Writing+(Summary)

===Beginning in 4th grade, students are expected to master three types of writing prompts: 1) **narrative** (telling a story), 2) **summary** (includes no opinion), and 3) **response to** **literature** (opinion required). The later two are easily learned once students learn to follow the basic steps, similar to a recipe. The use of transitional words and phrases will help move their writing along, from paragraph to paragraph.=== flat =SUMMARY RESPONSE= __ Here's an example of 4 transitional words or phrases that can be used to create a short summary: __ -At the beginning of the story, -Next,  -As the story continues,  -When the story ends,

These paragraph starters will force students to pay attention to the sequence of events. Asking students to add 4-5 additional sentences to the paragraph starters will usually get the job done.

__ If a story requires more summarizing, more transitional words and phrases can be used to support the retelling of a sequence of events: __ -At the beginning of the story, -Next -As the story continues, -A while later, -When the story ends,

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