2022- 4th Grade ELA

by explaining that large and small father animals exist in the wild

by explaining that father animals can appear unusual

by showing that father animals know their babies change shape as they grow

by showing that father animals use different ways to care for their babies

Father animals need help from the mother when they want to eat.

Father animals have many ways to provide food for their babies.

Father animals use their bodies to protect their babies from harm.

Father animals know that keeping the eggs warm is important.

box closing

piece of fabric

loose covering

part of a book

He watches the kits as they learn to dig for food.

He stays in the den to make sure the kits are warm.

He hunts for food and then covers it so the kits have to find it.

He comes back to the den every few hours to check on the kits.

It compares father and mother animals. B CD

It shows the number of babies a father animal cares for.

It gives more information about the sizes of father birds.

It gives more examples of how animal fathers take care of babies.

Frog fathers sometimes care for a large number of babies.

Animal fathers have unusual ways of helping their young.

Animal fathers sometimes care for their young in groups.

Fox fathers need many skills to keep their kits healthy.

The author likes the illustrations in the story.

His second grade teacher suggests that he send the story to the editor

The author thinks his story is one that people would like to read.

His mother helps him send the story to the editor.

information about how he wrote stories for family members

the point about how the book he wrote in second grade was turned down

a story about why his brother draws for his books

the fact that he and his brother sent out four books before one was accepted

someone who has original ideas when writing

someone who has written work printed to share with the public

someone who likes to retell written works by changing the events

someone who writes stories to give away as gifts

Details are presented in the order they happened.

An effect and its cause are mentioned.

Different events are compared and contrasted.

A problem and its solution are presented

the author continues to enjoy seeing his work in print and on the screen

the author’s favorite part of a movie is what happens at the end

the author wants his writing to be in magazines and newspapers

the author’s work is very good when his name appears on the screen

“The editor at Random House didn’t buy my story.” (paragraph 5)

“I had my first story printed in a newspaper when I was in third grade.” (paragraph 6)

“However long it takes, there are great rewards.” (paragraph 7)

“I never met the editor who told me to keep writing, but she was a friend to me.” (paragraph 8)