end marks __ commas for series ___ capitalization
Correct usage (subject verb agreement)
Correct sentence structure
e. Writes legibly in cursive
f. Uses phonetic knowledge to monitor and correct spelling
g. Spells common homophones correctly
(there, they’re their; two, too, to)
h. Varies sentence structure by
__ kind (declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
__ order
__ complexity
Other Teacher Commentary
4th Grade Narrative Genre
DidWell / Narrative Elements / Next
Steps
a. Engages the reader by
__ establishing a context
__ creating a point of view
b. Establishes a plot, setting and conflict
c. Creates an organizing structure
d. Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character
e. Excludes extraneous details and inconsistencies
f. Develops complex characters through actions describing the motivation of characters and character conversation
g. Uses a range of appropriate narrative strategies such as
__ dialogue ____ tension ___ suspense
h. Provides a sense of closure
Conventions
a. Recognizes the subject-predicate relationship in sentences
b. Uses and identifies four basic part of speech
c. Uses and identifies correct mechanics
__end marks __ commas for series ___ capitalization
Correct usage (subject verb agreement)
Correct sentence structure
e. Writes legibly in cursive
f. Uses phonetic knowledge to monitor and correct spelling
g. Spells common homophones correctly
(there, they’re their; two, too, to)
h. Varies sentence structure by
__ kind (declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences and functional fragments)
__ order
__ complexity
Other Teacher Commentary