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Georgia Performance Standards for Fourth Grade

Language Arts Terms for Georgia’s (CRCT) Criterion Reference

Competency Test Administered in April of Each Year

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CRCT Fourth Grade Terms

. Distinguishes fact from fiction text

. Uses Title, Table of Contents, and Chapter Headings

. Recognizes author’s purpose

. Makes predictions about text

Comprehension(See April Power Point)

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsComprehension

• Uses dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary skills (See March Power Point)

• Distinguishes fact from opinion• Identifies a paragraph’s main idea,

topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentence

• Understands clauses• Understands and acquires new

vocabulary and uses it correctly

clause• Clause – a part of a

sentence having a subject and verb (e.g. – They came before we left.) “They came” and “before we left” are clauses.


• Identifies different genres -fiction, non-fiction, drama, folktales, fables, and poetry

• Reads and comprehends 25 books or 1,000,000 words per year


• Understands foreshadowing- clues in text that suggest what will happen later in the text. The clues build suspense and makes us want to read more of the text.

• Understands sensory details and figurative language. Sensory details are what you feel with your five senses. Figurative languageis when you use special phrases. The phrases make you see things in a new way. The phrases can use similes or metaphors.

CRCT Fourth Grade Terms Comprehension

• Hyperbole – an exaggeration that represents something greater than it is (e.g. - a mile high ice cream cone.)

• Simile – a figure of speech comparing two unlike things using “like or as”(e.g. - Santa’ cheeks were like roses.)

• Metaphor- a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using “like or as” (e.g. - their cheeks were roses.)

Fiction – a made up story that uses characters, settings, and plots to convey events not trueNon-fiction – writings that are not fiction and use real people, settings, plots to convey actual events that are trueFable – a story in which animals speak and act like people and which teaches a moral lessonFolktale – an exaggerated story made up and shared over generations

Different Genres (Different Types of Literature)


• Cause/effect- are chains of event that happen in a text. The reason why something happens is the cause and what happens is the effect. A cause brings on an effect.

• Cause: The Planet Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.

• Effect: It is one of the coldest planets.

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsComprehension of Poetry

• Alliteration – a sentence with a string of words with the same beginning consonant. ( e.g. Peter Piper picked a pot of pickled peppers.)

• Onomatopoeia – the sound we say an object makes. (e.g. -The bee buzzed and the snake hissed.)

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsComprehension of Poetry

• Refrain – a phrase or verse repeated regularly in a poem or song

• Stanza- a group of lines forming a division in a poem

• Prose – the ordinary language that people use in speaking or writing or writing without the repeating rhythm that is used in verse

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsWriting

• Uses transition words (finally, in conclusion, next, etc.(See March Power Point)

• Develops characters through action and dialogue

• Uses descriptive adjectives and verbs• Writes to persuade, inform, and entertain

( Remember P.I.E.)

• Writes a simple and compound sentence

CRCT Fourth Grade Terms

• Pre-writes, drafts, edits, revises, rewrites, andpublishes. Must complete all steps of the writing process

• Provides a closing paragraph in a piece of writing

Writing


(See 05 Sentences, Boundaries Power Point)• Fragmented sentence – an

incomplete sentence. It is a sentence that has a word or words missing such as a subject, predicate or both. Incorrect: (e.g.- On the old stool in the corner of my mom’s kitchen.) Correct:(e.g. - On Sunday, I sat on the old stool in the corner of my mom’s kitchen.)


• Apposition – a grammatical construction in which a noun is followed by another noun that explains it. (e.g. – my friend, the doctor- the word doctor is an apposition with friend.)

• Appositive – the second of a pair of nouns in apposition. (e.g. – my wife, the teacher- the word teacher is an appositive.)

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsNarrative Writing

The student will produce a narrative that includes a plot, a point of view, setting, and conflict and/or the significance of events. A narrative is a story that one writes. Narrative strategies can include flashbacks, foreshadowing, dialogue, tension or conflict. A closing paragraph is written at the end.

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsInformational Writing

The student will produce informational writing which could be a report, correspondence, directions, or procedures. The text will include facts and details. The student will use a variety of resources including newspapers, encyclopedia, internet, etc. to write the text. A closing paragraph is written at the end.

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsResponse Writing

The student will produce a response to literature making a judgment that is reflective, evaluative, or interpretive. A closing paragraph is written at the end.

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsPersuasive Writing

The student will produce a persuasiveessay that: establishes context, creates a speaker’s voice, and develops strong reader interest; states a clear position in support of an idea and addresses readers’ concerns, etc. A closing paragraph is written at the end.

(See Persuasive Paragraph Checklist Power Point on this CD.)

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsResearch Writing

• The student will produce a research paper using internet resources, encyclopedia, dictionary, etc. The paper will include citations, end notes, bibliography, etc. A closing paragraph is written at the end

• The student will demonstrate basic keyboarding skills before middle grades

Uses Research and Technology to Support

WritingLocates information using prefaces and appendices. A preface is written by an author to introduce a book, writing or speech. You find a preface at the front of the book. An appendix is a written addition at the end of a book, research report, or document.

CRCT Fifth Grade TermsVocabulary

. Homophone

. Homograph

. Antonym

. Synonym

. Idiom

homophoneHomophone- a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning and spelling

Blue and blew are homophones.The sky is blue. The wind blew the trees over.

homophonesthere, they’re, their

to, two, too

The ball is over there by the fence.They’re going to finish their work.

I would like the two girls to go tothe store. I would like to go too.

homographHomograph - a word with

the same spelling, but has a different meaning

He has a bow and arrow. He took a bow.

antonymAntonym- a word that has the opposite meaning

(in and out)He is going in the door. He is going out the door.

synonymSynonym – a word with the same or almost the same meaning

The rock is large.The rock is big.

idiomIdiom - a phrase whose meaning cannot be

understood from the ordinary meanings of the separate words in it I believe you are “pulling my leg.”

The idiom “pulling my leg" means to “trick or tease.”

People who do not speak English will have a hard time understanding idioms.

CRCT Fourth Grade Vocabulary

• Suffixes – a syllable added to the end of a word to change its meaning – successes

• Prefixes - a syllable added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning – dislike (unlikely, redo,)

• Root words – a word to which a prefix or suffix is added- successes

palindrome• Palindrome - a playful use

of language and a word or phrase that reads the same in both direction. (e.g. deed, Hannah, pop,)


• Refrain – a phrase or verse repeated regularly in a song or verse

• Personification – giving human qualities to animals or objects (e.g. - a smiling moon or a jovial sun.)


Prosody- student should read orally with rhythm and flow that sounds like everyday speech. Student self corrects and self monitors.

Should read orally with 95% accuracy so that the meaning is clear to the listener.

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsConventions- “ Rules of Grammar ”

(See February & March Vocabulary Power Points)

• Uses correct subject/verb agreement

• Identifies nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, contractions, etc. in a sentence

Grammar/Conventions• Must demonstrate an

understanding and control of the rules of the English language

• Must apply rules of grammar in spoken and written language

• Must use correct punctuation marks, commas in a series, capitalization, etc. in written expression

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsConventions

• Uses personal and possessive pronouns correctly

• Uses internet, encyclopedia, atlas, books, etc. to research

• Uses punctuation and capitalization correctly

• Writes legibly in cursive

Personal Pronouns• Personal pronouns are words

that can take the place of a noun. These pronouns do not show ownership. Singular personal pronouns stand for one person or one thing. He, she, it, and I are personal pronouns.

Possessive Pronouns• Pronouns are words used in place

of a noun. A possessive pronounshows ownership or possession. Mine, yours, hers, theirs and oursare possessive pronouns. ( e.g. -The dictionary is yours and the encyclopedia is mine.

ModifierThe word modifier applies to either the adjective or adverb in a sentence. A modifier is a word or phrase that adds extra information to a noun, verb, or pronoun. A modifier is a word or phrase that describes some other word or action in a sentence.


(See March Power Point)• Varies sentence structure by using and

understanding the four (4) different kinds of sentences which include:

• Declarative- a telling sentence• Interrogative- a question sentence• Exclamatory- a sentence that

shows excitement• Imperative- a command sentence


• Uses correct mechanics of commas, quotation marks, and apostrophes

• Quotation Marks- a pair of marks to indicate the beginning and end of a direct quotation. She asked, “ Why do I have to go? ”

• Comma- a mark used to show separation of words or word groups in a sentenceI like bikes, boats, cats, and dogs.


Apostrophe – a mark used to show that letters are missing as in can’t. It also can be used to show the possessive case as in James’s.


• Semi-colon – a punctuation mark that is used to separate parts of a sentence which need clearer separation or it can be used to separate main clauses which have no conjunctions. (and, or, but)

• Colon – a punctuation mark used to call attention to what follows such as a list, explanation or quotation.

CRCT Fourth Grade TermsListening, Speaking and Presentations• Listens critically and responds

appropriately• Clarifies, illustrates, expands on a topic• Uses notes and multi-media when

delivering a presentation• Uses languages cues and hypothesizes by

saying phrases like… what if…, very likely…., I’m unsure whether….

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