Public learning track
Oral Presentations: Organized Delivery, Enhancements, and Appropriate Language
7 lessons
Goal
Deliver organized presentations on topics, stories, and personal experiences; enhance presentations with clear speech, audio, and visuals; and choose appropriate formal or informal language for different contexts.
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Reporting on a Topic Using Facts and Relevant Details
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Standards Covered
- SL.4.4Common Core State Standards · Ela · 4th grade · Grade 4Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
- SL.4.5Common Core State Standards · Ela · 4th grade · Grade 4Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
- SL.4.6Common Core State Standards · Ela · 4th grade · Grade 4Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 4 Language standards 1 here for specific expectations.)
- L.4.3.cCommon Core State Standards · Ela · 4th grade · Grade 4Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion).
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8 lessons
Literature: Text Evidence and Making Inferences
Quote accurately from stories, distinguish stated information from inferences, and draw well-supported inferences using text evidence and background knowledge.
2
7 lessons
Literature: Determining Theme and Summarizing
Determine the theme of stories, dramas, and poems using key details, write clear theme statements, and summarize literary texts.
3
7 lessons
Describing Characters, Settings, and Events in Stories
Describe characters, settings, and events in depth using specific text evidence including thoughts, words, actions, and sensory details.
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5 lessons
Analyzing Character Relationships, Event Connections, and Mood
Deepen understanding of stories by analyzing dialogue and character relationships, explaining how events connect, comparing character reactions, and describing a setting's mood using text evidence.
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10 lessons
Literature: Word Meaning and Mythology Allusions
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in stories, including allusions to mythology, using context clues and word parts.
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8 lessons
Literature: Poetry, Drama, and Prose Structures
Explain the major differences between poems, drama, and prose and refer to their structural elements when discussing texts.
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10 lessons
Literature: Comparing Points of View in Narration
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including first-person and third-person narration.
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8 lessons
Literature: Connecting Text to Multimedia Presentations
Make connections between a written text and visual or oral presentations, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions.
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10 lessons
Literature: Comparing Themes and Patterns Across Cultures
Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
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8 lessons
Literature: Reading Independently and Proficiently
Read and comprehend literature including stories, dramas, and poetry in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently.
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7 lessons
Informational Text: Evidence and Inferences
Find explicit details in informational texts, quote text evidence to support answers, and draw well-supported inferences using text clues and background knowledge.
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8 lessons
Informational Text: Main Ideas and Summarizing
Determine the main idea of informational texts across multiple paragraphs, distinguish main ideas from supporting details, and write accurate summaries in their own words.
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5 lessons
Explaining Events and Procedures in Informational Texts
Use specific information from historical, scientific, and technical texts to explain events, procedures, concepts, and causes and effects.
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8 lessons
Describing Text Structures in Informational Texts
Identify and describe how informational texts are organized, including chronology, comparison, cause/effect, and problem/solution structures across whole texts and sections.
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6 lessons
Informational Text: Vocabulary Strategies
Determine the meaning of academic and domain-specific words in informational texts using context clues, prefixes, suffixes, and other word parts.
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6 lessons
Informational Text: Interpreting Visual Information
Interpret visual, oral, and quantitative information in informational texts, including charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, maps, and interactive web elements.
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6 lessons
Comparing Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts
Identify, compare, and contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same event, using text evidence to explain differences in focus and information.
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6 lessons
Analyzing Reasons and Evidence in Informational Text
Identify the reasons and evidence authors use to support particular points in informational texts, and evaluate whether claims are sufficiently supported.
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8 lessons
Informational Text: Integrating Information From Multiple Texts
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic to write and speak about the subject knowledgeably.
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6 lessons
Informational Text: Reading Independently and Proficiently
Read and comprehend informational texts including history, social studies, science, and technical texts in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently.
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7 lessons
Foundational Skills: Syllabication and Morphology for Decoding Multisyllabic Words
Use letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphological analysis (roots, prefixes, suffixes) to break down and read unfamiliar multisyllabic words.
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5 lessons
Applying Multisyllabic Word Decoding Skills in and out of Context
Apply combined syllabication and morphology knowledge to accurately decode multisyllabic words of increasing length and complexity, both in isolation and within sentences and passages.
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7 lessons
Oral Reading Fluency with Accuracy and Expression
Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression, and improve fluency through purposeful rereading.
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5 lessons
Self-Correction and Monitoring for Understanding
Use context to confirm word recognition and understanding, notice when reading breaks down, and self-correct mistakes while reading aloud.
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7 lessons
Writing: Building an Opinion Argument
Understand opinion writing and learn to state a clear opinion supported by organized, logically connected reasons.
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4 lessons
Writing: Strengthening Opinions With Evidence and Structure
Learn to back up opinion reasons with concrete facts and examples, organize ideas into paragraphs, and write a strong conclusion.
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4 lessons
Writing: Revising, Editing, and Publishing Opinion Pieces
Revise and edit a complete opinion piece for stronger evidence and correct mechanics, then publish and share with an audience.
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10 lessons
Writing: Building Strong Opinion Structure and Evidence
Learners will plan and write opinion pieces with a clear organizational structure, reasons backed by factual evidence, varied linking words, and a strong concluding statement.
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5 lessons
Structuring and Organizing Informative Pieces
Learners will understand the purpose of informative writing and structure their pieces using clear introductions, grouped paragraphs, headings, and multimedia.
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4 lessons
Developing Informative Topics With Facts and Evidence
Learners will support their informative writing with relevant facts, definitions, quotations, and concrete examples drawn from sources.
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6 lessons
Linking Ideas, Using Precise Language, and Concluding
Learners will connect ideas using linking words, apply precise and domain-specific vocabulary, and draft a complete informative piece with a fitting conclusion.
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4 lessons
Structuring a Narrative: Situation, Characters, and Event Sequence
Learners will understand the purpose of narrative writing and establish a situation, introduce characters, and organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
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8 lessons
Bringing Narrative Scenes to Life: Dialogue, Description, and Transitions
Learners will enrich narrative scenes with dialogue, sensory description, temporal and transitional phrases, and concrete language, then plan and draft a complete narrative piece.
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7 lessons
Producing, Revising, and Publishing Writing
Learners will produce clear, coherent writing matched to task and audience, strengthen writing through planning and revision, and use technology to publish their work.
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6 lessons
Researching to Build Knowledge
Learners will conduct short research projects, gather and categorize information from multiple sources, take notes, and provide a simple list of sources.
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5 lessons
Drawing Evidence From Texts and Writing Routinely
Learners will draw evidence from literature and informational texts to support analysis and reflection, and will write routinely across both extended and short time frames.
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10 lessons
Speaking & Listening: Collaborative Discussions
Participate effectively in discussions by coming prepared, following rules, building on others' ideas, and reflecting on key ideas.
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5 lessons
Listening Comprehension: Paraphrasing and Evaluating a Speaker's Evidence
Paraphrase spoken and visual information, summarize data presented orally, and critically evaluate whether a speaker's evidence supports their points.
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7 lessons
Oral Presentations: Organized Delivery, Enhancements, and Appropriate Language
Deliver organized presentations on topics, stories, and personal experiences; enhance presentations with clear speech, audio, and visuals; and choose appropriate formal or informal language for different contexts.
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6 lessons
Language: Relative Pronouns, Relative Adverbs, and Progressive Verb Tenses
Use relative pronouns and relative adverbs to connect clauses, and form and use past, present, and future progressive verb tenses to describe ongoing actions.
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6 lessons
Language: Modal Auxiliaries, Adjective Order, and Prepositional Phrases
Use modal auxiliaries to express ability, obligation, and possibility, order adjectives correctly in sentences, and form and use prepositional phrases to add detail.
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4 lessons
Language: Sentence Structure and Frequently Confused Words
Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences, and use frequently confused word pairs (to/too/two, there/their/they're) correctly in writing.
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9 lessons
Language: Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
Apply correct capitalization, use commas and quotation marks in dialogue and quotations, use commas in compound sentences, and spell grade-appropriate words correctly.
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8 lessons
Language: Word Choice, Punctuation for Effect, and Context Clues
Choose precise words and punctuation for effect, distinguish formal from informal English, and use context clues to determine word meanings.
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11 lessons
Greek and Latin Word Parts as Meaning Clues
Learners will use Greek and Latin roots and affixes to figure out the meanings of unfamiliar grade-level words.
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7 lessons
Using Reference Materials for Pronunciation and Precise Meaning
Learners will consult print and digital dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauruses to find pronunciation and clarify the precise meaning of key words.
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11 lessons
Figurative Language: Similes, Metaphors, Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs
Learners will explain the meaning of similes, metaphors, idioms, adages, and proverbs they encounter in texts.
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8 lessons
Word Relationships: Synonyms and Antonyms
Learners will demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
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10 lessons
Building Academic and Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Learners will acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including words that signal precise actions, emotions, and states of being.