Grade: 4 Unit: 2:1 Theme: Take A Stand (Unit Opener TE 148 H) Utah Core Standard Genre: Historical Project: Research people who took a stand Fiction they believed in. READING: With Every Text address these items: Text type & Genre, point of view, main idea Essential Question What actually made Jackie so mighty? Texts: Key Ideas & Details: Jackie Mitchell was a real-life heroine. RL.4.3 Why was it unusual for a young girl to be a baseball pitcher in Describe in depth a Women Pick Up the the 1920’s? character, setting, or Ball How did she learn how to pitch? event in a story or drama, drawing on Mighty Jackie specific details in the text (e.g., a character's Baseball Greats thoughts, words, or actions). Craft & Structure: RL.4.6 What is the author’s purpose? Look for that support the Compare and contrast author’s purpose and fill in the chart (TE Page 153, 157) the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. Integration of Knowledge & Ideas: RL.4.7 Why does the author provide so much information about Make connections Jackie’s childhood? between the text of a Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were legendary baseball players. Why story or drama and a does this event make Jackie so special? visual or oral Why was proving her pitching talent so important to Jackie? presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. FOUNDATIONAL Phonics/Spelling RF.4.3 Page 175 G,H) Words with ch and tch (TE Fluency RF.4.4 Read with sufficient Page 169A) Intonation and Pausing (TE accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. SPEAKING & LISTENING Comprehension & SL.4.1.d Collaboration (TE Page 169 B) Analyze the setting and its effects on Jackie and Review the key ideas plot. expressed and explain How is the stadium an important part of the setting? How does their own ideas and the crowd react to Jackie? understanding in light of the discussion. Presentation of SL.4.4 Knowledge Report on a or text, What were people’s attitudes at this time toward female tell a story, or recount athletes? an experience in an organized manner, using
Grade: 4 Unit: 2:1 Genre: Historical Fiction Theme: Take A Stand (Unit Opener TE 148 H) Project: Research people who took a stand they believed in. Utah Core Standard READING: With Every Text address these items: Text type & Genre, point of view, main idea Essential Question What actually made Jackie so mighty? Texts: Women Pick Up the Ball Mighty Jackie Baseball Greats Key Ideas & Details: Jackie Mitchell was a real-life heroine. Why was it unusual for a young girl to be a baseball pitcher in the 1920’s? How did she learn how to pitch? 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). Craft & Structure: What is the author’s purpose? Look for that support the author’s purpose and fill in the chart (TE Page 153, 157) 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. Integration of Knowledge & Ideas: Why does the author provide so much information about Jackie’s childhood? Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were legendary baseball players. Why does this event make Jackie so special? Why was proving her pitching talent so important to Jackie? RL.4.7 Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. FOUNDATIONAL Phonics/Spelling (TE Page 175 G,H) Words with ch and tch RF.4.3 Fluency (TE Page 169A) Intonation and Pausing RF.4.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. SPEAKING & LISTENING Comprehension & Collaboration (TE Page 169 B) Analyze the setting and its effects on Jackie and plot. How is the stadium an important part of the setting? How does the crowd react to Jackie? SL.4.1.d Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion. Presentation of Knowledge What were people’s attitudes at this time toward female athletes? SL.4.4 Report on a or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using