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title: 'Video: How fourth graders write informational essays'
description: Kids usually write essays before fourth grade. But their writing style changes this year. Find out what essay-writing skills fourth graders typically develop.
slug: video-how-fourth-graders-write-informational-essays
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:54:28.654Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/EBBBAA3D5F024518814A77D2015BE629/552e769f78fc150b292114a24d6dacdf/Video-HowFourthGradersWriteInformationalEssays.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-fourth-graders-write-informational-essays
lang: en
---

# Video: How fourth graders write informational essays

Kids usually write essays before fourth grade. But this is the year most kids start using more detail and figuring out how to draw the reader into what they’re writing. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out how fourth graders typically go about writing essays.

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