A Blueprint for Learning

A Blueprint for Learning

Language Arts

Fourth Grade

LANGUAGE ARTS

Fourth Grade

READING

The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and nonprint text.

Oral Language / Decoding

Key

Reporting

Category

4.1.26

Recognize the sounds of language (i.e., alliteration, rhyme, and repetition).

Comprehension

4.1.19	C	Identify different forms of text (e.g., poems, drama, fiction and nonfiction).
4.1.4	C	Recognize plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.
4.1.3	V	Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning within context.
4.1.27	V	Choose a logical word to complete an analogy using synonyms and antonyms.
4.1.10	V	Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple meaning words using context clues, dictionaries, and glossaries. How to Eat Fried Worms - Meaning Through Context - Portals pages 24-25 How to Eat Fried Worms - Choosing Correct Meanings - Portals pages 39-40
4.1.9	V	Select appropriate synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms within context. How to Eat Fried Worms - Synonyms - Portals pages 18 How to Eat Fried Worms - Antonyms - Portals pages 33
4.1.17	MG	Make predictions about the text.
4.1.11	V	Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within text. How to Eat Fried Worms - Classifying Words - Portals pages 16-17
4.1.18	MG	Select questions to clarify thinking. How to Eat Fried Worms - When, Where, How - Portals pages 13-14
4.1.25	MG	Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, inform, persuade, and share feelings).
4.1.20	MG	Recognize cause and effect relationships within context. How to Eat Fried Worms - Cause and Effect - Portals pages 26
4.1.12	MG	Evaluate texts for elements of fact/opinion and reality/fantasy. How to Eat Fried Worms - Fact and Opinion - Portals pages 21
4.2.8	T	Identify the most reliable sources of information for preparing a report.
4.1.22	MG	Determine appropriate inferences and draw conclusions from texts. How to Eat Fried Worms - Inferences - Portals pages 19-20 How to Eat Fried Worms - Inferences - Portals pages 30-31 How to Eat Fried Worms - Determining Feelings - Portals pages 34
4.1.14	T	Interpret information using a chart, map, or timeline.
4.1.24	T	Locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.
4.1.23	T	Select sources from which to gather information on a given topic.
4.1.2	T	Use table of contents, title page, and glossary to locate information.
4.1.15	T	Use available text features (e.g., graphics, glossaries and illustrations) to make meaning from text.
4.1.8	T	Use headings, graphics, and captions to make meaning from text.
4.1.6	C	Determine the problem of a story and discover its solution.
4.1.16	C	Indicate the sequence of events in print (fiction and nonfiction) and in nonprint texts. How to Eat Fried Worms - Sequencing - Portals pages 36
4.1.5	C	Identify character, setting, and plot in a passage.

WRITING

The student will develop the structural and creative skills of the writing process necessary to produce written language that can be read, presented to, and interpreted by various audiences.

Process

4.2.13	WP	Identify the audience for which a text is written.
4.2.3	WP	Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, and to share experiences).
4.2.6	WP	Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., listing, clustering, story maps, and webs) to group ideas for writing.
4.2.1	WO	Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph. How to Eat Fried Worms - Main Idea - Portals pages 22-23 How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 3 - Topic Sentences
4.2.10	WO	Select details that support a topic sentence. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 4 - Supporting or Detail Sentences
4.2.11	WO	Choose the supporting sentence that best develops a topic sentence. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 4 - Supporting or Detail Sentences
4.2.5	WO	Select the best title for a text.
4.2.2	WO	Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 5 - Sentence Order in Paragraphs
4.2.4	WO	Rearrange events in a sequential or chronological order in a writing selection. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 5 - Sentence Order in Paragraphs
4.2.15	WP	Identify sentences irrelevant to a paragraph’s theme or flow. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 6 - Staying on Topic
4.2.12	WP	Choose the supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 6 - Staying on Topic
4.2.16	WO	Select an appropriate concluding sentence for a well developed paragraph. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 7 - Concluding Sentences
4.1.21	T	Identify similes and metaphors.
4.2.14	WO	Supply a missing piece of information in a simple outline. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 2 - Making an Outline How to Eat Fried Worms - Making an Outline - Portals pages 42-43
4.2.7	WO	Select appropriate time-order or transitional words to enhance the flow of the writing sample. How to Eat Fried Worms - Lesson 5 - Sentence Order in Paragraphs
4.3.3	WP	Select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context.
4.2.9	WP	Select the best way to combine sentences to provide syntactic variety within context.

Product

ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE

The student will use standard English conventions and proper spelling as appropriate to speaking and writing.

4.3.1	G	Identify the correct use of nouns (e.g., singular and plural, common and proper, singular and plural possessives), verbs (i.e., agreement, tenses, action and linking) and adjectives (i.e., comparison forms and articles) within context.
4.3.4	G	Identify the correct usage of pronouns (i.e., subject, object, and agreement) and adverbs (i.e., comparison forms and negatives) within context.
4.3.6	G	Recognize usage errors occurring within context (e.g., double negatives, troublesome word groups, [i.e., to, too, two, there, their, they’re, its, it’s).
4.1.1	WP	Identify correctly used capital letters with names, dates, addresses, and the beginning of sentences within context.
4.3.5	G	Identify the correct usage of commas (e.g., series, dates, addresses, friendly letters, introductory words, and compound sentences) within context.
4.3.9	G	Choose the correct use of quotation marks and commas in direct quotations.
4.3.8	G	Choose the correct formation of plurals, contractions, and possessives within context.
4.1.7	V	Identify grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context. How to Eat Fried Worms - Compound Words - Portals pages 9-10
4.3.7	T	Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context.
4.3.10	G	Identify sentences with correct subject-verb agreement (person and number).
4.3.2	G	Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate end marks.