4th grade instructional pacing guide

4th Grade Instructional Pacing Guide

2015 – 2016

Georgia Elementary Standards of Excellence

4th Grade Curriculum Map

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/ELA-Standards-Grades-K-5.pdf

https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Documents/ELA-Grade-4-Curriculum-Map.pdf

Acknowledgments

The Bibb County School District would like to acknowledge and thank the following teachers for their participation in the K-5th

grade ELA Expert Groups and selection of instructional materials, and in the development of the Bibb County School District Pacing Guides.

Julie Caldwell

Jas ‘min Coates

Karen Dean

Abby Elrod

Iris Fawling

Karen Harkins

Sheila Hughes

Cecilia Land

Shelby Long

Sierra Nelson

Travie Thomas

Quantesha Pittman

Lena Robertson

Dr. Deborah Russ

Allison Scott

Marquita Tatmon

Kiara Trigger

Introduction to Journeys Weekly Pacing Guide

Week 1- August 10-14 Unit 1 (TE pp. T1-T74)

Week 2- August 17-21 Unit 1 (TE pp. T75-T150)

Week 3-August 24-28 Unit 1 (TE pp. T151- T228)

Week 4-August 31-September 4 Unit 1 (TE pp. 229-302)

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional shifts required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Because of Winn-Dixie (Realistic Fiction)

My Brother Martin (Biography)

My Librarian Is a Camel (Informational Text)

The Power of W.O.W! (Play)

Connected Text

Because of Book Ends (Informational Text ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Langston Hughes: A Poet and a Dreamer (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

From Idea to Book (4W9b) (Informational Text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Kid’s Guide to Money (4RI2) (Informational text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Prefixes re-,un-,dis- (4L2d , 4L4b, 4L6)

Prefixes in-, im-, il-, ir- (4L2d , 4L4b, 4L6)

Using Context (4L2d , 4RL4a, 4L6) Prefixes non-, mix- (4L2d, 4L4b)

Target Skill Story Structure (4RL3,4RL10)) Author’s Purpose (4RI8,4RL10)) Cause and Effect (4RI3,4RL10) Theme (4RL2,4RL10))

Target Strategy Summarize (4RI1,4RL2) Monitor/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10) Visualize (4RI1) Analyze/Evaluate (4RI7, 4RI10)

Research and

Media Literacy

Students will conduct interviews and publish profiles (TE pp. xxiii) (4W1a, 4W1b)




Speaking/Listening

Come to discussions prepared to discuss and pose questions on a particular topic (4SL1a, 4SL1b, 4SL1c, 4SL1d)


Review key ideas and explain using own ideas and understandings. (4SL1d)

Paraphrase portions of information and present in diverse media formats. (4SL2)

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Accuracy and Self-Correction (4RF3a,4RF4b,4RF4c)

Phrasing: Pauses (4RF3a,4RF4b, 4RF4c)

Accuracy (4RF3a,4RF4b) Intonation (4RF3a,4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: The VCV Syllable Pattern (4RF3a)

Decoding: Open and Closed Syllables (4RF3a)

Decoding: VCCV Syllable Pattern (4RF3a) VCV and VCCV patterns (4RF3a)

Assessments

Cold Reads 1 (p.2) & 2 (p.4) Write an extended response describing the author’s purpose of Cold Read 1 or 2

Cold Reads 3 (p.6) & 4 (p.8) Write an extended response analyzing the theme of Cold Read 3 or 4.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus

Narrative Writing: Descriptive Paragraph (4W2d, 4W3) Focus Trait: Word Choice

Narrative Writing: Story (4W3) Focus Trait: Word Choice

Narrative Writing: Dialogue (4W3) Focus Trait: Voice

Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative (4W2b, 4W3) Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling Short a and Long a (4L2d) Short e and Long e (4L2d) Short i and Long i (4L2d) Short o and Long o (4L2d)

Grammar What is a sentence? (4L1f) Kinds of sentences (4L1f) Quotations (4L2b) Fragments and Run On Sentences (4L1f)

Assessments Weekly Assessment Grammar/ Spelling Sections Lesson 1

Weekly Assessment Grammar/ Spelling Sections Lesson 2



SCIENCE INTEGRATION N/A N/A N/A N/A

SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

SS4CG4a-Respecting Others SS4CG4b-Obeying laws and rules

SS4CG1a-Natural Rights SS4CG2- Freedom of Expression


SS4CG3e-Gov’t. Fiscal Responsibility SS4CG4a- Respecting Others


Week 5- September 8-11 Unit 1 (TE pp. T303-T384)

Week 6- September 14-18 Unit 2 (TE pp. T1-T74)

Week 7- September 21-25 Unit 2 (TE pp.T75-T148)

Week 8- September 28-October 2 Unit 2 (TE pp. T149-)


READING – *BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT September 28th- October 2nd *

Anchor Text Stormalong (Tall Tale)

Invasion from Mars (Play)

Coming Attractions: Questioning Movies (Informational Text)

Me and Uncle Romie (Realistic Fiction)

Connected Text

Hoderi the Fisherman (Folktale ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The History of Radio (Informational Text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

How Do They Do That? (Informational Text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Sidewalk Artists (Reader’s Theater) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Reference Materials (L4c) Suffixes –y, -ous (4L4b) Greek and Latin Word Parts: phon, photo,

graph, auto, tele (4L4b) Figurative Language (4L5)

Target Skill Understanding Characters (RL3, 4RL10))

Story Structure (4RL3, 4RL10) Fact and Opinion (4RI5, 4RL10) Understanding Characters (4RL3, 4RL10)

Target Strategy Infer & Predict (RL1) Infer & Predict (RL1) Summarize (4RL2) Visualize (4RL7)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Students will research types of news report formats (4L4c)

Students will write their own news report (4L4c)

Students will write a book report. (4W1, 4W2a)

Speaking/Listening

Create a fictional story and retell orally. (4SL4)

Students will differentiate between formal English and informal English usage (4SL6)

Report on a topic/text. Paraphrase portions of a text. (4SL2, 4SL4)

Students will present their book report to the class.

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Expression (4RF4b) Expression (RF4b) Phrasing: Punctuation (4L2) Stress (4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: Homophones (4L1g) Decoding: Common Consonant Patterns; Digraphs (4RF3a)

Decoding: Common Consonant Patterns; Clusters (4RF3a)

Decoding: Stressed and Unstressed Syllables (4RF3a, 4RF4b)

Assessments

Cold Reads 5 (p.10) & 6 (p.12) Write an extended response comparing and contrasting a character from cold read 5 to a character from cold read 6.

Cold Reads 7 (p.14) & 8 (p.16) Write an extended response analyzing the theme of Cold Read 7 or 8.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative (4W2d, 4W3) Focus Trait: Organization

Informative Writing: News Report (4W1, 4W2a, 4W7) Focus Trait: Ideas

Informative Writing: Informational Paragraph (4W1, 4W2a, 4W7) Focus Trait: Word Choice

Informative Writing: Book Report (4W1, 4W2a, 4W9a, 4W10) Focus Trait: Organization

Spelling Homophones (4L1g) Short u (4L2d) Vowel Sounds oo and oo (4L2d) Vowel Sounds ou and o (4L2d)

Grammar Proper Nouns (4L2a) Verbs (4L1b, 4L1c) Verb Tenses (4L1b, 4L1c) Progressive Verb Tenses (4L1b, 4L1c)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION N/A N/A N/A N/A


SS4CG4a-Respecting Others SS4CG4b-Obeying laws and rules



SS4CG3e-Gov’t. Fiscal Responsibility SS4CG4a- Respecting Others


Week 9 - October 12-16 Unit 2 (TE pp. T225-T298)



Week 12 - November 2-6 Unit 3 (TE pp.T75-T148)


READING

Anchor Text Dear Mr. Winston (Realistic Fiction)

Jose! Born to Dance (Biography)

Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms (Informational Text)

The Earth Dragon Awakes (Historical Fiction)

Connected Text Field Guide to Snakes of the Southwest (Informational Text ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Dance to the Beat (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Recovering from Katrina (Newspaper Article) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Twisters (Informational text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Antonyms (4L5c) Shades of Meaning (4RL5) Suffixes –ful, -less, -ness, -ment (4L4b) Synonyms (4L5c)

Target Skill Conclusions and Generalizations (4RL1)

Author’s Purpose (4RI8) Text and Graphic Features (4RI7) Sequence of Events (4RI5)

Target Strategy Question (4SL1c) Analyze/Evaluate (4RI7, 4RI10) Infer & Predict (RL1) Visualize (4RL7)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Students will research information about a key figure in Social Studies and write an explanatory essay. (4L4c, 4W2, 4W3, 4W7)

n/a Students will research the Great San Francisco Earthquake and write a problem-solution composition. (4L4c, 4W2, 4W3, 4W7)

Speaking/Listening Students will pose and responds to questions regarding conclusions and generalizations. (SL1c)

Students will identify reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support points. (4SL3)

Students will orally report on a topic or text read. (4SL4)

Students will express and explain their own ideas and understandings from a text. (4SL1d)

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Accuracy (4RF3a,4RF4b) Intonation (4RF3a,4RF4b) Phrasing: Punctuation (4L2) Rate (4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: Common Beginning Syllables (4RF3a)

Decoding: Vowel + r Sound in Multisyllable Words (4RF3a)

Decoding: Compound Words (4RF3a) Decoding: Base Words and Endings (4RF3a)

Assessments Cold Reads 9 (p.18) & 10 (p.20) Write an extended response describing the author’s purpose of Cold Read 9 or 10

Cold Reads 11 (p. 22) & 12 (p.24) Using Cold Reads 11 or 12, make a timeline of the major. Then write a summary using the timeline.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Narrative Writing: Explanatory Essay (4W2, 4W3) Focus: Organization

Narrative Writing: Explanatory Essay (4W2, 4W3) Focus: Word Choice

Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Paragraph (4W1) Focus Trait: Ideas

Persuasive Writing: Problem-Solution Composition (4W1) Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling Vowel +/r/ sounds (4L2d) More Vowel +/r/ sounds (4L2d) Compound Words (4L2d) Words with –ed or –ing (4L2d)

Grammar Compound and Complex Sentences (4L2c)

Pronouns (4L1a) Frequently Confused Words (4L1g) Possessive Nouns (4L1)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION S4CS5d – research and consult reference sources S4L2a – external features for survival

S4CS5d – research and consult reference sources S4L2a – external features for survival

S4E3-forming of clouds, water cycle, precipitation, & sky conditions S4E4-weather instruments & interpreting weather conditions

N/A


N/A N/A N/A N/A


Week 13 – November 9-13 Unit 3 (TE pp. T149-T228)

Week 14 - November 16-20 Unit 3 (TE pp. T229-T304)

Week 15 - November 30-December 4 Unit 3 (TE pp. T305-T382)

Week 16 - December 7-11 Unit 4 (TE pp.T1-T74)


READING-*BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT December 4th – 18th*

Anchor Text Antarctic Journal (Narrative Nonfiction)

The Life and Times of the Ant (Informational Text)

Ecology for Kids (Informational Text)

Riding Freedom (Historical Fiction)

Connected Text Cold, Cold Science (Informational Text ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Dove and the Ant (Fable) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Wonderful Weather (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Spindletop (Informational text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Greek and Latin Word Parts: spect, struct, tele, vis (4L4b)

Suffixes –able, -ible (4L4b) Using Context (4L4a) Figurative Language (4L5a)

Target Skill Sequence of Events (4RI3) Text and Graphic Features (4RI5) Main Ideas and Details (4RI2) Compare and Contrast (4RI6)

Target Strategy Summarize (4RL2) Question (4SL1c) Monitor/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10) Monitor/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Students will orally report on a topic or text read. (4SL4)

Students will research different ways to protect the environment. (4L4c, 4W1)

n/a

Speaking/Listening Students will express and explain their own ideas and understandings from a text. (4SL1d)




Foundational Skills

Fluency

Pauses (4RF4b) Stress (4RF4b) Expression (RF4b) Rate (4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: Recognizing Common Word Parts (4L4b)

Decoding: Recognizing Suffixes (4L4b) Decoding: Three Syllable Words (4L4b) Decoding: Sound/Spelling Changes (4L4b)

Assessments Cold Reads 13 (p.26) & 14 (p.28) Using Cold Reads 13 or 14, make a timeline of the major. Then write a summary using the timeline.

Cold Reads 15 (p. 30) & 16 (p.32) Write an extended response that compares and contrasts Cold Reads 15 & 16

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Letter (4W1b 4W1c) Focus: Voice

Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Essay (4W1b 4W1c) Focus: Organization

Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Essay Focus (4W1b 4W1c) Trait: Ideas

Narrative Writing: Descriptive Paragraph Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling More Words with –ed or –ing (4L2d) Final Long e (4L2d) Change Final y to i (4L2d) Words with /k/, /ng/, /kw/ (4L2)

Grammar Modal Auxiliaries (4L1c) Participles (4L1) Irregular Verbs (4L1) Adjectives (4L1d)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION

S4E4c – observe/record weather conditions S4E4d – weather and climate difference S4L1b – energy flow through a food chain S4L1c-enviornmental changes affect a community

S4CS8a – science investigations require observation, analysis, & experimentation S4P3d – gravity effects on motion S4L1b – energy flow through a food chain

S4L1c-enviornmental changes affect a community S4E4-weather instruments & interpreting weather conditions

N/A


N/A N/A N/A SS4CG5. Positive character traits of historical figures.


Week 17 – December 14-18 Unit 4 (TE pp. T75-T148)

Week 18 – January 4-8 Unit 4 (TE pp. T149-T226)


Week 20 – January 18-22 Unit 4 (TE pp.T301-T)



Anchor Text The Right Dog for the Job (Narrative Nonfiction)

Hercules’ Quest (Myth)

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (Biography)

Sacagawea (Biography)

Connected Text Knowing Noses: Search-and-Rescue Dogs (Informational Text ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Zomo’s Friends (Folktale) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Edible Schoolyard (Informational text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Native American Nature Poetry (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Suffixes –ion, -ation, -ition (4L4b) Adages and Proverbs (4L5b) Reference Materials (4L4c) Shades of Meaning (4RL5)

Target Skill Sequence of Events (4RI3) Story Structure (4RL3) Conclusions and Generalizations (4RL1) Main Idea and Details (4RI2)

Target Strategy Summarize (4RL2) Question (4SL1c) Infer/Predict (4RL1) Visualization (4RL7)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Students will research the meaning of different adages and proverbs. (4SL5b)


n/a





Foundational Skills

Fluency

Intonation (4RF3a,4RF4b) Accuracy and Self-Correction (4RF4b) Stress (4RF4b) Punctuation (4L3b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: More Sound/Spelling changes (4RF3a,4L4b)

Decoding: Recognizing Prefixes re-, un-, dis- (4L4b)

Decoding: More Common Suffixes (4RF3a ,4L4b)

Decoding: VCCV Patterns and Word Parts (4L4b,4RF3a)

Assessments Cold Reads 17 (p.34) & 18 (p.36) Using Cold Reads 17 or 18, write a concluding paragraph for the story.

Cold Reads 19 (p. 38) & 20 (p.40) Write an extended response that describes the main idea of Cold Reads 19 or 20 using details from the text.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Narrative Writing: Friendly Letter (4W4) Focus: Voice

Narrative Writing: Story (4W4) Focus: Word Choice

Narrative: Personal Narrative (4W4) Trait: Organization

Narrative Writing: Personal Narrative (4W4) Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling Words with final /j/ and /s/ (4L4b) Prefixes re-, un-, dis- (4L4b) Suffixes –ful, -less, -ness, -ment (4L4b) Words with VCVV Pattern (4L2)

Grammar Adverbs (4L1) Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (4L1e)

Relative Pronouns and Adverbs (4L1a) Abbreviations (4L1)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION

N/A S4E2b. Phases of the moon. N/A N/A


SS4CG4b. Importance of obeying laws and rules N/A SS4E1f. Technological developments. SS4H6a. Westward Expansion SS4H6b. Impact of Native Americans on Westward Expansion


Week 13 – November 9-13 Unit 3 (TE pp. T149-T228)

Week 14 - November 16-20 Unit 3 (TE pp. T229-T304)

Week 15 - November 30-December 4 Unit 3 (TE pp. T305-T382)

Week 16 - December 7-11 Unit 4 (TE pp.T1-T74)



Anchor Text Antarctic Journal (Narrative Nonfiction)

The Life and Times of the Ant (Informational Text)

Ecology for Kids (Informational Text)

Riding Freedom (Historical Fiction)

Connected Text Cold, Cold Science (Informational Text ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Dove and the Ant (Fable) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Wonderful Weather (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Spindletop (Informational text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Greek and Latin Word Parts: spect, struct, tele, vis (4L4b)

Suffixes –able, -ible (4L4b) Using Context (4L4a) Figurative Language (4L5a)

Target Skill Sequence of Events (4RI3) Text and Graphic Features (4RI5) Main Ideas and Details (4RI2) Compare and Contrast (4RI6)

Target Strategy Summarize (4RL2) Question (4SL1c) Monitor/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10) Monitor/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Students will orally report on a topic or text read. (4SL4)


n/a





Foundational Skills

Fluency

Pauses (4RF4b) Stress (4RF4b) Expression (RF4b) Rate (4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: Recognizing Common Word Parts (4L4b)

Decoding: Recognizing Suffixes (4L4b) Decoding: Three Syllable Words (4L4b) Decoding: Sound/Spelling Changes (4L4b)

Assessments Cold Reads 13 (p.26) & 14 (p.28) Using Cold Reads 13 or 14, make a timeline of the major. Then write a summary using the timeline.

Cold Reads 15 (p. 30) & 16 (p.32) Write an extended response that compares and contrasts Cold Reads 15 & 16

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Letter (4W1b 4W1c) Focus: Voice

Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Essay (4W1b 4W1c) Focus: Organization

Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Essay Focus (4W1b 4W1c) Trait: Ideas

Narrative Writing: Descriptive Paragraph Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling More Words with –ed or –ing (4L2d) Final Long e (4L2d) Change Final y to i (4L2d) Words with /k/, /ng/, /kw/ (4L2)

Grammar Modal Auxiliaries (4L1c) Participles (4L1) Irregular Verbs (4L1) Adjectives (4L1d)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION

S4E4c – observe/record weather conditions S4E4d – weather and climate difference S4L1b – energy flow through a food chain S4L1c-enviornmental changes affect a community

S4CS8a – science investigations require observation, analysis, & experimentation S4P3d – gravity effects on motion S4L1b – energy flow through a food chain

S4L1c-enviornmental changes affect a community S4E4-weather instruments & interpreting weather conditions

N/A


N/A N/A N/A SS4CG5. Positive character traits of historical figures.


Week 17 – December 14-18 Unit 4 (TE pp. T75-T148)



Week 20 – January 18-22 Unit 4 (TE pp.T301-T)



Anchor Text The Right Dog for the Job (Narrative Nonfiction)

Hercules’ Quest (Myth)

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez (Biography)

Sacagawea (Biography)

Connected Text Knowing Noses: Search-and-Rescue Dogs (Informational Text ) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Zomo’s Friends (Folktale) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Edible Schoolyard (Informational text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Native American Nature Poetry (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Suffixes –ion, -ation, -ition (4L4b) Adages and Proverbs (4L5b) Reference Materials (4L4c) Shades of Meaning (4RL5)

Target Skill Sequence of Events (4RI3) Story Structure (4RL3) Conclusions and Generalizations (4RL1) Main Idea and Details (4RI2)

Target Strategy Summarize (4RL2) Question (4SL1c) Infer/Predict (4RL1) Visualization (4RL7)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Students will research the meaning of different adages and proverbs. (4SL5b)


n/a





Foundational Skills

Fluency

Intonation (4RF3a,4RF4b) Accuracy and Self-Correction (4RF4b) Stress (4RF4b) Punctuation (4L3b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: More Sound/Spelling changes (4RF3a,4L4b)

Decoding: Recognizing Prefixes re-, un-, dis- (4L4b)

Decoding: More Common Suffixes (4RF3a ,4L4b)

Decoding: VCCV Patterns and Word Parts (4L4b,4RF3a)

Assessments Cold Reads 17 (p.34) & 18 (p.36) Using Cold Reads 17 or 18, write a concluding paragraph for the story.


LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Narrative Writing: Friendly Letter (4W4) Focus: Voice

Narrative Writing: Story (4W4) Focus: Word Choice

Narrative: Personal Narrative (4W4) Trait: Organization

Narrative Writing: Personal Narrative (4W4) Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling Words with final /j/ and /s/ (4L4b) Prefixes re-, un-, dis- (4L4b) Suffixes –ful, -less, -ness, -ment (4L4b) Words with VCVV Pattern (4L2)

Grammar Adverbs (4L1) Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (4L1e)

Relative Pronouns and Adverbs (4L1a) Abbreviations (4L1)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION

N/A S4E2b. Phases of the moon. N/A N/A


SS4CG4b. Importance of obeying laws and rules N/A SS4E1f. Technological developments. SS4H6a. Westward Expansion SS4H6b. Impact of Native Americans on Westward Expansion



Week 22 – February 1-5 Unit 4 (TE pp. T77-T151)

Week 23 – February 8-12 Unit 4 (TE pp. T153-T229)

Week 24 – February 22-26 Unit 4 (TE pp.T231-T303)


READING

Anchor Text The World According to Humphrey (Fantasy)

I Can Do That! (Biography)

The Ever Living Tree (Informational Text)

Owen and Mzee (Narrative Nonfiction)

Connected Text Make the Switch (Advertisement) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Role of the Constitution (Informational Text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Towering Trees (Poetry) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Sea Sanctuary (Informational Text) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Using Context Clues (4L4a, 4L4b) Adages and Proverbs (4L5b) Prefixes: pre-, inter-, ex- (4L4b) Suffixes –ed, -ly (4L4b)

Target Skill Theme (4RL2)

Cause and Effect (4RI3, 4RI5) Text and Graphic Features (4RI7) Compare and Contrast (4RI5)

Target Strategy Summarize (4RL2) Infer/Predict (4RL1) Monitory/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10) Analyze and Evaluate

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a Investigate a Topic (4W7, 4W8)

n/a Use internet sources (4RI7, 4RI9, 4W6, 4W7, 4SL2, 4SL4)

Speaking/Listening Students will have a Literature Discussion (4SL1, 4SL3, 4SL4)

n/a Recount and Experience (4SL1, 4SL3, 4SL4, 4Sl6)

n/a

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Accuracy (4RF4b, 4RF4c) Phrasing: Pauses (RF4b) Stress (4RF4b) Intonation (4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: VCV Patterns and Word Parts (4RF3)

Decoding: Syllable Patterns and Word Parts (4RF3a)

Decoding: Difficult VCC Patterns (4RF3a) Decoding: VCCCV Pattern (4RF3a)

Assessments Cold Reads 21 (p.42) & 22 (p.44) Using Cold Reads 21 and 22, compare and contrast the themes of each story.

Cold Reads 23 (p. 46) & 24 (p.48) Write an extended response that compares and contrasts a main character from Cold Reads 23 or 24 using details from the text.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Informativel: Summary (4W2) Focus: Ideas

Informative: Explanation (4W2) Focus: Word Choice

Informative: Procedural Composition (4W2) Trait: Organization

Informative: Research Report (4W4, 4W6, 4W8) Focus Trait: Ideas

Spelling VCV Patterns (4L2) VCCV & VCV patterns (4L2d) VCCV Pattern (4L2d) Words with VCCCV Pattern (4L2)

Grammar Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs (4L1d)

Negatives (4L6) Punctuation (4L2b, 4L3b) Commas (4L2b, 4L2c)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION



Week 25 – February 29-March 4 Unit 5 (TE pp. T305-T381)

Week 26 – March 7-11 Unit 6 (TE pp. T1-T48)

Week 27 – March 14-18 Unit 6 (TE pp. T49-T94)

Week 28 – March 21-25 Unit 6 (TE pp.T95-T140)


READING *Benchmark* March 7-11

Anchor Text The Fun They Had (Science Fiction)

The Girl Who Loved Spiders (Realistic Fiction)

Amphibian Alert (Informational text)

Museums: Worlds of Wonder (Expository Non-Fiction)

Connected Text Toys! (Informational Text) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Web Wise (Informational Texts) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

The Frog in the Milk Pail (Fable) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Making the Most from Trash (Photo Essay) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Greek and Latin: meter, therm, aud, fac (4L4b)

Greek and Latin Word Parts (4L4b) Analogies (4L4c, 4L5c) Prefixes con-, com-, in-, im- (4L4b)

Target Skill Author’s Purpose (4RL1)

Story Structure (4RL1, 4RL3) Main Ideas and Details (4RI1,4RI2,4RI3) Fact and Opinion (4RI8)

Target Strategy Question (4SL1c) Visualize (4RL7) Question (4SL1c) Monitory/Clarify (4RI7, 4RI10)

Research and

Media Literacy

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Speaking/Listening Students will tell a story (4SL2, 4SL4, 4SL5)

Dramatic Performance (4RL7, 4SL1b, 4SL1c)

Informational Presentation (4W7, 4W8, 4SL4, 4SL1c, 4RI9)

Informal Presentation (4SL1c, 4SL4)

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Adjust Rate to Purpose (4RF4b) Expression (4RF4b) Phrasing: Punctuation (4RF4b) Rate (4RF4a, 4RF4b)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: VV Pattern (4RF3a) Decoding: Common Final Syllables (4RF3a)

Decoding: More Final Syllables (4RF3a) Decoding: Stress and Multi-syllable words (4RF3a)

Assessments Cold Reads 25 (p.50) & 26 (p.52) Using Cold Reads 25 or 26, write a descriptive composition about the author’s purpose.


LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Informative: Research Report (4W4, 4W6, 4W8) Focus Trait: Word Choice

Opinion: Response to Fiction (4W41, 4W2d) Focus: Word Choice

Opinion: Journal Entry (4W1a, 4W1b) Trait: Voice

Opinion: Public Service Announcement (4W1) Trait: Organization

Spelling VV Patterns (4L2d) Final schwa + /r/ sounds (4L2d) The Final schwa + /l/ sounds (4L2d) Three Syllable Words (4L2d)

Grammar Proper Mechanics (4L1f, 4L2a, 4L2c) Making Comparisons (4L1) More Comparisons (4L1) Possessive Pronouns (4L2a, 4L2b)





SCIENCE INTEGRATION

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SS4E1f. Technological Developments n/a n/a n/a


Week 29 – April 4-8 Unit 6 (TE pp. T141-T188)

Week 30 – April 11-15 Unit 6 (TE pp. T189-T236)

Week 31 – April 18-22

Week 32 – April 25-29


READING

Anchor Text Save Timber Woods! (Reader’s Theater)

Mystery at Reed’s Pond (Mystery)

Review all reading standards taught Review all reading standards taught

Connected Text Following Muir: A Persuasive Essay (Persuasive Essay) Compare Text (4RL6, 4RL9)

A Big Python Problem (Informational Texts) Compare text (4RL6, 4RL9)

Vocabulary Word Origins (4L4c) Suffixes –er, -or, -ist (4L4b)

Target Skill Understanding Characters (4RL3)

Conclusions and generalizations (4RL1)

Target Strategy Infer/Predict (4RL1) Summarize (4RL2)

Research and

Media Literacy

n/a n/a

Speaking/Listening Symbols and Images in Media (4W7, 4SL1d)

Dramatize a Story (4RL7)

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Phrasing: Pauses (4RF4b) Accuracy and Self-Correction (4RF4c)

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Decoding: Words with silent consonants (4RF3a)

Decoding: Unusual Spellings (4RF3a)

Assessments Cold Reads 29 (p.58) & 30 (p.60) Using Cold Reads 29 or 30, write a descriptive composition about a character.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Opinion: Opinion Essay Ideas (4W1a, 4W1b, 4W6) Focus Trait: Ideas

Opinion: Opinion Essay (4W1a, 4W1c, 4W4) Focus: Sentence Fluency

Review all ELA standards taught Review all ELA standards taught

Spelling Words with silent consonants (4L2d) Unusual Spellings (4L2d)

Grammar Correct Pronouns (4L1a) Pronoun Contractions (4L1g)



SCIENCE INTEGRATION

S4L1c. Environmental Changes S4L2b. Environmental factors to extinction

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Week 33 – May 2-6

Week 34 – May 9-13 Week 35 – May 16-20

Week 32 – May 23-27


READING

Anchor Text Preview 5th grade reading standards taught

Preview 5th grade reading standards

taught Preview 5th grade reading standards

taught Preview 5th grade reading standards

taught

Connected Text

Vocabulary

Target Skill

Target Strategy

Research and

Media Literacy

Speaking/Listening

Foundational Skills

Fluency

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Assessments

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Preview 5th grade ELA standards Preview 5th grade ELA standards Preview 5th grade ELA standards Preview 5th grade ELA standards

Spelling

Grammar

Assessments

SCIENCE INTEGRATION

S4L1c. Environmental Changes S4L2b. Environmental factors to extinction

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