Four Pens Writing Strategy What is Four Pens

Four Pens Writing Strategy

What is Four Pens? Four pens is… – A way for students to organize their writing effectively – A strategy used to help students formulate complete responses – A fun and easy tool to help prepare students for the writing tasks on the OSSLT (literacy test)

Getting Started… Brainstorming everything you can think of about the question – Example: “What was your favourite game as a child? ” Exciting Fast Friends Suspenseful Duck Goose Active Easy Fun Camp

Green Pen Reword – Use the green pen to make the question a statement – Example “what was your favourite game as a child? ” – My favourite game as a child was

Red Pen Opinion – Use the red pen to give a general answer – Duck, Goose – My favourite game as a child was Duck, Goose.

Blue Pen Details – Use the blue pen to prove your answer using evidence. My favourite game as a child was Duck, duck, goose. The game Duck, duck, goose is a fun and exciting game. Many friends can play together and compete against each other. There is a lot of suspense in the game because you ever know if you will be picked by the approaching player. Duck, duck, goose also is an active game where players have to race around the circle providing good physical exercise.

Black Pen Connections – Use the black pen to support your answer with connections to text (books or movies), to self (personal experience), to media and/or to the world. My favourite game as a child was Duck, duck, goose. The game Duck, duck, goose is a fun and exciting game. Many friends can play together and compete against each other. There is a lot of suspense in the game because you ever know if you will be picked by the approaching player. Duck, duck, goose also is an active game where players have to race around the circle providing good physical exercise. We played this game a lot when I was at summer camp. It was a great game to play on a hot summer day with my friends.

Four Pens Green Pen - Make the question a statement Red Pen - Give a general answer Blue Pen - Prove your answer using evidence Black Pen - Make connections (to text, to self, to world)

Lets try one together! Why is the internet an important tool in today’s society?

You Try! Name a person you admire and explain why you admire them.