English Language Arts Curriculum
4th Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will apply foundational skills when reading to learn and understand other subjects. Students will write narratives and support other writing with opinions and explanations with the use of text evidence. |
Outcomes and Components:
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LA.4.1 |
Students will compare and contrast similar central messages/themes in literature and engage in collaborative discussions. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
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LA.4.1.1 |
Make inferences based on details and examples in the text. | 4.RL.1 | |
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LA.4.1.2 |
Compare and contrast similar central messages/themes, topics, and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures. | 4.RL.9 | |
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LA.4.1.3 |
Establish connections between stories or dramas and their visuals or oral presentation. Identify where each version relates specific descriptions and directions in a text. | 4.RL.7 | |
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LA.4.1.4 |
Use frequently confused words such as; to, too, and two/ their, there, they’re, correctly. | 4.L.1g | |
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LA.4.1.5 |
Read and listen accurately to grade level text with purpose and understanding, using context clues and self-correcting. |
4.RF.4a 4.RF.4c |
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LA.4.1.6 |
Prepare for and engage in collaborative discussions following pre-established rules. |
4.SL.1a 4.SL.1b |
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LA.4.1.7 |
Contribute to the discussion by posing and responding to questions, clarifying information, and reviewing their own understanding in light of ideas expressed by others. |
4.SL.1c 4.SL.1d |
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| LA.4.1.8 | Compare and contrast point of view, looking at the difference between first and third person narration. | 4.RL.6 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: compare, contrast, inference, clarifying, collaborative |
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Content Vocabulary: homonyms, first person point of view, third person point of view, theme |