ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS – EMERGENCY PLANS GRADE 4 WEEK 1: Unit 5, Lesson 21 Day 1- Vocabulary- Read the Vocabulary words and definitions. pg. 620-621 Anchor Text: Read “Read and Comprehend” pg. 622 and the Anchor Text, “The World According to Humphrey” pg. 624-637 Day 2- Skill: Theme read on pg. 638 Look at the characters’ thoughts, actions and ways the characters change to help figure out the story’s theme. Create a chart like the one on the right on a separate piece of paper. Readers Notebook pg.: 277-278 analyze important ideas in the text Day 3-Spelling Reader’s Notebook pg. 281-282 Day 4-Writing Find the topic sentence and remove two details that are unnecessary. Reader’s Notebook pg. 288 Day 5 – Multiple Meaning Word Reader’s Notebook pg. 279 WEEK 2: Unit 5, Lesson 22 Day 1- Vocabulary – Read the Vocabulary words and definitions pg. 650-651 Anchor Text: Read “Read and Comprehend” p. 652 and the Anchor Text, “I Could Do That!” pg. 654-665 Day 2- Skill: Cause and Effect read on pg. 666. On pg. 659 the author describes several cause-and-effect relationships. For example, Esther’s husband, Artemus dies in an accident. What are the effects of this event? Create a chartlike the one on the right on a separate piece of paper. Reader’s Notebook pg. 289-290 analyze important ideas in the text Day 3 – Spelling Reader’s Notebook pg. 293-294 Day 4- Writing Use transition words or phrases to make the sentences more fluent. Reader’s Notebook pg. 300 Write a paragraph that states your opinion about whether Esther improved her community of South Pass City, Wyoming. If so, how did she improve it Day 5- Adages and Proverbs Reader’s Notebook pg. 291 ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS – EMERGENCY PLANS GRADE 4 WEEK 3: Unit 5 Lesson 23 Day 1- Vocabulary- Read the Vocabulary words and definitions pg. 680-681 Anchor Text: Read “Read and Comprehend” and the Anchor Text, “The Ever-living Tree” pg. 684-699 Day 2- Skill: Text and Graphic Features on pg. 700. Look at pg. 687 and list the graphic features and what information they tell you. Create a chart like the one on the right on a separate piece of paper. Reader’s Notebook pg. 301-302. Read “The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood.” Analyze the important ideas by responding to the prompts and questions with evidence from the text. Day 3- Spelling Reader’s Notebook pg. 304-306 Day 4 – Writing Use transition words and sequence the steps in order in the paragraph. Reader’s Notebook pg. 312 Answer the prompt: In what ways are people and nature connected? How do people depend on nature? Day 5- Prefixes pre-, inter-, ex- Reader’s Notebook pg. 303 Compare the poems in “Towering Trees” (pg. 704-706) with “The Ever-Living Tree.” What does each poem describe? What information in the poems is also found in the selection? WEEK 4: Unit 5, Lesson 24 Day 1- Vocabulary – Read the Vocabulary words and definitions pg. 712-713 Anchor Text: Read “Read and Comprehend” and the Anchor Text, “Owen and Mzee” pg. 716-727 Day 2- Skill: Compare and Contrast read on pg. 728, Look at pg. 721 How did Owen and Mzee react differently in their first meeting? Create a chart like the one on the right on a separate piece of paper. Reader’s Notebook pg. 313-314. Read “Owen and Mzee.” Analyze important ideas by responding to the prompts and question with evidence from the text. Day 3 – Spelling Reader’s Notebook pg. 316-318 Day 4- Writing. Reader’s Notebook pg. 324. Use the sources to find the best information. Write a descriptive paragraph about an animal you’ve seen and its habitat. Explain how it interacted with nearby animals. Day 5- Suffixes -ed, -ly Reader’s Notebook pg. 315 ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS – EMERGENCY PLANS GRADE 4 WEEK 5: Unit 5 Lesson 25 Day 1Vocabulary- Read the Vocabulary words and definitions pg. 740-741 Anchor Text: Read “Read and Comprehend” p. 742 and the Anchor Text, “The Fun They Had” pg. 744-753 Day 2Skill: Author’s Purpose on pg. 75. Look back at the story and determine the author’s purpose for writing. Use the chart to the right to complete. Reader’s Notebook pg. 325-326 complete the emails using formal and informal language. Day 3- Spelling Reader’s Notebook pg. 329-330. Day 4 – Writing Rewrite each sentence using precise language. Reader’s Notebook pg. 336 Writing Prompt: How is the future school that the author imagined similar to schools today? How is it different? Write a paragraph comparing can contrasting the two schools. Day 5- Greek and Latin Word Part: meter, therm, aud, fac Reader’s Notebook pg. 327 Modifications: • Write in Reader for the accompanying lessons • Using your home computer-Log onto Think Central o Follow these simple steps to access online materials and assignments: 1. Go to http://lpsintranet.linden.k12.nj.us 2. Scroll down - click on Think Central 3. For username, enter: XXXXX@students.lindenps.org (XXXXX refers to your child’s ID number which can be accessed through Genesis.) 4. For password, enter: your child’s unique password. 5. Once logged in, the student Welcome Page will appear. 6. Click My Library. 7. Select Reading. 8. Select Journey’s Student Book G4 2014 9. Input the page number at the top of the page. • Define additional vocabulary words and include pictures when possible • Draw pictures • Act it out-Dramatize • Include visuals • Repetition
