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2019-2020 HISD @ H.O.M.E. – Distance Learning

English Language Arts – Grade 4

Summer School – Week 4 – June 29-July 2, 2020

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Monday Word Study

Activity / Task

Spelling Homophone Activity 1. Today you will practice spelling homophones correctly using the text Playground Problems.

2. Say each word aloud and picture it in your

mind.

3. Practice writing each word.

4. Cut apart the word cards and mix them up.

Draw one card and try to use the word in a

sentence.

5. Take your time to make sure you’ve spelled

and used each word correctly.

Homophones List

week way your its

weak weigh you're it's

through whole great wait

threw hole grate weight

Vocabulary Context Clues Today you will use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words. Review the anchor chart on the right about using context clues as you read.

Use the context clues from Playground Problems to help define the bold word.

Source: HMH

Are you certain that this quarrel is worth damaging that friendship?

Meaning:

Clues:

I couldn’t have said I’d spend the whole week doing something so dull.

Meaning:

Clues:

Playing on the swings is pointless.

Meaning:

Clues:

MS. ASPEN: (in a measured voice) Excuse me for interrupting, but you girls seem to be quarreling.

Meaning:

Clues:

Reading Workshop

Activity / Task

Read Aloud Choose your own fiction text or use the attached fiction text Playground Problems to think about the plot of the text.

http://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/Domain/21808/HISD-Graduate-Vision.pdf





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Monday Reading Lesson

Analyzing Plot

1. Read the attached text, Playground Problems, or you can choose your own fiction text.

2. Next, fill in the graphic organizer below as you read a second time.

3. Use the anchor chart on the right to help remind you what each term means.

Story Title: ___________________

Story Information:

Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action:

Resolution:

Independent Reading

Read independently for 20 minutes and think the about evidence that supports the author’s purpose? Why did the author write this selection? How can you tell?

Writing Workshop

Activity / Task

Writing Lesson

Let’s Write… a Summary! When you summarize a fiction text, you are retelling the important events in your own words. Doing this helps you better understand what you have read. Use Playground Problems and your graphic organizer from the reading lesson to help you write a summary paragraph of the text.

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Source: HMH

Resources • Houston Public Library KIDS Reading Lists

• HMH



http://houstonlibrary.org/kids-book-lists




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Tuesday Word Study

Activity / Task

Spelling

Homophone Choice Board 1. Today you will strengthen your

understanding of homophones.

2. Use previously read text Playground Problems and word cards from yesterday.

3. Select 2 activities from the Homophone Spelling Choice Board on the right.

Vocabulary Multiple Meaning Words

1. Read about multiple meaning words on the chart below.

2. Next, match the definition with the correct sentence by writing your letter choice in the blank.

Source: HISD Curriculum

___ The dog helped lead the pigs to their pen.

___ I borrowed Ms. Edison’s pen to mark my answer correct.

a) a tool used for writing

b) a small enclosure for animals

___ I love to eat grape jam on my toast during breakfast.

___ We missed the concert because we were delayed by a traffic jam.

a) packed or crowded into an area

b) an awkward situation

c) a fruit spread made with sugar

___ Jessica got to go to the state fair last year, and she said it was great.

___ He didn’t think the other team should have won because they weren’t playing fair.

a) according to the rules

b) an event with entertainment

c) favorable

Reading Workshop

Activity / Task

Read Aloud Choose your own fiction text or use the attached fiction text Playground Problems to think about character interaction and changes. Who are the characters in this story? How do the characters interact with each other? What are the characters like at the beginning and at the end of the text?






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Tuesday Reading Lesson

Fiction Text: Character Interaction & Changes

1. Today you will use the attached text, Playground Problems, to think about character interaction and changes.

2. Think about the two students in the text. What do you know about them? How do they interact?

3. Choose one of the students from the text and complete the graphic organizer below.

Name of the Character

What conflict did the character experience? Describe it and draw a symbol to represent the

conflict.

List 2-3 traits of the

character:

What text evidence do you have to support

these traits?

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Independent Reading

Read independently for 20 minutes and think the about the characters in the books you are reading. What are some traits of the characters in your book? What conflict does the character experience?

Writing Workshop

Activity / Task

Writing Lesson

Let’s Write… a Personal Narrative! Have you ever had an argument with a friend about what to do at recess? Write about what happened. Use the anchor chart on the right to help get started!

Image Source: Pixabay


• HMH

Did the character you selected

change throughout the text?

How did they change?







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Wednesday Word Study

Activity / Task

Spelling Prefixes in Sentences 1. Today you will spell and use prefixes correctly in

sentences. 2. Review the meaning of the prefixes in-, pre-, and over-. 3. Match the correct prefix with the bold word in the

sentence. 4. Circle the correct option in the right column.

Sentences Prefixes The batteries were ___compatible with my watch, so I had to go to the store and buy a different kind.

in pre over

She was ___joyed when her best friend came to visit for the summer. in pre over I love to watch the ___views for movies to get an idea of what they’re about.

in pre over

We must ___pay for our tickets to the play, or they might run out of seats. in pre over A lot of my answers were ___accurate on my last quiz, so I am going to study my notes before our next test.

in pre over

After scoring the first two points of the game, Jasmine was careful to stay focused and not get ___confident.

in pre over

Vocabulary Word Building Challenge

1. Use your knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to mix and match the cards to see how many words you can make. (If you’re not sure if it is really a word, how can you check to make sure?)

2. Record your words on a piece of notebook paper or in your notebook.

un- break -able/-ible

dis- happy -less

over- organize -ly

pro- act -ed

inter- confident -ion

pre- connect -ful

write play -ness

Reading Workshop

Activity / Task

Read Aloud Choose your own text or use the attached fiction texts Playground Problems and The Lucky Tree to complete today’s activities.

in- = not pre- = before over- = too much

I know that big words come from

small words. Prefixes are at the

beginning of a word and it

carries clues to the meaning of

the word itself.






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Wednesday Reading Lesson

Source: HMH

Other Types of Figurative Language

hyperbole an exaggeration

onomatopoeia a word that represents a sound

repetition lines or words that are repeated

Figurative language is a fun way to make your writing more interesting. Using Playground Problems, The Lucky Tree, or another text you have read, record 5 examples of figurative language.

Example: Type of Figurative Language:

“my hands were as cold as ice”

simile

“she is a walking dictionary”

metaphor

“Peter passed Penny a pencil.”

Independent Reading

Read independently for 20 minutes and think the about the purpose of figurative language found within the text.

Writing Workshop

Activity / Task

Writing Lesson

Let’s Write… an Expository Essay!

THINK about all the things you have learned in school or at home.

WRITE about one thing that was hard for you to learn how to do. Tell what you learned and explain why it was important to keep trying even when it was difficult.

REMEMBER TO:

o clearly state your central idea

o organize your writing

o develop your writing in detail

o choose your words carefully

o use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences


• HMH

When you are learning new things, sometimes

you will make mistakes. By correcting your

mistakes, you learn and grow.







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Thursday Word Study Activity / Task

Spelling Suffixes in Sentences 1. Today you will create a list of words that use the suffixes -ology, -ly, -able, and -ion. 2. Review the meaning of the suffixes -ology, -ly, -able, and -ion. 3. Think of 3 more words that end with one of the suffixes below. 4. Check your spelling.

1. geology

2.

3.

4.

1. quickly

2.

3.

4.

1. dependable

2.

3.

4.

1. confusion

2.

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Vocabulary Context Clues - Dictionary Entries

1. Today we will use dictionary entries to determine the correct meaning of a word in a text.

2. Use the steps on the diagram to the right to know how to use clues to help you determine the best definition of a word.

3. For each of the 3 questions below, ask yourself… Which definition of the underlined word in the paragraph is correct? A) Definition 1 B) Definition 2 C) Definition 3 D) Definition 4 Jack couldn’t believe he had forgotten his jacket. His mother had reminded him just before he left. He let out a large sigh, defeated, as he climbed up the stairs back toward the top story of the building.

Her cat jumped up at the noise and knocked into the full cup of water sitting on the table. Everything happened so quickly. From across the room, she could only watch the water run out of the cup and cover her cell

phone.

When I grow up, I would like to own a farm. It is my dream to have a lot of land where I can raise many animals and grow fruit and vegetables. I know it will be a lot of hard work, but I think it will be very rewarding.

story | /ˈstôrē/ noun 1. a tale about imaginary people 2. an account of past events 3. one floor of a building 4. a rumor

run | /rən/ 1. move more quickly than walking 2. to make a trip along a usual route 3. to be in charge of 4. to flow

raise | /rāz/

1. to lift in the air 2. to build a structure 3. to take care and help

grow 4. to increase the

amount of

Reading Workshop

Activity / Task

Read Aloud Choose your own text or use the attached fiction text The Lucky Tree. Then, think about inferences you have made and the theme of the text.

-ology = the

study of -ly= the quality of -able = able to

be

-ion= act or state

of being






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Thursday Reading Lesson

Independent Reading

Read independently for 20 minutes and think about the theme of your book or what inferences you can make about the characters.

Writing Workshop

Activity / Task

Writing Lesson


• HMH







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Playground Problems adapted from HMH, Module 3 Assessment

Characters

SUCHITA, Lavani’s friend

LAVANI, Suchita’s friend

MS. ASPEN, teacher in charge of recess

(The scene opens at a school playground. Suchita and Lavani are

talking about what to do during recess.)

SUCHITA: I’m so excited about recess! The sun is shining, and it’s a

perfect day to play monkey bar tag. It’s my favorite—running with

the wind, trying to be as fast as you can. It’s the best!

LAVANI: (stops suddenly) We aren’t playing monkey bar tag today.

Remember, you promised last week that this week we’d play on the swings. That was our deal. It’s the perfect day for

swinging. There’s nothing like flying through the blue sky when the sun is shining. We talked about this, remember? You

agreed!

SUCHITA: There is no way I agreed to that! Playing on the swings is pointless. All you do is go forward and back, forward

and back. I couldn’t have said I’d spend the whole week doing something so dull.

LAVANI: (growing more upset) Yes, you did! You said if I played monkey bar tag with you last week that you would swing

with me this week. Oh, great! I spent a whole week running all over the place for you and you don’t even remember. You

aren’t going to go back on what you promised, are you?

SUCHITA: I can’t go back on a promise that I never made! (growing angry as well, and raising her voice) Why would I

agree to something so silly? Listen, Lavani, I don’t know what’s making you think that we had a deal, but I think you’ve lost

it. No way am I swinging my whole recess away on this perfect day for monkey bar tag!

(Ms. Aspen, the recess teacher, approaches the girls.)

MS. ASPEN: (in a measured voice) Excuse me for interrupting, but you girls seem to be quarreling. Would you like some

help settling this?

SUCHITA: (calming down a little bit) No thank you, Ms. Aspen. Everything’s okay. This problem will be solved once

Lavani stops telling stories.

LAVANI: (in a hurt tone) I can’t believe you think I’d make that up. That really hurts my feelings. I’m blameless here. Just

go right ahead and play monkey bar tag. But I’m going to the swings.

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(Lavani begins to walk away.)

MS. ASPEN: (to Suchita) Ms. Patel, if I remember correctly, you and Ms. Gupta are quite close friends. Are you certain

that this quarrel is worth damaging that friendship?

SUCHITA: It’s not . . . but she’s saying that I promised last week to play on the swings.

MS. ASPEN: Did you?

SUCHITA: No, I didn’t! I’m sure of it.

MS. ASPEN: Is it possible that you forgot making the promise?

SUCHITA: (pausing a few seconds to think) I guess it’s possible, but . . . (pausing again) Thanks, Ms. Aspen! (yelling after

Lavani and jogging in her direction) Wait, Lavani!

LAVANI: What is it?

SUCHITA: I’ll come swing with you. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, and we did play monkey bar tag all last week. I

really don’t remember making that promise, but I want to be sure that you get a chance to play on the swings. I know

they’re your favorite.

LAVANI: (voice softening) Thanks, Suchita! That would be great. I know we can work out a plan. Maybe we can take

turns picking what we do at recess every week.

SUCHITA: And we can keep a list where we write down what we decide. That way, it won’t matter if one of us forgets.

LAVANI: Good thinking! Okay, since we’re doing my favorite thing this week, you can choose what we do next week.

SUCHITA: And you can pick the week after that! This is what good friends do. And we are certainly very good friends.






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The Lucky Tree adapted from HMH, Module 1 Assessment

1 I had always thought of the town where I live as an ordinary town. The homes were ordinary, the people

were ordinary, and even our pets were ordinary. The signs on the roads leading into town read, “Welcome to

Fernwood! An Ordinary, Peaceful Town.”

2 Then one day, I was walking in town with my friends Phillipe and Rosa. As we approached the

courthouse, Rosa looked up and suddenly stopped in her tracks. “What’s coming out of the courthouse roof?” she

asked. “Whatever it is, it certainly isn’t ordinary!”

3 “Hey,” said Phillipe. “I think it’s a little green leaf.”

4 “I see two leaves,” I said as I looked up.

5 “I see them too, Alexandra!” said Rosa. “It looks like a little tree growing up there!”

6 “If we tell anyone about it, they might make Mayor Kaplan get rid of it,” said Phillipe. “Let’s give that little

tree a chance to grow.”

7 Before we knew it, school was over; summer had arrived, and to our surprise, our days were filled with

some not-so-ordinary events. Phillipe’s cat, Roco, who had wandered away and not been seen since last year,

returned home to everyone’s amazement. Then Rosa found a $20 bill in her library book. She turned in the money

to the head librarian, and when no one claimed it, it became hers. My event was an enormous surprise to both my

softball team and me. I hit my first home run ever during a game against our biggest rival. I usually only hit singles,

but this time I smacked the ball all the way to the moon. We were down by three runs and did not think we could

come back to win. My home run happened to be a grand slam that won the game.

8 Whenever we were downtown near the courthouse that summer, we looked up at its roof and couldn’t

help but admire that curious tree. Rosa, Phillipe, and I wondered if we were the only ones who had noticed it.

9 When fall came, the town council decided to spruce up the courthouse clock tower by giving it a new coat

of paint. Of course, when the painters scaled the tower, they discovered the little tree. My friends and I decided to

go to the next town meeting. We were worried that the adults might be able to see this tree only one way: as a

nuisance. As for us, we imagined that the tree was somehow linked to all the astonishing things that had happened

to us over the summer.

10 The night of the town meeting, Phillipe spoke. “No one has ever heard of a tree growing out of a roof.

That makes this tree special. Please don’t take it down. It brings something out of the ordinary to Fernwood.” Rosa

and I noticed that he didn’t argue that this was our “lucky tree” as he could have.

11 The next person to speak was Mr. Tucker, who was a roofer by trade. “Well, Phillipe, it is a special tree,

all right. Unfortunately, there is a problem. As the tree gets bigger, the roots will grow under the tiles and cause the






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roof to leak over time. Then we’d have to repair the roof and remove the tree anyway.”

12 We were crushed. Of course, Mr. Tucker was right. The tree may have been lucky for us, but it wasn’t so

lucky for the courthouse.

13 A few other townspeople gave their opinions, all agreeing with Mr. Tucker’s view of the problem. Then

Ms. Jardin, whose family owned a gardening center, had an idea. “We can have the city take the little tree down,

and then we can have our schoolchildren plant it in a place of honor. We have all complained that there’s a bare

spot right in front of the courthouse, and it would fit there nicely. The gardening center will supply everything the

children need, and my family will be happy to direct the project.”

14 A vote was taken, and every single council member voted that the tree should be removed and replanted.

Today the town signs read, “Welcome to Fernwood! Home of the Famous Courthouse Tree.”



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