Generate and maintain a personal-territory inventory of topics of conviction
Exercise Difficulty 1 ~9 min eng.g4.f.ex_01

Territory Inventory Build

Prompt

Open to a fresh 2-page spread in your writer's notebook. List 5 SPECIFIC conviction topics from your own life. For each, write the CLAIM + WHY-I-CARE + AUDIENCE.

M-4-F-EX-01 Illustration
Reference image of a Grade-4 territory inventory showing 4 sample entries with CLAIM / WHY-I-CARE / AUDIENCE lines fille

Reference image of a Grade-4 territory inventory showing 4 sample entries with CLAIM / WHY-I-CARE / AUDIENCE lines filled in for each. Print-ready 8.5x11.

How it's presented
mode handwriting paper notebook spread
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
5 entries listedEach has CLAIM lineEach has WHY-I-CARE lineEach has AUDIENCE line
Hints
  1. Specific is good — 'our school should keep winter recess' not 'recess is fun'.
  2. If you can't name an audience, the topic is an opinion-share, not an argument.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Lists broad opinions without identified audience.
  • Lists topics with no real disagreement possible.
Used in lessons