SALTA 4th grade

4 th Grade Scope and Sequence

Unit 1: August 16-October 1 Recommended Days: 28

ELA Writing DWSBA #1: October 9-22

Allotted days: 33

Unit 1Theme: Turning Point

Big Question What can we discover from new places and people?

Writing Focus

Reporting Standards

DWSBA: OPINION OCT 4-22

Writing to Sources NARRATIVE

• Engage effectively in conversations by coming prepared, following discussion rules, building upon other’s ideas, asking for clarification, and summarize key ideas • Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding referring to the text and drawing inferences

• Identify and summarize the main idea and key details • Recognize the structure (e.g., sequence, dialogue, charts) • Compare and contrast point of view • Write narrative text to develop real or imagined experiences with a well-developed conclusion • Use grammar skills when writing or speaking Recognize and apply grade-level phonics in multisyllable words

Additional writing resources found in Google Team Drive

Unit Planning BEGIN by using Reading Standards

Text Aligned Reading Standards

Question of the Week What experiences bring diverse people together? What opportunities can be found in new places? Why do we want to explore new places? What can we discover in the landscape of the Southwest? How does Yosemite reflect the unique qualities of the West?

Main Selection

RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. RI.4.6 Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided. RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. RL. 4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). RL. 4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text RL. 4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. RI. 4.5 Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. Flexible days can be used at any time within a unit for the purpose of: 1) Extending time on a standard(s) 2) Reviewing, extending, or frontloading 3) Incorporating performance tasks

Because of Winn-Dixie

Week 1

Lewis and Clark and Me On the Banks of Plum Creek

Week 2

Week 3

The Horned Toad Prince

Week 4

Letters Home from Yosemite

Week 5

Flexible Days