ELA Unit of Study



ELA Units of Study

4th grade 2015-2016

|1st Nine Weeks |2nd Nine Weeks |3rd Nine Weeks |4th Nine Weeks |

|Reading Comprehension |

|Unit 1 Launch Reading Workshop |Unit 3-Inferring Literary Text |Unit 5-Novel Study |Unit 6-Author’s Claim |

| |RL 5.1 Ask and answer inferential questions to |RL7.2 Compare and contrast the treatment of |(Continued) |

|Unit 2-Genres and Key Idea |analyze meaning beyond the text; refer to |similar themes, topics, and patterns of events | |

|RL 6.1 Determine the development of a theme |details and examples within a text to support |in texts and diverse media. |Unit 7- Comparing Theme |

|within a text; summarize using key details. |inferences and conclusions. |RL7.1 Explore similarities and differences among| |

|RI 6.1 Summarize multi-paragraph texts using key|RL 11.1 Compare and contrast first and third |textual, dramatic, visual, or oral | |

|details to support the central idea |person points of view; determine how an author’s|presentations. | |

|W3.1g Gather ideas from texts, multimedia, and |choice of point of view influences the content |Unit 6-Author’s Claim | |

|personal experience to write narratives |and meaning. |RI11.2 Explain how an author uses reasons and | |

|that: |RL 5.1 Ask and answer inferential questions to |evidence to support particular points | |

|g. use imagery, precise words, and sensory |analyze meaning beyond the text; refer to |RI8.2 Apply knowledge of text features to gain | |

|details to develop characters and convey |details and examples within a text to support |meaning; describe the relationship between these| |

|experiences and events precisely |inferences and conclusions. |features and the text. | |

| |RL 7.1 Explore similarities and differences | | |

| |among textual, dramatic, visual, or oral | | |

| |presentations. | | |

| |Unit 4-Inferring Informational Text | | |

| |RI 5.1 Ask and answer inferential questions to | | |

| |analyze meaning beyond the text; refer to | | |

| |details and examples within a text to support | | |

| |inferences and conclusions. | | |

| |RI 11.1 Apply knowledge of text structures to | | |

| |describe how structures contribute to meaning. | | |

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|Writing: Write from the Beginning |

|Personal Narrative |Informational Writing |Persuasive Writing |Imaginative Narrative |

|W3.1a Gather ideas from texts, multimedia, and |W2.1a-k: Write informative/explanatory texts |W1.1a Write opinion pieces that: |W3.1a Gather ideas from texts, multimedia, and |

|personal experience to write narratives that: |that: |a. introduce a topic or text clearly, state an |personal experience to write narratives |

|a. develop real or imagined experiences or |a. introduce a topic clearly; |opinion, and create an organizational structure |that: |

|events using effective technique, descriptive |b. use information from multiple print and |in which related ideas are grouped to support |a. develop real or imagined experiences or |

|details, and clear event sequences; |multimedia sources; |the writer’s purpose; |events using effective technique, descriptive |

| |c. group related information in paragraphs and | |details, and clear event sequences; |

|Reading Fundamentals Launch Unit |sections; | | |

|Reading Fundamentals Author Study: Cynthia |d. include formatting, illustrations, and |Reading Fundamentals Featured Article with | |

|Rylant |multimedia to aid comprehension; |Editorial Unit | |

| |e. develop the topic with facts, definitions, | | |

| |concrete details, quotations, or other | | |

| |information and examples related to the topic; | | |

| |f. develop and strengthen writing as needed by | | |

| |planning, revising, and editing building on | | |

| |personal ideas and the ideas of others; | | |

| |g. use paraphrasing, quotations, and original | | |

| |language to avoid plagiarism; | | |

| |h. link ideas within categories of information | | |

| |using words and phrases; | | |

| |i. use precise language and domain specific | | |

| |vocabulary to inform or explain the topic; | | |

| |j. develop a style and tone authentic to the | | |

| |purpose; and | | |

| |k. provide a concluding statement or section | | |

| |relate to the information or explanation | | |

| |presented. | | |

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| |Reading Fundamentals Nonfiction Unit | | |

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|Language/Grammar |

|Reading Fundamentals Grammar Unit: Unit 1 |Reading Fundamentals Grammar Unit: Unit 2 |Reading Fundamentals Grammar Unit: Unit 3 |W4.1a-i When writing: |

| | | |a. use relative pronouns and relative adverbs; |

|W5.2b Use: |W4.1a When writing: |W4.1h When writing: |b. form and use the progressive verb tenses; |

|b. quotation marks and commas to mark direct |a. use relative pronouns and relative adverbs; |h. use coordinating and subordinating |c. use modal auxiliaries to convey various |

|speech |W4.1e When writing: |conjunctions |conditions; |

|W5.2c Use: |e. order adjectives within sentences according |W4.1d When writing: |d. use modal auxiliaries and the progressive |

|c. commas before a coordinating conjunction in a|to conventional patterns; |d. use modal auxiliaries and the progressive |verb tenses, recognizing and correcting |

|compound sentence. |W4.1b When writing: |verb tenses, recognizing and correcting |inappropriate shifts in verb tense; |

|W5.1 Capitalize names of magazines, newspapers, |b. form and use the progressive verb tenses; |inappropriate shifts in verb tense |e. order adjectives within sentences according |

|works of art, musical compositions, |W5.1 Capitalize names of magazines, newspapers, |W4.1f When writing: |to conventional patterns; |

|organizations, and the first word in quotations.|works of art, musical compositions, |f. use relative pronouns and relative adverbs; |f. use relative pronouns and relative adverbs; |

|W5.2 Use: |organizations, and the first word in quotations.| |g. explore using prepositional phrases in |

|a. apostrophes to form possessives and | | |different positions within a sentence; |

|contractions; | | |h. use coordinating and subordinating |

|b. quotation marks and commas to mark direct | | |conjunctions; |

|speech; and | | |i. use a variety of sentence types to produce |

|c. commas before a coordinating conjunction in a| | |complete sentences, recognizing and |

|compound sentence. | | |correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons; |

|Ongoing: | | |and |

|W5.3 Students are expected to build upon and | | |j. use frequently confused homonyms correctly. |

|continue applying previous learning. | | | |

|W4.1i When writing: | | | |

|i. use a variety of sentence types to produce | | | |

|complete sentences, recognizing and correcting | | | |

|inappropriate fragments and run-ons; and | | | |

|-Students will differentiate between contexts | | | |

|that call for formal English | | | |

|(4-L.4.3c) | | | |

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|Vocabulary/Word Study |

|-Students will acquire and use grade appropriate|RL10.2 Determine the meaning of an unknown word |-Students will continue to practice |-Students will continue to practice |

|and domain specific words and phrases (4-L.4.6) |using knowledge of base words and Greek and |vocabulary/word study skills |vocabulary/word study skills |

|RL10.1 Use definitions, examples, and |Latin affixes. | | |

|restatements to determine the meaning of words |RI9.2 Determine the meaning of an unknown word | | |

|or phrases. |using knowledge of base words and Greek and | | |

|RL10.5 Students are expected to build upon and |Latin affixes. | | |

|continue applying previous learning. | | | |

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|Speaking and Listening |

| |C1.4 Engage in focused conversations about grade|C1.5 Explain personal ideas and build on the |-Students will practice previously taught |

| |appropriate topics and texts; build on the ideas|ideas of others by responding and relating to |speaking and listening skills through activities|

| |of others, and pose specific questions, and |comments made in multiple exchanges. |such as reading groups, interactive read alouds,|

| |respond to clarify thinking and express new | |book clubs, presentations, etc. |

| |thoughts. | | |

| |C1.1 Explore and create meaning by formulating | | |

| |questions, engaging in purposeful dialogue with | | |

| |peers and adults, sharing ideas and considering | | |

| |alternate viewpoints. | | |

| |C1.3 Apply techniques of articulation, adequate | | |

| |volume, eye contact, facial expressions, | | |

| |posture, gestures, and space; take one’s own | | |

| |turn in a respectful way. | | |

| |*These concepts will be introduced and practiced| | |

| |throughout the year | | |

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