Moffat County School District RE-1

Literacy

Fourth Grade

 

Students will:

 

Comprehension

 

1.    follow directions.

 

2.    set purposes for reading.*

 

3.    identify supporting details and main idea.*

 

4.    summarize various types of reading material.*

 

5.    retell stories with all important elements.*

 

6.    analyze character, plot, setting, problem, and solution.*

 

7.    draw relationships between new words, known words, and concepts.

 

8.    use bold print, italics, titles, sub-titles, quotations and underlined words to comprehend text.*

 

9.    synthesize reading in a variety of ways.

 

10. use context clues to increase vocabulary.

 

11. use cueing systems to identify unknown words (meaning, structure, visual).*

 

12. self-correct with increasing accuracy.

 

13. recognize metaphors and similes.

 

14. use syllables, base words, prefixes, and suffixes to decode words.*

 

15. read high frequency sight words (600).

 

 

 

 

 

 

*These objectives will be tested on CSAP

Literacy 4>12/16/02>maa

Page 20

 

 

Written and Oral

 

1.    read fluently on familiar text by:

·      using punctuation to gain meaning (quotation marks);

·      reading aloud with fluency and expression.

 

2.    correctly apply new vocabulary in oral and written responses.*

 

3.    consistently adjust reading to match purpose, style, and difficulty to text.

 

4.    learn the writing process by:*

·      generating topics and developing ideas for a variety of writing and speaking purposes (for example, telling a story, publishing a class newsletter, writing a letter to an adult, writing or orally presenting a book report, creating and producing a play, introducing a speaker or event, narrating a presentation);

·      organizing their writing;

·      choosing vocabulary that communicates messages clearly and precisely;

·      revising and editing speech and writing;

·      creating readable documents with legible handwriting or word processing at the appropriate time.

 

4.    apply traits of ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and            conventions by:

·      including a well-developed main idea with important details to demonstrate understanding of the topic;

·      including logical, effective sequencing and consistent paragraphing

      using transitions that show how ideas connect;

·      writing an entire piece with natural rhythm and flow;

·      using varied effective leads;

·      writing to elicit a variety of emotions;

·      using an effective point of view;

·      writing metaphors and similes;

·      writing with precise, accurate, and varied words creating vivid images.

 

Conventions

 

1.   Spelling:

·      correctly spell 600 high frequency words;*

·      use reference materials to write unknown words;

·      apply complex spelling patterns and rules.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*These objectives will be tested on CSAP

Literacy 4>1/8/03>maa

Page 21

 

2.    Grammar:

·      correctly use parts of speech including adverbs;

·      correctly use more complex verb forms;

·      correctly use negatives;

·      correctly use subject/verb agreement;*

·      correctly use modifiers.*

 

3.    Punctuation:

·      correctly use punctuation including apostrophes and abbreviations.*

 

4.    Capitalization:

·      use capitalization correctly.*

 

5.    Handwriting:

·      write legibly.*

 

 

Strategies for Thinking

 

1.    compare and contrast story elements.*

 

2.    question and infer to clarify meaning and understand author's intent.

 

3.    recognize author’s point of view.*

 

4.    make predictions and draw conclusions about text.*

 

5.    respond to reading based on prior knowledge.

 

6.    correctly complete graphic organizers (webs, story maps, charts, outlines) about the text.

 

7.    use reading to define and solve problems.*

 

8.    differentiate fact from opinion.*

 

Research

 

1.    answer questions from charts, maps, tables, graphs, and timelines.*

 

2.    use the encyclopedia.*

 

3.    use a dictionary and thesaurus to enhance word knowledge.*

 

4.    support assumptions with examples from text.

 

 

*These objectives will be tested on CSAP

Literacy 4>12/16/02>maa

Page 22

 

5.    use technology to access and apply information.*

 

6.    use organizational features of printed text (for example, page numbering, alphabetizing, glossaries, chapter headings, table of contents, indexes, captions) to locate information.*

 

7.    take notes, outline, and identify main ideas in resource materials.

 

8.    sort information as it relates to a specific topic or purpose.

 

9.    give credit for borrowed information by listing sources.

 

Literature

 

1.     identify characteristics and demonstrate comprehension of *

 

2.    read, respond to, and discuss literature as a way to explore the similarities and differences among texts and the ways in which those texts reflect the ethnic background of the author and the culture in which they were written.*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*These objectives will be tested on CSAP

Literacy 4>12/16/02>maa

Page 23