4-Square Writing
for ELA Standard 3: Writing for Critical Analysis and Evaluation

1. Persuasive Writing
   • Five-Paragraph Persuasive Essay: A Great Gift

2. Compare-Contrast Writing (not yet included)
   • Fiction
     1. Self-to-Text
     2. Point of View(protagonist/antagonist)
     3. Story Map Elements (characters/setting, problem/solution)
     4. Parallel Characters (i.e. Cinderella and Cinder Edna)
   • Non-Fiction
     1. Science: How Two Different Animals Adapt to Life in the Rainforest
     2. Social Studies: Compare/Contrast Two Communities
     3. Social Studies: the Past vs. Present vs. Future (i.e. Technology)

3. Problem-Solving in Math
   • PIPS for Story Problems
   • The Problem Solver 4-Step Method

4. Scientific Method
   • Comparing Mass and Volume