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Chicopee Public Schools:
English Language Learners Curriculum
Grade: 4th Grade Subject: English Strand: Composition
Academic Benchmarks / Skills:
1. Write stories that have a beginning, middle, and end, and contain details of setting. (HM 19.9)
2. Write short poems that contain simple sense details. (HM 19.10)
3. Write brief summaries of information gathered through research. (HM 19.11)
4. Write a brief interpretation or explanation of a literary or informational text using evidence from the text as support. (HM 19.12)
5. Write an account based on personal experience that has a clear focus and sufficient supporting detail. (HM 19.13)
6. Use appropriate language for different audiences and purposes (other students, parents). (HM 20.3)
7. Revise their writing to improve level of detail after determining what could be added or deleted. (HM 21.2)
8. Improve word choice by using dictionaries. (HM 21.3)
9. Write legibly in cursive, leaving space between letters in a word, and between words in a sentence. (HM 22.3)
10. Use knowledge of correct mechanics (end marks, commas for series, capitalization), usage (subject and verb agreement in a simple sentence), and sentence structure (elimination of fragments) when writing and editing. (HM22.4)
11. Use knowledge of letter sounds, word parts, word segmentation, and syllabication to monitor and correct spelling. (HM 22.5)
12. Spell most commonly used homophones correctly in their writing (there, they’re, their; two, too, to). (HM 22.6)
13. Organize plot events in an order that leads to a climax in their stories. (HM23.3)
14. Organize ideas for a brief response to a reading. (HM23.4)
15. Organize ideas for an account of personal experience in a way that makes sense. (HM23.5)
16. Identify and apply steps in conducting and reporting research. (HM24.2)
17. Form and explain their own standards or judgments of quality, display them in the classroom, and present them to family members. (HM 25.2)
ELL Benchmarks (ELPBO)
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W2.1a Write words that have personal meaning.
W2.1b Draw pictures or use letters to spell words that give others information.
W4.1a Employ left-to-right and top-to-bottom orientation.
W4.1b Print upper- and lower- case letters.
W4.1c Use letters to make words.
W4.1d Separate words with spaces. |
W1.2a Identify previously learned words and phrases that are related to the topic of a writing task.
W1.2b List new words and phrases related to the topic of a writing task.
W1.3d Identify basic transition words related to the story development.
W2.1c Dictate short accounts of personal experiences.
W2.1d Write lists and short notes for informational purpose. |
W1.1a Identify the audience for and purpose of a writing task.
W1.2c List descriptive details to be considered for a writing task.
W1.3a Organize ideas related to a writing topic using graphic representations.
W1.3b Organize ideas to write an account of a personal experience in a way that makes sense.
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W1.1b Select the form or genre appropriate for an intended purpose.
W1.1c Identify the criteria for a writing task.
W1.1d Identify the steps in planning a writing task.
W1.3e Arrange plot events in an order that leads to a climax of a story.
W2.3a List evidence from a text that supports a topic sentence.
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ELL Benchmarks (ELPBO)
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W4.1e Use rules for capitalization at the beginning of a sentence.
W4.1f Use rules for capitalization for names and places.
W4.1g Use rules for capitalization and commas in dates.
W4.1h Use rules for appropriate end marks (such as periods, question marks).
W4.2a Spell familiar words correctly.
W4.2b Spell correctly sight words.
W4.2c Correct spelling during editing by comparing to a list or other sources. |
W2.2a Diagram and label information to be conveyed in a writing task.
W2.2b Dictate sentences that give information.
W2.4a Draw or sequence pictures to tell or retell a story.
W2.4b Dictate sentences to tell or retell a story in chronological sequence.
W2.5a Identify parts of a letter.
W3.3a Use reference materials and / or generated word lists to expand word choices in writing.
W3.4a Use general and specific words and phrases to write about familiar objects |
W1.3c Arrange events in sequential order when writing or dictating a personal or familiar experience.
W2.2c Write or dictate research questions.
W2.2d Enumerate points or steps one by one.
W2.2e Write brief summaries of research projects.
W2.4c List details that describe story events.
W2.5b Write or dictate letters for a specific audience and purpose.
W2.6a Identify sensory details in poems read or heard.
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W2.3b Select a sentence that synthesizes a given set of ideas.
W2.3c Write or dictate a sentence that synthesizes a given set of ideas.
W3.1a Explain personal standards for quality of writing.
W3.2c Select and use helpful information provided in revision.
W3.5a Incorporate familiar idioms in writing.
W3.5b Use base words with common prefixes to vary word choices.
W4.3b Edit sentences and fragments.
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W3.4b Identify synonyms that give more information to the reader.
W3.5d Utilize references to vary word choices.
W3.6a Identify short and long sentences in student writing.
W3.6b Identify repetitive sentence patterns.
W4.1i Use commas for a series in a sentence.
W4.3a Edit simple sentences for subject-verb agreement.
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W2.6b Dictate short poems that contain simple sensory details.
W3.2a Participate in revision of group writing.
W3.2b Participate in revision of peer writing.
W3.3b Use feedback from consultations with peers and/or teacher to improve precision in writing.
W4.2d Spell correctly most commonly used homophones.
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