Library Curriculum Connections At-A-Glance Unit 6 Theme Related Library Resources
Grade 4 Unit 6 Theme: Problem Solving Essential Question: How do we solve problems? OC: Communication 6th OI: Life Science
Literary Elements/
Study Skills / Writing
Learning Targets (LT) and Write Source
Research Writing /
IC: Essential Questions /
6th OI:
Life Science
Units begin on April 20, 2015 /
Leah’s Pony
by Elizabeth Friedrich
WK THEME
Working Together to Find Solutions /
Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/ Expository
ELA LT—I can identify features of historical fiction… characteristics of narrative NF / McGraw-Hill TX Treasures TE,
pp 807 I-J
TERMS: presentation
slide show, multimedia
Criteria for a Research Report: clear topic, intro, supporting detail, main idea, transition words, reliable sources
Theme Research Project Pacing Guide,"
Discovery Techbook is the primary resource for classroom science
Lessons.
ART
TX symbols and printmaking
IC LESSON Life Cycles
Students will choose one or more organisms, research and report: SEE Planner for video and website resources
Life Cycle 2-5-8 Menu
IC LESSON Life Science Wrap up Biome Study Students will create a ‘wild self’ adaptation and select a biome for survival filled with plants and animals based upon research as an ‘expert’ (including shelter, life cycle, food web / energy flow) websites for resources on Planner.
IC LESSON Body Systems
Student groups will investigate and create a project that shares information learned about a body system. Resources on Planner plus library resources
Project Presentation Choices"
COMPUTER LITERACY
Adding to a Presentation
MEDIA LITERACY
Online magazines and newspapers—digital vs. print editions
ELA LT I can add graphics to a presentation /
Strategy LTs-
Analyze Story Structure
Skill identify
Problem & Solution
Skill
Sequence
Genre
Expository, Fiction /
Maps
ELA LT—I can identify map features / LT- I can… learn about and understand parts of the research process…collect data from a variety of reliable sources… identify author publisher and pub date when citing.
Days 1-5: Research Writing Process (create, gather, synthesize, organize info, search a computer catalog, find books, and periodicals, use encyclopedias, understand book parts, research on Internet, skimming and scanning, avoiding plagiarism, taking notes, using a gathering grid, creating note cards.
Using a dictionary, thesaurus
– skills (parts of speech)
LT- I can...demonstrate understanding of purpose, content, form of a research report; choose a topic for writing; plan a research report
Days 6-10 Research- Model, Prewriting: topic choice, questioning, research plan, surveys, expert data, onsite visits, searching online, skim / scan visuals, writing a thesis statement, outline
LT –I can draft a research report
Days 11-15
Research/ Drafting
Keys to drafting, starting / middle/final paragraphs, avoiding plagiarism and citing sources, creating a works-cited page
LT- I can revise a research report;
Days 16-20 Revise
(focus, coherence, organization, idea development, voice ) Skills (active / passive verbs—voice
Sentence variety (colons, semicolons, parentheses) / Why does the
Earth look
the way it
does?
How and why
Is Earth
constantly
changing?
How can I use
a model to
better
understand a
concept,
answer a
question, or
solve a problem?
How do humans
Depend on
Earth’s resources?
/
LIFE SCIENCE
Unit 8:
Organisms & Environments (30 days)
Unit 9: Health (5 days)
Adaptation, food web, interaction
Producers and Consumers
photosynthesis, carnivore, decompose, herbivore, nutrients
habitat, organism, carbon dioxide
Food Webs & Interaction
Energy flow
Food chains
Plant and animal adaptations,
habitat change
camouflage, natural selection, behavior, learned response,
instinct
Life cycles – organisms and environment, growth & metamorphosis
Biome Study project
HEALTH
Body Systems
Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory
ART
TX symbols and printmaking
April 22, 2015 is Earth Day
The Gold Rush Game
by William F. Wu
WK THEME
Finding Out About the Past
/
Main Selection
Literary Text/ Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational Text/Expository /
Strategy Analyze Story Structure
Skill identify
Cause and Effect
Skill identify
Problem & Solution
Genre Myth, Science Fiction, Expository
/ ELA LT I can use a…
Time Line
ELA LT I can identify: characteristics of a myth …of expository text
“Taking the Lead”
Time For Kids
Informational
WK THEME
Improving Lives /
Main Selection
Informational Text/Expository
(magazine articles) /
Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill identify
Fact and Opinion
Skill identify
Cause and Effect
Genre
Biography, Expository
/
Use Functional Documents
ELA LT--I can use text evidence to answer questions
Snowflake Bentley
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by Mary Azarian
WK THEME
Step By Step /
Main Selection
Literary Nonfiction/ Biography
Paired Selection
Lit. Txt/ Poetry
ELA LT—I can identify characteristics of a poem / Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Draw Conclusions
Skill
Fact and Opinion
Genre
Poetry, Biography
/
Imagery and Metaphor
ELA LT—I can distinguish facts from opinions in expository texts.
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning by
Rosalyn Schanzer
WK THEME
Invent It /
Main Selection
Literary Nonfiction/ Bio
Paired Selection
Literary Text/ Poetry
ELA LT-- I can determine the author’s perspective /
Strategy
Generate Questions
Skill
Author’s Perspective
Skill
Draw Conclusions
Genre
Poetry, Expository, Biography /
Figurative Language and Alliteration
ELA LT – I can use a thesaurus to generate words with related meanings / LT –I can edit my research report for conventions; plan, draft, revise, and edit a multimedia presentation
Days 21-22 Editing (using a rubric)
Day 23 Publishing – presentation, evaluation
Days 24-25 Multimedia presentation
creating slides, storyboard, checklist
Future Story writing
Show What You Know
-Problem & Solutions
-Cause & Effect
-Fact & Opinion
-Idioms
-Primary Sources
WK THEME
Review and Assess /
Fiction/Drama
/
Review/Assess
-Problem &
Solution
- Cause & Effect
-Fact & Opinion
-Draw Conclusions
-Author's Perspective
Literacy Activities: Comprehension, Word Study, Drama, Genre Study, Research /
Map Time Lines, Imagery
Metaphor
Figurative Lang
Alliteration
Functional docs / LT- I can prepare a speech about the topic of my research report; organize my speech; practice and present my speech using note cards / visual aids
Days 25-30 Research writing
preparing, organizing, giving a speech
McGraw–Hill Texas Treasures, TE Grade 4; Plano ISD Elementary ELA Planner, IC Planner, Write Source