Fourth Grade 2nd Marking period
Curriculum
Components
Grade Level
Content
Expectations
Reading
Standards for R.NT.04.05
Literature
R.CM.04.02
(Narrative)
R.NT.04.01
R.NT.04.03
R.NT.04.04
R.NT.04.02
No GLCE
R.MT.04.01
Reading
Standards:
Foundational
Skills
R.CM.04.03
Learning Targets and Outcomes(Common Core State Standards)
Activities/Assessment
Suggestions
Key Ideas and Details:
Activities:
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).
RI.4.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the
text; summarize the text.
RI.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).
Activities:
Automatically
recall/read frequently
Craft and Structure:
R.L.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in encountered words
a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in
(1000 word Dolch
mythology (e.g. Herculean).
List)
RL.4.5 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
Use structural,
directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
syntactic clues
RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different
stories are narrated including the difference between first- and thirdKnow letter-sound,
person narrations, and third person narrations.
rhymes, base words,
affixes and
syllabication
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
Use, acquire and
reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
apply word structure,
RL.4.8. (not applicable to literature)
sentence structure and
RL.4.9 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics prediction to aid in
(e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) decoding words &
in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
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Fourth Grade 2nd Marking period
Curriculum
Components
Grade Level
Content
Expectations
R.MT.04.03
R.AT.04.01
R.WS.04.05
Reading
Standards for R.WS.04.01
Informational R.WS.04.07
Text
R.WS.04.02
R.WS.04.06
R.IT.04.04
R.CM.04.04
Learning Targets and Outcomes(Common Core State Standards)
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
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 (on-going).
Activities/Assessment
Suggestions
word parts
Understand multiple
meaning words
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.4.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in
decoding words.
RF.4.3a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences,
syllabication, patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read
accurately unfamiliar multi-syllabic words in context and out of context
(on-going).
Fluency:
RF.4.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension.
RF4.4 a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.4.4 b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy,
appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
RF4.4c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and
understanding, rereading as necessary.
Key Ideas and Details:
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.
RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on
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Fourth Grade 2nd Marking period
Curriculum
Components
Grade Level
Content
Expectations
R.WS.04.01
R.MT.04.01
R.AT.04.01
Learning Targets and Outcomes(Common Core State Standards)
specific information in the text (on-going).
Craft and Structure:
RL4.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific
words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area (ongoing).
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
RL.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 (on-going).
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
RL.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 (on-going)
Key Vocabulary
Writing
R.NT.04.05
W.GN.04.01
W.GN.04.02
Activities/Assessment
Suggestions
Marzano Vocabulary
W.4.3 Write NARRATIVES to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event
sequences.
W.4.3a Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a
narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfold
nauturally.
W.4.3b Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events
or show the responses of characters to situations.
W.4.3.c Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the
Activities:
Explore various
forms of poetry;
Entertain through
humor:
Riddle
Suggested Narrative
products:
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Fourth Grade 2nd Marking period
Curriculum
Components
Grade Level
Content
Expectations
W.PR.04.03
W.PR.04.04
Learning Targets and Outcomes(Common Core State Standards)
Activities/Assessment
Suggestions
sequence of events.
W.4.3d Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey
experiences and events precisely.
W.4. 3e Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences
or events.
Legends
Adventure
Production and Distribution of Writing:
W.4.5. 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 Language standards 1-3
up to and including grade 4).
Assessments:
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Fourth Grade 2nd Marking period
Curriculum
Components
Grade Level
Content
Expectations
Learning Targets and Outcomes(Common Core State Standards)
Key Vocabulary
Speaking &
Listening
Activities/Assessment
Suggestions
Marzano Vocabulary
Ongoing
Conventions
(Knowledge of
Language)
Ongoing
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