English - Grade 4

Writing an essay
Term2

Write a narrative essay in your red English book on one of the following topics using
80-100 words (3 paragraphs). Your essay must include a mind map, planning,
editing and a final.

 My favourite Easter weekend.

 A school holiday I would never forget.
 My worst nightmare.

A narrative essay is a story that can be true or made up. It includes all of the key
components of a good story, this includes: the introduction, the plot, the relevant
character profiles, the setting, the climax and the conclusion. The essay should
have a relevant point.

Example of a mind map:

Middle events

Introduction

Topic

Conclusion
 Use the rubric below to help.

With Whipped Triple Scooper Single Scoop of Ice Cream is a The Ice Cream
Cream, (3) Vanilla Little Melty Fell off the
Sprinkles, and a (2) (1) Cone
Cherry on Top! (0)
(4)

Did I have a You had a very You had a You left out the You only told
beginning, clear beginning, beginning, middle, beginning, middle about one event,
middle, and middle, and end. and end, but parts or end. so there was no
end? were unclear. beginning or
ending.

You chose one You mostly wrote You got off-topic You had a main You wrote about
Did I stay on event and stayed about one event, a few times or the event, but you did too many events
topic and on topic the whole but got off-topic information you not stay on topic instead of one
make the way through. once or twice. gave was not in your story. main event, and I
story easy to important to your could not follow
follow? main event at the story.
some points.
You used details
that made the You used some You only used one
Did I use story more good interesting One story element or two descriptive You left me with a
good details interesting, and I details, but could (characters, words, and I was lot of questions
so that the could picture have used more setting, problem, confused about about the story
reader can everything that description of solution) is many of the story elements when I
make a was going on in either the missing or elements finished reading
picture in your story. characters, unclear. (character, because there
their mind? (characters, setting, problem, setting, problem, were no details.
setting, problem, or solution. and solution).
and solution are
all included.)

Did I spell You spelled You made one or You made a few
everything everything I two spelling mistakes (3-5), You made many You made many
that a 4th expected you to mistakes in your but it did not spelling mistakes, spelling mistakes
grader spell correctly, story that I expect make your story but I could still which made it
should know and gave your you to be able to hard to read. understand your hard to read your
how to best shot at the spell. story. story.
spell? harder words.

You used capital You forgot to You forgot to You made many You did not use
Did I use letters at the capitalize one or capitalize three to capitalization errors, capital letters in
capital beginning of each two words. five words. but you did use your writing.
sentence, for the some capital letters
letters
word “I,” and for where they were
where I
every proper noun. needed.
needed to?
Did I put full
stops, You made many You had no
question You punctuated You made one or You made three punctuation punctuation in
marks, or every sentence two mistakes with to five errors with errors, and had your story, and it
exclamation correctly. punctuation. punctuation. many run-on seemed like one
marks at the sentences. long sentence.
end of each
sentence?
You used your You used good You wrote so that
best handwriting, handwriting, but I could read the You did not use You turned in a
Did I use erased all your got sloppy at one story, but it your best rough draft
neat mistakes clearly, or two parts, tried wasn’t your best handwriting and quality story that
handwriting left plenty of to squeeze too handwriting, or had quite a few was very difficult
and turn in a space between many words on you had quite a spots that were to read and/or
neat, clean words and turned one line, or had a few spots that messy. was very messy.
story? in a clean copy of few spots that were messy.
your story. weren’t erased all
the way.

This essay is just to practise how to write a narrative essay.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday.

We miss you a lot and can’t

wait to see you again.

Be safe,