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Elementary Elementary Language Arts Grade 4

Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

The students will engage in a variety of topics as they explore the world of reading and writing. Students will put their skills to work as they learn all about word construction, cursive writing, spelling, context clues, vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and the writing process. They will write narrative, expository, and argumentative essays. In this course, students will participate in engaging lessons that include interactives, informational and literature texts, graphic organizers, videos, and various practice activities. Topics vary from making healthy choices to showing compassion to solving mysteries. Students will have the opportunity to investigate animals in the jungle, explore the beauties of nature, and read classic literature as they navigate through this rainforest-themed course.

Module 1: Doing the Right Thing

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Context clues

-Character development

-Point of view

-Character's perspective

-Subject-verb agreement

-Narrative writing


Module 2: Healthy Choices

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Context clues

-Text features

-Central idea

-Academic vocabulary

-Correcting fragments and run-ons

-Correct subject-verb agreement

-Expository writing


Module 3: Traditional Tales

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Context clues

-Plot development

-Theme

-Character development

-Summarize a story

-Coordinating conjunctions

-Argumentative writing


Module 4: Travel

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Context clues

-Problem and solution text structure

-Author’s perspective

-Author’s claim with reasons and evidence

-Principal modals

-Argumentative writing


Module 5: Nature

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Figurative language

-Context clues

-Poetry

-Rhyme and structure

-Theme

-Conjunctions

-Appositives

-Subordinating conjunctions

-Complex sentences 

-Narrative writing

Module 6: Motivation

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Context clues

-Text features

-Central idea and relevant details

-Academic vocabulary

-Summarize an informational text

-Author’s perspective

-Primary and secondary sources

-Expository writing


Module 7: Mystery and Suspense

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Characters’ thoughts, words, actions, motivations, and responses to situations

-Key details

-Plot and theme

-Narrator’s point of view

-Character’s perspective

-Figurative language

-Conjunctions

-Complex and compound sentences

-Narrative writing based on a stimulus text


Module 8: Growing and Changing

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Central idea

-Text structure

-Central idea and relevant details

-Author's claim

-Verbals, including gerunds, infinitives, and participles

-Narrative writing


Module 9: Everyday Heroes

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Character development

-Theme

-Poetry

-Figurative language

-Pronouns

-Argumentative writing


Module 10: Conservation

-Decoding multisyllabic words

-Roots and affixes

-Fluency: accuracy, rate, expression

-Cursive writing

-Author's claim

-Author's perspective

-Central idea and relevant details

-Primary and secondary source

-Subject-verb agreement

-Conjunctions

-Research paper writing