look what we're learning in writing!
Now that our persuasive unit is finished, the focus has been on ELA written responses. For short responses, we use the RADDE structure (restate, answer, detail, detail, explanation). We provide the students with checklists to help them answer completely and accurately. For the extended responses, we use checklist as well. This year in 4th grade, students are expected to write an essay comparing two texts, which is different from 3rd grade.