4th grade Instructional Guide

4th Grade Scope & Sequence

Instructional Materials: Wonders Text Set 2 STANDARDS

SKILLS

● 4.R.6: Read a variety of text types, including those from diverse cultures to determine a theme or main idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize texts using textual evidence. (RL & RI) ● 4.R.7: Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specifc details in the text. (RL) Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientifc, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specifc information in the text. (RI) ● 4.R.8: Determine the meaning of words, phrases, fgurative language, academic and content-specifc words within a text. ● 4.W.2: Write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic that conveys ideas and information clearly, link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases, and provide a concluding section related to the information or explanation presented. Embedded standards: 4.R.5, 4.R.9, 4.R.14, W 4-5, SL 1-3

Reading

● Dialogue ● Elements of a Play ● Theme ● Figurative Language: Hyperbole ● Comparative Reading ● Meaning of unknown words

Writing

● Inform

Essential Question

How do animal characters change familiar stories?

Vocabulary

annoyed attitude commotion cranky familiar frustrated selfsh specialty

Essentials Title Interactive Read Aloud “A Grasshopper’s Sad Tale” Shared Read “The Ant and the Grasshopper” Genre: Drama Lexile: NP

Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading Ranita, The Frog Princess Genre: Drama Lexile: NP Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading “Pecos Bill and the Bear Lake Monster: Genre: Tall Tale Lexile: 890L Integrate Writing: Make Connections

Anchor Text

Paired Reading