**NEWLY UPDATED** This Back to School Writing resource for Grades 4-8 will help your students set meaningful goals at the beginning of the year while writing a cohesive five paragraph essay. Your students will choose one goal for each of the following areas: academic, behavior, and personal. EVERYTHING you need to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year is included in this jam-packed writing resource with 26 pages to include detailed instructions, various planning sheets, modeled writ