Special Education K-5 ELA and Supplemental Guide

4th Grade Scope & Sequence

Essentials

Title

WonderWorks

Interactive Read Aloud “Learning About the Past”

“Protecting Culture and Traditions” Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 1040L “The Founding of Jamestown” Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 760L

Shared Read

“The Founding of Jamestown” Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 930L Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading

local, managed, scarce

Anchor Text

Rediscovering Our Spanish Beginnings Genre: Expository Text Lexile: 940L Analytical Writing: Respond to Reading “History’s Mysteries” Genre: Informative Article Lexile: 890L Integrate Writing: Make Connections

Paired Reading

Leveled Readers

Main Selection Genre: Expository Text Treks Through Time Lexile: 650L

Paired Selection Genre: Expository Text “The Ancient One”

descendant, communities, objects, research, reveal

Writing

Respond to Reading Writing Skill: Homophones

Extended Writing Begin Expository Essay ● Expert Model ● Plan: Choose your topic ● Plan: Write an outline ●

Develop Opinion Essay ● Draft: Relevant Evidence ● Revise: Sentence fuency

● Peer conferencing ● Edit and proofread ● Publish, present, evaluate

Writing Craft Lesson Bank & Grammar and Spelling Lesson Bank

Mini Lesson Options