Grade 4 · English Language Arts · Unit 16 of 17
Revise & Polish
Vivid details, fixing what's unclear, neat finished work
What your child practises
Practises adding sensory details, choosing stronger words, revising to make writing clearer, using feedback and presenting final work neatly with words and images.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.4.C2.3, ELA.4.C2.5, ELA.4.C3.1, ELA.4.C3.5 · word choice and sensory details, revising, legible and digital writing, and final multimodal texts
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which is helpful feedback?
- I don't like it.
- Your first paragraph grabs me. Add more details in the middle.
- It's bad.
Your first paragraph grabs me. Add more details in the middle.
Hint: Helpful feedback is kind and specific.
Question 2
When you use a computer to write, which choice makes text easy to read?
- A pale yellow font on white
- A clear font and a good size
- Tiny curly font
A clear font and a good size
Hint: Choose readable fonts.
Question 3
Your final text uses words, pictures and sound. What is it?
- a title only
- a list
- a multimodal text
a multimodal text
Hint: Several modes combined.
Question 4
When writing, margins are…
- the empty space around the edge of the page
- a kind of punctuation
- a title
the empty space around the edge of the page
Hint: Margins keep writing neat.
Question 5
Which step belongs in revising?
- Skipping the end
- Making all words big
- Taking out a sentence that does not fit
Taking out a sentence that does not fit
Hint: Remove off-topic ideas.
Question 6
Which change adds a sense of touch?
- The mitts were mitts.
- The mitts were there.
- The wool mitts felt scratchy and warm.
The wool mitts felt scratchy and warm.
Hint: Touch details.