Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week ____1______
Academic Vocabulary: Sentence Fragment, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesREADING
STANDARD 1: Language for Reading
GLE 0401.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the
definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
?0401.1.18 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., understanding of roots and
affixes, context clues, reference sources) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
SPI 0401.1.13 Recognize and use grade appropriate vocabulary within context.
SPI 0401.1.14 Use prefixes, suffixes, and root words as aids in determining meaning withincontext.
?0401.1.17 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, word
sorts).
STANDARD 2: Communication/Speaking
GLE 0401.2.1 Continue to develop oral language skills necessary for communication.
?0401.2.6 Use rules for polite conversation.
?0401.2.13 Continue to develop group discussion skills and to work in teams.
SPI 0401.2.2 Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously,
not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or
inappropriate) for group activities. / *SF Baseline Test
“Because of Winn Dixie”
Unit 1 Week 1
0401.1.18
Multiple Meaning Word Activities
SPI 0401.1.13
DEA Resources:
Context Clues
Review: A Fight at the Roman Coliseum
Root Words: Off to Italy
Suffixes: Decoding Another Clue
Mission Accomplished
Pendemonium at The Point
Academic Vocabulary
Vocabulary Worksheets
SPI 0401.1.14
DEA Resources:
Root Words: Off to Italy
Segment 3: Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefixes and Suffixes: A Message From Da...
Big Words for Little Kids
Types of sentences word sort
Identifying Sentence Types Worksheet
GLE 0401.2.1
Public Speaking
What is Guided Oral Reading?
Interactive Reading Stories
0401.2.6 Use rules for polite conversation.
Learning About Conversation
SPI 0401.2.2
DEA Resources:
Editing
Editing and Publishing
Write and Revise: A Medieval Practice
A Closer Look at Revising a First Draft
A Closer Look at Reviewing Your Writing
Grade __4__ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week ____1 ______
Academic Vocabulary: Sentence Fragment, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesREADING cont..
STANDARD 8: Literature
GLE 0401.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and
check for understanding after reading.
?0401.8.1 Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., organize prior knowledge using a
graphic organizer, explore significant words to be encountered, relate text to prior personal
and historical experiences and current events).
?0401.8.2 Derive meaning while reading (e.g., express reactions and personal opinions to
a selection, make inferences, draw conclusions based on evidence gained).
?0401.8.4 Build vocabulary by listening to literature, participating in discussions, and
reading self-selected and assigned texts.
?0401.8.9 Sequence the events of a selection from beginning to end, determining how the
incidents are connected and lead to a solution/conclusion.
STANDARD 1: Language/Spelling
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to
grade level.
SPI 0401.1.8 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context.
GLE 0401.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.
SPI 0401.1.8 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context. / *SF Baseline Test; “Because of Winn Dixie”, Unit 1 Week 1
*SF Spelling
0401.8.2
Readers Theater scripts
Making Inferences Examples
More Examples With Conclusions
0401.8.9
Sequence of Events
Making Homemade Pizza
Sequencing Fun
Chronological Order
0401.1.7
Word Confusion and Tips for Spelling
SPI 0401.1.8
DEA Resources:
Identify Vowels & Divide between Consona...
Suffix: -ed Phonics & Reading for Studen...
Compound Words Phonics & Reading for Stu...
Practice & Review Phonics & Reading for ...
Prefixes Phonics & Reading for Students:...
Divide between Consonants & Blends Phoni...
Suffixes: -est, -ist, -en, & -ly Phonics...
Suffixes: -less, -ish, -ful, -ive, & -ou...
One Consonant between Two Vowels Phonics...
Radical Riddles (Suffixes)
Review
Editing and Publishing: A Dog Scrapbook
Editing
Reviewing Your Writing: Sacagawea
Grade __4__ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week _____1______
Academic Vocabulary: Sentence Fragment, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesENGLISH
Standard 1: Language
GLE 0401.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.
SPI 0401.1.4 Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizingappropriate end marks.
SPI 0401.1.5 Select the best way to correct incomplete sentences within context.
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.4 Use correct punctuation at the ends of sentences.
?0401.1.14 Recognize and edit incomplete sentences and run-on sentences.
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.3 Capitalize correctly sentence beginnings, proper nouns and adjectives, titles,
abbreviations, quotations, and parts of friendly and business letters.
?0401.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to
grade level.
?0401.1.11 Write legibly in manuscript and cursive.
?0401.1.13 Use complete sentences in writing.
?0401.1.15 Combine simple sentences into compound sentences.
SPI 0401.1.6 Identify the correct use of commas (i.e., series, dates, addresses, friendly letters,introductory words, compound sentences) within context. / *HM English Unit 1, Lessons 1-3
Lesson 7
SPI 0401.1.4DEA Resources:
Exclamation Point
Period
Question Mark
Exclamation Point
Question Mark
Asking and Telling: A Trip to Africa
A Closer Look at Sentences
Sentence Structure
Sentences
SPI 0401.1.5
DEA Resources:
Drafting
Parentheses
Editing and Publishing
Expository Writing
Write and Revise: A Medieval Practice
SPI 0401.1.6
DEA Resources:
Comma
Dark Marker's Second Message
Comma
Introduction
Common Sense: Coordinating Conjunctions
Part Two: Conjunctions
Review of Coordinating Conjunctions
0401.1.3
Capitalization worksheets
0401.1.4
Punctuation Worksheet
Grammar Blast punctuation game
Capitalization and punctuation worksheet
End Punctuation
0401.1.7
Word Confusion Tips for Spelling
0401.1.11
Capital cursive practice worksheet
Lower case cursive practice worksheet
0401.1.14
Editing Incomplete Sentences
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Instructional Week _____1______
Academic Vocabulary: Sentence Fragment, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesWRITING
STANDARD 3: Writing
GLE 0401.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting,
revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.
?0401.3.11 Develop a topic sentence with supporting details and a concluding sentence to
form a paragraph.
SPI 0401.3.3 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph.
SPI 0401.3.4 Select details that support a topic sentence.
?0401.3.10 Select and refine a topic. / *SF Reading / Writing
0401.3.11
Topic Sentence Quick Lesson
Thanksgiving Topic Sentence
Main Idea and Details
Supporting Details
Writing Good Endings
Select a Sentence
SPI 0401.3.3
DEA Resources:
Powerful Paragraphs
SPI 0401.3.4
DEA Resources:
Reasons for Writing
Parts of a Story: Huck and Jim
A Closer Look at Reasons for Writing
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week ____2______
Academic Vocabulary: Possessive Nouns, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Author’s Purpose, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesREADING
STANDARD 6: Informational Text
GLE 0401.6.1 Apply skills and strategies to comprehend informational texts.
?0401.6.1 Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., organize prior knowledge using a
graphic organizer, explore significant words to be encountered, relate text to prior personal
and historical experiences and current events).
SPI 0401.6.5 Interpret information using a chart, map, or timeline.
Standard 8: Literature
GLE 0401.8.2 Experience various literary genres, including fiction/nonfiction, poetry,
drama, short stories, folk tales, and myths.
?0401.8.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., identify the author’s purpose;
locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions).
SPI 0401.8.7 Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to share
feelings).
?0401.8.1 Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., organize prior knowledge using a
graphic organizer, explore significant words to be encountered, relate text to prior personal
and historical experiences and current events).
?0401.8.2 Derive meaning while reading (e.g., express reactions and personal opinions to
a selection, make inferences, draw conclusions based on evidence gained).
?0401.8.4 Build vocabulary by listening to literature, participating in discussions, and
reading self-selected and assigned texts. / *SF “Lewis and Clark and Me” Unit 1, Wk 2
0401.6.1
BrainPop movie
SPI 0401.6.5
DEA Resources:
Counting Centuries Just the Facts: It's ...
Making Predictions
A Closer Look at Visual Tools
0401.8.2
Readers Theater scripts
Making Inferences Examples
More Examples With Conclusions
SPI 0401.8.7
DEA Resources:
The Author's Purpose
Introducing the Alphonse the Shoe Maker
A Closer Look at the Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose
Author’s Purpose Power Point
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week _____2______
Academic Vocabulary: Possessive Nouns, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Author’s Purpose, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesSTANDARD 1: Language/Spelling
GLE 0401.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.
SPI 0401.1.8 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context.
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to
grade level. / *SF Spelling
0401.1.7
Word Confusion
Tips for Spelling
SPI 0401.1.8
DEA Resources:
Identify Vowels & Divide between Consona...
Suffix: -ed Phonics & Reading for Studen...
Compound Words Phonics & Reading for Stu...
Practice & Review Phonics & Reading for ...
Prefixes Phonics & Reading for Students:...
Divide between Consonants & Blends Phoni...
Suffixes: -est, -ist, -en, & -ly Phonics...
Suffixes: -less, -ish, -ful, -ive, & -ou...
One Consonant between Two Vowels Phonics...
Radical Riddles (Suffixes)
Review
Editing and Publishing: A Dog Scrapbook
Editing
Reviewing Your Writing: Sacagawea
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week _____2______
Academic Vocabulary: Possessive Nouns, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Author’s Purpose, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesENGLISH
STANDARD 1: Language
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
GLE 0401.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.
?0401.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns
(including singular and plural, common and proper, singular and plural possessives), verbs
(including action and linking, regular and irregular forms, correct tenses, agreement in person
and number with both simple and compound subjects), adjectives (including proper
comparison forms, articles), pronouns (including subject, object, and possessive; singular
and plural; agreement with antecedents), and adverbs (i.e., proper comparison forms,
negatives).
?0401.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to
grade level.
SPI 0401.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common and proper, plurals, possessives)
and pronouns (i.e., subject, object, and agreement) within context. / *HM English
Unit 2 Lessons 1-7
SPI 0401.1.1
DEA Resources:
I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun
Review
An Email Message from Dark Marker
Mission Accomplished
Pendemonium at the Point
Battle Stations: Fighting Dark Marker
Nouns Lesson Plan and Activities, Worksheets
Common and Proper Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns
Using I or Me
0401.1.1
Grammar Gorillas Game
Parts of Speech Games
Powerpoint Pronouns
Adverbs Practice
Hillbilly Feud (Parts of Speech)
Baseball Challenge (Parts of Speech)
Hillbilly Feud - Parts of Speech
0401.1.7
Word Confusion and Tips for Spelling
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week _____2______
Academic Vocabulary: Sentence Fragment, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions, Genre
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesWRITING
STANDARD 3: Writing
GLE 0401.3.1 Write for a variety of purposes and to a variety of audiences.
?0401.3.1 Determine an audience and a purpose for writing.
GLE 0401.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres (e.g., narration, description, personal
expression, imaginative writing, response to literature, response to subject matter content).
?0401.3.4 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon personal reflections, observations,
and experiences.
SPI 0401.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to share
experiences).
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.11 Write legibly in manuscript and cursive. / *SF Reading / Writing
GLE 0401.3.1
Writing for Future Fourth Graders
Writing for an Audience
0401.3.1
Determining Audience
Audiences
GLE 0401.3.2
91 Ways to Respond to Literature
SPI 0401.3.1
DEA Resources:
Reasons for Writing
Writing Dialog: Huckleberry Finn
Public Speaking
Author’s Purpose Interactive PowerPoint
0401.1.11
Capital cursive practice worksheet
Lower case cursive practice worksheet
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week _____3______
Academic Vocabulary: Author’s Purpose, Audience, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesREADING
STANDARD 1: Language
GLE 0401.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the
definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
?0401.1.18 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., understanding of roots and
affixes, context clues, reference sources) to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
SPI 0401.1.16 Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries,
and glossaries.
STANDARD 4: Research
GLE 0401.4.2 Collect, organize, and determine the reliability of researched information.
?0401.4.3 Gather and record information on a research topic from a variety of sources.
SPI 0401.4.3 Complete a graphic organizer (e.g., chart, web) organizing material collected
from text or technological sources. / *SF “Grandfather’s Journey”
Unit 1 Week 3
0401.1.18
Multiple Meaning Word Activities
SPI 0401.1.16
DEA Resources:
Review: A Fight at the Roman Coliseum
Root Words: Off to Italy
Suffixes: Decoding Another Clue
Mission Accomplished
Pendemonium at The Point
GLE 0401.4.2
Evaluating Information Sources. Duke University
Association of College and Research Libraries--ALA
Coolessons.org. Excellent site!
SPI 0401.4.3
DEA Resources:
Creating a Timeline
Creating Charts and Graphs
Graphic Organizer: Research Note Taking Made Easy
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week ____3______
Academic Vocabulary: Author’s Purpose, Audience, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesREADING cont…
STANDARD 8: Literature
GLE 0401.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and
check for understanding after reading.
?0401.8.1 Use a variety of pre-reading strategies (e.g., organize prior knowledge using a
graphic organizer, explore significant words to be encountered, relate text to prior personal
and historical experiences and current events).
?0401.8.2 Derive meaning while reading (e.g., express reactions and personal opinions to
a selection, make inferences, draw conclusions based on evidence gained).
?0401.8.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., identify the author’s purpose;
locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions).
?0401.8.4 Build vocabulary by listening to literature, participating in discussions, and
reading self-selected and assigned texts.
STANDARD 1: Language/Spelling
GLE 0401.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.
SPI 0401.1.8 Identify correctly or incorrectly spelled words in context.
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to
grade level. / *SF “Grandfather’s Journey” Unit 1, Week 3
*SF Spelling
0401.8.2
Readers Theater scripts
Making Inferences Examples
More Examples With Conclusions
0401.1.7
Word Confusion and Tips for Spelling
SPI 0401.1.8
DEA Resources:
Identify Vowels & Divide between Consona...
Suffix: -ed Phonics & Reading for Studen...
Compound Words Phonics & Reading for Stu...
Practice & Review Phonics & Reading for ...
Prefixes Phonics & Reading for Students:...
Divide between Consonants & Blends Phoni...
Suffixes: -est, -ist, -en, & -ly Phonics...
Suffixes: -less, -ish, -ful, -ive, & -ou...
One Consonant between Two Vowels Phonics...
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week ______3_____
Academic Vocabulary: Author’s Purpose, Audience, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesENGLISH
STANDARD 1: Language
GLE 0401.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.
?0401.1.12 Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g.,
subject-verb agreement in simple and compound sentences, correct word order within a
sentence, correct placement of detailed words and phrases).
SPI 0401.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e., agreement, tenses, action and linking)
within context.
GLE 0401.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
?0401.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to
grade level.
SPI 0401.1.11 Identify sentences with correct subject-verb agreement (person and number). / *HM English, Unit 3, Lessons 1-7
0401.1.12
subject-verb agreement quiz
SPI 0401.1.2
DEA Resources:
Courtside (Words Ending in -ED)
Segment Four: Verb Review
Verbs: Where the Action Is
Complete Sentences: Benjamin Franklin
A Battle With Dark Marker
Verbs Lesson Plan and Activities, Worksheets
0401.1.7
Word Confusion
Tips for Spelling
SPI 0401.1.11
DEA Resources:
Verbs: Where the Action Is
Action Verbs
Lesson Two: Action Verbs
Editing for Subject/Verb Agreement
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides
Instructional Week ______3_____
Academic Vocabulary: Author’s Purpose, Audience, Make Inferences, Draw Conclusions
Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators / ResourcesWRITING
STANDARD 1: Language
GLE 0401.3.1 Write for a variety of purposes and to a variety of audiences.
?0401.3.2 Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, demonstrate
knowledge, answer questions, respond to literature, acquire knowledge (e.g., take notes,
synthesize information).
SPI 0401.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written. / *SF Reading / Writing
GLE 0401.3.1
Writing for Future Fourth Graders
Writing for an Audience
0401.3.2
Reading in Social Studies
SPI 0401.3.2
DEA Resources:
Write for Your Audience
Writing Invitations: Chinese New Year
A Closer Look at Writing a Letter
Introduction
Write for Your Audience
Grade _4___ Reading/Language Arts Pacing Guides