Homeschool World Forum

My son is in Grade 4.
I have problems checking my son's essays as we are not familiar with the scoring system.
We are using American Curriculum.
Furthermore, English is our second language.
So I want to know how the parents mark their child's essays?
How many words and paragraphs should be written for Grade 4 essay? Please help, we are new to America Curriculum.

There are so many other fun things to write other than essays. He could write a just so story, a comic strip, poetry, a mystery, a brochure about an interesting place, or a book review. There are lots more suggestions here in these two articles.

30 Creative Writing Ideas to Inspire Your Child

30 Practical Writing Ideas for Everyday Use

Enjoy!

The most important and underrated factor in a writer’s success is discipline. Talent and luck always help, but having a consistent writing practice is often the difference between aspiring writers and published writers.That’s where creative writing exercises and prompts can help. Writing prompts provide writers with a starting place, an entry point into their writing practice. Sometimes creative writing prompts and exercises result in a workable draft of a story or poem.