Name A. Hicks School _Creekside Elementary______________________ Content Critical concepts, topics , themes September 4.3 Word Meaning Word origin Synonyms Antonyms Subject __Reading_______ Grade _4__ Skills Assessments Precise skills that can be assessed, observed, or Demonstrations of learning described observable evidence action verbs nouns Read with fluency and accuracy in personal AR zpd STAR Local SOL 4.3 c assessment Comprehend reading Accelerated Reader Teacher made assessment Determine word origin using dictionary Apply knowledge of synonyms and antonyms to understand meaning of unfamiliar words October 4.3 Word Meaning Homophones Context clues Multiple meanings Reading with fluency and accuracy in personal AR zpd Comprehend reading Choose correct homophones Use context clues to clarify meanings of unfamiliar words Determine definition of multiple meaning words using context Local SOL 4.3 a, b assessment Accelerated Reading Teacher made assessment Name A. Hicks School _Creekside Elementary______________________ Content Critical concepts, topics , themes November 4.4 Fiction Author’s purpose Characteristics Subject __Reading_______ Grade _4__ Skills Assessments Precise skills that can be assessed, observed, or Demonstrations of learning described observable evidence action verbs nouns Read and comprehend a variety of types of fiction Accelerated Reading Student Reading Response Journal Graphic organizers Identify and explain author’s purpose using details from Teacher made assessments the selection Formal fiction story Identify characteristics of fictional stories Create fiction story – Narrative December 4.4 Fiction Major events/details Fact/fantasy Read and comprehend a variety of types of fiction Identify major events / supporting details Describe relationship between text and previously read materials Compare fact / fantasy of historical fiction and other literature Create historical fiction writing- Descriptive Writing Accelerated Reader Student Reading Response Journal Teacher made assessments Graphic Organizers CARS Name A. Hicks School _Creekside Elementary______________________ Content Critical concepts, topics , themes January 4.4 Fiction Sensory words Poetry Subject __Reading_______ Grade _4__ Skills Assessments Precise skills that can be assessed, observed, or Demonstrations of learning described observable evidence action verbs nouns Read and comprehend fiction – emphasis on poetry Local SOL 4.4 assessment Accelerated Reader Identify and use Sensory words Student Reading Response Journal Teacher made assessments Create various types of poetry – poetry base on science Poetry Booklet and social students objectives Explain that Narrative Poetry tells a story through verse February 4.5 Nonfiction Text organizers Summaries Draw conclusions Describe various types of poetry Read and comprehend a variety of types of nonfiction— focus on topics from Science and Social Studies lessons Distinguish between different types of nonfiction Use text organizers such as type, headings, and graphics to predict and categorize information Formulate questions to guide reading Summarize text by identifying important information and providing supporting detail Draw conclusions Apply prior knowledge to make predictions and to describe the relationships between content and previously learned concepts Create explanation writing Accelerated Reader Student Reading Response Journal Teacher made assessments CARS Graphic organizers Formal explanation writing Name A. Hicks School _Creekside Elementary______________________ Content Critical concepts, topics , themes March 4.5 Nonfiction Fact/ opinion Cause/ effect Inferences Subject __Reading_______ Grade _4__ Skills Assessments Precise skills that can be assessed, observed, or Demonstrations of learning described observable evidence action verbs nouns Read and comprehend a variety of types of nonfiction— Local SOL 4.5 assessment emphasis on Science and Social studies lessons Accelerated Reader Teacher made assessments Distinguish between fact / opinion Student Reading Response Journal CARS Identify cause / effect relationships Formal nonfiction writing Make inferences using information from text Create nonfiction writing April 4.3d Word Reference Materials Glossary Dictionary Thesaurus Read with fluency and accuracy Identify the word reference material most likely to contain needed information (glossary, dictionary, thesaurus) Construct questions about given topic 4.6 Research Select appropriate reference and Collect information from atlas, encyclopedia, almanac, online (print and media) about selected topic for research project (topic is based on people studied in Social Studies from Virginia Studies objectives) Skim to find information related to topic. Local SOL 4.3d assessment Running Records Accelerated Reader Student Reading Response Journal Teacher made assessments Research Prewriting Research note taking organizer Name A. Hicks School _Creekside Elementary______________________ Content Critical concepts, topics , themes May/ June 4.6 Research Skills Subject __Reading_______ Grade _4__ Assessments Precise skills that can be assessed, observed, or Demonstrations of learning described observable evidence action verbs nouns Read and comprehend fiction and nonfiction Accelerated Reader Student Reading Response Journal Identify key terms for research Teacher made assessments Formal research report Evaluate and synthesize information Local SOL 4.6 assessment Write research report