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).
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Clever Judge | 9-13 |
Three Fables | 19-23 |
Back to Sivrax? | 29-33 |
Little John | 44-48 |
Lost! | 49-53 |
Mystery in the Night | 54-58 |
The New Girl | 59-63 |
The Princess and the Mouse | 94-98 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Clever Judge | 9-13 |
Three Fables | 19-23 |
Back to Sivrax? | 29-33 |
Little John | 44-48 |
Lost! | 49-53 |
Mystery in the Night | 54-58 |
The New Girl | 59-63 |
The Story of Gelert | 64-68 |
Fairies in the Garden | 84-88 |
The Princess and the Mouse | 94-98 |
Ghost Train Adventure | 99-103 |
Hina, Maui, and the Captured Sun | 104-108 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
Three Fables | 19-23 |
Little John | 44-48 |
Lost! | 49-53 |
Mystery in the Night | 54-58 |
The New Girl | 59-63 |
The Story of Gelert | 64-68 |
Fairies in the Garden | 84-88 |
The Princess and the Mouse | 94-98 |
Ghost Train Adventure | 99-103 |
Hina, Maui, and the Captured Sun | 104-108 |
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).
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Clever Judge | 9-13 |
Little John | 44-48 |
Mystery in the Night | 54-58 |
The Story of Gelert | 64-68 |
Fairies in the Garden | 84-88 |
Ghost Train Adventure | 99-103 |
Hina, Maui, and the Captured Sun | 104-108 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.4.5: Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
Little John | 44-48 |
Hina, Maui, and the Captured Sun | 104-108 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
Ghost Train Adventure | 99-103 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
Little John | 44-48 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Princess and the Mouse | 94-98 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.4.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Clever Judge | 9-13 |
Three Fables | 19-23 |
Back to Sivrax? | 29-33 |
Little John | 44-48 |
Lost! | 49-53 |
Mystery in the Night | 54-58 |
The New Girl | 59-63 |
The Story of Gelert | 64-68 |
Fairies in the Garden | 84-88 |
The Princess and the Mouse | 94-98 |
Ghost Train Adventure | 99-103 |
Hina, Maui, and the Captured Sun | 104-108 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
Scones | 24-28 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
Letters for a Purpose | 74-78 |
Concert “All-Round Disappointment” | 79-83 |
Teachers on TV | 89-93 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
Scones | 24-28 |
Enid Blyton | 34-38 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
Letters for a Purpose | 74-78 |
Concert “All-Round Disappointment” | 79-83 |
Teachers on TV | 89-93 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
Enid Blyton | 34-38 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
Letters for a Purpose | 74-78 |
Concert “All-Round Disappointment” | 79-83 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
Scones | 24-28 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
Scones | 24-28 |
Enid Blyton | 34-38 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
Concert “All-Round Disappointment” | 79-83 |
Teachers on TV | 89-93 |
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 | Pages |
---|---|
What’s On? | 14-18 |
Scones | 24-28 |
Enid Blyton | 34-38 |
A Threat to Polar Bears | 39-43 |
The Journal of Kublai Khan | 69-73 |
Letters for a Purpose | 74-78 |
Concert “All-Round Disappointment” | 79-83 |
Teachers on TV | 89-93 |
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