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4th Grade ELA Curriculum Menu
Literature, Media Literacy, Nonfiction, Foundations, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary, Writing Process, Writing Genres, Writing Handwriting, Writing Conventions, Research Process
Guiding Principle
Students read a wide range of fiction, nonfiction, classic, and contemporary works, to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They read a wide range of literature in many genres from a variety of time periods and cultures from around the world to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, and reading skills that they have developed and refined.1
1 Adapted from Standards for the English Language. National Council of Teachers of English and International Reading Association, 1996. Available at http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Books/Sample/StandardsDoc.pdf.
READING: Nonfiction
There are three key areas found in the Reading: Nonfiction section for grades 6-12: Key Ideas and Textual Support, Structural Elements and Organization, and Synthesis and Connection of Ideas. By demonstrating the skills listed in each section, students should be able to meet the Learning Outcome for Reading: Nonfiction.
Infusion of the Catholic Faith
Through Catholic education, we seek to better understand human nature, the choices we face, and the role our faith plays in these decisions. Through our study of Language Arts, we strive to better understand our role and identity as Christians, and our responsibility to social justice. Human virtues and a Catholic worldview are explored through reading, writing, discussion and reflection.
The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Charleston examine each subject in the context of the Catholic faith. Our students learn and are formed through the infusion of Gospel Values into all disciplines. Through the diocesan curriculum and standards, our teachers seek to promote the synthesis of faith, life, and culture to form students as disciples of Jesus. This document has been created to serve as a curriculum guide for English Language Arts. The ELA Standards are supported through the infusion of the Cardinal Newman Society standards. Resources to support the infusion of our faith can be found through the links below.
Ways to Infuse the Faith
Ways to Infuse the Faith
The DOC ELA Standards align with the Cardinal Newman Society Catholic Curriculum Standards. Click HERE to infuse our faith into the ELA curriculum through literature, scripture, parables, and saints.
Learning Outcome R-NF: Apply foundational reading skills to demonstrate reading fluency and comprehension.
Essential Question: Can the knowledge or situation under consideration be integrated with or expanded by the knowledge from another academic discipline?
Cross-Curricular Suggestion
Cross-Curricular Suggestion
Religion
Students will read newspapers to find examples of ways the government fulfills its function to serve the common good. (Social Studies)
Students read literature about people of a variety of races and cultures and with ideological differences from their own (How My Parents Learned to Eat, Esperanza Rising) and grow in their understanding of the family of God. (Religion, Social Studies)
Social Studies
Social Studies
The American Revolutionaries: A History In Their Own Words, 1750-1800, Ed Milton Meltzer
Liberty! How The Revolutionary War Began, Lucille Recht Penner
The Revolutionary War, Josh Gregory
Rose Blanche, Cristophe Gallaz
The Split History Of The American Revolution: A Perspectives Flip Book, Michael Burgan
George Vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides, Schanzer, Rosalyn
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution, Jean Fritz
Read Works Resources
Science
Science
Every Living Thing, Cynthia Rylant
Hurricane And Tornado, Jack Challoner
Weather, Kathy Furgang
50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth, the EarthWorks Group
The Read and Wonder Series
Read Works Resources
Math
Math
Math Curse, Jon Scieszka
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table: A Math Adventure, Cindy Neuschwander
Working with Fractions, David Adler
Books To Teach Reading Literature Skills
Main Idea
Main Idea
Who was _____?, Grosset and Dunlap Publishers (Biographies)
Bats! Strange and Wonderful, Laurence Pringle
Snakes! Strange and wonderful, Laurence Pringle
Scorpions! Strange and Wonderful, Laurence Pringle
An Egg is Quiet, Dianna Hutts Atson
Military Animals, Laurie Calkhoven
Super Swimmers, Caroline Arnold
Animals Nobody Loves, Seymour Simon
Who Has These Feet, Laura Hulbert
Summarize
Summarize
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, Steve Jenkins
Inference
Inference
Guess What is Growing Inside this Egg, Mia Posada
Colonial Girl in Williamsburg (Mary Geddy’s Day), Kate Waters
Read Works Resources
Order and Sequence Text Structure
Order and Sequence Text Structure
The Children’s Book of the Eiffel Tower, Roger Winters
A Frog’s Life, Irene Kelly
Amelia Earhart (Famous Firsts Series), Terry Barber
Building of the Transcontinental Railroad, Nathan Olson
The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, James Giblin Flute’s
Journey, Lynne Cherry
Castle, David Macaulay
Time for Kids: A Butterfly’s Life, Dona Herweck
Rice Milk: From Cow to Carton, Aliki
Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Are You a Snail?, Judy Allen
Teeth, Sneed B. Collard III
Butterflies and Moths, Nic Bishop
What’s the Difference?, Emma Strack
Sharks and Dolphins, Kevin Kurtz
National Geographic Kids: Cats vs. Dogs, Elizabeth Carney
All About Big Cats, Jordyn Madison
What’s the Difference between an Alligator and a Crocodile?, Lisa Marie Bullard
What’s the Difference between a Turtle and a Tortoise, Trisha Sue Speed Shaskan
Living Things and Nonliving Things, Kevin Kurtz
Cause and Effect Text Structure
Cause and Effect Text Structure
National Geographic Kids: Volcanoes, Anne Schreiber
Toad Overload, Patricia Seibert
Thunder and Lightning, Wendy Pfeffer
What Happens to a Hamburger, Paul Showers
From Tree to Paper, Pam Marshall
Extreme Animals, Nicola Davies
Transformed: How Everyday Things are Made, Bill Slavin
Problem and Solution Text Structure
Problem and Solution Text Structure
National Geographic Kids: Human Footprint, Ellen Kirk
When the Wolves Returned, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
A Place for Birds, Melissa Stewart
Why Should I Recycle?, Jen Green
The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans, Sy Montgomery
A Place for Butterflies, Melissa Stewart
If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad, Ellen Levine
Falcons Nest on Skyscrapers, Priscilla Belz Jenkins
One Plastic Bag, Miranda Paul
Nonfiction Text Features
Nonfiction Text Features
National Geographic Kids: Planets, Elizabeth Carney
National Geographic Kids: Pandas, Anne Schreiber
Mysterious You Zzzzz, Trudee Romanek
Hurricane Disaster, Lynda Jones
Sea Otters, Vicki Leon
Considerations for Learning Differences
English Language Learner Strategies
ELA 4th Grade Curriculum Guides
ELA 4th Grade Curriculum Guides
ELA 4th Grade Standards
ELA 4th Grade Standards
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