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Fourth Grade
(PREPARED BY PAULETTE CEFALU-WALKWITZ)

Reading and Responding

Standard 1

1.        Use understanding of base words, roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode more complex words (ELA-1-E1)

2.        Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using knowledge of word origins and inflections (ELA-1-E1)

3.        Determine word meanings, word choices, and pronunciations using a broad variety of reference aids such as dictionaries, thesauruses, synonym finders, and reference software (ELA-1-E1)

4.        Adjust speed of reading to accomplish purpose based on text complexity (ELA-1-E3)

5.        Identify a variety of story elements, including:

·      the impact of setting on character

·      multiple conflicts

·      first- and third-person points of view

·      development of theme (ELA-1-E4)

6.        Identify literary devices, including metaphor and hyperbole (ELA-1-E4)

7.        Answer literal and inferential questions about ideas and information in grade-appropriate texts in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E5)

8.        Connect information in grade-appropriate texts to prior knowledge and real-life situations in oral and written responses (ELA-1-E6)

9.        Increase oral and silent reading fluency and accuracy with grade-appropriate texts (ELA-1-E7)

10.    Demonstrate oral reading fluency of at least 140 words per minute in fourth-grade text with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression (ELA-1-E7)

Standard 6

11.    Compare and contrast stories/tales from different cultures and explain the influence of culture on each tale in oral, written, and visual responses (ELA-6-E1)

12.    Identify a variety of types of literature, including poetry and short stories, in oral and written responses (ELA-6-E2)

13.    Identify and explain the defining characteristics of various types of literature, including the myth and the legend (ELA-6-E3)

Standard 7

14.    Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, such as:

·      sequencing events and steps in a process

·      explaining how the setting impacts other story elements, including the characters’ traits and actions

·      using specific evidence from a story to describe a character's traits, actions, relationships, and/or motivations

·      confirming or denying a prediction about information in a text

·      comparing and contrasting story elements or information within and across texts

·      identifying stated main ideas and supporting details

·      making simple inferences (ELA-7-E1)

15.    Justify solutions to problems in texts by verifying, confirming, and supporting (ELA-7-E2)

16.    Distinguish an author’s purpose for writing, including entertaining, expressing an opinion, defending an argument, or conveying information (ELA-7-E3)

17.    Explain in oral or written responses how an author’s life and times are reflected in a text (ELA-7-E3)

18.    Explain how an author’s purpose influences organization of a text, word choice, and sentence structure (ELA-7-E3)

19.    Demonstrate understanding of information in grade-appropriate texts using a variety of strategies, including:

·      supporting differences between fact and opinion with information from texts

·      skimming and scanning texts for various purposes (e.g., locating information, verifying facts)

·      identifying cause-effect relationships in texts and real-life situations

·      generating questions to guide examination of topics in texts and real-life situations

·      explaining connection between information from texts and real-life experiences (ELA-7-E4)

Writing

Standard 2

20.    Write compositions of at least three paragraphs organized with the following:

·      a clearly stated central idea

·      an introduction and a conclusion

·      a middle developed with supporting details

·      a logical, sequential order

·      transitional words and phrases that unify points and ideas (ELA-2-E1)

21.    Organize individual paragraphs with topic sentences, relevant elaboration, and concluding sentences (ELA-2-E1)

22.    Identify an audience for a specific writing assignment and select appropriate vocabulary, details, and information to create a tone or set the mood and to affect or manipulate the intended audience (ELA-2-E2)

23.    Develop grade-appropriate compositions by identifying and applying writing processes, including the following:

·      selecting topic and form

·      prewriting (e.g., brainstorming, researching, raising questions, generating graphic organizers)

·      drafting

·      conferencing with peers and teachers

·      revising based on feedback and use of various tools (e.g., LEAP21 Writer’s Checklist, rubrics)

·      proofreading/editing

·      publishing using available technology (ELA-2-E3)

24.    Develop paragraphs and compositions of at least three paragraphs using the various modes (i.e., description, narration, exposition, and persuasion), emphasizing narration and description (ELA-2-E4)

25.    Use a variety of literary devices, including hyperbole and metaphor, in compositions (ELA-2-E5)

26.    Write for various purposes, including:

·      formal and informal letters that follow a specific letter format, include relevant information, and use an appropriate closure

·      informational reports that include facts and examples and that present important details in a logical order

·      book reports that include an opinion and/or a persuasive viewpoint (ELA-2-E6)

Writing/Proofreading

Standard 3

27.    Write legibly in standard cursive or printed form, indenting paragraphs appropriately, using standard margins, and demonstrating fluency (ELA-3-E1)

28.    Use standard English punctuation, including apostrophes in contractions and in the possessive case of singular and plural nouns (ELA-3-E2)

29.    Capitalize greetings, titles of respect, and titles of books, articles, chapters, movies, and songs (ELA-3-E2)

30.    Write using standard English structure and usage, including:

·      using active and passive voices of verbs

·      avoiding writing with sentence fragments and run-on sentences (ELA-3-E3)

31.    Apply knowledge of parts of speech in writing, including:

·      selecting and using common interjections appropriately

·      identifying and using transitive and intransitive verbs correctly

·      identifying and using verb tenses correctly, including present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect

·      using grade-appropriate irregular verb tenses correctly (ELA-3-E4)

32.    Use knowledge of root words, affixes, and syllable constructions to spell words (ELA-3-E5)

33.    Alphabetize to the fourth and fifth letters (ELA-3-E5)

Speaking and Listening

Standard 4

34.    Adjust pacing to suit purpose, audience, and setting when speaking (ELA-4-E1)

35.    Interpret, follow, and give multi-step directions (ELA-4-E2)

36.    Deliver presentations that include the following:

·      information drawn from several sources and identification of the sources

·      effective introductions and conclusions

·      details, examples, anecdotes, or statistics that explain or clarify information

·      information selected to persuade or influence the audience (ELA-4-E4)

37.    Demonstrate active listening strategies, including asking questions, responding to cues, and making eye contact (ELA-4-E5)

38.    Adjust speaking content according to the needs of the audience (ELA-4-E5)

39.    Listen to and critique messages such as advertising that are communicated in a variety of mediums, including television and print (ELA-4-E6)

40.    Identify the effectiveness and dynamics of group process and cooperative learning (ELA-4-E7)

Information Resources

Standard 5

41.    Locate information using organizational features of a variety of resources, including:

·      electronic information such as keyword searches, passwords, and entry menu features

·      print materials such as indices, glossaries, table of contents, title pages, and map legends (ELA-5-E1)

42.    Locate information using a broad variety of reference sources, including almanacs, atlases, newspapers, magazines, and brochures (ELA-5-E1)

43.    Evaluate the usefulness of information selected from multiple sources, including:

·      library and online databases

·      electronic reference works

·      Internet information

·      community and government data

·      interviews

·      experiments

·      surveys (ELA-5-E2)

44.    Use keywords and phrases to take notes from oral, written, and electronic media sources (ELA-5-E3)

45.    Paraphrase or summarize information from a variety of sources (ELA-5-E3)

46.    Construct simple outlines with main topics and subtopics that reflect the information gathered (ELA-5-E3)

47.    Use electronic and print resources (e.g., spelling, grammar, and thesaurus checks) to revise and publish book reviews and research reports (ELA-5-E4)

48.    Create a list of sources (e.g., books, encyclopedias, online resources) following a specified format (ELA-5-E5)

49.    Define plagiarism (ELA-5-E5)

50.    Read and interpret timelines, charts, graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and maps generated from grade-appropriate materials (ELA-5-E6)