Grade 4 - muncysd
Grade 4
Language Arts
Ward L. Myers Elementary
Prepared by: Dianne Sawyer and Lynn Bull (3/17/06)
Course Description
Reading, grammar, and writing are taught thematically through novel units and anthology stories. Developing comprehension and independent reading skills is emphasized."
|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
|Approx: 2 Weeks |Textbook: Back to |Reading: |Reading: |Baseline Group Test |R4.A.1.2 |
| |School Section |Initial Screening |Predict/Infer |Reading Level |R4.A.1.3 |
| | |Reading Strategies |Question |Writing |R4.A.1.5 |
| | | |Monitor Clarify |Comprehension |1.1.4.H |
| | | |Decoding | |1.3.4A |
| | | |Summarizing | | |
| | |Spelling: |Spelling: |Determine the stages of spelling |1.5.4F |
| | |Words Your Way Spelling Inventory |Phonic Knowledge |development | |
|Approx:6-8 Weeks |Textbook: Theme 1 |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |Journeys |Akiak-Fiction |Story Elements |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| | |Grandfather’s Journey-Personal Narrative |Author’s View Point |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| |Novel: |Finding the Titanic- Nonfiction |Text Organization |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| |Soft Rain-Cornelia | |Noting Details |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| |Cornelissen |Genre focus: Mysteries |Test Taking Skills |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
| | |(leveled task performance) | | |R4.B.1.1 |
| |Language Handbook |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Types of Sentences |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Subject/Predicate |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Common Nouns | | |
| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |Parts of a paragraph | | |
| | | |Sequence Paragraphs | | |
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|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
| |Textbook: Theme 1 |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| |Journeys | |Long and Short a,e,i,o |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Homophones |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Short u,/yoo/,/oo/ | | |
|Approx:6-7 Weeks |Textbook: Theme 2 |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.3 |
| |American Stories |Tanya’s Reunion-Realistic |Sequence of Events |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| | |Boss of the Plains-Biography |Inferences |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | |A Very Important Day-Realistic Fiction |Making Generalizations |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| |Novel: | |Categorize/Classify |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 R4.A.2.6 |
| |Thanksgiving on |Genre focus: Plays |Antonyms |Projects |R4.A.2.8 |
| |Thursday-Mary Pope |(leveled task performance) |Multiple-Meaning Words | |R4.A.3.2 |
| |Osborne | | | |R4.B.1.1 |
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| |The Best Christmas | | | | |
| |Pageant Ever-Barbara | | | | |
| |Robinson | | | | |
| | |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Nouns-Proper, Singular and Plural |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Singular and Plural Possessive |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |Compare and Contrast Paragraphs | | |
| | | |Writing Prompts | | |
| | |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Sounds /yoo/,/oo/,/ou/,/o/ |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Vowel+r sounds |Textbook Test | |
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|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
|Approx: 2-3 Weeks |Novel: |Reading |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.3 |
| |Tales of a 4th Grade | |Sequence of Events |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| |Nothing-Judy Blume | |Inferences |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | | |Making Generalizations |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| | | |Categorize/Classify |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 R4.A.2.6 |
| | | |Antonyms |Projects |R4.A.2.8 |
| | | |Multiple-Meaning Words | |R4.A.3.2 |
| | | | | |R4.B.1.1 |
| | |Grammar |Grammar: | |1.5.4F |
| | | |Nouns-Proper, Singular and Plural |Teacher Observation | |
| | | |Singular and Plural Possessive |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Writing: |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Compare and Contrast Paragraphs | | |
| | | |Writing Prompts | | |
| | |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Sounds /yoo/,/oo/,/ou/,/o/ |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Vowel+r sounds |Textbook Test | |
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|Approx: 2-3 Weeks |Textbook: Theme 3 |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |That’s Amazing |The Stranger-Fantasy |Questioning |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| | |Cendrillon-Fairy Tale |Noting Details |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| |Trade Books: |Lord of The Fleas-nonfiction |Compare and Contrast |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| |Tall Tales | |Fantasy/Realism |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| | | |Synonyms |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
| | | | | |R4.B.1.1 |
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|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
| |Language Handbook |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Action Verbs |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Main Verbs and Helping Verbs |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Linking Verbs | | |
| | | |Verb Tenses | | |
| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |Personal Responses | | |
| | | |Explanation Paragraph | | |
| | | |Writing Summaries | | |
| |Textbook: Theme 3 |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Compound Words |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Final/er/,/l/,el/ |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Words with –ed and -ing | | |
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|Approx: 2 Weeks |Novel: |Reading |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |Stone Fox-John Reynolds| |Questioning |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| |Gardiner | |Noting Details |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | | |Compare and Contrast |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| | | |Fantasy/Realism |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| | | |Synonyms |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
| | | | | |R4.B.1.1 |
| |Language Handbook |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Action Verbs |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Main Verbs and Helping Verbs |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Linking Verbs | | |
| | | |Verb Tenses | | |
| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |Personal Responses | | |
| | | |Explanation Paragraph | | |
| | | |Writing Summaries | | |
|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
| |Textbook: Theme 3 |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Compound Words |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Final/er/,/l/,el/ |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Words with –ed and -ing | | |
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|Approx: 3 Weeks |Supplemental Material |Reading |Reading: |Teacher Observation |All Anchor Assessments|
| |PSSA Material | |Review Assessment Anchors |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Practice writing Open Ended Questions |Study Island | |
| |*PSSA TESTING WEEK | |Test Taking Skills/Strategies | | |
| |(estimated time of | | | | |
| |testing) | | | | |
|Approx: 4 Weeks |Textbook: Theme 4 |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |Problem Solvers |Marven of the Great North Woods-Fiction |Summarizing |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| | |The Last Dragon-Fiction |Predicting outcomes |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | |Sing to the Stars-Fiction |Problem Solving |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| | | |Drawing Conclusions |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| | |Genre focus: Poetry |Story Structure |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
| | |(leveled task performance) | | |R4.B.1.1 |
| |Language Handbook |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Irregular Verbs |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Adjectives/Articles |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Comparative Adjectives |Poetry Collection | |
| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |Opinion Paragraphs | | |
| | | |Descriptive Paragraph | | |
| | | |Poetry | | |
|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
| |Textbook: Theme 4 |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |/k/,/ng/,/kw/ |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Final Long /e/ |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Final /j/ and/s/ | | |
| | | |VCCV pattern | | |
|Approx: 1 Weeks |Textbook: Theme 5 |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |Heroes |Happy Birthday Dr. King-Fiction |Evaluating |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| | |Lou Gehrig-Biography |Cause and Effect |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | | |Making Judgments |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| | | |Fact and Opinion |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| | | | |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
| | | | | |R4.B.1.1 |
| |Language Handbook |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Pronouns |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Subject and Object Pronouns |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Singular/plural possessive pronouns |Poetry Collection | |
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| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |Informational Paragraph | | |
| | | |Problem/solution paragraph | | |
| | | |Newspaper Article | | |
| |Textbook: Theme 5 |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |VCV Pattern |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Changing Final y to i |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Words with a prefix or suffix | | |
|Approx: 1-2 Weeks |Textbook: Theme 6 |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |Friend and Foe |Salmon Summer- Nonfiction |Monitor/clarify |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| | |Wildfires-Nonfiction |Following Direction |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | | |Topic/main Idea Details |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| | | |Making Inferences |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| | | | |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
| | | | | |R4.B.1.1 |
|Time Frame |Resources/ |Content |Skills |Assessment |Standards/ |
| |Materials | | | |Anchors |
| |Language Handbook |Grammar |Grammar: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |Adverbs |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | | |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Writing: | | |
| | | |How to Paragraph | | |
| | | |Persuasive Paragraph | | |
| | | |Taking Notes | | |
| |Textbook: Theme 6 |Spelling |Spelling: |Teacher Observation |1.5.4F |
| | | |3 syllable words |Teacher Made Test | |
| | | |Unusual Spellings |Textbook Test | |
| | | |Silent consonants | | |
|Approx: 3-4 Weeks |Novel: |Reading: |Reading: |Teacher Observation |R4.A.1.1 R4.A.1.2 |
| |Walk Two Moon- Sharon | |Literary Elements |Teacher Made Test |R4.A.1.4 |
| |Creech | |Compare and Contrast |Textbook Test |R4.A.1.5 |
| | | |Story Maps |Performance Task |R4.A.2.5 |
| | | |Figurative Language |Study Island |R4.A.2.7 |
| | | |Point of View |Projects |R4.A.3.2 |
Assessment Anchor Alignment – Glossary
Accuracy
Alliteration
Analysis
Antonym
Autobiography
Cause and Effect
Characterization
Climax
Compare
Compound Word
Conflict
Context Clues
Contrast
Conventions of Language
Descriptive Text
Dialogue
Differentiate
Evaluate
Expository Text
Fable
Fiction
Figurative Language
First Person
Flashback
Fluency
Focus
Folktales
Generalization
Genre
Graphic Organizer
Headings, Graphics and Charts
Homophone
Idiomatic Language
Imagery
Implicit
Inference
Informational Text
Literary Conflict
Literary Elements
Literary Devices
Main Idea
Metaphor
Narrative
Nonfiction
Onomatopoeia
Paraphrase
Pattern Book
Personification
Phonics
Plot
Poetry
Point of View
Possessive
Prefix
Print Media
Problem/solution
Reading Critically
Reading rate
Research
Resolution
Retell
Rhyme
Rhythm
Rising Actions
Root Word
Self-monitor
Semantics
Setting
Sources: Primary/Secondary
Story Maps
Subject Area
Suffix
Summarize
Style
Symbolize
Synonym
Theme
Third Person
Tone
Validity
Venn Diagrams
Voice
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