FIRST TERM

SECOND TERM

THIRD TERM

FOURTH TERM

COMPREHENSION

8.13 Identify speaker of a poem or story.

8.14 Judgments on setting, character, and events; support.

8.16 Distinguish cause from effect.

8.17 Distinguish fact form opinion or fiction.

10.2 Distinguish between genre

12.2 Identify /analyze elements of plot, setting character

13.6 Common textual features.

13.7 Use common graphic features.

13.8 Use organizational features.

13.9 Locate facts to answer questions.

13.12 Summarize main idea and details in non-fiction; support

14.2 Identify rhyme, rhythm, repetitions, similes, sensory images.

Review skills as necessary.

8:11 Identify foreshadowing.

8.13 Identify speaker of poem or story.

8.14 Make judgment about setting, characters and events.

8.16 Distinguish cause from effect.

8.17 fact from opinion or fiction

9.3 similarities and differences between character’s life and author.

10.2 Distinguish between genre.

11.2 Identify themes.

12.2 Identify/analyze plot, characters, setting.

13.6 Common textual features.

13.7 Use common graphic features.

13.8 Use organizational features.

13.9 Locate facts to answer questions.

13.10 Distinguish Cause from effect.

13.11 Distinguish fact from opinion.

13.12 Summarize main idea and details in non-fiction.

14.2 identify rhyme, repetition, similes, and sensory images in poetry

Review skills as necessary.

8.11 Relevance of foreshadowing clues

8.12 Identify sensory details/figurative language.

8.16 Cause from effect in informational text

10.2 Distinguish between genre.

15.2 Words appealing to senses/ comparing literature and spoken language

17.2 Identify/analyze elements of plot, character through dialogue.

18.2 Plan and perform readings of selected text.

Review skills as necessary.

10.2 Distinguish between genre.

11.2 Identify themes as lessons.

16.4 Identify phenomena in myths.

16.5 Identify adventures/exploits of characters in traditional literature.

16.6 Acquire knowledge of Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology and traditional literature.

17.2 Plan and perform readings of selected text.

FLUENCY

7.8 Use letter-sound knowledge to decode.

7.9 Read aloud grade-appropriate text with comprehension.

7.10 Read aloud grade-appropriate text with fluency.

After assessment, review skills as necessary.

7.8 Use letter-sound. knowledge to decode.

7.10 Read aloud grade-appropriate text with fluency.

After assessment, review skills as necessary.

7.9 Read aloud grade-appropriate text with comprehension.

Review skills as necessary.

PHONEMIC AWARENESS

AND PHONICS

Review skills as necessary.

VOCABULARY

Tools-dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, word walls, word banks, vocabulary, journals, word of the day, etc.

4.14 Words with multiple meanings/Context clues.

4.15, 21.3 use of dictionary, thesaurus and glossary

Review skills as necessary.

4.9 Prefixes & suffixes

4.13 Context clues,

4.14 Multiple meanings/context clues

4.15 Alternate word choice/dictionary or

assessment criteria

thesaurus.

4.16 Antonyms, synonyms, homophones

Review skills as necessary.

4.9 prefixes, suffixes

4.13 Context clues,

4.14 Multiple meanings/context clues

4.15 Alternate word choice/dictionary or

assessment criteria

thesaurus.

4.16 Antonyms, synonyms, homophones

Review previous skills

4.10 Idioms and figurative language

4.11 Idioms and figurative language

4.12 Playful language

LANGUAGE

1.2 Rules for discussion.

3.5 Informal presentations

3.7 teacher developed assessment criteria

5.5 sentences, simple and complete subjects, predicates, sentence fragments, nouns, common & proper nouns.

5.6 nouns, common and proper

5.7capitalization & punctuation of sentences.

Review skills as necessary

3.3 Adapt language to persuade, explain, seek information.

3.6 organized opinion of a literary work or film

3.7 teacher developed

5.5 Run-ons, subject verb agreement

5.5 Singular & plural nouns, singular & plural possessive nouns, adjectives

5.6 Singular and plural possessives, forms plurals, verbs, tense, comparative and superlative

5.7 Commas with introductory phrases, direct address, punctuate dialogue

6.2 Dialect in American fold tales

Review skills as necessary.

5.6 Verbs, adverbs

5.7 Titles, commas in appositive, introductory words, & interjections, subject-verb agreement.

Review skills as necessary.

2.2 Class discussions

3.3 Language to persuade, explain, seek information

3.7 Teacher-developed assessment criteria

5.7 Contractions, quotations

5.8 Words for other countries

6.3 Formal and informal language.

COMPOSITION

By the end of fourth grade, students should be able to write a five paragraph composition with ease following the writing process.

19.9 Write stories with beginning, middle, and end

19.12 Interpretation/explanation of literary/informational text

20.2 Language for different audiences

21.3 Use of dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries

21.2 Revise writing (see list)

22.3 write legibly

22.4 Correct mechanics for skills taught

22.5 correct own spelling

23.3 Use graphic organizers

23.4 Organize a brief response

23.5 Organize ideas of personal experience

25.2 Use MCAS rubric, use proofreading guides, monitor goals

Review skills as necessary.

19.9 Write stories with beginning, middle, and end

19.10 write short poems using sense details

19.12 Interpretation/explanation of literary/informational text

20.2 Language for different audiences

21.2 revise writing (see list)

22.3 write legibly

22.4 correct mechanics for skills taught

23.4 Organize a brief response

24.2 Steps in research

25.2 use MCAS rubric, use proofreading guides, monitor goals

Review skills as necessary.

19.9 Write stories with beginning, middle, and end

19.12 Write interpretations of text

19.13 Write personal narrative with introductory, three detail paragraphs, and concluding paragraph

20.2 Language for different audiences

21.2 Revise writing (see list)

22.3 Write legibly

22.4 Correct mechanics for skills taught

22.5 Spell and use common homophones.

23.5 Organize ideas of personal experience

24.2 Steps in research

25.2 Use MCAS rubric, use proofreading guides, monitor goals

Review skills as necessary.

19.9 Write stories with beginning, middle, and end

20.2 Appropriate language for report writing

21.2 Use criteria to revise work

22.4 Correct mechanics for skills taught

24.2 Identify/ apply steps in research (see list)

25.2 Use checklists to self-evaluate reports

MEDIA

26.2 Compare stories in print and film

27.2 Create computer presentation