Download or read book Writing Mini-Lessons for Upper Grades, Grades 4 - 6 written by Patricia M. Cunningham and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn when and how to teach the Writing block using Writing Mini-Lessons for Upper Grades for grades 4–6. This 160-page resource, addresses specific issues and skills that help students become better writers. These mini-lessons are divided into three sections for use throughout the year. Students learn about different writing genres, making decisions about what to write, paragraphing in stories and informational text, self/peer editing, spelling, using commas, and writing to a prompt. This book supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model.