FSA Exemplars Grade 4 Long Writing Writing Topic
“The Door to Anywhere”
Imagine that you discover an amazing door that can
take you anywhere you want to go! All you need to do
is open the door, and walk through it.
Write an imaginative story about what happens after
you open the door.
Your story should be about two to four pages long.
Remember to double-space your writing.
Criteria
(Story / Narrative)
“The Door to Anywhere”
Check your work for the following:
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• Did I write an interesting story?
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• Does my story include details to make it
interesting?
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• Does my story have a beginning, middle,
and end?
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• Does my story have interesting characters? 
• Did I choose words and ideas to make my
reader feel something (happy, sad,
surprised, excited)?
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• Did I make corrections in spelling,
punctuation and word choice?
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