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Harrison County Schools Reading/Language Arts
Curriculum Map
Grade 4 – 1st Six Weeks |
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1st Marking Period |
CSOs |
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Genre
Choice |
RLA
4.1.3 |
REALISTIC FICTION FICTION: (3-4 weeks) (Realistic fiction is
required) NONFICTION: (2-3 weeks) (Choose
between) BIOGRAPHIES
/ AUTOBIOGRAPHIES / POETRY |
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Comprehension |
RLA 4.1.3 RLA 4.1.4 RLA 4.1.7 RLA 4.1.4 |
4.1.3 TSW define characteristics
of fiction/non-fiction STORY
ELEMENTS TSW
identify text features specific to the organization of non-fiction text
(titles, pictures, captions) TSW
identify setting, major/minor characters, problem/solution, main events PREDICTION: TSW utilize available
information to make & confirm predictions INFERENCE: TSW use inference to understand literary works |
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Strategies |
RLA 4.1.8
RLA 4.1.12
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DECODING: TSW utilize meaning, structure,
visual cues to decode unknown words CONNECTION TSW
make connections between characters or events in literary work and events in
their own world |
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Word
Study |
RLA
4.1.1 |
WORD STUDY: TSW identify synonyms and antonyms |
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Vocabulary |
RLA 4.1.1 RLA 4.1.2 |
KEYWORDS TSW identify level appropriate
vocabulary by collecting, analyzing and integrating keywords in text CONTEXT CLUES TSW utilize context clues to
determine meaning of unknown words encountered in text |
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Fluency |
RLA
4.1.9 |
FLUENCY AND EXPRESSION: TSW
read with fluency and expression silently or orally |
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Writing
Process |
RLA 4.2.1 RLA 4.2.2 RLA 4.2.3 |
CONVENTIONS OF PRINT TSW use conventions of print
(legibility and uniformity in all written work) FIVE STEP WRITING PROCESS TSW utilize focused composition, coherent and
logical progress of ideas, correct page PROPER PARAGRAPHS TSW use proper paragraph form
in written composition TSW write a personal
narrative using a graphic organizer |
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Grammar
Mechanics |
RLA 4.2.8 RLA
4.2.9 |
CAPITILIZATION: TSW
begin sentences with capital letters TSW begin proper nouns with
capital letters PUNCTUATION: TSW use conventions of
punctuation in written composition Four
Square (graphic organizers) / Model / Charts / Examine examples |
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Handwriting |
RLA
4.2.1 |
CURSIVE: TSW
review formation of cursive letters TSW demonstrate proper
posture, paper, placement and grip Model
/ Textbook / Dry Erase Boards / Centers |
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Spelling |
RLA
4.2.7 |
CONVENTIONS TSW use conventions of
spelling (high frequency words, commonly misspelled words, syllable
construction, vowel combinations, contractions, compound words, root prefixes
and suffixes Textbook
/ Commercial lists / Centers |
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Ongoing |
RLA 4.1.1 RLA 4.1.2 RLA 4.1.3 RLA 4.1.4 RLA 4.1.5 RLA 4.1.7 RLA 4.1.8 RLA 4.1.9 RLA 4.1.10 RLA 4.1.11 RLA 4.1.12 RLA 4.1.13 |
1.
multiple
meaning words (antonyms & synonyms, homonyms, content area vocabulary,
context clues) 2.
apply
structural analysis and context clues to decode and encode words 3.
recognize
a variety of genres (fairy tales, folk-tales, fiction, nonfiction, myths,
poems, fables, fantasies, biographies, autobiographies, chapter books) 4.
comprehension
skills to understand literacy works (summarize, story elements, skim and
scan, define expository text, compare/contrast, imagery, paraphrase, compose
personal response, infer, fact and opinion, sequence) 5.
recognize
the way in which language is used in literary texts (simile, metaphor,
idioms, analogies, puns) 1.
use
meaning clues to aid comprehension and make predictions about content across
the curriculum (pictures, picture captions, titles, story structure, story
topic, action-events-character behaviors) 2.
read
with accuracy and comprehension instructional level text (search for cues,
identify miscues, reread) 3.
read
orally with fluent expression literary texts across the curriculum read
silently literary texts ATC 4.
determine
a purpose for reading ATC 5.
summarize
the author’s purpose (to persuade, inform, determine a specific viewpoint) 6.
compare
connections between characters or simple events in a literary work in own
life and other cultures (text-self, text-text, text-world) 7.
increase
amount of independent reading time |
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Speaking Listening Viewing |
RLA 4.3.1 RLA 4.3.2
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LISTEN AND
RESPOND TSW listen and respond to
familiar stories and poems/ personal experiences TSW support
opinions VISUAL MEDIA TSW define a variety of
messages conveyed through visual media |
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Glossary
of Terms |
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*Highly addressed on WESTEST |