Fourth Grade TD Literacy Scope and Sequence Alignment
Talent Development Alignment, Enrichment, and Extension
Writing & Word Work Document
CMS Scope & Sequence
Cycle Reading Standards
Unit of (Assessed Performance
Study Standards)
Unit 1: RL.4.1 Refer to details and
Interpreting examples in a text when
Characters explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing
1 inferences from the text.
RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a
story, drama, or poem from
details in the text; summarize
the text.
RL.4.3 Describe in depth a
character, setting, or event in a
story or drama, drawing on
specific details of the text (e.g.,
a characters thoughts, words,
or actions).
RL.4.4 Determine the meaning
Advanced Studies
TD Resources & Alignment
Paideia (academic conversations) - each lesson includes reading, discussion
and writing about a common text
General information - videos of Paideia in action and how to teach using
seminars
Suggested seminars for this cycle
All Summer in a Day - This seminar focuses on a short story
(included in the lesson) by Ray Bradbury. Students explore the themes
of compassion, cruelty, good and evil.
The Giving Tree - This seminar focuses on the picture book by Shel
Silverstein. Students explore the themes of caring, friendship and
reciprocity.
Mother to Son - This seminar focuses on the poem (included in the
lesson) by Langston Hughes. Students explore the themes of family,
advice and perseverance.
Blooms and Beyond
pg 46; Think About It, Higher Level Questions/Prompts- Analyze, Synthesize -
reflection/analysis of text through discussion with higher level questioning and
modeling of reflective answers. (RL.4.1,RL.4.3) https://goo.gl/Crz7Tp
of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including
those that allude to significant
characters found in mythology
(e.g., Herculean).
pg 50; Frisbee Toss- Higher Level Questions/Prompts- Analyze, Synthesize -
interactive writing/thinking activity with higher level questioning.(RL.4.1,
RL.4.3)https://goo.gl/KP7odt
pg 51; Talk Show (Interview/role play), Higher Level Questions/Prompts -
Analyzing, Synthesizing -Understanding characters/authors (RL.4.3)
https://goo.gl/A9LgXs
BreakoutEDU
Each TD teacher has a Breakout box that includes the basic materials for most
BreakoutEDU games. Each game from the website includes all of the clues and how
to set up for each game.
General information
Game library - use the search to find games on many different topics in all
subject areas
Some suggested ELA games that tie to specific books are (many of these
may work for the Interpretation Clubs Unit as well) See TD teacher for
password:
Oh the Places Youll Go
Pax
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Fish in a Tree
The Secret Garden
Differentiated Activities Using the CCSS
Jar of Synonym Tiered Lesson Plan pgs.173-177 ( RL4.4)
Literary Elements Tic Tac Toe(RL 4.2, 4.3)
Inquire Student Edition
Chapter 10 pg 165; Reading Fiction: Before, During and After Reading
Strategies (RL.4.1) h ttps://goo.gl/Lfqgs9
Inquire Teacher Edition
pg 140; English Mini-lessons: Theme Reading- activity for reading response
(RL.4.2) https://goo.gl/WnGm2L
 pg 86; English Minilessons: Novel Solutions- examine and analyze problems
faced by a main character (RL.4.3) https://goo.gl/V3wtsV
pg 140; English Mini-lessons: Character Profiling- examining character
behavior and personality (RL.4.3) https://goo.gl/WnGm2L
pg 163; English Mini-lessons: Questioning Literary Characters- analyzing
scenes in a text (RL.4.1, RL.4.3) h
ttps://goo.gl/Asf6Lh

Literary Reflections-
Lesson 1 Preassessment using The Power of Light
Begin with Intro lit web lessons using The Power of Light (in Literary
Reflections)
Lesson 2 Taba lesson on Change
Lesson 4 Vocabulary Web
Lesson 13 A Japanese Folktale
Lesson 15 A Chinese Folktale

Interactive Read Aloud suggestion: Kamishibai Man for extension and

connections with Japanese/Chinese folktale lessons from Literary Reflections

Novel Suggestions (additional to Interactive Read Aloud):

Tuck Everlasting - Novel Link

Organizing Thinking Bk 2
pg. 72 - 82, using Charlottes Web to describe and analyze a character.
(RL.4.3, RL.4.1 pgs. 75-76)
2 RI.4.1 Refer to details and
Unit 2: examples in a text when
Reading the explaining what the text says
Weather, explicitly and when drawing
Reading the inferences from the text.
World
RI.4.2 Determine the main idea
of a text and explain how it is
supported by key details;
summarize the text.
RI.4.4 Determine the meaning
of general academic and
domain-specific words or
phrases in a text relevant to
Grade 4 topics and subject
area.
RI.4.5 Describe the overall
structure (e.g., chronology,
comparison, cause/effect, and
problem/solution) of events,
ideas, concepts, or information
in a text or part of a text.
Blooms and Beyond
pg 81; History Highlights - research historical events, writing/illustrating using
higher level questioning. (RI.4.1) https://goo.gl/evwShr
BreakoutEDU
Each TD teacher has a Breakout box that includes the basic materials for most
BreakoutEDU games. Each game from the website includes all of the clues and how
to set up for each game.
General information
Game library - use the search to find games on many different topics in all
subject areas
Some suggested games for this non-fiction reading unit. S ee TD teacher for
password:
Force to be reckoned with
Mr. Magnetic
Differentiated Activities Using the CCSS
Root words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Curriculum Compactor pgs. 54-55 (RI4.4)
Inquire Student Edition
SE Chapter 8: Understanding Media (RI.4.1) https://goo.gl/igYXoz
Chapter 10 pgs 158- 159; strategies for reading non-fiction, non-fiction text
features h ttps://goo.gl/8z8WQt ; 167-168 Reading activities - skimming text,
using strategies, sharing a novel (all standards) https://goo.gl/Zpgfte
Chapter 11- Improving vocabulary; vocab. notebooks, using context,
dictionaries, thesaurus, understanding word parts, vocab. Activities (RI.4.4)
https://goo.gl/5GSTJn
Inquire Teacher Edition
pg 71 & 74; Read Castles Rise and Fall in Europe then have students
choose a graphic organizer(Organizing Thinking or Thinking Maps) to
analyze the passage. Hold a discussion regarding why a specific GO was
 chosen and other GO that could have been used. Use activities on pg. 74 as
extensions. (RI.4.1,RI.4.2) https://goo.gl/zL82iX
pg 110; English Mini-lessons: Cruise the News- finding details in a news story
(RI.4.1) https://goo.gl/44SzyR
pg 79, SE pg 34-35(mnemonics); Social Studies Mini-lessons, Provide short
articles on historical events for students to analyze and complete one of the
activities from TE pg. 79. (RI.4.1, RI.4.2) https://goo.gl/W3pSj4
pg 163, SE pg. 238; Social Studies Mini-lessons: Inquiry in History- analyzing
a historical event (goal, objectives, tasks/steps in process, etc.) (RI.4.1,
RI.4.2) http://bit.ly/2us3bsk
pg. 86 SS Minilessons: Problem-Solving Founders; Students complete the
activity using a problem/solution chart and then add an evaluation column to
analyze solutions. (RI.4.1) http://bit.ly/2utfErG

Jacobs Ladder (Goals and objectives chart)

The Exploration of Space - (Skills: Sequencing, Cause and Effect,
Consequences and Implications, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Creative
Synthesis)
Its Electric - (Skills: Details, Classifications, Generalizations, Paraphrasing,
Summarizing, and Creative Synthesis)
Graphic Ice Cream - (Skills: Details, Classifications, Generalizations, literary
elements/characterization, inference, and theme/concept)
Overpopulation (Poem, Skills: sequencing, cause and effect, consequences
and implications, literary elements, inference, and theme/concept)

Jacobs Ladder Nonfiction Program (Goals and objectives chart)

Each set consists of two related nonfiction selections, ladders to accompany each
selections, and a comparison ladder where students analyze the related works in
totality.
Shall We Mourn the Dinosaurs and Jane Goodall (Skills:Details,
Classifications, Generalizations, Paraphrasing, Summarizing,Creative
 Synthesis,Sequencing, Cause/ Effect, Consequences/Implications, Textual
Elements/Understanding, Inference, and Theme/Concept)
The Challenger Disaster and Richard Feyman (Skills: Sequencing,
Cause/Effect, Consequences/Implications, Details, Classifications,
Generalizations,Textual Elements/Understanding, Inference, Theme/Concept)
Living on Less Than $2 a Day and Homelessness Near Bureau of Labor
**Great Close Reading of an Image** (Skills: Sequencing, Cause/Effect,
Consequences/Implications, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Creative Synthesis,
Details, Classifications, Generalizations, Textual Elements/Understanding,
Inference, Theme/Concept)
Does Standardized Testing Help K-12 Students and Commencement Address
(Skills:Details, Classifications, Generalizations, Understanding Emotion,
Expressing Emotion, Using Emotion, Paraphrasing, Summarizing,Creative
Synthesis, Textual Elements/Understanding, Inference, Theme/Concept)

Navigators - see chart last page of document

Organizing Thinking
pg. 101-104, Identifying main idea and details. (4.1)
pgs. 174,176-180; Comparing Thomas Jefferson/Frederick Douglass. (4.5)
Pg. 208-209; Development of Civilization, read the article and complete the
flowchart. (4.1, 4.5)

Organizing Thinking Bk. 2

pg. 143- 146 Describing a historical event (4.1)

Paideia (academic conversations) - each lesson includes reading, discussion

and writing about a common text
General information - videos of Paideia in action and how to teach using
seminars
Suggested seminars for this cycle

3 Unit 3: RI.4.2 Determine the main idea
Reading of a text and explain how it is
History supported by key details;
summarize the text.
RI.4.3 Explain events,
procedures, ideas or concepts
in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what
happened and why, based on
specific information in the 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
RI.4.7 Interpret information
presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (e.g., in charts,
graphs, diagrams, time lines,
North Carolina Topographic Map - This seminar focuses on a map of
North Carolina (included in the lesson). The questions help students
analyze the map through their discussion.
Food Pyramid - This seminar focuses on two versions of the food
pyramid and culminates in an argumentative writing piece.
William & Mary: Electricity City - a problem based unit researching electricity. The
unit of 20 lessons includes experiments, articles, data, reasoning about systems and
models, and writing prompts.
1930s Concept Based Unit
Blooms and Beyond
pg 81; History Highlights - research historical events, writing/illustrating using
higher level questioning. (RI.4.3, 4.8) https://goo.gl/evwShr
Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction-
Each chapter of this book has a Menu of Lesson Contexts that list other ideas for
using the chapter skill. These ideas range through all content areas.
Chapter 4: Comparing and Contrasting
Sample Lesson: Mufaros Beautiful Daughters
Chapter 14: Prediction
Sample Lesson: The Wave
Inquire Student Edition
SE Chapter 8: Understanding Media (RI.4.3, 4.8) h
ttps://goo.gl/igYXoz
Inquire Teacher Edition
pg 71 & 74; Read Castles Rise and Fall in Europe then have students
choose a graphic organizer(Organizing Thinking or Thinking Maps) to
analyze the passage. Hold a discussion regarding why a specific GO was
chosen and other GO that could have been used. Use activities on pg. 74 as
extensions. (RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.8) https://goo.gl/zL82iX
animations, or interactive
elements on Web pages) and
explain how the information
contributes to an understanding
of the text in which it appears.
RI.4.8 Explain how an author
uses reasons and evidence to
support particular points in a
text.
RI.4.9 Integrate information
from two texts on the same
topic in order to write or speak
about the subject
knowledgeably
pg 79, SE pg 34-35(mnemonics); Social Studies Mini-lessons, Provide short
articles on historical events for students to analyze and complete one of the
activities from TE pg. 79. (RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.8) https://goo.gl/W3pSj4
pg 163, SE pg. 238; Social Studies Mini-lessons: Inquiry in History- analyzing
a historical event (goal, objectives, tasks/steps in process, etc.) (RI.4.2,
RI.4.3) http://bit.ly/2us3bsk
pg. 86 SS Minilessons: Problem-Solving Founders; Students complete the
activity using a problem/solution chart and then add an evaluation column to
analyze solutions. (RI.4.3) http://bit.ly/2utfErG
Jacobs Ladder (Goals and objectives chart)
The American Revolutionary War (Skills: literary elements, inference,
theme/concept, paraphrasing, summarizing, and creative synthesis)
The Great Depression (Skills: sequencing, cause and effect, consequences
and implications, details, classifications, and generalizations)
Jacobs Ladder Nonfiction Program (Goals and objectives chart)
Each set consists of two related nonfiction selections, ladders to accompany each
selections, and a comparison ladder where students analyze the related works in
totality.
Pearl Harbor Address and 9/11 Address (Skills: Textual
Elements/Understanding, Inference, Theme/Concept)
Literary Reflections
Lesson 7 Reflections on Hispanic American Poetry and Art,
Lesson 9 Reflections on African American American Poetry
Lesson 16 Reflections on Change in Poetry
Lesson 17 Reflections on Poetry
Interactive Read Aloud suggestion: Thank You, Mam by Langston Hughes for
extensions and connections to Literary Reflections lessons
Civics Lesson and Paideia Seminar Options (academic conversation)
related to Thank You Mam and other Langston Hughes

4 Unit 4: RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a
Historical story, drama, or poem from
Fiction Clubs details in the text; summarize
the text.
RL.4.3 Describe in depth a
character, setting, or event in a
story or drama, drawing on
specific details of the text (e.g.,
a characters thoughts, words,
or actions).
RL.4.4 Determine the meaning
of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including
Novel Suggestion (additional to Interactive Read Aloud) The Watsons Go To
Birmingham
Picture Books to accompany Watsons : Ruth and the Green Book, Freedom on the
Menu, The Other Side
Paideia (academic conversations) - each lesson includes reading, discussion
and writing about a common text
General information - videos of Paideia in action and how to teach using
seminars
Suggested seminars for this cycle
Ghost Fleet of the Outer Banks - This seminar focuses on two maps
and explanatory paragraph (included in lesson) that show shipwrecks
along the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Paul Reveres Ride - This seminar focuses on the poem by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow (included in the lesson) describing historys
memory of the ride of Paul Revere.
Blooms and Beyond
Pg 44, Readers Circle- conversational-style discussion about a text. (small
group) Use higher level questions for reflective response. h
ttps://goo.gl/DjLJ97
RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.5)
Differentiated Activities Using the CCSS-
Literary Elements Tic Tac Toe pgs.131 (RL4.2, RL4.3)
Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction-
Each chapter of this book has a Menu of Lesson Contexts that list other ideas for
using the chapter skill. These ideas range through all content areas.
Chapter 2: Decision Making
Sample Lesson: Mr. Arable and the Runt Pig
Chapter 4: Comparing and Contrasting
Sample Lesson: Mufaros Beautiful Daughters
 those that allude to significant
characters found in mythology
(e.g., Herculean).
RL.4.5 Explain major
differences between poems,
drama, and prose and refer to
the structural elements of
poems (e.g., casts of
characters, settings,
descriptions, dialogue, stage
directions) when writing or
speaking about a text.
RL.4.6 Compare and contrast
the point of view from which
different stories are narrated
including the difference
between first- and third- person
narrations.
5 Interpretation RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a
Clubs story, drama, or poem from
(If...Then... ) details in the text; summarize
the text.
RL.4.3 Describe in depth a
character, setting, or event in a
story or drama, drawing on
specific details in the text (e.g.,
a characters thoughts, words,
or actions)
Chapter 11: Creating Metaphors
Sample Lesson: A Metaphor for a Dinosaur
Chapter 14: Prediction
Sample Lesson: The Wave
Novel Suggestion (additional to Interactive Read Aloud) Bud, Not Buddy
Paideia (academic conversations) - each lesson includes reading, discussion
and writing about a common text
General information - videos of Paideia in action and how to teach using
seminars
For this cycle, it would be best to find seminars based on themes and events
in your students book clubs using the Paideia Seminar Lesson Search.
Blooms and Beyond
Pg 44, Readers Circle- conversational-style discussion about a text. (small
group) Use higher level questions for reflective response. h
ttps://goo.gl/DjLJ97
RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RI.4.2, RI.4.7)
Book Clubs-units include Weekly Lesson Plans, Academic Conversations,
Text-Dependent Questions, Choice Menus, Poetry and Literary Connections.
Level T Bridge to Terabithia Unit
Level U Number the Stars Unit
Level W A Wrinkle in Time Unit
Level X Out of the Dust Unit (not a TD inventory novel)
RI.4.2 Determine the main idea
of a text and explain how it is
supported by key details;
summarize the text
RI.4.7 Interpret information
presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (e.g., in charts,
graphs, diagrams, time lines,
animations, or interactive
elements on Web pages) and
explain how the information
contributes to an understanding
of the text in which it appears
Personalized Learning Schools- Pathways for Book Clubs ( can be used with any
of the above novels or other):
RL 4.3
RL 4.2-4.3
Concept Based Units - these three units are all based around a theme and could
easily fit into Interpretation Clubs
Systems Concept Based Unit
Relationships Concept Based Unit
Survival Concept Based Unit
Paideia (academic conversations) - each lesson includes reading, discussion
and writing about a common text
General information - videos of Paideia in action and how to teach using
seminars
For this cycle, it would be best to find themes that your students are focusing
on in their book clubs using the Paideia Seminar Lesson Search.
Jacobs Ladder Nonfiction Program (Goals and objectives chart)
Each set consists of two related selections-one poetry and one nonfiction, ladders
to accompany each selections, and a comparison ladder where students analyze the
related works in totality.
Rights Security and The Hypocrisy of American Slavery (Skills: Sequencing,
Cause/Effect, Consequences/Implications, Textual Elements/Understanding,
Inference, Theme/Concept, Understanding Emotion, Expressing Emotion,
Using Emotion, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Creative Synthesis)
The Selfsame Song and Thomas Hardy (Skills: Sequencing, Cause/Effect,
Consequences/Implications, Textual Elements/Understanding, Inference,
Theme/Concept, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Creative Synthesis)

6 Test Prep RI.4.4 Refer to details and
(Schools examples in a text when
Discretion) explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing
inferences from the text.
RI.4.5 Describe the overall
structure (e.g., chronology,
comparison, cause/effect, and
problem/solution) of events,
ideas, concepts, or information
in a text or part of a text.
RI.4.7 Interpret information
presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (e.g., in charts,
graphs, diagrams, time lines,
animations, or interactive
elements on Web pages) and
explain how the information
contributes to an understanding
of the text in which it appears.
The Cry of the Children and Child Labor Editorial Cartoon **Great Close
Reading of an Image** (Skills: Textual Elements/Understanding, Inference,
Theme/Concept, Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Creative Synthesis)
Sympathy and Second Inaugural Address (Skills: Sequencing, Cause/Effect,
Consequence/Implications, Textual Elements/Understanding, Inference,
Theme/Concept, Details, Classifications, Generalizations, Understanding
Emotion, Expressing Emotion, Using Emotion)
Close Reading EOG Prep Mats: place selection inside mat without multiple choice
questions. Students complete close reading tasks as indicated across top row. This
will lead to deeper understanding of questions down left column. Upon completion
students may use annotated selection to answer multiple choice questions.
Graphic Ice Cream
Hamish McBean
Wonderful Whales
Jacobs Ladder Poetry Selections with EOG style questions
BreakoutEDU
Each TD teacher has a Breakout box that includes the basic materials for most
BreakoutEDU games. Each game from the website includes all of the clues and how
to set up for each game.
General information
Game library - use the search to find games on many different topics in all
subject areas
Some suggested games for the end of the year are S ee TD Teacher for
password:
Mythology around the World
Mr. Lemoncellos Library
William & Mary: Perspectives
Picture Book used throughout unit: Boundless Grace
(Lesson 1 is a pre-assessment and should be used before teaching the unit)
 Lesson 2 - Different Lenses of Perspective - generalizations about perspective
Lesson 3 - Introduces literature webs using a historical fiction short story
(Text: Ransom of Red Chief)
Lesson 5 - Plot diagram - dissecting a short story (Texts: Ransom of Red
Chief, Robin Hood and the Merry Little Old Woman)
Lesson 6 - All about conflict (Texts: The Ransom of Red Chief, Robin Hood
and the Merry Little Old Woman, A ndrocles & the Lion, The Golden Touch,
Gift of the Maji)
Lesson 7 - Building characters - using a Character Trait chart (Text: The
Ransom of Red Chief)
Lesson 8 - Irony as a literary element (Texts: The Ransom of Red Chief, The
Gift of The Maji)
Lesson 9 - Reasoning Model (Text: The Golden Touch)
Lesson 10 - All about setting - analyze settings from short stories (Texts: The
Ransom of Red Chief, The Golden Touch)
Lesson 11 - Comparing plot diagrams (Text: The Ransom of Red Chief)
Lesson 15 - Closing discussion on the concept of perspective
Lesson 16 - Post-assessment (Text: The Frogs Desiring a King)

Inquire
Chapter 13: Improving Study Skills (notetaking, study skills, test-taking skills,
responding to prompts) https://goo.gl/aiqHAc

Chapter 14; Succeeding In School (Getting ready to learn, goal setting, completing
assignments) https://goo.gl/7tXk2X

Jacobs Ladder (Goals and objectives chart)

Myths Lesson uses these myths:
Arachne and Athena (Skills: details, classifications, generalizations,
literary elements, inference, and theme/concept)
Myth of Athena (Skills: sequencing, cause and effect, consequences
and implications, paraphrasing, summarizing, and creative synthesis)
Myth of Heracles (Skills: sequencing, cause and effect, consequences
 and implications, paraphrasing, summarizing, and creative synthesis)
Theseus and the Minotaur (Skills: details, classifications,
generalizations, paraphrasing, summarizing, and creative synthesis)
Poetry
A Bedtime Story (Skills: literary elements, inferences, theme)
Cousin for Sale (Skills: details, classifications, generalizations, literary
elements, inference, and theme/concept)
Grapefruit (Skills: details, classifications, generalizations, literary
elements, inference, and theme/concept)
Lift Every Voice and Sing (Skills:details, classifications,
generalizations, paraphrasing, summarizing, and creative synthesis)
My Shadow (Skills: details, classifications, generalizations, literary
elements, inference, and theme/concept)
My Sister Is a Sissy (Skills: details, classifications, generalizations,
literary elements, inference, and theme/concept)
Occupant of Room #709 (Skills: details, classifications,
generalizations, literary elements, inference, and theme/concept)
Overpopulation (Skills: sequencing, cause and effect, consequences
and implications, literary elements, inference, and theme/concept)
School House Is A Rockin (Skills: details, classifications,
generalizations, literary elements, inference, and theme/concept)
Untitled (Skills: details, classifications, generalizations, literary
elements, inference, and theme/concept)

Infusing the Teaching of Critical and Creative Thinking into Content Instruction-
Each chapter of this book has a Menu of Lesson Contexts that list other ideas for
using the chapter skill. These ideas range through all content areas.
Chapter 2: Decision Making
Sample Lesson: Alternative Energy Sources
Chapter 3: Problem Solving
Lesson Contexts for Problem Solving
Chapter 4 Comparing and Contrasting
Sample Lesson: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Chapter 8: Finding Reasons and Conclusions
Sample Lesson: Independence or Loyalty
Chapter 9: Uncovering Assumptions
Sample Lesson: Moctezuma and Cortes
Chapter 10: Generating Possibilities
Sample Lesson: Pile of Dirt
Chapter 13: Causal Explanation
Sample Lesson: Extinction of the Dinosaur

Navigators - See Chart last page of document

Paideia (academic conversations) - this set of lessons is from Paideia.orgs

previous lesson plan format. They are arranged a little differently, but still
include reading, discussion and writing about a common text

General information - videos of Paideia in action and how to teach using

seminars
Suggested seminars for this cycle are all based on poems
I Years Had Been From Home - Paideia plan, Poem text
Birches - Paideia plan, Poem text
Theme for English B - Paideia plan, P oem text

Unpacking the Classics: Reading Response

Alice in Wonderland
The Wind in the Willows
When the Frost is on the Punkin - Poetry

Navigator Non-fiction book sets

 Title Skills Addressed Standards

All Navigators Making Inferences RI4.1

Identify facts and details RI4.1
Main idea RI4.2
Context clues RI4.4
Authors Purpose RI4.8

Plant Atlas - Level Q Analyze text structure & organization: sequential RI4.5
Scholar Contract order, compare/contrast
Jacobs Ladder - Set B Identify cause & effect RI4.3
Reading Response Summarizing RI4.2
Drawing conclusions RI4.1
Using text features RI4.7
Writing to compare/contrast W4.2, W4.4, W4.9

Number Games Around the World- Compare/contrast RI4.5

Level Q Summarizing RI4.2
Scholar Contract Sequencing RI4.3, RI4.5
Jacobs Ladder - Set A Making predictions RI4.1
Jacobs Ladder - Set D Analyze text structure: steps in a process, semantic RI4.5
Reading Response map
Using graphic features RI4.7
Writing with problem and solution W4.2, W4.4, W4.9

Mathematical Thinkers - Level R Identify cause & effect RI4.3

Scholar Contract Supporting details RI4.1, RI4.2
Jacobs Ladder- Set A Drawing conclusions RI4.1
Reading Response Sequencing RI4.3, RI4.5
Analyzing text structure: problem/solution W4.2, W4.4, W4.9
Writing with problem and solution W4.2, W4.4, W4.9

A Voice For the Animals - Level R Identify cause & effect RI4.3
Scholar Contract Using text features to locate information RI4.7
Jacobs Ladder - Set D Graphic features RI4.7
Reading Response Analyze text structure & organization: description, RI4.5
sequence
Writing to make judgements W4.1, W4.4, W4.9

Human Body- Level R Identify cause & effect RI4.3

Scholar Contract Drawing conclusions RI4.1
Jacobs Ladder - Set B Using text & graphic features RI4.7
Reading Response Supporting details RI4.1, RI4.2
Making judgements RI4.8
Analyzing text structure & organization: cause & RI4.5
effect, descriptive
Writing with cause & effect W4.2, W4.4, W4.9

Sports Math - Level R Compare/contrast RI4.5

Scholar Contract Analyze text structure & organization: comparison; RI4.5
Jacobs Ladder - B Identify cause & effect RI4.3
Jacobs Ladder - D Sequence RI4.3, RI4.5
Reading Response Graphic features to interpret information RI4.7
Text features: bold print and sidebars RI4.7
Writing with fact and opinion W4.1, W4.2, W4.4, W4.9