FIRST TERM

SECOND TERM

THIRD TERM

FOURTH TERM

COMPREHENSION

8.11 RELEVANCE OF FORESHADOWING CLUES

8.12 IDENTIFY SENSORY DETAILS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

8.13 IDENTIFY SPEAKER OF A POEM OR STORY

8.14 JUDGMENTS ON SETTING, CHARACTER, AND EVENTS; SUPPORT

8.15 LOCATE FACTS

8.16 CAUSE FROM EFFECT IN INFORMATIONAL TEXT

8.18 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEAS AND DETAILS

9.3 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHARACTER’S LIFE AND AUTHOR

10.2 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GENRE

11.2 IDENTIFY THEMES IN FOLKTALES, FABLES, AND MYTHS

12.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE ELEMENTS OF PLOT, SETTING CHARACTER

13.6 COMMON TEXTUAL FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.7 COMMON GRAPHIC FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.8 ORGANIZATIONAL  STRUICTURES

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

13.9 LOCATE ANSWERS IN NON-FICTION

13.10 DISTINGUISH CAUSE FROM EFFECT IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.11 FACT FROM OPINION OR FICTION IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.12 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

14.2 IDENTIFY RHYME, REPETITION, SIMILES, AND SENSORY IMAGES IN POETRY

15.2 WORDS APPEALING TO SENSES/ COMPARING LITERATURE AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE

16.5 IDENTIFY EXPLOITS OF CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE

17.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE PLOT, CHARACTER IN DIALOGUE AND SCRIPT

18.2 PLAN AND PERFORM READINGS FOR AN AUDIENCE

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

8.11 RELEVANCE OF FORESHADOWING CLUES

8.12 IDENTIFY SENSORY DETAILS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

8.13 IDENTIFY SPEAKER OF A POEM OR STORY

8.14 JUDGMENTS ON SETTING, CHARACTER, AND EVENTS; SUPPORT

8.18 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEAS AND DETAILS

9.3 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHARACTER’S LIFE AND AUTHOR

10.2 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GENRE

11.2 IDENTIFY THEMES IN FOLKTALES, FABLES, AND MYTHS

12.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE ELEMENTS OF PLOT, SETTING CHARACTER

13.6 COMMON TEXTUAL FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.7 COMMON GRAPHIC FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.8 ORGANIZATIONAL  STRUICTURES

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

13.9 LOCATE ANSWERS IN NON-FICTION

13.10 DISTINGUISH CAUSE FROM EFFECT IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.11 FACT FROM OPINION OR FICTION IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.12 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

14.2 IDENTIFY RHYME, REPETITION, SIMILES, AND SENSORY IMAGES IN POETRY

15.2 WORDS APPEALING TO SENSES/ COMPARING LITERATURE AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE

16.4 IDENTIFY PHENOMENA IN ORIGINAL MYTHS

16.5 IDENTIFY EXPLOITS OF CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE

16.6 SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN MYTHOLOGY

17.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE PLOT, CHARACTER IN DIALOGUE AND SCRIPT

18.2 PLAN AND PERFORM READINGS FOR AN AUDIENCE

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

8.11 RELEVANCE OF FORESHADOWING CLUES

8.12 IDENTIFY SENSORY DETAILS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

8.13 IDENTIFY SPEAKER OF A POEM OR STORY

8.14 JUDGMENTS ON SETTING, CHARACTER, AND EVENTS; SUPPORT

8.16 CAUSE FROM EFFECT IN NFORMATIONAL TEXT

8.18 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEAS AND DETAILS

9.3 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHARACTER’S LIFE AND AUTHOR

10.2 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GENRE

11.2 IDENTIFY THEMES IN FOLKTALES, FABLES, AND MYTHS

12.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE ELEMENTS OF PLOT, SETTING CHARACTER

13.6 COMMON TEXTUAL FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.7 COMMON GRAPHIC FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.8 ORGANIZATIONAL  STRUICTURES

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

13.9 LOCATE ANSWERS IN NON-FICTION

13.10 DISTINGUISH CAUSE FROM EFFECT IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.11 FACT FROM OPINION OR FICTION IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.12 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

14.2 IDENTIFY RHYME, REPETITION, SIMILES, AND SENSORY IMAGES IN POETRY

16.4 IDENTIFY PHENOMENA IN ORIGINAL MYTHS

16.5 IDENTIFY EXPLOITS OF CHARACTERS IN LITERATURE

16.6 SIGNIFICANT CHARACTERS AND EVENTS IN MYTHOLOGY

17.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE PLOT, CHARACTER IN DIALOGUE AND SCRIPT

18.2 PLAN AND PERFORM READINGS FOR AN AUDIENCE

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

8.17 FACT FROM OPINION OR FICTION IN NON-FICTION

8.18 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEAS AND DETAILS

9.3 SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHARACTER’S LIFE AND AUTHOR

10.2 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GENRE

12.2 IDENTIFY /ANALYZE ELEMENTS OF PLOT, SETTING CHARACTER

13.6 COMMON TEXTUAL FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.7 COMMON GRAPHIC FEATURES (SEE LIST)

13.8 ORGANIZATIONAL  STRUICTURES

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

13.9 LOCATE ANSWERS IN NON-FICTION

13.10 DISTINGUISH CAUSE FROM EFFECT IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.11 FACT FROM OPINION OR FICTION IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

13.12 SUMMARIZE MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS IN NON-FICTION; SUPPORT

FLUENCY

7.8 USE PHONICS TO DECODE NEW VOCABULARY

7.9 READ GENRE WITH COMPREHENSION

7.10 READ ALOUD GENRE FLUENTLY AND WITH COMPREHENSION

AFTER ASSESSMENT, REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

AFTER ASSESSMENT, REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

AFTER ASSESSMENT, REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

PHONEMIC AWARENESS

AND PHONICS

SHORT VOWELS A,E,I,O,U

LONG VOWELS A,E,I,O,U

HOMOPHONES

SOUNDS OF /OU/,  /O/, /OO/ AND /OO/

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

SOUNDS OF /IR/, /AR/, /OR/, /UR/, AND /YOOR/

WORDS BEGINNING WITH A AND BE

FINAL /L/, /  R/,  /  L/ SOUUNDS

CONSONANT DIGRAPHS

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

SPELLING /K/ , /NG/, AND /KW/

FINAL LONG E

FINAL /J/ AND /S/

CONSONANT CLUSTERS

VOWEL DIPTHONGS

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

TWO SOUNDS OF G AND C

VCV PATTERNS

R-CONTROLLED VOWELS

UNUSUAL SPELLINGS

SILENT CONSONANTS

VOCABULARY

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

Vocabulary (cont.)

4.9 PREFIXES, SUFFIXES

     (SEE LISTS)

4.10 GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS (SEE LISTS)

4.11 IDIOMS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4.13 USE CONTEXT CLUES

4.14 USE OF CONTEXT FOR MULTIPLE MEANINGS

4.15, USE OF DICTIONARY, THESAURUS AND GLOSSARY

4.16 SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS, HOMOPHONES

5.8 WORDS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

6.3 FORMAL/INFORMAL LANGUAGE

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

4.9 PREFIXES, SUFFIXES

     (SEE LISTS)

4.11 IDIOMS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4.12 PLAYFUL LANGUAGE

4.13 USE CONTEXT CLUES

4.14 USE OF CONTEXT FOR MULTIPLE MEANINGS

4.15, USE OF DICTIONARY, THESAURUS AND GLOSSARY

4.16 SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS, HOMOPHONES

6.2 DIALECTS

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

4.9 PREFIXES, SUFFIXES

     (SEE LISTS)

4.10 GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS (SEE LISTS)

4.11 IDIOMS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4.12 PLAYFUL LANGUAGE

4.13 USE CONTEXT CLUES

4.14 USE OF CONTEXT FOR MULTIPLE MEANINGS

4.15, USE OF DICTIONARY, THESAURUS AND GLOSSARY

4.16 SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS, HOMOPHONES

5.8 WORDS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

6.2 DIALECTS

REVIEW SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

4.13 USE CONTEXT CLUES

4.14 USE OF CONTEXT FOR MULTIPLE MEANINGS

4.15, USE OF DICTIONARY, THESAURUS AND GLOSSARY

LANGUAGE

1.2 RULES FOR DISCUSSION.

 2.2 CLASS DISCUSSIONS

3.3 LANGUAGE TO PERSUADE, EXPLAIN, SEEK INFORMATION

3.4 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3.5 INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS

3.6 ORGANIZED OPINION OF A LITERARY WORK OR FILM

3.7 TEACHER DEVELOPED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

4.9 PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

4.10 GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

4.11 IDIOMS & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4.13 CONTEXT CLUES,

4.14MULTIPLE MEANINGS.

4.15 DICTIONARIES

4.16 ANTONYMS, SYNONYMS, HOMOPHONES

5.4 SENTENCES, SIMPLE AND COMPLETE SUBJECTS, PREDICATES, SENTENCE FRAGMENTS

5.6 NOUNS, COMMON AND PROPER, SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS,

5.7CAPITALIZATION & PUNCTUATION OF SENTENCES

5.8 WORDS FOR OTHER COUNTRIES

6.3 FORMAL AND INFORMAL LANGUAGE.

REVIEW PREVIOUS SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

1.2 RULES FOR DISCUSSION.

2.2 CLASS DISCUSSIONS

3.3 LANGUAGE TO PERSUADE, EXPLAIN, SEEK INFORMATION

3.4 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3.5 INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS

3.7 TEACHER DEVELOPED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

4.9 PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

4.11 IDIOMS & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4.12 PLAYFUL LANGUAGE

4.13 CONTEXT CLUES,

4.14MULTIPLE MEANINGS.

4.15 DICTIONARIES

4.16 ANTONYMS, SYNONYMS, HOMOPHONES

5.4 RUN- ON SENTENCES

5.6SINGULAR AND PLURAL POSSESSIVE NOUNS, ACTION AND HELPING VERBS, VERB TENSES

5.7COMMAS IIN A SERIES AND A FRIENDLY LETTER,PARTS OF A LETTER, ABBREVIATIONS

6.2 DIALECTS

REVIEW PREVIOUS SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

1.2 RULES FOR DISCUSSION.

 2.2 CLASS DISCUSSIONS

3.3 LANGUAGE TO PERSUADE, EXPLAIN, SEEK INFORMATION

3.4 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3.5 INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS

3.6 ORGANIZED OPINION OF A LITERARY WORK OR FILM

3.7 TEACHER DEVELOPED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

4.9 PREFIXES & SUFFIXES

4.10 GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS

4.11 IDIOMS & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

4.12 PLAYFUL LANGUAGE

4.13 CONTEXT CLUES,

4.14MULTIPLE MEANINGS.

4.15 DICTIONARIES

4.16 ANTONYMS, SYNONYMS, HOMOPHONES

5.6 IRREGULAR VERBS, ADJECTIVES

5.7CAPITALIZATION OF TITLES, COMMAS IN THE APPOSITIVE, COMMAS AFTER INTRODUCTORY WORDS AND INTERJECTIONS, SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

5.8 WORDS FOR OTHER COUNTRIES

6.2 DIALECTS

REVIEW PREVIOUS SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

2.2 CLASS DISCUSSIONS

3.4 ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3.5 INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS

3.7 TEACHER-DEVELOPED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

4.13 CONTEXT CLUES,

4.14MULTIPLE MEANINGS.

4.15 DICTIONARIES

5.6 ADVERBS

5.7 CONTRACTIONS, QUOTATIONS

5.9 PRONOUNS

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

19.13 WRITE PERSONAL NARRATIVE WITH INTRODUCTORY, THREE DETAIL, AND CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS

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

25.2 USE MCAS RUBRIC, USE PROOFREADING GUIDES, MONITOR GOALS

CONTINUE PREVIOUS SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

21.2 REVISE WRITING (SEE LIST)

22.4 CORRECT MECHANICS FOR SKILLS TAUGHT

CONTINUE PREVIOUS SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

9.10 WRITE SHORT POEMS USING SENSE DETAILS

19.12 WRITE INTERPRETATIONS OF TEXT

21.2 REVISE WRITING (SEE LIST)

22.4 CORRECT MECHANICS FOR SKILLS TAUGHT

CONTINUE PREVIOUS SKILLS AS NECESSARY FOR MASTERY.

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 BOOK TO FILM VERSION

27.2 CREATE COMPUTER PRESENTATIONS