Explanatory — Draft the middle

Teacher edition · Grade 4 · Lesson 32 · Road-map project

Writing Book 4 · sheet 71

Every sentence earns its place.

2. Your turn

In your notebook: draft the middle for your own piece, double-spaced so there is room to correct.

Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.

Read the one sentence you are most sure of.model — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Read the one sentence you are most sure of.

Watch for'But it's true' is the answer you will get. True and relevant are different, and that is the lesson.