The fourth grade 2009 Writing Assessment consisted of 2 prompts: 1 Narrative prompt and 1 Expository Prompt. Each prompt consisted of 2 strands: Content, Organization and Style (COS) – worth 4 points and Conventions (CONV) – worth 2 points, for a total of 12 points.

The 2010 grade 4 Writing Assessment will have no changes.

Prompt Purpose	2009 Prompts in Sample Booklets	Scoring Support Materials	Scoring Guides	State, District, Building Data
Write to Tell a Story Definitions	An Old Wristwatch	Anchor Set and Annotations Scoring Instructional Guide Narrative Checklist Elaboration Multiple Approaches	Content, Organization, & Style (COS) Conventions (CONV) WASL Writing Scoring Process (prompt development, rangefinding, and scoring) available in 2010	By Strand (COS, CONV) State Report Card By Purpose (to explain, to persuade)
Write to Explain Definitions	What School is Like	Anchor Set and Annotations Scoring Instructional Guide Expository Checklist Elaboration Multiple Approaches