Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.3: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Activity | Pages |
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Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Develop with Dialogue | 125-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.4.2: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.6: Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
Activity | Pages |
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Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.4.7: Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.4.9: Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 29-32 |
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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What Is Argumentative Writing? | 29-32 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
Activity | Pages |
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What Is Argumentative Writing? | 29-32 |
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.9: Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Activity | Pages |
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Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.4.7: Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Activity | Pages |
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Introduce the Topic | 33-36 |
State an Opinion | 37-40 |
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
Concluding Statements | 50-52 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Pages |
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What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 72-75 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.4.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Pages |
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What Is Narrative Writing? | 111-113 |
Remembering Experiences | 114-116 |
Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Develop with Dialogue | 125-127 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4)
Activity | Pages |
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Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing | 18-21 |
State an Opinion | 37-40 |
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Remembering Experiences | 114-116 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Pages |
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Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing | 18-21 |
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 29-32 |
State an Opinion | 37-40 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 72-75 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Remembering Experiences | 114-116 |
Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.4.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.
Activity | Pages |
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Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Activity | Pages |
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State an Opinion | 37-40 |
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Activity | Pages |
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Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.4.8: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 72-75 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Remembering Experiences | 114-116 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.4.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing | 18-21 |
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 29-32 |
Introduce the Topic | 33-36 |
State an Opinion | 37-40 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
Concluding Statements | 50-52 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 72-75 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 111-113 |
Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.3: Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.4.2: Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 72-75 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Develop with Dialogue | 125-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.6: Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Concluding Statements | 50-52 |
What Is Explanatory Writing? | 72-75 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.5: Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.SL.4.4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 111-113 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.4.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
What Is Argumentative Writing? | 29-32 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
Concluding Statements | 50-52 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Conventions of Standard English
ELA.L.4.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
Concluding Statements | 50-52 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Develop with Dialogue | 125-127 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.4.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
State an Opinion | 37-40 |
Evidence to Support the Argument | 41-45 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
Concluding Statements | 50-52 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Develop with Dialogue | 125-127 |
Sequence Events | 128-130 |
A Great Conclusion | 131-132 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing | 18-21 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Concluding Statements | 92-95 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Establish the Situation | 117-120 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Develop with Dialogue | 125-127 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.5: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing | 18-21 |
Smooth Transitions | 46-49 |
My Opinion | 53-56 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
Introduce a Topic | 80-84 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
Vivid Descriptions | 121-124 |
Personal Experience Narrative | 138-140 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.L.4.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Activity | Pages |
---|---|
Sample Lesson: The Language of Writing | 18-21 |
Respond to Informational Text | 57-62 |
Respond to Literature | 63-67 |
What Is Informative Writing? | 69-71 |
Who Will You Inform? | 76-79 |
Writing Details | 89-91 |
Respond to Reading: Informational Text | 96-100 |
Write an Informative Essay | 101-104 |
Write an Explanatory Report | 105-109 |
What Is Narrative Writing? | 111-113 |
Respond to Reading: Literature | 133-137 |
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