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.4.3 |
Students will analyze nonfiction/informational text to determine the text structure and author’s perspective. | ||
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
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Standard(s) |
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LA.4.3.1 |
Describe differences in focus and information between first and second hand accounts of an incident. | 4.RI.6 | |
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LA.4.3.2 |
Determine how specific points are supported by an author’s reasons and evidence. |
4.RI.8 4.SL.3 |
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LA.4.3.3 |
Utilize grade-level appropriate language and conventions when speaking and writing; relative pronouns and relative adverbs. | 4.L.1a | |
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LA.4.3.4 |
Use grade-level appropriate language and conventions when speaking and writing progressives and modal auxiliaries. |
4.L.1b 4.L.1c |
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LA.4.3.5 |
Read and comprehend grade-level informational text to write analysis. |
4.RI.10 4.W.9b |
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LA.4.3.6 |
Determine the overall structure of nonfiction text (chronology, comparison, cause and effect, problem and solution). | 4.RI.5 | |
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Academic Vocabulary: analysis, comprehend, determine |
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Content Vocabulary: first-hand account, second-hand account, summarize, main idea, key details, evidence, reason |