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Harrison County Schools Reading/Language Arts
Curriculum Map
Grade 4 – 2nd Six Weeks
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2nd Marking Period |
CSOs |
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Genre Choice |
RLA 4.1.3 |
FICTION: (3 to 4
weeks) RLA 4.1.3 FANTASY AND FAIRY TALES Introduce
genre and explain characteristics NONFICTION: (2 to 3
weeks) RLA 4.1.3 (Choose between biography and autobiography) BIOGRAPHIES
/ AUTOBIOGRAPHIES And/or POETRY |
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Text Comprehension |
RLA 4.1.4 RLA 4.1.4 RLA 4.1.7 RLA 4.1.3 |
4.1.4 STORY
ELEMENTS TSW identify setting,
major/minor characters, problem/solution, main events 4.1.4
SUMMARIZE: TSW be able to summarize the events of a story. 4.1.4 MAIN IDEA
/ SUPPORTING DETAILS: TSW identify main ideas and supporting details of a
given story. 4.1.7
PREDICTION: TSW
utilize
available information to make & confirm predictions 4.1.3 ELEMENTS OF
NONFICTION: TSW
distinguish
characteristics of fiction/nonfiction. TSW identify text features
specific to the organization of nonfiction text. ( titles, pictures captions) |
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Strategies |
RLA 4.1.4 RLA 4.1.8 |
4.1.4 COMPREHENSION: TSW use comprehension skills
to understand literary Works 4.1.8 DECODING: TSW utilize meaning,
structure, visual cues to decode unknown words 4.1.8
SELF-CORRECTION: TSW
self-correct as they read text (search for cues, identify miscues, reread) |
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Word Study |
RLA 4.1.1 |
4.1.1 LEVEL APPROPRIATE
VOCABULARY: TSW
identify homonyms |
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Vocabulary |
RLA 4.2.7 |
4.2.7 SPELLING
CONVENTIONS: TSW
use compound words, prefixes and suffixes |
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Fluency |
RLA 4.1.9 |
4.1.9 FLUENCY AND
EXPRESSION: TSW
read with fluency and expression silently or orally |
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Writing Process |
RLA 4.2.2 RLA 4.2.3 |
4.2.2 FIVE STEP WRITING
PROCESS: TSW utilize focused composition, coherent and logical progress of
ideas, correct page format (title, paragraphs, margins, indentions) TRANSITIONAL WORDS: TSW identify transitional
word in their writing 4.2.3 PROPER PARAGRAPH
FORM: TSW be able to write a 3
paragraph essay |
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Grammar Mechanics |
RLA 4.2.8 RLA 4.2.9 RLA 4.2.10 |
4.2.8
CAPITILIZATION: TSW
begin
sentences with capital letters TSW begin proper nouns with
capital letters 4.2.9 CONVENTIONS OF
PUNCTUATION: TSW
use proper
punctuation in written composition 4.2.10 VARIETY OF
SENTENCE STRUCTURES: TSW use
simple-compound-complex
sentences,
avoid run-ons and fragments TSW Continue studying Parts
of Speech to be a continual process throughout. |
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Handwriting |
RLA 4.2.1 |
4.2.1
CURSIVE: TSW
continue to review uniformity TSW demonstrate proper posture, paper,
placement and grip |
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Spelling |
RLA 4.2.7 |
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 |
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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 |
4.1.1
multiple meaning words (antonyms & synonyms, homonyms,
content area vocabulary, context clues) 4.1.2
apply structural analysis and context clues to decode and
encode words 4.1.3
recognize a variety of genres (fairy tales, folk-tales,
fiction, nonfiction, myths, poems, fables, fantasies, biographies,
autobiographies, chapter books) 4.1.4
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) 4.1.5
recognize the way in which language is used in literary texts
(simile, metaphor, idioms, analogies, puns) 4.1.7
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) 4.1.8
read with accuracy and comprehension instructional level text (search for cues,
identify miscues, reread) 4.1.9
read orally with fluent expression literary texts across the
curriculum read silently literary texts ATC 4.1.10
determine a purpose for reading ATC 4.1.11
summarize the author’s purpose (to persuade, inform,
determine a specific viewpoint) 4.1.12
compare connections between characters or simple events in a
literary work in own life and other cultures (text-self, text-text,
text-world) 4.1.13
increase amount of independent reading time |
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Speaking / Listening / Viewing |
RLA 4.3.1 RLA 4.3.2 |
4.3.1 LISTEN AND
RESPOND: TSW listen and respond to
familiar stories and poems. 4.3.2 VISUAL MEDIA: TSW define a variety of
messages conveyed through visual media. |
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Glossary of Terms |
Fantasy – Events could not
really happen. Characters may or may
not be realistic. Purpose is to
entertain Fairy tale – a story involving
fantastic forces and beings |
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