Grade 4
Writing Course

Welcome to our Grade 4 Writing Course! Our course is specially designed with young learners in mind, offering a systematic approach to mastering key writing skills and literary devices. With our engaging, short lessons, your child will explore the skills required to produce outstanding writing, building a strong foundation for academic success.
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What Your Child Will Experience:

  • Interactive Videos: Bite-sized lessons that capture attention and explain writing concepts clearly.
  • Writing Tasks: Practical assignments that allow students to apply what they've learned.
  • Knowledge Checks: Quick quizzes to reinforce learning and ensure comprehension.
  • Models and Examples: Carefully selected samples to illustrate excellent writing techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Construct well-structured paragraphs and essays.
  • Use a variety of sentence structures for effect.
  • Apply key literary devices in their writing.
  • Confidently express ideas with clarity and creativity.

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What's included?

Each of our lessons focus on a different writing skill. These skills come together at the end of each unit in order to produce an outstanding extended piece of writing that includes all of the skills you have learned. Lessons take around 20-40 minutes
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What does the Grade 4 Writing Course include?

Choose Course Only for an independent, self-paced learning experience.

Choose Writing Course + Marking Bundle for added personalized feedback and support.

Before You Get Started

Take a look at these free resources before you embark on your course:
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Standards

How is Route2Write aligned to the __ curriculum?
British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Standards

How is Route2Write aligned to the __ curriculum?
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)
To Delete

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)
To Delete

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)
To Delete

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)
To Delete

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)
To Delete

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Standards

How is Route2Write aligned to the __ curriculum?
British Columbia (Canada)
Common Core (U.S)
English Programmes of Study (England)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B

Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Students should be taught to plan their writing by:

identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own

Unit 3: Persuasive Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

Noting and developing initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing

In writing narratives, considering how authors have developed characters and settings in what pupils have read, listened to or seen performed

Unit 1: Informative Writing
Unit 3 Persuasive Writing
Unit 6 Informative Writing
Unit 8: Persuasive Writing