Language Arts & Reading
4^th Grade – Reading Wonders, Unit 2              Big Idea: Amazing Animals               What can animals teach us?                                                                                  Quarter 1, 2016-17 Addendum
	Weekly Concept & Essential Questions	Genres, Literary Element, Text Features	Comprehension: Skills, Strategies & Fluency	Phonics: Awareness, Spelling Skill, Structural Analysis	Vocabulary Words, Domain Words, Academic Words, Strategy	Writing: Trait, Research, About Reading	Grammar: Skill & Mechanics	Research & Inquiry
4-2.1	Literary Lessons What are some messages in animal stories?	Folktale, Fable	Theme Ask and Answer Questions Expression	Prefixes Inflectional Endings	attracted, dazzling, fabric, greed, honest, requested, soared, trudged symbolism, outline Root Words	Writing Focus: Informative Text Organization: Strong Openings Explanatory Essay; How-To Writing Write Notes on Character, Setting, and Plot Write an Analysis (analyze theme)	Common and Proper Nouns Capitalizing Proper Nouns	Weekly: Fables and Folktales
4-2.2	Animals in Fiction How do animal characters change familiar stories?	Dramatic Scene, Drama, Mystery	Theme Ask and Answer Questions Intonation	Digraphs Possessives	annoyed, attitude, commotion, cranky, familiar, frustrated, selfish, specialty traditional, contemporary Context Clues: Antonyms	Informal Voice Write a List Write an Analysis (analyze dramatic text structure)	Singular and Plural Nouns Commas in a Series	Weekly: Animals and their Characteristics
4-2.3	Natural Connections How are all living things connected?	Informational Text: Narrative Nonfiction and Expository Headings: Flow Chart	Main Idea and Key Details Summarize Accuracy	Three-Letter Blends Words Ending in -er and -est	crumbled, droughts, ecosystem, extinct, flourished, fragile, imbalance, ripples replanted, eroded, preserve flow chart, categorize Context Clues: Sentence Clues	Ideas: Supporting Details Write Notes and Facts on a Foldable Write an Analysis (analyze text features)	Irregular Plural Nouns Correct Plural Forms	Weekly: Food Web
4-2.4	Adaptations What helps an animal survive?	Informational Text: Expository, Trickster Tale Photographs and Captions: Headings	Main Idea and Key Details Summarize Rate	r-Controlled Vowels /är/ and /ôr/ Suffixes -ful and  -less	camouflaged, dribbles, extraordinary, poisonous, pounce, predator, prey, vibrations spinnerets, pedipalps captions, analyze Prefixes	Organization: Logical Order Write an Outline Write an Analysis (analyze main ideas and details)	Possessive Nouns Apostrophes	Weekly: Plant/Animal Adaptation
4-2.5	Animals All Around How are writers inspired by animals?	Haiku, Lyric Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Poetry Meter and Rhyme	Point of View Ask and Answer Questions Expression and Phrasing	Suffixes Contractions	brittle, creative, descriptive, outstretched metaphor, meter, rhyme, simile plagiarism, presentation Figurative Language: Similes and Metaphors	Precise Language Write a Summary Write an Analysis (analyze poetic structure)	Combining Sentences Phrases and Interjections	Weekly: Animals particular to different regions
4-2.6	Unit Level Research & Inquiry          Research Skill: Reliable Sources          Unit Project: Self-select and develop from options for unit research projects.

Language Arts & Reading
4^th Grade – Reading Wonders, Unit 5              Big Idea: Figure It Out                                           What helps you understand the world around you?                       Quarter 1, 2016-17 Addendum
	Weekly Concept & Essential Questions	Genres, Literary Element, Text Features	Comprehension: Skills, Strategies & Fluency	Phonics: Awareness, Spelling Skill, Structural Analysis	Vocabulary Words, Domain Words, Academic Words, Strategy	Writing: Trait, Research, About Reading	Grammar: Skill & Mechanics	Research & Inquiry
4-5.1	Making It Happen In what ways do people show they care about each other?	Realistic Fiction	Character, Setting, Plot: Problem and Solution Visualize Expression	Closed Syllables Latin Prefixes	bouquet, emotion, encircle, express, fussy, portraits, sparkles, whirl foreshadowing, metaphor Figurative Language: Similes and Metaphors	Focus: Informative Text Organization: Strong Openings Expository Letter; Research Report Write an Analysis (analyze character, setting, plot)	Adjectives Punctuation Persuasive Writing	Weekly: Aid Organizations
4-5.2	On the Move What are some reasons people moved west?	Tall Tale, Informational Text: Expository	Character, Setting, Plot: Cause and Effect     Visualize Intonation and Phrasing	Open Syllables Irregular Plurals	plunging, prospector, scoffed, settlement, shrivel, territories, topple, withered hyperbole, appositive Homographs	Sentence Fluency: Vary Sentence Types Write a List Write an Analysis (reflect on character, setting, plot)	Articles Articles and Demonstrative Adjectives	Weekly: Oregon Trail
4-5.3	Inventions How can inventions solve problems?	Informational Text: Biography, Expository Time Lines: Photographs and Captions	Text Structure: Problem and Solution Summarize Rate and Accuracy	Vowel Teams Greek and Latin Roots	dizzy, experiment, genuine, hilarious, mischief, nowadays, politician, procedure polymer, charted, Gulf Stream sources, transition Greek Roots	Sentence Fluency: Transitions Write a Report Write an Analysis (analyze use of time line)	Adjectives That Compare Punctuation in Letters	Weekly: Inventors
4-5.4	Zoom In What can you discover when you look closely at something?	Informational Text: Expository, Fantasy Photographs and Captions	Text Structure: Sequence Summarize Rate	r-Controlled Vowel Syllables Frequently Misspelled Words	cling, dissolves, gritty, humid, magnify, microscope, mingle, typical micrograph, molecules, particle, pollen, soot, rods, vapor rate, purpose, expository Context Clues: Antonyms	Voice: Formal Voice Write a Summary Write an Analysis (analyze use of sequence	Comparing With More and Most Combining Sentences)	Weekly: Hubble Space Telescope
4-5.5	Digging Up the Past How can learning about the past help you understand the future?	Informational Text, Informational Article Sidebar: Map	Text Structure: Sequence Summarize Rate and Expression	Consonant + le Syllables Latin Suffixes	archaeology, document, era, evidence, expedition, permanent, tremendous, uncover excavating sidebar, listening skills Figurative Language: Proverbs and Adages	Organization: Strong Conclusions Write a Description Write an Analysis (reflect on author's support)	Comparing With Good and Bad Combining Sentences	Weekly:  Archaeologists
4-5.6	Unit Level Research & Inquiry                  Research Skill: Citing Sources                     Unit Project: Self-select and develop from options for unit research projects.