Our fourth graders learn to write essays this year. This week they completed a rough draft on the topic Saturdays. Many chose the title: Why I Love Saturdays. Learning to write a strong opening paragraph followed by a few more paragraphs of elaboration, examples, and details takes time and concentration. Today we'll learn how to write a strong concluding paragraph to finish the rough draft. Then, next week, we move on to revision, editing and the final draft.
Below is an optional assignment for an essay contest.
Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest
Fourth Grade: Explain why Martin Luther ing Jr. was special enough to have his own recognition day.
Essays are due Friday, January 28, 2011.
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