Grammar and Spelling Syllabus
Alabama Course of Study Language Arts Standards to be Emphasized
20.) Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. [RF.4.3]
25.) 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
22-24 above.) [W.4.4]
26.) With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of the first
three Language standards in Grades K-4.) [W.4.5]
27.) 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
of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting. [W.4.6]
31.) Write routinely over extended time frames, including time for research, reflection, and revision,
and shorter time frames such as a single sitting or a day or two for a range of discipline-specific tasks,
purposes, and audiences. [W.4.10]
38.) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing
or speaking. [L.4.1]
39.) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing. [L.4.2]
40.) Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
[L.4.3]
Unit 1
1st
9 Weeks
Date:
8/3
Monday:
8/10
Procedures
8/17
8/24
8/31
Tuesday:
Procedures
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Procedures
Procedures
Procedures
G – Sentences p1
G – Sentences p2
S – Short Vowels p3
S – Short Vowels
S – Short Vowels P2
G –Subjects and
Predicates p6
G – Subjects and
Predicates p7
G – Mechanics
p3
G - Proofreading
p4
G – Test: Sentences
p5
S – Long a – p9
S – Long a – P8
S – Short Vowels
G – Mechanics p8
S – Short Vowels
G – Proofreading
p9
S – Short Vowel Test
G –Test: Subjects
and Predicates p10
G –Compound
Sentences P11
G – Compound
Sentences p12
S – Long a
S – Long a
S – Long a – test
S – long e – p15
S – long e – p14
G – Mechanics p
13
G – Proofreading
p14
G – Test: Compound
Sentences p 15
G – Clauses and
Complex Sentences
p16
G – Clauses and
Complex Sentences p
17
S – long e
S – long e – test
S – Long I – p21
S – long e
9/7
G – Mechanics
p18
9/14
S – Long I
G – Mechanics
p23
9/21
9/28
10/5
S – Long – 0
G - Project Work
G – Mechanics
p28
S – Prefixes
G - Mechanics p33
S – Digraphs
S – Long I – p20
G – Proofreading
p19
G – Test: Clauses
and Complex
Sentences p20
G – Run – On
Sentences p21
G – Run – On
Sentences p22
S – Long I – p21
S – Long I – Test
S – Long – 0 p27
S – Long – 0 p26
G – Proofreading
p24
G –Test: Run – On
Sentences p25
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
S – Long – 0
S – Long – 0 Test
G - Project Work
G - Project Work
G – Common and
Proper Nouns p26
G – Common and
Proper Nouns p27
S – Prefixes – p33
S – Prefixes – p32
G – Proofreading
p29
G –Test: Common
Proper Nouns p30
G – Singular and
Plural Nouns p31
G – Singular and Plural
Nouns p32
S – Prefixes
S – Prefixes – Test
S – Digraphs – p39
S – Digraphs – p38
G – Proofreading
p34
G – Test: Singular
and Plural Nouns
p35
G – Irregular Plural
Nouns P36
G – Irregular Plural
Nouns P37
S – Digraphs –
S – Digraphs – Test
S – 3 Blends P 45
S – 3 Blends P 44
Unit 2
Unit 2
2nd
9 Weeks
Date:
10/12
10/19
10/26
11/2
11/9
11/16
11/30
12/7
12/14
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
G – Mechanics
p38
G – Proofreading
p39
G – Test: Irregular
Plural Nouns p40
G – Possessive
Nouns p41
G – Possessive Nouns
p42
S – 3 Blends
S – 3 Blends
S – 3 Blends - Test
S – R Vowels – 51
S – R Vowels – 50
G – Mechanics
p43
G – Proofreading
p44
G – Test: Possessive
Nouns p45
G – Combining
Sentences p46
G – Combining
Sentences p47
S – R Vowels
S – R Vowels
S – R Vowels – Test
S – Suffixes - 57
S – Suffixes – 56
G – Mechanics
p48
G – Proofreading
p49
G – Test: Combining
Sentences p50
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
S – Suffixes
S – Suffixes
S – Suffixes – Test
G - Project Work
G - Project Work
G - Project Work
G – Actions Verbs
p51
G – Actions Verbs
p52
S – R Vowels - 63
S – R Vowels – 62
G – Mechanics
p53
G – Proofreading
p54
G – Test: Action
Verbs p55
G – Verb Tenses
p56
G – Verb Tenses p57
S – R Vowels
S – R Vowels
S – R Vowels - Test
S – Silent Letters –
69
S – Silent Letters – 68
G – Mechanics
p58
G – Proofreading
p59
G – Test: Verb
Tenses p60
G – Main and
Helping Verbs p61
G – Main and Helping
Verbs p62
S – Silent Letters
S – Silent Letters
S – Silent Letters –
Test
S – Soft c g - 75
S – Soft c g – 74
G – Mechanics
p63
G – Proofreading
p64
G – Test: Main and
Helping Verbs p65
G – Linking Verbs
p66
G – Linking Verbs
p67
S – Soft c g
S – Soft c g
S – Soft c g - Test
S – Plurals – 81
S – Plurals – 80
G – Mechanics
p68
G – Proofreading
p69
G – Test: Linking
Verbs p70
G – Irregular Verbs
p71
G – Irregular Verbs
p72
S – Plurals
S – Plurals
S – Plurals – Test
S – Compound
Words - 87
S – Compound Words
– 86
G – Mechanics
p73
G – Proofreading
p74
G – Test: Irregular
Verbs p75
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
S – Compound
Words
S – Compound
Words
S – Compound
Words – Test
Unit 3
3rd 9 Weeks
Date:
1/11
1/18
1/25
2/1
2/8
2/15
2/22
2/29
3/7
3/14
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Rules and
Procedures
Rules and
Procedures
G –Pronouns and
Antecedents p76
G –Pronouns and
Antecedents p77
S – Inflectional
endings 93
S – Inflectional
endings 92
G – Mechanics
p78
G – Proofreading
p79
G – Test: Pronouns
and Antecedents 80
G – Types of
Pronouns p81
G – Types of Pronouns
p82
S – Inflectional
endings
S – Inflectional
endings
S – Inflectional
endings - Test
S – Inflectional
endings 99
S – Inflectional
endings 98
G – Mechanics
p83
G – Proofreading
p84
G –Test: Types of
Pronouns p85
G – Pronouns –
Verb Agreement 86
G – Pronouns – Verb
Agreement p87
S – Inflectional
endings
S – Inflectional
endings
S – Inflectional
endings - Test
S – U, U, U - 105
S – U, U, U – 104
G – Mechanics
p88
G – Proofreading
p89
G – Test: Pronoun –
Verb Agreement
p90
G – Possessive
Pronouns p91
G – Possessive
Pronouns p92
S – U, U, U
S – U, U, U - 105
S – U, U, U – Test
S – oi / ou – 111
S – oi / ou – 110
G – Mechanics
p93
G – Proofreading
p94
G – Test: Possessive
Pronouns p95
G – Pronouns and
Homophones p96
G – Pronouns and
Homophones p97
S – oi / ou
S – oi / ou
S – oi / ou – Test
S – o – 117
S – o – 116
G – Mechanics
p98
G – Proofreading
p99
G – Test: Pronouns
and Homophones
p100
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
S – o – Var. Vow
S – o – Var. Vow
S – o – test
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
G – Project Work
G – Adjectives 101
G – Adjectives p102
S – Closed syllable
123
S – Closed syllable
122
G – Mechanics
p103
G – Proofreading
p104
G – Test: Adjectives
p105
G – Articles p106
G – Articles p107
S – Closed syllable
S – Closed syllable
S – Closed syllable –
Test
S – Open Syllables 129
S – Open Syllables –
128
G – Mechanics
p108
G – Proofreading
p109
G – Test: Articles
p110
G – Adjectives That
Compare p111
G – Adjectives That
Compare p112
S – Open Syllables -
S – Open Syllables
S – Open Syllables –
Test
S – Vowel Teams
135
S – Vowel Teams 134
G – Mechanics
p113
G – Proofreading
p114
G – Test: Adjectives
That Compare
p115
G –Comparing with
More and Most
p116
G –Comparing with
More and Most
p117
S – Vowel Teams
S – Vowel Teams
S – Vowel Teams –
Test
S - r controlled V
141
S - r controlled V 140
Unit 4
Unit 5
4th 9 Weeks
Date:
3/21
4/4
4/11
4/18
4/25
5/2
5/9
5/16
5/23
Unit 5
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
G – Mechanics
p118
G – Proofreading
p119
G – Test: Comparing
with More and Most
p120
G – Comparing with
Good and Bad
p121
G – Comparing with
Good and Bad p122
S - r controlled V
S - r controlled V
S - r controlled V Test
S – le syllables - 147
S – le syllables – 146
G – Mechanics
p123
G – Proofreading
p124
G – Test: Comparing
with Good and Bad
p125
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
S – le syllables -
S – le syllables
S – le syllables - Test
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
G – Project Work
G – Adverbs p126
G – Adverbs p127
S – en sound – 153
S – en sound – 152
G – Mechanics
p128
G – Proofreading
p129
G – Test: Adverbs
p130
G – Comparing with
Adverbs p131
G – Comparing with
Adverbs p132
S – en sound
S – en sound
S – en sound – Test
S – homophones –
159
S – homophones – 158
G – Mechanics
p133
G – Proofreading
p134
G – Test: Comparing
with Adverbs p135
G – Negatives
p136
G – Negatives p137
S – homophones
S – homophones
S – homophones –
Test
S – Prefixes - 165
S – Prefixes – 164
G – Mechanics
p138
G – Proofreading
p139
G – Test: Negatives
p140
G – Prepositions
p141
G – Prepositions
p142
S – Prefixes
S – Prefixes
S – Prefixes - Test
S – Suffixes – 171
S – Suffixes – 170
G – Mechanics
p143
G – Proofreading
p144
G – Test:
Prepositions p145
G – Using
Prepositions p146
G – Using Prepositions
p147
S – Suffixes
S – Suffixes – 171
S – Suffixes – Test
S – Pre and Suff 177
S – Pre and Suff – 176
G – Mechanics
p148
G – Proofreading
p149
G – Test: Using
Prepositions p150
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
S – Pre and Suff
S – Pre and Suff
S – Pre and Suff –
Test
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
G – Project Work
G - Project Work
G – Project Work
Unit 6