4th Grade Social Studies GLCE / ELA Common Core Alignment
Language Arts Core Standards
READING STANDARDS FOR LITERATURE
Key Ideas and Details
MI Social Studies Standards
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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.
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RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a
story, drama, or poem from
details in the text; summarize the
text.
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Suggestions for Instruction
4 - C5.0.2 Describe the relationship
between rights and responsibilities
of citizenship.
4 - C5.0.3 Explain why rights have
limits.
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4-C5.06 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson 2
and 3
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4-C5.0.3 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson 1
4 - C5.0.4 Describe ways citizens can
work together to promote the
values and principles of American
democracy.
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4-C5.04 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson
3-6
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Social Studies Weekly 1st Quarter
Weeks 1-7 and Quarter 2 Week 8
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E1.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 2
Social Studies Weekly 3rd Quarter
Week 19
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H3.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 3 lesson 2
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H3.0.3/G1.0.3/G1.0.4 Use MC3
Unit 3 lessons 4-7
4 - E1.0.2 Describe some
characteristics of a market
economy (e.g., private property
rights, voluntary exchange,
competition, consumer sovereignty,
incentives, specialization).
4-H3.0.2 Use primary and
secondary sources to explain how
migration and immigration affected
and continue to affect the growth
of Michigan. (G)
4-H3.0.3 Describe how the
relationship between the location
of natural resources and the
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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).
Craft and Structure
RL.4.4 Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they are
used in a text, including those
that allude to significant
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location of industries (after 1837)
affected and continues to affect the
location and growth of Michigan
cities
G1.0l.3 Identify and describe the
characteristics and purposes (e.g.,
measure distance, determine
relative location, classify a region)
of a variety of geographic tools and
technologies (e.g.; globe, map,
satellite image).
G1.0.4 Use geographic tools and
technologies, stories, songs and
pictures to answer geographic
questions about the United States.
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
weeks 9-11
4-H3.0.2 Use primary and
secondary sources to explain how
migration and immigration affected
and continue to affect the growth
of Michigan. (G)
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Use biographies,
autobiographies, primary
sources, and historical fiction.
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
week 11
characters found in mythology
(e.g., Herculean).
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RL4.5. 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.
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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
and third-person narrations.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
 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.
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4-H3.0.2 Use primary and
secondary sources to explain how
migration and immigration affected
and continue to affect the growth
of Michigan. (G)
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Use biographies,
autobiographies, primary
sources, and historical fiction to
make comparisons.
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Week 11
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RL4.9. 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.
Range of Reading and Complexity of Text
 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.
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Informational Text
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.
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4-H3.0.5 Use visual data and
informational text to compare a
major Michigan economic activity
today with that of a related activity
in the past. (E)
4-H3.0.8 Describe past and current
threats to Michigan's natural
resources. (G,C,E)
4 - C5.0.1 Explain responsibilities of
citizenship
(e.g., initiating
changes in laws or policy, holding
public office, respecting the law,
being informed and attentive to
public issues, paying taxes,
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H3.0.5 Use MC3 Unit 3 lesson 7
and Unit 4 lesson 6
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H3.0.8 Use MC3 Unit 3 lessons 1,
7-8
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C5.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 6 lesson 2
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 1
Week 2 and Quarter 2 Weeks 910
registering to vote and voting
knowledgeably, serving as a juror).
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RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of
a text and explain how it is
supported by key details;
summarize the text.
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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.
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4 - E1.0.3 Describe how positive
(e.g., responding to a sale, saving
money, earning money) and
negative (e.g., library fines, overdue
video rental fees) incentives
influence behavior in a market
economy.
4 - E1.0.4 Explain how price affects
decisions about purchasing goods
and services (substitute goods).
4 - E1.0.5 Explain how specialization
and division of labor increase
productivity (e.g., assembly line).
4 - E1.0.6 Explain how competition
among buyers results in higher
prices, and competition among
sellers results in lower prices (e.g.,
supply, demand).
E1.0.7 Demonstrate the circular
flow model by engaging in a market
simulation, which includes
household and businesses and
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E1.0.3 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 5
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E1.0.4 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 4
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 1
Week 3 and Quarter 3
Week 20
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E1.0.5 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 2
and 6
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E1.0.6 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lessons 2
and 7
E1.0.7 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 3
E1.0.8 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 9
E2.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lesson 7
E3.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lessons 78
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RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of
general academic and domainspecific words or phrases in a text
relevant to a grade 4 topic or
subject area.
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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.
depicts the interactions among
them.
4 - E1.0.8 Explain why public goods
(e.g., libraries, roads, parks) are not
privately owned.
E2.0.1 Explain how changes in the
United States economy impacts
levels of employment and
unemployment (e.g., changing
demand for natural resources,
changes in technology, changes in
competition).
E3.0.1 Describe how global
competition affects the national
economy (e.g., outsourcing of jobs,
increased supply of goods, opening
new markets, quality controls).
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 3
Week 21 and Quarter 4 Week 22
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RI.4.6 Compare and contrast a
firsthand and secondhand
account of the same event or
topic; describe the differences in
focus and the information
provided.
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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.
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G4.0.1 Use a case study or story
about migration within or to the
United States to identify push and
pull factors (why they left, why they
came) that influenced the
migration.
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Week 12
4-H3.0.9 Create timelines (using
decades after 1930) to sequence
and describe important events in
Michigan history; annotate with
connections to the past and impact
on the future.
4 - G1.0.2 Use cardinal and
intermediate directions to describe
the relative location of significant
places in the United States
4 - G1.0.5 Use maps to describe
elevation, climate, and patterns of
population density in the United
States.
4 - C3.0.7 Explain how the federal
government uses taxing and
spending to serve the purposes of
government.
4 - P3.1.2 Use graphic data and
other sources to analyze
information about a public issue in
the United States and evaluate
alternative resolutions.
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H3.0.9 Use MC3 Unit 1 Lesson 1
and Unit 3 lesson 2
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G1.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 1 Lesson 2
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G1.0.5 Use MC3 Unit 2 Lesson 4
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C3.0.7 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson 2
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P3.1.2 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lessons 36
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 1
Week 6 and Quarter 2 Week 11
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G4.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 3 lessons 14
G4.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 2 Lesson 4
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RI.4.8. Explain how an author
uses reasons and evidence to
support particular points in a text.
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RI.4.9 Integrate information from
two texts on the same topic in
order to write or speak about the
subject knowledgeably.
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4 - P3.1.3 Give examples of how
conflicts over core democratic
values lead people to differ on
resolutions to a public policy issue
in the United States.
4 - C1.0.2 Explain probable
consequences of an absence of
government and of rules and laws.
4 - C1.0.3 Describe the purposes of
government as identified in the
Preamble of the Constitution.
4-C2.0.1 Explain how the principles
of popular sovereignty, rule of law,
checks and balances, separation of
powers, and individual rights (e.g.,
freedom of religion, freedom of
expression, freedom of press) serve
to limit the powers of the federal
government as reflected in the
Constitution and Bill of Rights.
4 - C2.0.2 Identify situations in
which specific rights guaranteed by
the Constitution and Bill of Rights
are involved (e.g., freedom of
religion, freedom of expression,
freedom of press).
4 - P3.1.3 Give examples of how
conflicts over core democratic
values lead people to differ on
resolutions to a public policy issue
in the United States.
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P3.1.3 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson 4
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 24-25
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C1.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 5 Lesson 1-6
C1.0.3 Use MC3 Unit 5 Lesson 3
C2.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 5 Lesson 2
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P3.1.3 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson 4
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Social Studies Weekly 1st Quarter
Weeks 1-7
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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.
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4 - G2.0.1 Describe ways in which
the United States can be divided
into different regions (e.g., political
regions, economic regions,
landform regions, vegetation
regions).
4 - G2.0.2 Compare human and
physical characteristics of a region
to which Michigan belongs (e.g.,
Great Lakes, Midwest) with those of
another region in the United States.
G4.0.2 Describe the impact of
immigration to the United States on
the cultural development of
different places or regions of the
United States (e.g., forms of shelter,
language, food). (H)
4 - G5.0.1 Assess the positive and
negative effects of human activities
on the physical environment of the
United States.
4 - C3.0.1 Give examples of ways
the Constitution limits the powers
of the federal government (e.g.,
election of public officers,
separation of powers, checks and
balances, Bill of Rights).
4 - C3.0.2 Give examples of powers
granted to the federal government
(e.g., coining of money, declaring
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G2.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 2 Lesson 5
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G2.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 2 Lesson 6
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G4.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 2 Lesson4
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G5.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 2 Lesson 7-8
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C3.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 5 lessons 36
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C3.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 5 lessons 34
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C3.0.3 Use MC3 Unit 5 lessons 34
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Phonics and Word Recognition
war) and those reserved for the
states (e.g., driver’s license,
marriage license). 4 –
4 - C3.0.3 Describe the
organizational structure of the
federal government in the United
States (legislative, executive, and
judicial branches).
4 - C3.0.4 Describe how the powers
of the federal government are
separated among the branches.
4-C3.0.5 Give examples of how the
system of checks and balances
limits the power of the federal
government (e.g., presidential veto
of legislation, courts declaring a law
unconstitutional, congressional
approval of judicial appointments).
4 - C3.0.6 Describe how the
President, members of the
Congress, and justices of the
Supreme Court come to power
(e.g., elections versus
appointments).
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C3.0.4 Use MC3 Unit 5 lessons 34
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C3.05 Use MC3 Unit 5 lesson 5
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C3.0.6 Use MC3 Unit 5 lesson 4
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 1
Weeks 5-7, Quarter 2 Week 1214, and Quarter 3 Weeks 15-18
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RF.4.3 Know and apply gradelevel phonics and word analysis
skills in decoding words.
a. Use combined knowledge of all
letter-sound correspondences,
syllabication patterns, and morphology
(e.g., roots and affixes) to read
accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic
words in context and out of context.
Fluency
 RF.4.4. Read with sufficient
accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension.
a. Read on-level text with purpose and
understanding.
b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally
with accuracy, appropriate rate, and
expression on successive readings.
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct
word recognition and understanding,
rereading as necessary.
Writing
W.4.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or
texts, supporting a point of view with
reasons and information.
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4 - P3.3.1 Compose a brief essay
expressing a position on a public
policy issue in the United States and
justify the position with a reasoned
argument
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P3.3.1 Use MC3 Unit 6 Lesson 3-6
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
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4-H3.0.2 Use primary and
secondary sources to explain how
migration and immigration affected
and continue to affect the growth
of Michigan. (G)
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H3.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 3 lesson 3
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Week 11
Introduce a topic or text clearly,
state an opinion, and create an
organizational structure in which
related ideas are grouped to
support the writer’s purpose.
Provide reasons that are
supported by facts and details.
Link opinion and reasons using
words and phrases (e.g., for
instance, in order to, in addition).
Provide a concluding statement
or section related to the opinion
presented.
texts to examine a topic and convey
ideas and information clearly.
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Introduce a topic clearly and
group related information in
paragraphs and sections; include
formatting (e.g., headings),
illustrations, and multimedia
when useful to aiding
comprehension.
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Develop the topic with facts,
definitions, concrete details,
quotations, or other information
and examples related to the
topic.
Link ideas within categories of
information using words and
phrases (e.g., another, for
example, also, because).
d.Use precise language and
domain-specific vocabulary to
inform about or explain the topic.
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Provide a concluding statement
or section related to the
information or explanation
presented.
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or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, descriptive details,
and clear event sequences.
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Orient the reader by establishing
a situation and introducing a
narrator and/or characters;
organize an event sequence that
unfolds naturally.
Use dialogue and description to
develop experiences and events
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4-H3.0.4 Draw upon stories, photos,
etc., to compare the life of people
in Michigan during a variety of time
periods from 1837 to the present.
(G)
4-H3.0.6 Use a variety of sources to
construct an historical narrative
about the beginnings of the
automobile industry and the labor
movement in Michigan. (G,E)
4-H3.0.7 Use case studies or stories
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H3.0.4 Use MC3 Unit 3 lesson 3
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H3.0.6 Use MC3 Unit 4 Lessons 68
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H3.0.7 Use MC3 Unit 3 lessons 23
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or show the responses of
characters to situations.
Use a variety of transitional
words and phrases to manage the
sequence of events.
Use concrete words and phrases
and sensory details to convey
experiences and events precisely.
Provide a conclusion that follows
from the narrated experiences or
events.
to describe the ideas and actions of
individuals involved in the
Underground Railroad in Michigan
and the Great Lakes region. (G,C,E)
(See above)
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.)
W.4.5. With guidance and support (see above)
from peers and adults, develop
and strengthen writing as needed
by planning, revising, and editing.
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
(see above)
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Week 11
of keyboarding skills to type a
minimum of one page in a single
sitting.
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W.4.7. Conduct short research
projects that build knowledge
through investigation of different
aspects of a topic.
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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.
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informational texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.
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Apply grade 4 Reading standards
to literature (e.g., “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].”).
Apply grade 4 Reading standards
4-H3.0.1 Use historical inquiry
questions to investigate the
development of Michigan's major
economic activities.
4-H3.0.2 Use primary and
secondary sources to explain how
migration and immigration affected
and continue to affect the growth
of Michigan. (G)
4-H3.0.8 Describe past and current
threats to Michigan's natural
resources. (G,C,E)
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H3.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 1 lesson 1
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H3.0.2 Use MC3 Unit 3 lessons 14
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Weeks 9 and 11
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H3.0.8 Use MC3 Unit 3 lesson 5-8
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Week 9
4-H3.0.8 Describe past and current
threats to Michigan's natural
resources. (G,C,E)
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H3.0.8 Use MC3 Unit 3lesson 5-8
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Social Studies Weekly Quarter 2
Week 9
to informational texts (e.g.,
“Explain how an author uses
reasons and evidence to support
particular points in a text”).
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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.
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4-H3.0.1 Use historical inquiry
questions to investigate the
development of Michigan's major
economic activities.
4 - G1.0.1 Identify questions
geographers ask in examining the
United States (e.g., Where it is?
What is it like there? How is it
connected to other places?).
4 - C1.0.1 Identify questions
political scientists ask in examining
the United States (e.g., What does
government do? What are the basic
values and principles of American
democracy? What is the
relationship of the United States to
other nations? What are the roles
of the citizen in American
democracy?).
4 - E1.0.1 Identify questions
economists ask in examining the
United States (e.g., What is
produced? How is it produced?
How much is produced? Who gets
what is produced? What role does
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Social Studies Journals including
vocabulary
G1.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 1 lesson 2
and Unit 3 lesson 1
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C1.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 1 lesson 4
and Unit 5 lesson 1
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E1.0.1 Use MC3 Unit 1 Lesson 3
and Unit 4 lesson 1
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P3.1.1 Use MC3 Unit 6 lessons 36
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 1
Week 1 and Quarter 2 Weeks 9
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Speaking and Listening
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.
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Come to discussions prepared,
having read or studied required
material; explicitly draw on that
preparation and other
information known about the
topic to explore ideas under
discussion.
Follow agreed-upon rules for
discussions and carry out assigned
roles.
Pose and respond to specific
questions to clarify or follow up
on information, and make
comments that contribute to the
discussion and link to the remarks
of others.
Review the key ideas expressed
and explain their own ideas and
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the government play in the
economy?).
4 - P3.1.1 Identify public issues in
the United States that influence the
daily lives of its citizens.
4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement
an action plan and know how,
when, and where to address or
inform others about a public issue.
4 - P4.2.2 Participate in projects to
help or inform others.
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P4.2.1 / P4.2.2 Use MC3 Unit 6
lessons 3-6
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
understanding in light of the
discussion.
SL.4.2. Paraphrase portions of a text read
aloud or information presented in
diverse media and formats, including
visually, quantitatively, and orally.
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4 - C1.0.3 Describe the purposes of
government as identified in the
Preamble of the Constitution.
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SL.4.3. Identify the reasons and evidence
a speaker provides to support particular
points.
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4 - P3.1.3 Give examples of how
conflicts over core democratic
values lead people to differ on
resolutions to a public policy issue
in the United States.
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Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
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.
SL.4.5. Add audio recordings and visual
displays to presentations when
appropriate to enhance the development
of main ideas or themes.
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4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement
an action plan and know how,
when, and where to address or
inform others about a public issue.
4 - P4.2.2 Participate in projects to
help or inform others
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4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement
an action plan and know how,
when, and where to address or
inform others about a public issue.
4 - P4.2.2 Participate in projects to
help or inform others
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C1.0.3 Use MC3 Unit 5 lesson 3
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 1
Week 3
P3.1.3 Use MC3 Unit 6 lesson 4
Listen to a debate and have the
students list pros and cons for
each side.
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Week 25
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P4.2.1/P4.2.2 Use MC3 Unit 6
Lessons 3-6
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
P4.2.1 Use MC3 Unit 6 lessons 36
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
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.
Language
Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when writing or
speaking.
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Use relative pronouns (who,
whose, whom, which, that) and
relative adverbs (where, when,
why).
Form and use the progressive
(e.g., I was walking; I am walking;
I will be walking) verb tenses.
Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can,
may, must) to convey various
conditions.
Order adjectives within sentences
according to conventional
patterns (e.g., a small red bag
rather than a red small bag).
Form and use prepositional
phrases.
Produce complete sentences,
recognizing and correcting
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4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement
an action plan and know how,
when, and where to address or
inform others about a public issue.
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4 – P4.2.1 Develop and implement
an action plan and know how,
when, and where to address or
inform others about a public issue.
4 - P4.2.2 Participate in projects to
help or inform others.
4 - P3.3.1 Compose a brief essay
expressing a position on a public
policy issue in the United States and
justify the position with a reasoned
argument.
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P4.2.1 Use Mc3 Unit 6 lessons 36
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
P4.2.1/2.2/P3.3.1 Use MC3 Unit
6 lessons 3-6
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
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inappropriate fragments and runons.*
Correctly use frequently confused
words (e.g., to, too, two; there,
their).*
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4 - P3.3.1 Compose a brief essay
expressing a position on a public
policy issue in the United States and
justify the position with a reasoned
argument.
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P3.3.1 Use MC3 Unit 6 lesson 6
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
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4 - P3.3.1 Compose a brief essay
expressing a position on a public
policy issue in the United States and
justify the position with a reasoned
argument.
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P3.3.1 Use MC3 Unit 6 lesson 6
Social Studies Weekly Quarter 4
Week 26
conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
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Use correct capitalization.
Use commas and quotation marks
to mark direct speech and
quotations from a text.
Use a comma before a
coordinating conjunction in a
compound sentence.
Spell grade-appropriate words
correctly, consulting references as
needed.
L.4.3. Use knowledge of language
and its conventions when writing,
speaking, reading, or listening.
o
o
Choose words and phrases
to convey ideas precisely.*
Choose punctuation for
o
effect.*
Differentiate between
contexts that call for
formal English (e.g.,
presenting ideas) and
situations where informal
discourse is appropriate
(e.g., small-group
discussion).
of unknown and multiple-meaning words
and phrases based on grade 4 reading
and content, choosing flexibly from a
range of strategies.
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Use context (e.g., definitions,
examples, or restatements in
text) as a clue to the meaning of a
word or phrase.
Use common, grade-appropriate
Greek and Latin affixes and roots
as clues to the meaning of a word
(e.g., telegraph, photograph,
autograph).
Consult reference materials (e.g.,
dictionaries, glossaries,
thesauruses), both print and
digital, to find the pronunciation
and determine or clarify the
precise meaning of key words and
phrases.
figurative language, word relationships,
and nuances in word meanings.
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Explain the meaning of simple
similes and metaphors (e.g., as
pretty as a picture) in context.
Recognize and explain the
meaning of common idioms,
adages, and proverbs.
Demonstrate understanding of
words by relating them to their
opposites (antonyms) and to
words with similar but not
identical meanings (synonyms).
L.4.6. Acquire and use accurately gradeappropriate 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).
Social Studies Vocabulary