Courses of Study : English Language Arts (Grade 4)

R1. Utilize active listening skills during discussion and conversation in pairs, small groups, or whole-class settings, following agreed-upon rules for participation.

R2. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.

R3. Use digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically when researching and writing, both individually and collaboratively.

R4. Utilize a writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

R5. Identify and explain literary devices in prose and poetry.

R6. Assess the formality of occasions in order to speak or write using appropriate language and tone.

1. Apply knowledge of grade-appropriate phoneme-grapheme correspondences, syllable types, and morphological structure to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words accurately, both in context and in isolation.

2. Determine and use the correct syllable type(s) to decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words, including open, closed, vowel-consonant-e, r-controlled, vowel team (including diphthongs), consonant-le, and "leftovers" including odd and schwa syllables.

3. Apply knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to decode unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

4. Apply knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes to encode unfamiliar multisyllabic words.

5. Demonstrate fluency when reading grade-level text and when responding through writing or speaking.

6. Read grade-level text orally with appropriate pauses, phrasing, stress, intonation, rate, and integration to support comprehension.

7. Read words with irregular and regular spelling patterns accurately and automatically.

8. Write routinely and independently in response to text.

9. Accurately interpret general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.

10. Interpret words and phrases, including figurative language, as they are used in a text.

11. Use commonly misused words correctly in writing.

12. Consult reference materials to find the pronunciation of unknown words and phrases.

13. Use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in presentations and discussions.

14. Demonstrate comprehension of literary and informational text by utilizing its content when discussing or writing in response to the text.

15. Analyze in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

16. Describe how authors use literary devices and text features to convey meaning in prose, poetry, and drama.

17. Identify the narrator's point of view in a literary text and explain how it differs from a character's perspective.

18. Identify the point of view in a narrative and describe how the narrative would be different if told from the perspective of a different character or narrator.

19. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

20. Use details and examples from a text to indicate what the text explicitly states.

21. Explain how relevant details support the implied or explicit main idea of a text.

22. Analyze events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in informational texts, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.

23. Evaluate how text features and structures contribute to the meaning of an informational text.

24. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points and claims in an informational text or argument.

25. Explain how the form of a poem contributes to its meaning.

26. Analyze how rhythm and rhyme in poetry contribute to meaning.

27. Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

28. Write clear and coherent responses to texts, using explicit or implicit evidence that supports a particular point.

29. Add audio recordings to presentations, when appropriate, to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

30. Synthesize information on a topic in order to write or speak knowledgeably about the subject.

31. Orally paraphrase portions of a text or information presented in diverse media when collaborating and/or presenting.

32. Respond in writing to literature and informational text, including stories, dramas, poetry, and cross-curricular texts, both independently and with support, demonstrating grade-level proficiency.

33. Use research to produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

34. Write fluently and legibly in cursive, using correctly formed letters with appropriate spacing.

35. Write personal or fictional narratives using a logical plot, transitional words and phrases, sensory details, and dialogue, and providing a sense of closure.

36. Write informative or explanatory text about a topic using sources, incorporating academic vocabulary, and including an introduction, facts, details with elaboration, and a conclusion.

37. Write an argument to persuade the reader to take an action or adopt a position, using an introduction, logical reasoning supported by evidence from relevant sources, and linking words to connect their argument to the evidence.

38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

39. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage.

40. Compose friendly and formal letters using appropriate elements, including date, greeting, body, and a signature.

41. Present an opinion orally, sequencing ideas logically and using relevant facts.

42. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes, and speaking clearly with adequate volume, appropriate pacing, and clear pronunciation.