Fourth Grade Informational Lessons

Power Writing Lessons

These lessons focus on the skills needed to master the chosen standard and are designed to compliment the companion writing lessons.

Companion Writing Lessons

These lessons are built to extend the skills taught in the power lessons. The intent is to allow the students to demonstrate their knowledge of the skills needed to master the chosen standard.

Power Lesson

Firsthand Account vs. Secondhand Account

Understand the difference between primary and secondary sources

Fourth Grade Power Lesson -- Informational -- Firsthand Account vs. Secondhand Account.pdf

Companion Lesson

Feelings, Facts, and History

Comparing and contrasting history through firsthand and secondhand accounts

Fourth Grade Companion Lesson -- Informational -- Feelings, Facts and History.pdf

Power Lesson

Simple Summaries

Summarizing informational text

Fourth Grade Power Lesson -- Informational -- Simple Summaries.pdf

Companion Lesson

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Power Lesson

Descriptive Design

Understanding that informative/explanatory text can use descriptive text structure to convey facts, details, and definitions

Fourth Grade Power Lesson -- Informational -- Descriptive Design.pdf

Companion Lesson

Show Me, Don't Tell Me

To write an informative/explanatory piece using descriptive language to convey facts, details, and definitions

Fourth Grade Mastery Lesson -- Informational -- Show Me, Don't Tell Me.pdf

Foundational and Mastery Skill-based Lessons

These lessons serve as a scaffold of the specific learning targets and move from the foundational level into the mastery level of the standard.

Fourth Grade Foundational Lesson -- Informational -- I can link ideas in informational writing.pdf

Foundational Lesson

I can link ideas in informational writing.

Fourth Grade Mastery Lesson -- Informational -- I can link ideas within informational writing by using subordinating conjunctions.pdf

Mastery Lesson

I can link ideas within informational writing by using subordinating conjunctions.

Recommended Mentor Texts

The Declaration of Independence

A Colorful Man

All Split Up

Autumn

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