Natural Disasters Project Editable Nonfiction Writing Task
Fourth Grade Flipper
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Grade Levels
3rd - 7th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.4.1
CCSSRI.4.2
CCSSRI.4.3
CCSSRI.4.7
CCSSRI.4.9
Formats Included
- Zip
Pages
10 pages
Fourth Grade Flipper
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What educators are saying
This is a good resource that kept my students engaged and helped reinforce what we have been working on in class.
Description
Included in this product is everything you need to have your students complete a project on a natural disaster. I designed it to use with my 4th graders, but it can easily be used for grades higher than 4th or to challenge 3rd grade students. I had students research a natural disaster in pairs and their projects included a 5-paragraph essay, visual aid, and oral presentation.
*UPDATE* The student directions handout and project grading rubric are now editable. Open the Powerpoint version and click on the document of slides 2 and 7. A text box will appear that you can edit.
Included in this 10-page PDF-file is:
1. Title Page
2. Student directions and expectations for the project
3. List of natural disasters for project choices
4. Planning guide for 5-paragraph essay
5. Sample 5-paragraph essay on hurricanes
6. Grading rubric for essay
7. Grading rubric for presentation of project
8. Picture examples of students’ visual aids for completed projects
9. Common Core standards addressed
10. Credits and Information page
This project aligns with many common core standards. It also requires a lot of technical, nonfiction reading that the common core recommends.
4th Grade Common Core Standards Addressed:
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.8 E
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.9
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2c
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2d
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2e P
Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.6
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9b
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.5
*UPDATE* The student directions handout and project grading rubric are now editable. Open the Powerpoint version and click on the document of slides 2 and 7. A text box will appear that you can edit.
Included in this 10-page PDF-file is:
1. Title Page
2. Student directions and expectations for the project
3. List of natural disasters for project choices
4. Planning guide for 5-paragraph essay
5. Sample 5-paragraph essay on hurricanes
6. Grading rubric for essay
7. Grading rubric for presentation of project
8. Picture examples of students’ visual aids for completed projects
9. Common Core standards addressed
10. Credits and Information page
This project aligns with many common core standards. It also requires a lot of technical, nonfiction reading that the common core recommends.
4th Grade Common Core Standards Addressed:
Key Ideas and Details
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.8 E
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.9
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2a
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2b
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2c
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2d
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.2e P
Production and Distribution of Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.6
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9b
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.5
Total Pages
10 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSSRI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
CCSSRI.4.7
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
CCSSRI.4.9
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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