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.4.2 |
Students will write and present a one page typed narrative about a real or imaginary experience. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
Component |
Standard(s) |
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LA.4.2.1 |
Plan, write, and publish a narrative piece with an introduction, establishing characters and events that unfold naturally with a conclusion that follows from narrated experiences or events. |
4.W.3a 4.W.3e |
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LA.4.2.2 |
Create dialogue using commas and quotation marks to show how the characters respond to a situation. Use a comma before coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences. |
4.W.3b 4.L.2b 4.L.2c |
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LA.4.2.3 |
Incorporate a variety of transition words and phrases to guide the sequence. |
4.W.3c 4.W.3d |
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LA.4.2.4 |
Describe characters, settings, and events in detail and depth. |
4.RL.3 |
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LA.4.2.5 |
Use adjectives, pronouns, and adverbs to enhance writing.Use concrete words and sensory details to convey the experience. |
4.L.1a 4.L.1d |
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LA.4.2.6 |
Produce complete sentences, identifying and correcting inappropriate fragments and run ons. |
4.L.1f |
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LA.4.2.7 |
Present finished paper to peers, speaking within various settings. | 4.SL.6 | |
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LA.4.2.8 |
Differentiate between context that calls for formal English, and situations where informal dischord is appropriate. | 4.L.3c | |
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Academic Vocabulary: draft, revise, edit |
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Content Vocabulary: transitions, introduction, conclusion, adjective, adverb, pronoun, sensory details, dialogue, fragments, run ons |