Grade 4

Write to inform

Plan a short report. Part of reading and writing.

Write to inform

Plan a short report · Alberta Grade 4 · maddyhelps.com

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Pick a topic they know something about — an animal, a sport, a place. Plan it here before writing: headings first, facts under each, and a note of where each fact came from.

My topic

Who will read it?

Heading 1

Fact

Heading 2

Fact

Heading 3

Fact

One picture or diagram, and its caption

Where my facts came from

Headings are the structure of an informational text, and Alberta's outcome asks children to notice purpose, form and structure. Planning the headings first is what stops a report from being one long list of facts.

Why this matters is on the reading and writing page. More sheets