OREO Opinion Writing Organizer
4th grade opinion writing with the O.R.E.O. method: pick dogs vs. cats, longer recess, or summer, plan each letter, and draft a paragraph with transitions.
4th Grade Writing Worksheets
W.4 composition: writing opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
4th Grade ELA6 worksheets
Writing worksheets to download
Storyboard Your Narrative
4th grade narrative storyboard: plan characters, problem, and solution, then sketch six panels with captions that use transition words like Suddenly.
Story Leads and Hooks Quick Writes
4th grade story leads worksheet: label action, dialogue, question, and sound effect hooks, then write leads for a glowing box and a classroom penguin.
Informative Writing: Facts, Details, and Quotations
4th grade informative writing: study a polar bear model, then build Point, Evidence, Explain, Link paragraphs on cacti and the Transcontinental Railroad.
Opinion Writing Sentence Frames
4th grade opinion writing sentence frames: claims about homework and seating, evidence after For instance, and a letter about a four-day school week.
Narrative Writing with Dialogue and Description
4th grade narrative writing prompt: a glowing chest in the attic. Students plan sensory details, use words like creaky and gasped, and add dialogue.
Curriculum objectives covered
W.4.1
“Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.”
W.4.5
“With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4 on page 29.)”
W.4.3.a
“Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.”
W.4.3.c
“Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.”
W.4.10
“Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.”
W.4.2.a
“Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.”
W.4.2.b
“Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.”
W.4.2.e
“Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.”
W.4.1.a
“Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.”
W.4.1.b
“Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.”
W.4.1.c
“Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition).”
W.4.1.d
“Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.”
W.4.3.b
“Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.”
W.4.3.d
“Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.”
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