Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| Clever Inventions | 1 |
| Leaf-cutter Ants | 2 |
| Military Parents | 3 |
| A New Way to Clean Water | 4 |
| Top Five Children's Books | 5 |
| Birth of an Island | 6 |
| Conserving Earth's Resources | 7 |
| A Cowboy's Life | 8 |
| The Erie Canal | 9 |
| Let's Stop Bullies | 10 |
| Native American Children's Play | 11 |
| P-U! It's a Skunk | 12 |
| Should We Tap Alaska's Oil? | 13 |
| Tornado Safety Tips | 14 |
| The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | 15 |
| Which One? | 16 |
| Indexing | 17 |
| Apes | 18 |
| Chocolate Woes | 19 |
| Climbing Mount Everest | 20 |
| Libraries | 21 |
| Making New Year's Resolutions | 22 |
| Microwave Ovens | 23 |
| The Printing Press | 24 |
| Project Moses | 25 |
| Barbara Jordan, Congresswoman | 26 |
| Galapagos Islands Plants | 27 |
| A King-sized Question | 28 |
| The Orphan Trains | 29 |
| Pool Safety Tips | 30 |
| Saving Native American Language & Traditions | 31 |
| Child Labor in Ecuador | 32 |
| Edward Jenner, Scientist | 33 |
| Frisbees | 34 |
| Grandma Moses, Artist | 35 |
| Helen Keller, Adventurer | 36 |
| Hot Dogs | 37 |
| John Walsh, Animal Rescuer | 38 |
| Lewis & Clark's Great Adventure | 39 |
| Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier | 40 |
| Movie Stars from Book Characters | 41 |
| Plastic Bottles Live Again as Lumber | 42 |
| A Queen's Jubilee | 43 |
| Sea Serpent | 44 |
| The Transcontinental Railroad | 45 |
| Unusual Libraries | 46 |
| William Wegman, Photographer | 47 |
| Caves | 48 |
| The Dawn of a New Age in Travel | 49 |
| The Dead Sea | 50 |
| Dowsing | 51 |
| Helmets Are Cool | 52 |
| Niagara Falls | 53 |
| Ocean Tides | 54 |
| Quarries | 55 |
| Stonehenge | 56 |
| The White House | 57 |
| Clown fish | 58 |
| Elks in North Carolina Once More | 59 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake | 60 |
| Hydrofoils and Hovercrafts | 61 |
| Income Taxes | 62 |
| Is Antarctica on Thin Ice? | 63 |
| Japanese American Camps | 64 |
| Our Solar System | 65 |
| Stars | 66 |
| Top Board Games in America | 67 |
| A Trip Around the World | 68 |
| Was King Tut Murdered? | 69 |
| The Year Without a Summer | 70 |
| Yellowstone National Park | 71 |
| Yeti: Fact or Fiction? | 72 |
| Dew, Frost, and Fog | 73 |
| Fight for the Spirit Bear | 74 |
| Fire Walking | 75 |
| Guion Bluford, Jr., Astronaut | 76 |
| The Iditarod: An Icy Race | 77 |
| Labor Laws | 78 |
| Numbats | 79 |
| Pangaea | 80 |
| Pockets | 81 |
| The Red Planet | 82 |
| Rosie the Riveter | 83 |
| Scooters | 84 |
| A Talented Figure Skater | 85 |
| Amelia Earhart, Pilot | 86 |
| Basketball | 87 |
| Castles | 88 |
| The Constitutional Convention | 89 |
| Dangerous Business | 90 |
| Energy | 91 |
| Fossils Give Us a Glimpse into the Past | 92 |
| A Golden Tamarin Is Born | 93 |
| Pocket Pet Pup | 94 |
| Pottery | 95 |
| Rationing During World War II | 96 |
| Taming the Chinchilla | 97 |
| Teddy Bears | 98 |
| Treasure at the Bottom of the Sea | 99 |
| U.S. Army Special Operations | 100 |
| Wetlands | 101 |
| What Is Buried on Oak Island? | 102 |
| Celebrating the Chinese New Year | 103 |
| Death Valley Rodents | 104 |
| Jupiter | 105 |
| Matthew Henson, Arctic Explorer | 106 |
| New Electronic Devices | 107 |
| The Peace Crops | 108 |
| Roller Coaster Mania | 109 |
| Smoking Is Deadly | 110 |
| Snowboarding | 111 |
| Subways | 112 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.4.3: Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| Leaf-cutter Ants | 2 |
| A New Way to Clean Water | 4 |
| Conserving Earth's Resources | 7 |
| Let's Stop Bullies | 10 |
| Native American Children's Play | 11 |
| P-U! It's a Skunk | 12 |
| Which One? | 16 |
| Libraries | 21 |
| Microwave Ovens | 23 |
| The Printing Press | 24 |
| The Orphan Trains | 29 |
| Child Labor in Ecuador | 32 |
| Edward Jenner, Scientist | 33 |
| Helen Keller, Adventurer | 36 |
| Movie Stars from Book Characters | 41 |
| Caves | 48 |
| The Dawn of a New Age in Travel | 49 |
| Helmets Are Cool | 52 |
| Niagara Falls | 53 |
| Ocean Tides | 54 |
| Clown fish | 58 |
| Hydrofoils and Hovercrafts | 61 |
| Income Taxes | 62 |
| Our Solar System | 65 |
| Stars | 66 |
| Was King Tut Murdered? | 69 |
| Dew, Frost, and Fog | 73 |
| Guion Bluford, Jr., Astronaut | 76 |
| Pockets | 81 |
| Rosie the Riveter | 83 |
| Scooters | 84 |
| Castles | 88 |
| Dangerous Business | 90 |
| Fossils Give Us a Glimpse into the Past | 92 |
| Pottery | 95 |
| Taming the Chinchilla | 97 |
| U.S. Army Special Operations | 100 |
| Death Valley Rodents | 104 |
| Jupiter | 105 |
| New Electronic Devices | 107 |
| Subways | 112 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| P-U! It's a Skunk | 12 |
| Indexing | 17 |
| Climbing Mount Everest | 20 |
| John Walsh, Animal Rescuer | 38 |
| The Dawn of a New Age in Travel | 49 |
| Guion Bluford, Jr., Astronaut | 76 |
| Labor Laws | 78 |
| What Is Buried on Oak Island? | 102 |
| The Peace Crops | 108 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.4.4: Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| Clever Inventions | 1 |
| Leaf-cutter Ants | 2 |
| Military Parents | 3 |
| A New Way to Clean Water | 4 |
| Conserving Earth's Resources | 7 |
| A Cowboy's Life | 8 |
| Let's Stop Bullies | 10 |
| P-U! It's a Skunk | 12 |
| Should We Tap Alaska's Oil? | 13 |
| Tornado Safety Tips | 14 |
| The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | 15 |
| Which One? | 16 |
| Climbing Mount Everest | 20 |
| Making New Year's Resolutions | 22 |
| Project Moses | 25 |
| Barbara Jordan, Congresswoman | 26 |
| Galapagos Islands Plants | 27 |
| A King-sized Question | 28 |
| Pool Safety Tips | 30 |
| Child Labor in Ecuador | 32 |
| Edward Jenner, Scientist | 33 |
| Frisbees | 34 |
| Grandma Moses, Artist | 35 |
| Lewis & Clark's Great Adventure | 39 |
| Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier | 40 |
| Movie Stars from Book Characters | 41 |
| A Queen's Jubilee | 43 |
| Sea Serpent | 44 |
| The Transcontinental Railroad | 45 |
| The Dawn of a New Age in Travel | 49 |
| The Dead Sea | 50 |
| Dowsing | 51 |
| Helmets Are Cool | 52 |
| Ocean Tides | 54 |
| Quarries | 55 |
| Stonehenge | 56 |
| The White House | 57 |
| Clown fish | 58 |
| Elks in North Carolina Once More | 59 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake | 60 |
| Our Solar System | 65 |
| Stars | 66 |
| Was King Tut Murdered? | 69 |
| Yellowstone National Park | 71 |
| Yeti: Fact or Fiction? | 72 |
| Fight for the Spirit Bear | 74 |
| Fire Walking | 75 |
| Guion Bluford, Jr., Astronaut | 76 |
| The Iditarod: An Icy Race | 77 |
| Labor Laws | 78 |
| Numbats | 79 |
| Pangaea | 80 |
| The Red Planet | 82 |
| Scooters | 84 |
| A Talented Figure Skater | 85 |
| Basketball | 87 |
| Castles | 88 |
| The Constitutional Convention | 89 |
| Energy | 91 |
| Fossils Give Us a Glimpse into the Past | 92 |
| A Golden Tamarin Is Born | 93 |
| Pocket Pet Pup | 94 |
| Pottery | 95 |
| Rationing During World War II | 96 |
| Taming the Chinchilla | 97 |
| Teddy Bears | 98 |
| Treasure at the Bottom of the Sea | 99 |
| U.S. Army Special Operations | 100 |
| Wetlands | 101 |
| Celebrating the Chinese New Year | 103 |
| Death Valley Rodents | 104 |
| Jupiter | 105 |
| Matthew Henson, Arctic Explorer | 106 |
| New Electronic Devices | 107 |
| Roller Coaster Mania | 109 |
| Smoking Is Deadly | 110 |
| Snowboarding | 111 |
| Subways | 112 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.4.5: Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| The White House | 57 |
| Hydrofoils and Hovercrafts | 61 |
| New Electronic Devices | 107 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| Clever Inventions | 1 |
| The Erie Canal | 9 |
| Should We Tap Alaska's Oil? | 13 |
| Tornado Safety Tips | 14 |
| Which One? | 16 |
| Indexing | 17 |
| Libraries | 21 |
| Making New Year's Resolutions | 22 |
| Barbara Jordan, Congresswoman | 26 |
| A King-sized Question | 28 |
| Pool Safety Tips | 30 |
| Saving Native American Language & Traditions | 31 |
| Child Labor in Ecuador | 32 |
| Hot Dogs | 37 |
| Lewis & Clark's Great Adventure | 39 |
| A Queen's Jubilee | 43 |
| The Transcontinental Railroad | 45 |
| The Dead Sea | 50 |
| Quarries | 55 |
| The White House | 57 |
| Income Taxes | 62 |
| Is Antarctica on Thin Ice? | 63 |
| Japanese American Camps | 64 |
| A Trip Around the World | 68 |
| The Iditarod: An Icy Race | 77 |
| Pockets | 81 |
| Rosie the Riveter | 83 |
| Castles | 88 |
| Rationing During World War II | 96 |
| Teddy Bears | 98 |
| Matthew Henson, Arctic Explorer | 106 |
| Roller Coaster Mania | 109 |
| Smoking Is Deadly | 110 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.4.10: By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
| Passage | Page |
|---|---|
| Clever Inventions | 1 |
| Leaf-cutter Ants | 2 |
| Military Parents | 3 |
| A New Way to Clean Water | 4 |
| Top Five Children's Books | 5 |
| Birth of an Island | 6 |
| Conserving Earth's Resources | 7 |
| A Cowboy's Life | 8 |
| The Erie Canal | 9 |
| Let's Stop Bullies | 10 |
| Native American Children's Play | 11 |
| P-U! It's a Skunk | 12 |
| Should We Tap Alaska's Oil? | 13 |
| Tornado Safety Tips | 14 |
| The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | 15 |
| Which One? | 16 |
| Indexing | 17 |
| Apes | 18 |
| Chocolate Woes | 19 |
| Climbing Mount Everest | 20 |
| Libraries | 21 |
| Making New Year's Resolutions | 22 |
| Microwave Ovens | 23 |
| The Printing Press | 24 |
| Project Moses | 25 |
| Barbara Jordan, Congresswoman | 26 |
| Galapagos Islands Plants | 27 |
| A King-sized Question | 28 |
| The Orphan Trains | 29 |
| Pool Safety Tips | 30 |
| Saving Native American Language & Traditions | 31 |
| Child Labor in Ecuador | 32 |
| Edward Jenner, Scientist | 33 |
| Frisbees | 34 |
| Grandma Moses, Artist | 35 |
| Helen Keller, Adventurer | 36 |
| Hot Dogs | 37 |
| John Walsh, Animal Rescuer | 38 |
| Lewis & Clark's Great Adventure | 39 |
| Life Aboard an Aircraft Carrier | 40 |
| Movie Stars from Book Characters | 41 |
| Plastic Bottles Live Again as Lumber | 42 |
| A Queen's Jubilee | 43 |
| Sea Serpent | 44 |
| The Transcontinental Railroad | 45 |
| Unusual Libraries | 46 |
| William Wegman, Photographer | 47 |
| Caves | 48 |
| The Dawn of a New Age in Travel | 49 |
| The Dead Sea | 50 |
| Dowsing | 51 |
| Helmets Are Cool | 52 |
| Niagara Falls | 53 |
| Ocean Tides | 54 |
| Quarries | 55 |
| Stonehenge | 56 |
| The White House | 57 |
| Clown fish | 58 |
| Elks in North Carolina Once More | 59 |
| The Great San Francisco Earthquake | 60 |
| Hydrofoils and Hovercrafts | 61 |
| Income Taxes | 62 |
| Is Antarctica on Thin Ice? | 63 |
| Japanese American Camps | 64 |
| Our Solar System | 65 |
| Stars | 66 |
| Top Board Games in America | 67 |
| A Trip Around the World | 68 |
| Was King Tut Murdered? | 69 |
| The Year Without a Summer | 70 |
| Yellowstone National Park | 71 |
| Yeti: Fact or Fiction? | 72 |
| Dew, Frost, and Fog | 73 |
| Fight for the Spirit Bear | 74 |
| Fire Walking | 75 |
| Guion Bluford, Jr., Astronaut | 76 |
| The Iditarod: An Icy Race | 77 |
| Labor Laws | 78 |
| Numbats | 79 |
| Pangaea | 80 |
| Pockets | 81 |
| The Red Planet | 82 |
| Rosie the Riveter | 83 |
| Scooters | 84 |
| A Talented Figure Skater | 85 |
| Amelia Earhart, Pilot | 86 |
| Basketball | 87 |
| Castles | 88 |
| The Constitutional Convention | 89 |
| Dangerous Business | 90 |
| Energy | 91 |
| Fossils Give Us a Glimpse into the Past | 92 |
| A Golden Tamarin Is Born | 93 |
| Pocket Pet Pup | 94 |
| Pottery | 95 |
| Rationing During World War II | 96 |
| Taming the Chinchilla | 97 |
| Teddy Bears | 98 |
| Treasure at the Bottom of the Sea | 99 |
| U.S. Army Special Operations | 100 |
| Wetlands | 101 |
| What Is Buried on Oak Island? | 102 |
| Celebrating the Chinese New Year | 103 |
| Death Valley Rodents | 104 |
| Jupiter | 105 |
| Matthew Henson, Arctic Explorer | 106 |
| New Electronic Devices | 107 |
| The Peace Crops | 108 |
| Roller Coaster Mania | 109 |
| Smoking Is Deadly | 110 |
| Snowboarding | 111 |
| Subways | 112 |
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