How the Northern Lights Occur: an explanation on how the northern & southern lights occur. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race: a recount of a boy & his father’s time in Alaska to view a sled dog race. Text type: explanation & recount; Genre: non-fiction PM Writing 4 provides: writing goals that guide & support teachers & students instructional content for the conventions & composition of extending or advanced writing content that promotes writing to construct meaning across the curriculum in a variety of text forms teaching & learning approaches that promote choice & authenticity in writing for a variety of purposes & audiences. PM Writing is a complete learning, teaching & assessment package that develops the writing process throughout the primary phase. It provides explicit & systematic instruction in writing, incorporating shared, guided & independent writing & linked independent reading. pm 19-offer