4th Grade ELAR Unit 14

Big Idea:

Using all reading strategies to deepen our understanding.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

4.7(D) retell, paraphrase, or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order

4.8(B) explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo

4.9(D)(i) recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including the central idea with supporting evidence

4.10(A) explain the author’s purpose and message within a text

Ongoing TEKS

4.1(A) listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and make pertinent comments;

4.1(B) follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a series of related sequences of action;

4.1(C) express an opinion supported by accurate information, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and the conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively; and

4.1(D) work collaboratively with others to develop a plan of shared responsibilities.

4.2(C) write legibly in cursive to complete assignments

4.3(A) use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation

4.3(B) use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words

4.3(C) determine the meaning of and use words with affixes such as as mis-, sub-, -ment, and -ity/ty and roots such as auto, graph, and meter

4.6(C) make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures

4.5 Developing and sustaining foundational language skills:listening, speaking, writing, and thinking --self sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.

4.6(A) establish a purpose for reading assigned and self selected texts

4.6(B) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information

4.6(D) create mental images to deepen understanding

4.6(E) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society

4.6(F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

4.6(I) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding break downs

4.7(A) describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts

4.7(C) use text evidence to support an appropriate response

4.7(E) interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating

4.7(F) respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

4.7(G) discuss specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning

4.10(B) explain how the use of text structure contributes to author’s purpose

4.10(C) analyze the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve a specific purpose

4.9(D)(iii) organizational patterns such as compare and contrast

4.9(E)(ii) explaining how the author has used facts for an argument

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Essential Questions:

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Journeys, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

District Grading Policy

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center