Common Core Standards

RI.4.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
RI.4.5. Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
RI.4.6. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.

‍‍‍‍‍Anchor Standard/Mathematical Practice(s)

4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each
other and the whole.
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

‍‍‍‍‍Information Technology Standard

4.IN.1.1 Implement appropriate reading strategies when reading for information.

‍‍‍‍‍Revised Bloom's Level of thinking

Understanding

‍‍‍‍‍Learning Target/Task Analysis

Fourth grade students continue to find the meanings of general vocabulary words specific to fourth grade topics or subjects. Students must explain how the events, ideas, or concepts fit into the overall structure of a text. At this level, students are required to find the similarities and differences in perspectives (first and second hand) about the same event or subject. They will give descriptions about how the information is presented for each perspective.

‍‍‍‍‍I can...

4.4a. I can determine the meanings of words or phrases within a subject area.
4.5a. I can describe the structure of informational text.
4.6a. I can compare and contrast different accounts of the same event.

‍‍‍‍‍Essential Vocabulary

firsthand account, secondhand account, perspective, chronological, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution, scene, stanza, section

‍‍‍‍‍Sample Assessments

Active Expressions/Clickers for Formative Assessments
Formative Assessments
Common Assessments
Sticky Notes for word meanings
EOG Moments
Foldables/Frayer Maps
Question Stems Using Marzano Bucks

‍‍‍‍‍Differentiation

‍‍‍‍‍Intervention:

‍‍‍‍‍Enrichment:


‍‍‍‍‍Instructional Resources

FCRR: Vocabulary:
http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/PDF/G4-5/45VPartThree.pdf
Word Map:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson307/wordmap.pdf
Links to activities and games for Reading:
http://www.powayusd.com/projects/edtechcentralnew/4-5standards.htm
Scholastic North Carolina Science and Reading:Semantic Maps for Science/Social Studies Vocabulary
  • Bananas (Pg. 60)
  • Corn (Pg. 62)

http://www.kbumreading.com/index.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-4th-langbuilders.htm
Cause and Effect: http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/strategies/ce/default.htm


‍‍‍‍‍Notes and Additional Information