AUGUST 2015
8/3
8/4
8/5
8/6
8/7
8/10
8/11
8/12 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
8/13
8/14
Pre-assessments
math
Dibels
Pre-assessments
math
Dibels
Pre-assessments
math
Dibels
8/17
8/18
8/19
8/20
8/21
4.RL.1 Literature Inference/Details
Inference: Teacher Made
Materials
Inference: Teacher Made
Materials
Selection Test: Harcourt
Comprehension
Assess: Inferences/Details
Rough Draft
Edit Writing
Edit Writing
8/24
4.RL.1 Literature identify theme of a
poem
8/25
4.RL.1 Literature identify theme of a
poem
8/26
4.RL.1 Literature identify theme of a
poem
8/27
4.RL.1 Literature identify
theme of a poem
TBD
Identify theme of a poem
Summarize/Poems
Summarize/Poems
“The Gardener”
Harcourt
Writing: W. 4. 3 “Letter”
Publish Writing
8/28
4.RL.1 Literature identify theme of a
poem
Assess: Poems/Theme/Summarize
8/31
4.RL.1 Informational text
Inference/Details in text
4.RL.7 Making connections
between text and visual (film)
4.RI. 3 Explain events, ideas in
historical text
September
4.RI.1 Predicting, Questioning,
imaging, inferring, determining
importance
Novel Study: “Johnny Tremaine”
SEPTEMBER 2015
9/1
4.RL.7 Making connections
between text and visual (film)
4.RL.1 Informational text
Inference/Details in text
4. RI. 3 Explain events, ideas in
historical text
9/2
9/3
9/4
Inference/Details-Informational Text
Continue Novel Study: “Johnny
Tremaine”
9/7 HOLIDAY
9/8
9/9
9/10
9/11
Final Assessment: “Johnny
Tramaine”
4.RL.1 Informational text
Inference/Details in text
4. RI.3 Explain events, ideas, in
history text
Continue Novel Study: “Johnny
Tramaine”
9/14
4. RI.2 Informational text
Main Idea/Supporting Details
“How to babysit and orangutan”
Harcourt
Writing: W. 4. 2 Informational
Text “Report” Revolutionary
War Rough Draft
Revise Writing
Edit Writing
Publish
9/15
4.RI. 2 Informational text
Main Idea/Supporting Details
9/16
4. RI.2 Informational text
Main Idea/Supporting Details
9/17
4. RI.2 Informational text
Main Idea/Supporting Details
Selection Test “ How to babysit
and orangutan”
9/18
Skill Assessment: Main Idea/
Supporting Details
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Writing: 4. W. 1 Opinion “Would
you want to babysit an
orangutan? Why or Why not?
Planning
9/21
Publish
9/22
9/23
4.RL.2 Literature identify the theme of
a story, summarize
9/24
Selection Test: “In the days of
King Adobe”
Selection Story “In the days of King
Adobe” Harcourt
9/28
9/29
9/30
Rough Draft
Revise
9/25
Assessment:
Write summary of selection story
identify theme
4.RL.2 Literature identify the theme of
a play, summarize
“Red Writing Hood”
Harcourt
4.W.3
Writing: Personal Narrative
OCTOBER 2015
10/5
10/6
10/7
10/1
10/2
Selection Test: “Red Writing
Hood”
Skill Assessment
Write a summary of the selection
story/identify theme
Edit Writing
Publish Writing
10/8
R.RL.3 Literature: Character Analysis,
setting, event
Identify-character traits
Setting, events
Selection Test: “The Baker
Neighbors”
10/9 END OF QUARTER
“The Bakers Neighbor”
Harcourt
Skill Assessment: Character Analysis,
setting, event
10/12
FALL BREAK
10/13
FALL BREAK
10/14
FALL BREAK
10/15
FALL BREAK
10/16
FALL BREAK
10/19
Parent/Teacher conferences
10/20
Parent/Teacher conferences
4.RI.4 Informational text
Ch.3 AZ Story “ continue lesson 1
10/21
Parent/Teacher conferences
4.RI.4 Informational text
Ch.3 AZ Story “ Lesson 2
10/22
Parent/Teacher conferences
10/23
4.RI.10 Social Studies
4.RI.4 Informational text
Ch.3 AZ Story “The Paleo-Indians’
Lesson 1 Explain events, ideas, in
historical text
Rough draft
4.RI.4 Informational text
Ch.3 AZ Story “ Lesson 3
4.RI.4 Informational text
Ch.3 AZ Story “ continue Lesson 3
Edit-Writing
Edit-Writing
Publish-Writing
Writing: 4.W.2 Informational text “
Native Americans” report
27
4.RL.4 Literature Problem/Solution/
Character Analysis
28
Simile/Metaphors
29
Simile/Metaphors
“The emperor and the kite”
Harcourt
4. W. 3
Writing: Narrative, use five similes
30
Simile/Metaphors
31
Selection Test: “The Emperor and
the Kite”
Skill Assessment: Character Analysis
Problem/Solution
Publish
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
3
4.RL.4 Literature Mythology Figurative
Language Achilles Heel, Pandora’s
Box, Midas Touch
4
5
6
7
Teacher Made Materials
Teacher Made Materials
Teacher Made Materials
Assessment: Mythology
11/9
4 RI 1 Using text features
11/10
11/11 HOLIDAY
VETERAN’S DAY
11/12
11/13
NOVEMBER 2015
Assessment: cause/effect, text
4.RI.5 Informational text cause/effect,
text features
features
“Fire” Harcourt
11/16
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/20
4.RI.5 Text Structure, Teacher Made
Materials
“Fire” Harcourt
Teacher Made Materials
Teacher Made Materials
Teacher Made Materials
Skill Assessment: Text Structure
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
11/23
11/24
11/25
11/26 THANKSGIVING
11/27 HOLIDAY
4 RI 5 Text Structure, Cause
and Effect, problem and
solution,
Compare and contrast
4 RI 5 Text Structure, Cause
and Effect, problem and
solution,
Compare and contrast
Assessment: text structure
Teacher made assessment
Plymouth/Jamestown
Plymouth/Jamestown
12/3
12/4
Writing: 4 W 1 Opinion Favorite
Holiday
DECEMBER 2015
November 30
Novel Study ; Number The Stars
4 RL 1 Predicting, inferencing,
imagining
12/1
12/7
Novel Study ; Number The Stars
4.RL.3 Character Analysis,setting
12/8
12/2
Number The Stars
Assessment, Chapter 1-4
12/9
Number The Stars
Assessment, Chapter 5-9
12/10
12/11
4 RL 1 Predicting, inferencing,
imagining
4 W 3 Personal Narrative
My Best, or Worst Christmas
Ever
Rough Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
12/14
Novel Study ; Number The Stars
4.RL.3 Character Analysis ,setting
4 RL 1 Predicting, inferencing,
imagining
12/15
Number The Stars
Assessment, Chapter 10-13
12/16
12/17
12/18 END OF QUARTER
12/21 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/22 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/23 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/24 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/28 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/29 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/30 CHRISTMAS BREAK
12/31 CHRISTMAS BREAK
Final Assessment: Novel Study,
Number The Stars
story elements, character analysis,
inferencing
12/25 CHRISTMAS BREAK
JANUARY 2016
1/1 CHRISTMAS BREAK
¼
4.RI.10 Social Studies
4.RI.6 Informational text
Compare/Contrast, primary and
secondary source
“Gold Rush”, Harcourt
Diorama-Boom Town, Panning for
1/5
1/6
1/7
1/8
Primary and Secondary Source
gold, traveling (story elements)
1/11
4.RI.6 Informational text
Compare/Contrast, primary and
secondary source
1/12
1/13
1/14
1/15
Selection Test, Gold Rush
Primary and Secondary Source
Assessment
1/21
1/22
Assessment: Chapters 1- 10
Assessment first and third
person
“Gold Rush”, Harcourt
Diorama-Boom Town, Panning for
gold, traveling (story elements)
Writing-Informational Narrative
Letter-Traveling to the Gold Rush
1/18 CIVIL RIGHTS DAY
HOLIDAY
1/25
4.RL.3 Character and setting
analysis
RL.6 Literature
Point of View, compare/contrast, first
and third person
Novel Study: The Whipping Boy
1/19
4.RL.3 Character and setting
analysis
RL.6 Literature
Point of View, compare/contrast, first
and third person
Novel Study: The Whipping Boy
1/20
1/26
1/27
Teacher Made Materials for first
and third person
Teacher Made Materials for first
and third person
1/28
1/29
Final assessment : The
Whipping Boy
2/3
Video: The Cricket in Time Square
2/4
2/5
Make connections between text and
visual presentation
Selection Test The Cricket In Time
Square
Assessment: Chapters 10-20
FEBRUARY 2016
2/1
4.RL.7 Literature
The Cricket in Time Square
2/2
Skills Test: Compare and
contrast, and story elements
Compare/Contrast, story elements
2/8
2/9
4.RI.10 Science
4.RI.7 Informational Text, interpret
information orally and visually
4 R I 2 Main idea, supporting details,
summarizing
Night of the Pufflins
2/10
2/11
2/12
Video: Night of the Pufflins
Selection Test: Night of the
Pufflins
Skill Test: Main idea and
supporting details
Make connections between text and
visual presentations
Sequencing
2/15 HOLIDAY
2/16
4.RI.7 Informational Text
Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back
2/17
2/18
2/19
2/22
4.RI.10 Science
4 RI.2 Informational Text , main idea,
supporting details, summarizing
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
Selection Test: Fly Traps!
Plants That Bite Back
Skill Test: Main idea and
supporting details
Edit
Publish
4 RI 8 Authors point of view
Venus Fly Trap
4 W 2 Writing: Information report
carnivorous plants
Plan
2/29
4. RL.9 Literature
Compare/Contrast, good and evil,
theme, ideas, beliefs, values
Figurative Language
“One Grain of Rice”
Rough Draft
Revise
MARCH 2016
3/1
3/7
3 /8
4.RI.9 Information Text
4.RI.10 Science text
3/2
4RL9
Compare “One Grain of Rice” and
“The Emperor and the Kite”
3/3
3 /4
Selection Test: “One Grain of
Rice”
Skill Assessment: Figurative
language
3/9 END OF QUARTER
3/10
3/11
Research: Saguaro Cactus
Selection Test: “Saguaro
Cactus”
Saguaro Cactus
Video: “Saguaro Cactus”
Reading Rainbow
Writing: Informational Brochure
integrating information from two
sources.
3/14 SPRING BREAK
3/15 SPRING BREAK
3/16 SPRING BREAK
3/17 SPRING BREAK
3/18 SPRING BREAK
3/21
3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25 HOLIDAY
4.RL.1
Unit: Inference-provide evidence from
text
Assessment-Inference
Teacher Made Materials
4.W.2 Writing: Report-Saguaro Cactus
Edit
Rough Draft
Rough Draft
3/29
3/30
Plan
3/28
3/31
4. RL.2 and 4. RI. 2
Unit: Main Idea/Supporting Details
Assessment: Main Idea/Supporting
Details
Publish
Teacher Made Materials
APRIL 2016
4/1
Break
4/4
4/5
4/6
4/7
RI.5 Unit: Text Structure
(chronology, comparison, cause/effect,
problem/solution)
Teacher Made Material
4.W.2
Writing: Personal Narrative
Plan
Assessment: Text Structure
Edit
Publish
4/13
4/14
4/15
AZMerit Testing?
AZMerit Testing?
AZMerit Testing?
AZMerit Testing?
4/19
4/20
4/21
4/22
Selection Test: “Look to the
North a wolf pup story”
Skill Assessment: Summarizing
Rough Draft
Rough Draft
4/11 ??
4/12
AZMerit Testing?
4/18
4.RI.2 Main Idea/Supporting
Details
4/8
Summarizing
Selection Story: “Look to the North a
wolf pup story”
4/25
4.RL.3 Character and setting
analysis
4.RL.7 Novel
Literature study: The
Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane
4/26
4/27
4/28
4/29
Literature study
Literature study
Literature study
Literature study
Quiz: Ch. 1-5
Quiz Ch. 6-10
MAY 2016
5/2
4.RL.3 Character and setting
analysis
4.RL.7 Novel
Literature study: The
Miraculous Journey of Edward
Tulane
4.W. 1
Writing: Opinion (What is your
opinion of Lolly and why do you
think she put Edward in the
garbage?)
Plan
5 /9
4.RL.3 Character and setting
analysis
4.RL.7 Novel
Literature study: The
Miraculous Journey of Edward
5/3
5/4
5/5
Literature study
Literature study
5 /6
Literature study
Quiz. Ch. 11-14
Literature study
Quiz. Ch. 15-19
Rough Draft
Edit
Rough Draft
Publish
5/10
5/11
5/12
Literature study
Literature study
Literature study
5/13
Literature study
Quiz. Ch. 20-24
Quiz. Ch. 25-27
Tulane
5/16
5/17
5/18
5/19
5/20
5/23
5/24
5/25
5/26 LAST DAY
5/27
5/30
5/31