FOUR SQUARE WRITING

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FOUR SQUARE WRITING

• A FOURTH GRADE VERSION OF

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STEP 1Brainstorm a Topic/Main Idea and then 1
Supporting Idea
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Playing sports are my favorite things to do in my
spare time.
Lets practice brainstorming Supporting Ideas....
Topic/Main Idea

• Soccer
• Tennis
• Football

Supporting Idea
Supporting Idea
Supporting Idea
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What your four squares would look like
Topic/Main Idea
Playing sports are my favorite things to do in my
spare time.
Supporting Idea
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Practice one more time..
Topic/Main Idea
Winter is my favorite season.
Supporting Idea
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Step 2Concluding Sentence

• Includes
• Supporting Ideas help to make up your concluding
  sentence.
• Then you add a feeling sentence.

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STEP 3Topic/Main Idea 1 Supporting Idea 3
Supporting Details
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THE FIRST DRAFT... Winter is my
favorite season.

• Winter is my favorite season because I like
  to watch snowfalls. There are snowflakes,
  everything turns white, and I help to shovel
  snow.
• Winter is my favorite season because I play
  in the snow. I go sledding, make snowmen, and
  build snow forts.
• Winter is my favorite season because I get
  to warm up. I drink hot chocolate, sit by the
  fireplace, and snuggle in a warm blanket.
• Winter is my favorite season because I
  like snowfalls, playing in the snow, and getting
  warm. I love winter!

Topic
Supporting Idea
Supporting Details
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Topic/Main Idea 1 Supporting Idea 3
Supporting Details 1 Connecting/Transition
Step 4
Another reason
To begin with
So you can see
Also
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• Now you have
• Winter is my favorite season.
• To begin with, winter is my favorite
  season because I love snowfalls. I like
  snowflakes. The snow turns everything white. I
  help to shovel the snow.
• Another reason winter is my favorite
  season is because I get to play in the snow. I
  like to go sledding. It is fun to make a snowman.
  I build snow forts .
• Also, winter is my favorite season
  because I get to warm up. Hot chocolate is my
  favorite. I sit by the fireplace. I snuggle in a
  blanket.
• So you can see, winter is my favorite season
  because I love snowfalls, playing in the snow,
  and getting warm. I love winter!

Topic
Connecting Word
Supporting Idea
Supporting Details
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Step 51 Supporting Idea 3 Supporting Details
1 Connecting/Transition Words
Vivid/Describing Words
Another reason
To begin with
So you can see
Also
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• YOUR FINAL PROJECT
• Winter is my favorite
  season
• To begin with, winter is my favorite
  season because I love snowfalls. I like to look
  at all the snowflakes. Each one is different,
  and they all are delicate and graceful. The snow
  turns everything white covering the ground like a
  blanket. I help to shovel the snow. It is hard
  work and when I am done I ache all over.
• Another reason winter is my favorite
  season is because I get to play in the snow. I
  like to go sledding at Galloping Hill where I fly
  down the hill. It is fun to make a snowman that
  is chubby with a carrot nose. I also like to
  build snow forts with a tunnel. It looks just
  like an igloo.
• Also, winter is my favorite season because I
  get to warm up. Hot chocolate is my favorite to
  get me warm. It is rich and creamy and tastes so
  good. I sit by the fireplace with the crackling
  fire and that keeps me toasty warm. I snuggle in
  a blanket with my puppy and feel nice and cozy.
• So you can see, winter is my favorite season
  because I love snowfalls, playing in the snow,
  and getting warm. I love winter!

Topic
Connecting Word
Supporting Idea
Supporting Details
Vivid Describing Words