Fourth Grade Yearlong Plan 2011-2012: Communication Arts

Quarter 4
April-Perseverance...............May-Self-Discipline
Reading
Writing
Spelling
Ongoing Skills

All Text

R 1Hb,f - Apply post-reading skills to demonstrate comprehension of text to b)identify and explain the relationship between the main idea and supporting details
f) draw conclusions

Fiction

R 2Ab- Use grade level text to locate and recognize the text features of fiction, poetry and drama
R 2Ce- Use details from text to e)identify author's purpose

Non-fiction

R 3B- Identify and/or explain examples of sensory details, sound devices, and figurative language in text along with basic literary techniques
R 3Cb-
Use details from text to b)explain main idea and supporting details
e)draw conclusions
h)make inferences
j) identify and explain author's purpose
k) identify problems and solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W2Aa,b- Compose text a)showing awareness of audience (Review)
b)in a format appropriate to audience and purpose (Review)


Week 31:  Plurals
Week 32:  Possessives
Week 33:  Suffixes: -ness, -ment
Week 34: Compounds
Week 35:  Continents and Nationalities

W2E- In written text use standard spelling and classroom resources, including dictionary, to edit for correct spelling

Reading

R1C- Apply decoding strategies to “problem-solve” unknown words when reading when needed
R1D- Read grade-level instructional text
a)with fluency, accuracy and expression
b)adjusting reading rate to difficulty and type of text
R1 F- Apply pre-reading strategies to aid comprehension: a)access prior knowledge b)preview
c)predict with evidence
d)set a purpose for reading
R1G - During reading, utilize strategies to
a)determine meaning of unknown words
b)self-monitor comprehension c)question the text
d)infer
e)visualize
f)paraphrase
g)summarize
R1H - Apply post-reading skills to demonstrate comprehension of text:
a. answer basic comprehension questions
b. identify and explain the relationship between the main idea and supporting details
c. make predictions
d. question to clarify
e. reflect
f. draw conclusions
g. analyze
h. paraphrase
i. summarize

Writing
W1A-
Follow a writing process to a)independently use a simple prewriting strategy
b)generate a draft
c)reread, revise for audience and purpose, ideas and content, organization and sentence structure, and word choice
d)edit for conventions
e) share writing

Author/Genre
Grammar/
Language Investigation

Poetry

Fiction Options
Mystery
Fantasy
Fairytale
W3A4a,b
Compose
a) descriptive texts using appropriate text features
b) text using an appropriate format

 

W2E4c-In written text use singular possessives, with assistance
W2E4d
-In written text correctly use verbs that agree with compound subject and conjunctions
Pronouns Possessives
(pronouns & nouns) (Not a GLE)

Last Updated on May 5, 2011