Fourth graders will be reading The Tiger Rising as a class and:
Establishing a Reading Life
Thinking Deeply about Characters
Building Interepretation
Learning from Nonfiction Texts
Launching a Whole-Class Research Project
Tackling a Second Research Project with More Agency and Power
Students will work on Figurative Languages in reading and a Figurative Language Choice Board in writing.
Nonfiction Reading
Researching History - Before 1775
Preparing for Debates
Second Cycle of Research - After 1775
Tackling Complex Texts
Interpreting Complex Texts
Examining the Intersection of Historical Texts and History
Learning about the misconceptions of poetry
Understanding poetry terms
Studying/analyzing poems
Responding to questions from specific poems
Students will explore genres and sub-genres
Roald Dahl Author's Study
Students will read books written by Roald Dahl and read about his life as a child and an author. It's an exciting time in fourth grade!