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Wren's Rowing Notebook: Short Writes and Long Projects

Read pieces from a young rower's notebook, from a one-minute note to a three-week article, then do a short write and plan a longer one.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.4.10

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students match pieces of writing to their audiences and purposes.
Students tell writing done in one sitting from writing done over days or weeks.
Students complete a short write and plan a longer writing project.

How to use

Read Wren's notebook together and talk about who each piece is for, then have students answer the questions and finish the short write in class.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.4.10

Write routinely over longer and shorter time frames for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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Wren's Rowing Notebook: Short Writes and Long Projects

Match each piece of writing to its reader, purpose and time frame.

Read the notebook

Read the pieces from Wren's notebook. Notice who each piece is for and how long it took.

Wren's Rowing Notebook

1In September, I joined the Clearwater Youth Rowing Club. On the first day, Coach Delacroix told us that good rowers keep a notebook. Some of my writing takes two minutes, and some of it takes weeks. Here are a few pieces from my first season.

2Practice log (5 minutes): Rowed for 20 minutes in the practice boat. My hands are sore. Coach said, "Keep your back straight and push with your legs." Next time, I will watch my oar more closely.

3Sticky note for Mom (1 minute): Practice ends late on Thursday. Please pick me up at the dock at 6:00. Bring my green jacket!

4Email to Grandpa Teo (one evening): Dear Grandpa, guess what? I am learning to row! Our boat holds four rowers and a coxswain. A coxswain is the person who steers the boat and calls out when to pull. On Saturday, we glided across the whole lake without bumping a single buoy. I wish you could have seen it. Love, Wren

5Safety poster for new rowers (two days): Rule 1: Listen to the coach before you step into the boat. Rule 2: Step only in the center of the boat so it does not tip. Rule 3: Carry the boat with your whole team. I drew a picture for each rule so new rowers could understand it fast.

6Newsletter article (three weeks): My biggest project is an article called "Pulling Together" for the club newsletter. In week one, I interviewed three older rowers. In week two, I wrote a draft and read it to Coach Delacroix. In week three, I fixed the confusing parts and added a caption for a photo. Coach says the article will help new families understand our sport.

7Looking back, I noticed something about my writing. Short pieces help me remember things, while long pieces help me teach others.

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