ACCESS “Power Standards” Language Arts-Grade 4 ESLR-Attain basic literacy skills by communicating effectively in reading, writing and speaking Strand Narrative Texts Expository Texts (Literature/Recreational) (Informational/Textual/Functional) Reading Compare and contrast tales from different Identifies structural characteristics of cultures, and develop theories to account textbook materials Comprehension for similar tales Compare/contrast Use knowledge of plot to determine cause Theme for a character’s actions Cause and effect Draw conclusions, make and confirm Identify correct use of various reference predictions using text clues materials Identify the of the in myths “moral story” Identify fact vs. opinion and fables Understand format and content of Recognizes similes, metaphors, and materials found in everyday life personification Compare information on the same topic Identify author’s purpose/attitude from several different articles Fluency with new vocabulary Independent “Wide” Reading, Narrative and expository prose: every day! Vocabulary Use knowledge of synonyms, antonyms and homophones Development Identify affixes and root words Use context to determine meaning of a known word with multiple meanings Use context to determine meaning of an unknown word Identify meaning through understanding of Greek and Latin word roots Writing Organization and focus Organization and focus Write reports and summaries using Strategies and Identify/write paragraphs with topic sentence, supporting detail Chronological order Applications Genre Cause and effect Biography: relate ideas and observations with Genre setting and detail Analytical Essay/Research Report: frame a Response to Literature: show understanding of central question and include facts and details, the work properly cited references Persuasive Composition: state a clear position Letters: write personal letters using a and give simple evidence conventional style Conventions Sentence Structure and Grammar Know simple, compound, complex sentence structures, and how to combine short sentences Edit for awkward construction, fragments, and run-ons Identify subject-verb agreement, part tense, pronoun case, comparative adjectives Punctuation and Capitalization Use of apostrophe, comma with conjunction, items in a series, abbreviations, dialogue First word in a quote, letter parts, proper nouns, title of people, works of art Spelling: Identify misspellings of words in the context of sentences: Consonant and vowel sounds with various spellings Inflectional endings and affixes No mistakes Listening/Speaking Summarize and paraphrase information Give precise directions Recite poems
ACCESS “Power Standards” Language Arts-Grade 4 ESLR-Attain basic literacy skills by communicating effectively in reading, writing and speaking Strand Narrative Texts (Literature/Recreational) Expository Texts (Informational/Textual/Functional) Reading Comprehension Compare and contrast tales from different cultures, and develop theories to account for similar tales Use knowledge of plot to determine cause for a character’s actions Draw conclusions, make and confirm predictions using text clues Identify the “moral of the story” in myths and fables Recognizes similes, metaphors, and personification Identify author’s purpose/attitude Identifies structural characteristics of textbook materials Compare/contrast Theme Cause and effect Identify correct use of various reference materials Identify fact vs. opinion Understand format and content of materials found in everyday life Compare information on the same topic from several different articles Fluency Independent “Wide” Reading, with new vocabulary Narrative and expository prose: every day! Vocabulary Development Use knowledge of synonyms, antonyms and homophones Identify affixes and root words Use context to determine meaning of a known word with multiple meanings Use context to determine meaning of an unknown word Identify meaning through understanding of Greek and Latin word roots Writing Strategies and Applications Organization and focus Identify/write paragraphs with topic sentence, supporting detail Genre Biography: relate ideas and observations with setting and detail Response to Literature: show understanding of the work Persuasive Composition: state a clear position and give simple evidence Organization and focus Write reports and summaries using Chronological order Cause and effect Genre Analytical Essay/Research Report: frame a central question and include facts and details, properly cited references Letters: write personal letters using a conventional style Conventions Sentence Structure and Grammar Know simple, compound, complex sentence structures, and how to combine short sentences Edit for awkward construction, fragments, and run-ons Identify subject-verb agreement, part tense, pronoun case, comparative adjectives Punctuation and Capitalization Use of apostrophe, comma with conjunction, items in a series, abbreviations, dialogue First word in a quote, letter parts, proper nouns, title of people, works of art Spelling: Identify misspellings of words in the context of sentences: Consonant and vowel sounds with various spellings Inflectional endings and affixes No mistakes Listening/Speaking Summarize and paraphrase information Give precise directions Recite poems