English/Language Arts SOL Pacing Guide – 4th Grade December-February Oral Language Reading Writing The student will use effective oral The student will expand vocabulary when The student will write cohesively for a communication skills in a variety of reading. variety of purposes. settings. Use vocabulary from other content areas. Identify intended audience. Demonstrate the ability to work Use a variety of pre-writing strategies. independently. The student will read and demonstrate Use transition words for sentence variety. comprehension of fictional texts, narrative Revise writing for clarity of content using The student will make and listen to oral nonfiction texts, and poetry. specific vocabulary and information. presentations and reports. Explain the purpose. author’s Use subject-related information and Identify cause and effect relationships. The student will edit writing for correct vocabulary. Use reading strategies throughout the grammar, capitalization, spelling, reading process to monitor comprehension. punctuation, sentence structure, and The student will learn how media messages paragraphing. are constructed and for what purposes. The student will read and demonstrate Include prepositional phrases. Differentiate between auditory, visual, comprehension of nonfiction texts. Use correct spelling for frequently used and written media messages. Explain the purpose. words, including common homophones. author’s Identify the characteristics of various Distinguish between cause and effect. Use singular possessives. media messages. Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension.
English/Language Arts SOL Pacing Guide – 4th Grade December-February Oral Language Reading Writing The student will use effective oral communication skills in a variety of settings. Demonstrate the ability to work independently. The student will make and listen to oral presentations and reports. Use subject-related information and vocabulary. The student will learn how media messages are constructed and for what purposes. Differentiate between auditory, visual, and written media messages. Identify the characteristics of various media messages. The student will expand vocabulary when reading. Use vocabulary from other content areas. The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction texts, and poetry. Explain the author’s purpose. Identify cause and effect relationships. Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension. The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. Explain the author’s purpose. Distinguish between cause and effect. Use reading strategies throughout the reading process to monitor comprehension. The student will write cohesively for a variety of purposes. Identify intended audience. Use a variety of pre-writing strategies. Use transition words for sentence variety. Revise writing for clarity of content using specific vocabulary and information. The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and paragraphing. Include prepositional phrases. Use correct spelling for frequently used words, including common homophones. Use singular possessives.