4th Grade ELA
(16 Units, 133 Lessons)
Unit 3 - This Land is Our Land(17 Lessons)
An Analysis of Story Elements in Because of Winn-Dixie4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of what experiences bring different people together by creating a story map for the story Because of Winn-Dixie. The story map will aid students in sequencing and summarizing.
Because of Winn-Dixie Literacy Centers4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will develop oral storytelling skills, build vocabulary, and show artistic expression through engaging in cross-curricular literacy centers for the story "Because of Winn-Dixie."
How to Use a Timeline to Summarize Events in Because of Winn-Dixie4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will use a timeline graphic organizer to construct a written summary.
Design a Cause and Effect Poster for Because of Winn-Dixie4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students use events in the story Because of Winn-Dixie to design a cause and effect poster.
Using Text Features to Summarize Text4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will use an online speaking avatar program to summarize informational text after exploring text features.
A Close Read of Grandfather's Journey4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will demonstrate their understanding of the story Grandfather's Journey by inferring and referring to details and examples as they ask and answer text-based questions during a close read.
Use a Character Sketch to Describe the Grandfather in Grandfather's Journey4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will use a character sketch to describe the thoughts, words, and actions of the grandfather in the story Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
Vocabulary Building for Grandfather's Journey4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will use vocabulary maps to demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of new words in the story "Grandfather's Journey."
Analyzing Story Elements of Grandfather's Journey4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will use a story map to analyze story elements of the story "Grandfather's Journey."
Constructing Written Responses to Text-Based Questions About Grandfather's Journey4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will be assessed on their construction of written responses to text-based questions about Grandfather's Journey.
A Close Read of The Horned Toad Prince4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will engage in a rich discussion of "The Horned Toad Prince" during a close read.
Constructed Response Assessment on The Horned Toad Prince4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will construct written responses to writing prompts about The Horned Toad Prince.
A Close Read of Letters Home from Yosemite4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will discuss the beauty and importance of Yosemite National Park during a close read.
Creating a summary of the story Letters Home from Yosemite using an interactive voice recorder4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will create a summary of the story "Letters Home from Yosemite" using www.voki.com.
This Land is Your Land close read and literacy centers4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:SWBAT will learn the words to the song This Land is Your Land and examine explicit and implied meanings of the song.
Telling a story through Kerpoof about the uniqueness of the USA as a Unit Assessment4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will demonstrate an understanding of the uniqueness of the USA by writing the dialogue of an original Kerpoof story.
Creating a Kerpoof story about the uniqueness of the USA as a Unit Assessment4th Grade ELA» Unit:This Land is Our Land
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Big Idea:Students will create a Kerpoof story about the uniqueness of the USA.
