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Canyons School District elementary literacy maps are created by CSD elementary teachers and published by the CSD Office of Evidence-Based Learning

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) CURRICULUM MAP CANYONS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Curriculum Mapping Purpose Canyons School District’s language arts curriculum maps are standards-based maps driven by the Common Core State Standards and implemented using Scott Foresman Reading Street ©2011. Student achievement is increased when both teachers and students know where they are going, why they are going there, and what is required of them to get there.

Curriculum Maps are a tool for:

• ALIGNMENT: Provides support and coordination between concepts, skills, standards, curriculum, and assessments

• COMMUNICATION: Articulates expectations and learning goals for students • PLANNING: Focuses instruction and targets critical information • COLLABORATION: Promotes professionalism and fosters dialogue between colleagues about best

practices pertaining to sequencing, unit emphasis and length, integration, and review strategies

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These maps were collaboratively developed and refined by teacher committees using feedback from classroom teachers, achievement coaches, building administrators, and the office of Evidence-Based Learning. It is with much appreciation that we recognize the many educators that collaborated in the effort to provide these maps for the teachers and students of CSD. Specific individuals that have assisted in the writing and editing of this document include:

Tana Allred Leigh Anstadt Paige Attridge Rachel Bingham Carolyn Brooks Melissa Brown Tiffany Bruett Natasha Buckner Madaline Chilcutt Shelly Christensen Stephanie Cobabe Tami Dautel Leighann Dohanos Lori Dragoo Casey Draper Sierra Eastmond Sheri Ebert Alana Farber Connie Farr Patricia Fenton Beth Ferguson Julie Fielding Joni Gallacher

LaNae Goates Jana Gold Laura Grzymkowski Sue Harris Lori Hatton Hawley Hawkins Susan Henrie Barbara Hopkins Alisa Hyer Sue Johnson KLynn Johnson Natalie Johnson Stacie King Susan LaDuke Jill Landes-Lee Michele Law Monica Lewis Casandra Mackris Tina Mahon-Reynolds Libby McShinsky Senja Merrill Karen Millenbach Mary Jo Murray

Katie Norris Jenny Olsen Rachel Ostvig Rachelle Pease Brooke Peters Piper Riddle Amber Roderick-Landward Valinda Rose Ann Marie Sherman Tiffany Smith Ellen Stone Amy Szymanski Jennifer Throndsen Kina Tua Deb VanGorder Cindy Wagstaff Sallianne Wakley Karrie Wilbur Julie Winfree Libby Woodworth

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General Instructions Units There are six units that are to be covered over the course of the school year. Each unit represents six weeks of instruction.

Big Question and Question of the Week These questions provide an anchor for a thematic unit of instruction (six weeks) and are represented in the classroom on a Concept Board. These questions are referred to during Concept Talk, Anchor Talk, Concept Mapping, the Main Selection, and in content integration when the question supports Science and/or Social Studies standards.

Spiral Review Grade level ELA skills are spiraled through the curriculum. If skills aren’t mastered initially in the year, look to see if/when that skill is revisited in an upcoming unit.

Assessment Formative assessment options include observation, skill checklists, progress monitoring using AimsWeb literacy probes, Reading Street Weekly Tests, Fresh Reads, Unit Tests, and Reading Street Writing Rubrics. Through the use of SuccessNet for online assessment, teachers can access Mastery Reports to support student goal-setting and assessment. Homework The struggle to develop independent reading skills and language arts skills should occur while the teacher is available to support and scaffold the learning and correct student errors. Work that is sent home for students to complete should consist of concepts and skills that have been taught in class, been practiced, and the student can do independently. Homework should be for the practice of learned skills and not for development of new skills without instruction. For appropriate homework practice, please see the HW Study Skill Pages available at http://csdela.weebly.com/weekly-study-skills-hw-sheets.html

Text Selections In light of current reading research and our new Utah ELA standards, it is neither necessary nor appropriate to match a specific level of text to a “level of reader”. We do not “level” our students based on text. For students to be able to read and comprehend grade level text, all students need exposure and instruction within texts that span in text complexity across their grade level band*. The selections found in Reading Street represent a variety of text levels appropriate for classroom core instruction. Reading Street readers are appropriate text for small group skill- based instruction. Students should be encouraged to self-select text in the school library, classroom library, and take-home books for independent recreational reading.!

*Grade level bands of quantitative text complexity are represented on the last page of this map.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CSD Academic Framework to Support Continuous Improvement page 1

Evidence-Based Instructional Priorities page 2

K-12 Utah ELA Core Overview page 3

Key Points in the Utah ELA Core pages 4-5

Fourth Grade ELA Core Standards Overview page 6

Fourth Grade I-CANyons Report Card Standards page 7

Fourth Grade Literacy Block page 8

Fourth Grade Five-Day Plan for Instruction pages 9-12

Fourth Grade Year at a Glance page 13

Fourth Grade Reading Street Schedule for Day 5-on-a-Friday page 14

Fourth Grade Reading Street Scope and Sequence pages 15–20

Fourth Grade Assessment Continuum page 21

Four Square Writing pages 22-24

Fourth Grade Science and Social Studies Text Support pages 25-32

Fourth Grade Instructional Sort pages 33-35

3-5 ELA Utah Core Standards pages 36-51

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Response to Intervention (RtI): Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for Academics and Behavior Response to Intervention (RtI): Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for Academics and Behavior Response to Intervention (RtI): Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for Academics and Behavior Response to Intervention (RtI): Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for Academics and Behavior RtI (1)providing high quality core instruction (and intervention)

matched to students’ needs(2) using data over time (i.e. rate of learning, level of performance, fidelity of implementation)

(3) to make important educational decisions.

CSD Student Achievement

Principles

• ALL CSD students and educators are part of ONE proactive educational system.

• Evidence-based instruction and interventions are aligned with rigorous content standards.

• Data are used to guide instructional decisions, align curriculum horizontally and vertically, and allocate resources.

• CSD educators use instructionally relevant assessments that are reliable and valid.

• CSD educators problem solve collaboratively to meet student needs.

CSD Student Achievement

Principles

• Quality professional development supports effective instruction for ALL students.• Leadership at all levels is vital.• Quality professional development supports effective instruction for ALL students.• Leadership at all levels is vital.• Quality professional development supports effective instruction for ALL students.• Leadership at all levels is vital.

Core Expectations for ALL students in the General Education Classrooms and Common AreasCore Expectations for ALL students in the General Education Classrooms and Common AreasCore Expectations for ALL students in the General Education Classrooms and Common AreasCore Expectations for ALL students in the General Education Classrooms and Common AreasCore Expectations for ALL students in the General Education Classrooms and Common AreasCore Expectations for ALL students in the General Education Classrooms and Common Areas

Curriculum(Standards and Materials)

Evidence-Based Instructional Priorities

Time Allocation Data Collection and Use Fidelity of Implementation Data-based Decision Making

• Big ideas, bodies of knowledge

• Content standards and expectations aligned with the Utah Core Standards

• World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

• Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

• Prioritized Curriculum Maps and Scientific, research-based programs

• National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)

• Explicit instruction (I, We, Ya’ll, You)

• Maximizing opportunities to respond

• Feedback

• Vocabulary

• Scaffolded instruction & grouping structures

• Acquisition, automaticity, then application

• Classroom Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

• Daily maximization of instructional time

• English Language Development (ELD) time

• Building Leadership Team (BLT) meetings

• Protected time for grade level and/or department team learning & planning

• Establish rules, routines, and arrangements to increase efficiency for adults and students

• Working smarter, not harder

• Consistent evaluation of Core instruction

• Districtwide screening of key academic and behavior skills

• Benchmark assessments

• Progress monitoring

• Formative assessment practices (CFAs)

• Summative assessment practices

• Early warning system for identification of risk (academic, social, and performance)

• Timely and consistent review of relevant data

• Monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of implementation using formalized protocols (e.g. Walk-Throughs, fidelity checks)

• Instructional and Peer Coaching supports

• Products to demonstrate evidence of implementation

Use problem solving protocol to:• Evaluate the

effectiveness of Core/Initial instruction (>80% proficiency) for all subgroups and maintain or adjust

• Analyze trends to inform decisions

• Evaluate and adjust CSIP

• Determine needs for supplemental instruction

On-going, targeted professional developmentOn-going, targeted professional developmentOn-going, targeted professional developmentOn-going, targeted professional developmentOn-going, targeted professional developmentOn-going, targeted professional development

Canyons School District Academic Framework to Support Effective Instruction

July 2013 - V.5.0

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Evidence-Based Instructional Priorities Applied to Literacy Instruction

Explicit Instruction I Do - We Do - Y’all Do - You Do Model - Guide Practice – Partner - Independent Systematic ! Focused on critical content ! Skills, strategies, and concepts are sequenced

logically ! Break down complex skills ! Lessons are organized and focused ! Instructional routines are used ! Examples and non-examples ! Step-by-step demonstrations

Relentless ! Adequate initial practice: ELA Literacy Block

NOTE: Students who struggle may require 10-30 more times as many practice opportunities than their peers.

! Distributed practice--frequent exposure to content/skill over time: Literacy Practice Stations

! Cumulative review: Skill Reviews, Monitor Progress ! Teach to mastery: Skill-Based Instruction, Unit Tests

Engaging ! Increasing Opportunities to Respond ! Feedback ! Instructional Grouping ! Classroom PBIS

Increasing Opportunities to Respond Explicit Vocabulary Instruction

Group Reading Strategies ! Model: All students track as the teacher reads the passage. Teacher emphasizes

reading in phrases with expression. “My turn to model. Everyone tracking.” - Choose this strategy when text contains dialogue, advanced punctuation or

other content that makes it more difficult for students. ! Echo Reading: The teacher reads a sentence fluently and immediately the students

read it back to the teacher. Keep the time between the model and test very short. All students must track as the teacher or peer reads. “My turn. Echo read. Everyone tracking.” (Model) “Tracking back. Your turn, read.”

! Choral: Students and teacher read together aloud as all students are tracking. This should be only on short sentences and title. Teacher sets pace. “Everyone…choral read.”

- Choose this strategy with text that all students can read. ! Cloze: Teacher reads and pauses at a word (focused vocabulary words) and

students read the word. Continue for a paragraph or so. “My turn. Everyone tracking. Cloze read….”

! Partner: Partner A reads a sentence and Partner B reads a sentence. Students must track as their partners read.

! Introduce the word • Teacher says the word • All students repeat the word • Teacher gives a child-friendly definition • All students repeat the definition (with teacher guidance) • Repeat above steps as necessary

! Demonstrate • Provide an example • Provide a non-example • Repeat above steps as necessary

! Apply • Students turn to a partner and use the word in a sentence • Teacher shares a sentence using the word

Feedback Instructional Grouping Acquire – Auto – Apply Classroom PBIS ! Corrective and Affirmative ! Timely and Frequent ! Specific and Reinforcing

! Whole group, Small groups, Partners ! Fluid and flexible ! Skill-Based Small Group Instruction

! Learn (acquire) the skill ! Build the skill to automaticity ! Apply the skill

! Forming clear behavior expectations ! Explicitly teaching expectations to

students ! Reinforcing expectations with students ! Correcting of problem behaviors in a

systematic manner

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Common Core StandardsEnglish Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Access the ELA Core Standards at corestandards.org

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards(found in each of the strands below)

READINGGrade Specific Standards

Key Ideas and DetailsCraft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRange of Reading &

Level of Text Complexity

WRITINGGrade Specific Standards

Text Types and PurposesProduction and Distribution of Writing

Research to Build and Present KnowledgeRange of Writing

SPEAKING & LISTENINGGrade Specific Standards

Comprehension and CollaborationPresentation of Knowledge and Ideas

LANGUAGEGrade Specific Standards

Conventions of Standard EnglishKnowledge of Language

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Foundational Skills

Grades K-5Print Concepts

Phonological AwarenessPhonics and Word Recognition

Fluency

Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Grades 6-12Reading and Writing standards for content area

subjects

AppendicesA: Research behind the standards and glossary of the termsB: Text exemplars illustrating complexity, quality and range of reading appropriate and sample performance tasks for various grade levelsC: Annotated samples of students writing at various grades

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Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers ~ Title: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C. ~ Copyright Date: 2010

Key Points in English Language Arts Core Standards

Reading

• The standards establish a “staircase” of increasing complexity in what students must be able to read so that all students are ready for the demands of college- and career-level reading no later than the end of high school. The standards also require the progressive development of reading comprehension so that students advancing through the grades are able to gain more from whatever they read.

• Through reading a diverse array of classic and contemporary literature as well as challenging informational texts in a range of subjects, students are expected to build knowledge, gain insights, explore possibilities, and broaden their perspective. Because the standards are building blocks for successful classrooms, but recognize that teachers, school districts and states need to decide on appropriate curriculum, they intentionally do not offer a reading list. Instead, they offer numerous sample texts to help teachers prepare for the school year and allow parents and students to know what to expect at the beginning of the year.

• The standards mandate certain critical types of content for all students, including classic myths and stories from around the world, foundational U.S. documents, seminal works of American literature, and the writings of Shakespeare. The standards appropriately defer the many remaining decisions about what and how to teach to states, districts, and schools.

Writing

• The ability to write logical arguments based on substantive claims, sound reasoning, and relevant evidence is a cornerstone of the writing standards, with opinion writing—a basic form of argument—extending down into the earliest grades.

• Research—both short, focused projects (such as those commonly required in the workplace) and longer term in depth research —is emphasized throughout the standards but most prominently in the writing strand since a written analysis and presentation of findings is so often critical.

• Annotated samples of student writing accompany the standards and help establish adequate performance levels in writing arguments, informational/explanatory texts, and narratives in the various grades.

Speaking and Listening

• The standards require that students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas, and evidence through listening and speaking as well as through media.

• An important focus of the speaking and listening standards is academic discussion in one-on-one, small-group, and whole-class settings. Formal presentations are one important way such talk occurs, but so is the more informal discussion that takes place as students collaborate to answer questions, build understanding, and solve problems.

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Authors: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers ~ Title: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Publisher: National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington D.C. ~ Copyright Date: 2010

Key Points in English Language Arts Core Standards (cont.)

Language

• The standards expect that students will grow their vocabularies through a mix of conversations, direct instruction, and reading. The standards will help students determine word meanings, appreciate the nuances of words, and steadily expand their repertoire of words and phrases.

• The standards help prepare students for real life experience at college and in 21st century careers. The standards recognize that students must be able to use formal English in their writing and speaking but that they must also be able to make informed, skillful choices among the many ways to express themselves through language.

• Vocabulary and conventions are treated in their own strand not because skills in these areas should be handled in isolation but because their use extends across reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Media and Technology

• Just as media and technology are integrated in school and life in the twenty-first century, skills related to media use (both critical analysis and production of media) are integrated throughout the standards.

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Fourth Grade ELA Core Standards Overview

! Comprehending a range of grade-level stories, poems, and informational texts such as biographies, articles, or guidebooks

about history, science, or the arts

! Building understanding of relationships between words and nuances in word meanings — synonyms, antonyms, idioms — and using this knowledge to convey ideas precisely

! Describing the basic elements of stories — such as characters, events, and settings — by drawing on specific details in the

text

! Paying close attention to key features of informational books and articles: these include understanding the main and supporting ideas; being able to compare and contrast information; and explaining how the author uses facts, details, and evidence to support particular points

! Comparing ideas, characters, events, and settings in stories and myths from different cultures

! Writing summaries or opinions about topics supported with a set of well-organized facts, details, and examples

! Independently conducting short research projects on different aspects of a topic using evidence from books and the Internet

! Paraphrasing and responding to information presented in discussions, such as comparing and contrasting ideas and

analyzing evidence that speakers use to support particular points

! Reporting orally on a topic or telling a story with enough facts and details

! Writing complete sentences with correct capitalization and spelling

! Relating words that are common in reading to words with similar meanings (synonyms) and to their opposites (antonyms)

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I-CANyons ELA Report Card Standards Fourth Grade

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CSD 3rd- 5th Grade Literacy Block Literacy Component Range of Time Class Configuration Focus of Instruction

Reading

45-60

minutes

Whole Group

Cooperative Groups & Partners

• Concept Development • Oral Vocabulary • Phonics • Word Study

Language Arts

30-45

minutes

Whole Group Cooperative Groups &

Partners

• Comprehension • Lesson Vocabulary • Grammar • Writing

Skill-Based Instruction Additional skill-based

instruction in small group setting with teacher. Other students engage in Practice

Stations that review, reinforce, or extend.

45-60

minutes

10-15 minutes

per group

Teach and Model Practice Stations Small Groups Focus of Instruction Instructional Materials

Group 1 Accurate & Benchmark Rate Met benchmark on R-CBM with at least 98% accuracy

Comprehension

• Monitoring for meaning • Identifying, summarizing, and extending main ideas • Self-monitoring and fix-up strategies and awareness of reading for

understanding • Teaching important words directly and word-learning strategies • Extended reading and writing opportunities tied to Core subjects

• Literary and Informational Text • Reading Street Small Group: Advanced Level

lessons • Word Study (vocabulary, derivations, etc.) • Reading Street: RtI Kit Comprehension and/or

Vocabulary • Reading Street: Research and Inquiry Lessons

Group 2 Accurate & Below Benchmark Rate Below benchmark on R-CBM with at least 98% accuracy

Fluency • Building automaticity, but do not ignore making meaning • Repeated readings • Word or phrase level automaticity in addition to passages, if necessary • Grouping words to make meaning, pacing punctuation • Read for main idea, summarizing, and/or text elements • Use If-Then Guide for Fluency to identify skill deficits and areas of

targeted instruction

• Reading Street: Decodable Readers • Reading Street: Fluency passages • Reading Street: Fresh Reads • Reading Street Small Group: On-Level lessons • Sight Words/Fry Phrases Speed Drills • Reading Street: RtI Kit Fluency

Group 3 Inaccurate & Below Benchmark Rate Below benchmark on R-CBM with less than 98% accuracy

Phonics and/or Phonological Awareness

• Missing phonemic awareness skills • Missing decoding skills • Missing sight words skills • Missing multi-syllabic decoding skills • Applying skills to connected text at instructional level • Building fluency at independent level • Substantial practice applying phonics to new text and writing • Use If-Then Guide for Phonemic Awareness and/or Phonics and

Decoding to identify skill deficits and areas of targeted instruction

• Reading Street Decodable Readers • Reading Street Phonics and Word Analysis • Reading Street Small Group: Strategic

Intervention lessons (SI) • Florida Center on Reading Research (FCRR)—

Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Activities • Reading Street: RtI Kit Phonemic Awareness

and/or Phonics and Decoding • Sight Words/Fry Phrases Speed Drills

Group 4 Inaccurate & Benchmark Rate Met benchmark on R-CBM with less than 98% accuracy

Digging Deeper into Needs

• Explicit modeling of accurate reading • Self-monitoring—table tap when student makes an error. This will help

the student slow down and read more accurately. • Challenge student to read a portion of the text with 2 or fewer errors • Teach student to adjust rate of reading to type of text and purpose for

reading

• Reading Street: Decodable Readers • Reading Street: Phonics and Word Analysis • Reading Street Small Group: Strategic

Intervention lessons (SI) • Reading Street: Fresh Reads

Content Integration • Science core • Social Studies core • English Language Development

20-30

minutes

Whole Group Content Reading

Groups

Research and Inquiry • Accessing informational and literary text in content areas • Writing in the content areas (application of reading) • Making meaning in the content areas (comprehension of concepts)


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Literacy Block Component Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Application Day

Reading

45-60 minutes

SE = Student Edition

Build Background Concept Talk • Big Question Video OR

Concept Talk Video (Digital) • Question of the Week • Routine: Activate Prior

Knowledge Anchored Talk • Let’s Talk About (SE) • Concept Map • Writing on Demand • ELL Poster

Oral Vocabulary Amazing Words • Read Aloud • Routine: Oral Vocabulary

Comprehension Skill Strategy • Envision It! (SE) • Think Aloud Model Fluency • Routine: Oral

Rereading/Paired/Choral Rereading

Vocabulary • Introduce Lesson/Tested

Vocabulary • Vocabulary Activities

(Digital)

Build Background Concept Talk • Concept Talk Video • Question of the Week

Anchored Talk • Let’s Talk About (SE) • Concept Map • ELL Poster

Oral Vocabulary Amazing Words • Routine: Oral Vocabulary • Apply Amazing Words (SE)

Comprehension Word Analysis • Routine: Strategy for

Meaningful Word Parts Literary Terms • Text Features/Structure or

Story Structure Vocabulary Strategy • Envision It! (SE) • Vocabulary Activities (Digital)

Reread for Fluency • Routine: Oral

Rereading/Choral Rereading Build Background • Prereading Strategies

Main Selection • Multidraft Reading (choose

option 1 or 2)

Build Background Concept Talk • Question of the Week

Anchored Talk • Concept Map • ELL Poster

Oral Vocabulary Amazing Words • Routine: Oral

Vocabulary • Apply Amazing Words

(SE) Comprehension • Comprehension Check

Main Selection • Multidraft Reading

(choose the same option you chose on day 2)

Retelling • Envision It! (SE) • Retelling Cards • Story Sort (Digital)

Think Critically Model Fluency Reread for Fluency • Routine: Oral

Rereading/Choral Rereading

Build Background Concept Talk • Question of the

Week Anchored Talk • Concept Map • ELL Poster

Oral Vocabulary Amazing Words • Routine: Oral

Vocabulary • Apply Amazing

Words (SE) Comprehension • Let’s Think About

Genre or 21st Century Skills

• Guide Comprehension

• Extend Thinking • Fluency

Vocabulary • Vocabulary Skill

Build Background Concept Wrap Up • Concept Map • ELL Poster

Oral Vocabulary Amazing Ideas • Connect to Big Question • Write About It • Monitor Progress: Check

Oral Vocabulary Comprehension • Comprehension Review • Vocabulary Skill Review

Word Analysis • Routine: Strategy for

Meaningful Word Parts Academic Vocabulary Literary Terms Review Weekly Check Up • Fluency • Comprehension

Skill/Strategy • Lesson Vocabulary

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Application Day

Language Arts

30-45

minutes

Word Study Spelling Patterns • Spelling lesson

Routine Card from RtI Kit: Routine 7 Spelling Dictation

Grammar Conventions lesson • Grammar Transparency

(digital) • Daily Fix It (digital) Writing Writing lesson

• Mini-lesson • Key Features (SE) • Routine: Quick Write for

Fluency Include the Writing Process

Plan & Prewrite Draft Revise Edit Publish & Present

Include Writing Strategy Four-Square Writing

Handwriting Model, Practice, and Monitor within Word Study, Writing, or Conventions



Grammar Conventions lesson

• Grammar Jammer (Digital)

Writing Writing lesson

• Mini-lesson • Key Features (SE) • Routine: Quick Write for




Handwriting

• Model, Practice, and Monitor within Word Study, Writing, or Conventions




• Daily Fix It • Let’s Practice It! Writing

• Let’s Write It! (SE) • Key Features (SE) • Mini-lesson • Routine: Quick Write for




Handwriting





• Grammar Jammer (Digital)

Writing Writing lesson

• Mini-lesson • Routine: Quick Write for




Handwriting




Grammar Conventions

• Extra Practice Writing Writing lesson

• Mini-lesson • Routine: Quick Write

for Fluency Include the Writing Process



Handwriting


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Literacy Block Component

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Application Day

Skill-Based Instruction

Small Group

45-60

minutes

What are the other students

doing?

Practice Stations

• Social Studies and/or Science Connections

• Word Wise (Spelling Patterns)

• Word Work (Spelling Patterns)

• Words to Know (Vocabulary)

• Let’s Write! (Writing) or (Writing) or (Writing)

• Read for Meaning (Text Structures)

• Get Fluent (Fluency Practice)

Practice Stations








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Application Day

Content Integration

Small Group Whole Group

15-25

minutes

Make Social Studies and/or Science Connections Small Group Time Reinforce/Expand/Extend the Concept

• Content Leveled Readers (SE)

• eReaders (digital)

Learning in Content Areas Research and Inquiry

• Identify and Focus Topic Science/Social Studies

• Lab or Task




Learning in Content Areas: Research and Inquiry

• Research Skill Science/Social Studies

• Lab or Task




Learning in Content Areas: Listening and Speaking Research and Inquiry

• Gather and Record Information

Science/Social Studies

• Lab or Task




Learning in Content Areas: Research and Inquiry

• Review and Revise Topic

Science/Social Studies

• Lab or Task

Make Social Studies and/or Science Connections

Small Group Time Reinforce/Expand/Extend the Concept



Learning in the Content Area: Research and Inquiry

• Communicate Science/Social Studies

• Lab or Task

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Fourth Grade English Language Arts

Scope and Sequence At-A-Glance 2013-14

Dates AUG 19 – SEPT 27 SEPT 30 – NOV 11 NOV 18 – JAN 17 JAN 21 – FEB 27 MAR 3 – APR 11 APR 21 – MAY 30

Instructional Days 29 days 31 days 32 days 26 days 30 days 29 days

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6

Big

Question

What can we

discover from new places and people?

What is the value of

teamwork?

What are some

patterns in nature?

Is there an explanation

for everything?

What makes an

adventure?

What does it take to

achieve our goals and dreams?

Target Skills &

Strategies

Sequence, Summarize, Affixes:

Suffixes, Author’s Purpose,

Questioning, Word Endings,

Literary: Character, Setting, Plot, Background Knowledge,

Multiple-Meaning Words, Story

Structure, Synonyms and

Antonyms, Main Idea and Details,

Text Structure

Cause and Effect, Background Knowledge,

Affixes: Prefixes & Suffixes,

Draw Conclusions, Story Structure,

Unknown Words, Questioning,

Fact and Opinion, Monitor and Clarify,

Main Idea and Details,

Inferring,

Graphic Sources, Important Ideas,

Multiple Meaning Words,

Fact and Opinion, Text Structure,

Generalize, Visualize,

Unfamiliar Words, Cause and Effect,

Predict and Set Purpose, Root Words,

Inferring, Affixes; Suffixes

Compare/Contrast, Visualize,

Synonyms/Antonyms, Summarize,

Multiple Meaning Words, Sequence,

Important Ideas, Unknown Words, Graphic Sources,

Predict/Set Purpose, Greek and Latin Roots,

Character and Plot, Monitor and Clarify, Synonyms/Antonyms

Author’s Purpose, Important Ideas,

Homographs, Compare and Contrast,

Visualize, Greek and Latin Roots,

Literary Elements: Character, Plot, Theme,

Story Structure, Unfamiliar Words,

Main Idea and Details, Text Structure,

Greek and Latin Affixes,

Draw Conclusions, Monitor and Clarify,

Synonyms

Cause and Effect, Questioning, Root Words,

Fact and Opinion, Summarize,

Multiple Meaning Words,

Sequence, Inferring,

Unfamiliar Words, Generalize,

Predict and Set Purpose,

Graphic Sources, Background Knowledge,

Word Analysis

-ed, -or, -er, -ing, Compound words,

Related words

un-, in- , Word Origins,

Latin Prefixes: dis-, re- non-,

Compound Words, -ly

Word Origins: Latin, Greek Roots:

bio-, phon, graph Related Words,

Latin Roots: struct, scrib, script

-ian, -ist, -ism, aqua-, dict-,

im-, in-, trans-, tele-, amphi-, anti-

Word Origins: French, Suffixes:

-ous, -able, -ible, Related Words,

Siffix: -ion, Word Origins: German

Latin Roots: gener, port,

dur, ject, Word Origins: French,

Related Words, Prefix: astro-,

Greek and Latin Roots

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Aug 26-30

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Week 3

Sept 3-6 4 days

Week 4

Sept 9-13 5 days

Week 5

Sept 16-20 5 days

Week 6 R

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Sept 23-27 5 days

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Oct 8-11

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Week 3

Oct 14-25

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Week 4

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Week 5

Nov 4-7

4 days

Week 6 R

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Nov 11-15

5 days

Unit 3

W

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ov 18-26 7 days

Week 2

Dec 2-6

5 days

Week 3

Dec 9-13

5 days

Week 4

Dec 16-20

5 days

Week 5

Jan 6-10 5 days

Week 6 R

eview

Jan 13-17 5 days

Unit 4

W

eek 1 Jan 21-24

4 days

Week 2

Jan 27-31 5 days

Week 3

Feb 3-6 4 days

Week 4

Feb 10-14 5 days

Week 5

Feb 18-21 4 days

Week 6 R

eview

Feb 24-27 4 days

Unit 5

W

eek 1 M

ar 3-7 5 days

Week 2

Mar 10-14

5 days

Week 3

Mar 17-21

5 days

Week 4

Mar 24-28

5 days

Week 5

Mar 31-A

pr 4 5 days

Week 6 R

eview

Apr 7-11

5 days

Unit 6

W

eek 1 A

pr 21-25 5 days

Week 2

Apr 28-M

ay 2 5 days

Week 3

May 5-9

5 days

Week 4

May 12-16

5 days

Week 5

May 19-23

5 days

Week 6 R

eview

May 27-30

4 days

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Fourth Grade Reading Street Scope and Sequence

Unit One: August 19 – September 27 Flexible Pacing: 29 instructional days

Big Question: What can we discover from new places and people?

Unit Writing Projects: E-Newsletter and Personal Narrative

Week Question of the Week (Concept)

Main Selection Target Skills & Strategies

Word Analysis Weekly Writing

1 What experiences bring diverse people together?

Because of Winn-Dixie Sequence Summarize

Affixes: Suffixes

-ed Realistic Story

2 What opportunities can be found in new places?

Lewis and Clark and Me

Author’s Purpose Questioning

Word Endings

-or, -er Expository Composition

3 Why do we want to explore new places?

On the Banks of Plum Creek Literary: Character, Setting, Plot

Background Knowledge Multiple-Meaning Words

-ing Parody

4 What can we discover in the landscape of the Southwest?

The Horned Toad Prince Author’s Purpose Story Structure

Synonyms and Antonyms

Compound Words

Friendly Letter

5 How does Yosemite reflect the unique qualities of the West?

Letters Home From Yosemite Main Idea and Details Text Structure

Affixes: Suffixes

Related Words Personal Narrative

6 Interactive Review (Flexible Pacing)

Review Review Quick Write for Fluency

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Unit Two: September 30 – November 15 Flexible Pacing: 31 instructional days

Big Question: What is the value of teamwork?

Unit Writing Projects: Podcasting and Expository Composition




1 How can we learn to appreciate the talent of others?

What Joe Did Cause and Effect Background Knowledge

Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes

un- and in- Poetry

2 How can we work together to achieve a goal?

Coyote School News Draw Conclusions Story Structure

Unknown Words

Word Origins News Article

3 What can teams accomplish? Scene Two Draw Conclusions Questioning

Affixes: Prefixes

Latin Prefixes: dis-, re-, non-

Poetry

4 How can people and animals work as a team?

Horse Heroes: True stories of Amazing Horses

Fact and Opinion Monitor and Clarify Unknown Words

Compound Words Expository Composition

5 What is the job of the President of the United States?

So You Want to be President Main Idea and Details Inferring

Unknown Words

- ly Writing for Tests:

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Unit Three: November 18 – January 17 Flexible Pacing: 32 instructional days

Big Question: What are some patterns in nature?

Unit Writing Projects: Online Photo Essay and Compare & Contrast Essay


Main Selection Target Skills & Strategies Word Analysis Weekly Writing

1 What is the value of looking at patterns in nature?

The Man Who Named the Clouds Graphic Sources Important Ideas

Multiple Meaning Words

Word Origins: Latin

Narrative Poem

2 What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals?

Adelina’s Whales Fact and Opinion Text Structure


Greek Roots: bio-, phon, and

graph

Invitation

3 How have people explained the pattern of day and night?

How Night Came from the Sea Generalize Visualize

Unfamiliar Words

Related Words Myth

4 How do weather patterns affect our lives?

Eye of the Storm Cause and Effect Predict and Set Purpose

Root Words

Latin Roots: struct, scrib, script

Formal Letter

5 What causes changes in nature? Paul Bunyan Generalize Inferring

Affixes; Suffixes

Related Words Summary



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Unit Four: January 21 – February 27 Flexible Pacing: 26 instructional days

Big Question: Is there an explanation for everything?

Unit Writing Projects: Story Exchange and Story


Main Selection Target Skills & Strategies Word Analysis Weekly Writing

1 Why can’t you always believe what you think you see?

The Case of the Gasping Garbage Compare/Contrast Visualize

Synonyms/Antonyms

-ian, -ist, -ism Mystery

2 Why do animals behave the way they do?

Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

Compare/Contrast Summarize


aqua-, dict- Songs

3 Why are secret codes necessary? Navajo Code Talkers Sequence Important Ideas Unknown Words

im-, in- Instructions

4 How can knowing another language create understanding?

Seeker of Knowledge Graphic Sources Predict/Set Purpose


trans-, tele- Problem Solution Essay

5 How can attention to detail help solve a problem?

Encyclopedia Brown Character and Plot Monitor and Clarify

Synonyms/Antonyms

amphi-, anti- Writing for Tests: Adventur

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Unit Five: March 3 – April 11 Flexible Pacing: 30 instructional days

Big Question: What makes an adventure?

Unit Writing Projects: Electronic Pen Pals and Persuasive Essay




1 How can we prepare for emergencies?

Smokejumpers Author’s Purpose Important Ideas

Homographs

Word Origins: French

Fantasy

2 What surprises can happen on an expedition?

Lost City Compare and Contrast Visualize


Suffixes: -ous, -able, -ible

Legend

3 What does it take to be a hero? Cliff Hanger Literary Elements: Character, Plot, Theme

Story Structure Unfamiliar Words

Related Words Thank You Note

4 What does a person sacrifice to explore the unknown?

Antarctic Journal Main Idea and Details Text Structure

Greek and Latin Affixes

Suffix: -ion Persuasive Ad

5 What are the risks when walking on the moon?

Moonwalk Draw Conclusions Monitor and Clarify

Synonyms

Word Origins: German

Writing for Tests:

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Unit Six: April 21 – May 30 Flexible Pacing: 29 instructional days

Big Question: What does it take to achieve our goals and dreams?

Unit Writing Projects: Blogging and Research Report




1 How can words change people’s lives?

My Brother Martin Cause and Effect Questioning Root Words

Latin Roots: gener, port

Cause-and-Effect

Essay

2 How can our abilities influence our dreams and goals?

Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path Fact and Opinion Summarize


Latin Roots: dur, ject

Review Sentences

3 How can one person’s view of the world affect others?

How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay Sequence Inferring

Unfamiliar Words

Word Origins: French

Skit

4 When do people choose to make sacrifices?

A Gift from the Heart Generalize Predict and Set Purpose

Unfamiliar Words

Related Words

Play

5 How do the achievements of others influence our dreams?

The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon

Graphic Sources Background Knowledge Multiple Meaning Words

Prefix: astro- Greek and Latin

Roots

Writing for Tests:

Literary Nonfiction



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English Language Arts Assessment Continuum

2013-14

Fall CBMsR-CBM

Spring CBMsR-CBM

Winter CBMsR-CBM

CFA Unit 1

CFA Unit 6

= Weekly Test/Progress Monitoring (optional assessments)

* Please submit Unit SuccessNet scores to your school principal by this date.

CFA Unit 3

CFA Unit 4

CFA Unit 5

by Nov 15 by Jan 17 by Feb 27 by Apr 11 by May 30

CFA Unit 2

by Sept 27




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Four Square Writing Overview

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You can easily write properly structured paragraphs with a topic sentence and conclusion using a simple “four square” graphic organizer. With further practice, you will learn to write well-developed compositions of five or more paragraphs, complete with introductory and concluding paragraphs.

Step 1: Write your topic sentence based on your writing prompt or topic.

Divide an entire piece of notebook paper into equal quarters, leaving a large rectangle in the center (as illustrated below.) Once you have formulated your position into a main idea (K-1), topic sentence (2-3) or thesis statement (4-6), write your Main Idea or Topic Sentence in Box 1.

The main idea (topic sentence) is placed in the center box of the four square (box 1). Boxes 2, 3, and 4 are used for supporting ideas. The lower right box (box 5) is used to build a summary or concluding sentence. This "wrap-up" sentence encompasses all the ideas developed in the four square, and is the basis of developing good introductory and concluding paragraphs in the essay.

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Step 2: Write three supporting ideas and a concluding sentence.

Once you've written your topic or prompt in Box 1, BRAINSTORM three supporting ideas (Write these in Boxes 2, 3 and 4.) Finally, write a concluding sentence in Box #5. Now the center box will contain a complete sentence (topic sentence based on your prompt), and boxes 2, 3, and 4 will contain supporting ideas (reasons, examples, or explanations) that prove or support box 1. These ideas must be all different from one another, real, and not simple opinions.

Step 3: Develop your ideas in sentences/paragraph(s) on a separate sheet of paper. (Your sentences/paragraph(s) ideas are now taken off the organizer and put into sentences/paragraph(s) form on a separate sheet of paper, which will give you plenty of room to add to your sentences/paragraph(s).) Begin writing sentences/paragraph(s) using what you wrote in the Four Square (one sentences/paragraph(s) for each box).

Four Square and MORE:

4 Square + 3D: Adding more Details- Now these "supporting ideas" (reasons, examples, or explanations) need further development by adding supporting details in boxes 2, 3, and 4. Adding detail and support can be difficult since you may not be accustomed to elaborating. You will be challenged to " strain your brains." At this time it is important to remember that there may not be a repetition anywhere on the four-square.

4 Square + 3D + C: Adding Connecting words to provide transition between thoughts- By now you are developing your thesis statement (box 1) into three reasons, examples or explanations and supporting elaboration (boxes 2, 3, and 4). Connecting (transition) words are now needed to provide for smooth transition and reading between what will become paragraphs.

4 Square + 3D + C + V: Incorporating Vivid language into writing- This step helps you develop personal writing style by using carefully chosen specific words to provide sensory details and imagery for the reader. Your goal is to show the reader, not to just tell the reader. You can list several words under each detail in the organizer and later decide which ones to use. Addition of vivid language furthers elaboration and enhances maturity of writing. Building these descriptions prepares the writer for longer and more complex compositions.

Now all that is left is to take your paragraphs and develop the 5-paragraph essay; even your introduction and conclusion ideas are taken from your original four square organizer.

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Four Square Writing Organizer Four Square Writing Method for Grades 1-3 (ISBN 1-57310-188-5) and

Four Square Writing Method for Grades 4-6 (1-57310-189-3) are written by Judith S. and Evan Jay Gould.

Main Idea (becomes introductory sentence/paragraph)

(Connecting word)

First reason, example, or explanation

- Supporting detail- Supporting detail- Supporting detail

(Connecting word)

Third reason, example, or explanation


(Connecting word)

Second reason, example, or explanation


(Connecting word)

Final Wrap-up (becomes concluding sentence/paragraph)

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Science & Social Studies Text Supports

Science Standards Reading Street Student Texts (U = Unit; W = Week; D =

Day)

Reading Street Leveled Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #) G= Grade

Reading Street Science & Social Studies Leveled

Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 1 Students will understand that water changes state as it moves through the water cycle.

The Water Cycle of Africa (L960)

Earth’s Hydrosphere (L870) Earth’s Water (L750) Follow a Raindrop (L860) How Clouds Are Made (L580) Water (L440) Water Cycle and Weather (L710) Water On Earth (L670)

Unit 4 Part 2

Power of Nature

“Water the Blue Gold”

Standard 2 Students will understand that the elements of weather can be observed, measured, and recorded to make predictions and determine simple weather patterns.

U3 W1 D1 Advanced Reader: Wondrously Wild Weather U3 W1 D3 Main Selection: The Man Who Named the Clouds U3 W4 D3 Main Selection: Eye of the Storm U5 W2 D5 Fluency Passage: Safe Rooms

All Kinds of Weather (L130) Changing Weather (L860) How to Measure the Weather (L480) Forecasting the Weather (L990) Measuring the Weather (L480) Weather Forecasting (L990) Weather or Not (L540) Hurricane! (L500, L720) Surviving Hurricane Andrew (L650) Severe Weather: Storms (L950)

How Clouds are Made (L580) Weather Patterns (L780) What is Weather (L250) Climate and Weather (L780) Earth’s Climate and Weather (L860) Earth’s Weather (L590) Water Cycle and Weather (L710) Weather and Storms (L 690) Weather (L580) Water and Weather on Earth (L810) Weather and Currents (L960) Drought (L990) Hurricanes (L910) Severe Storms (L770)

Unit 4 Part 1

Power of Nature

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Science & Social Studies Text Supports Science Standards Reading Street Student Texts

(U = Unit; W = Week; D = Day)




Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 3 Students will understand the basic properties of rocks, the processes involved in the formation of soils, and the needs of plants provided by soil.

U1 W2 Main Selection: Letters from Yosemite U3 W2 Main Selection: Paul Bunyan

Grandpa’s Rock Kit (L390) Riches from the Earth (L880) Riches from Our Earth (L880) The Rock Kit (L390) Gemstones Around the World (L830) Rocks, Wind, and Water (L470)

Science Leveled Readers Changes to the Earth’s Surface (L720) Changes on Earth (L590) Changing Surface of the Earth (L850) Crystals and Gems (L590) The Earth (L470) Minerals and Rocks (L740) Minerals and Rocks (L960) Rocks and Minerals (L750) Rocks and Minerals (L800) Rocks and Soil (L590) Rocks and Soil Beneath Us (L740) Down to Earth (L1000) Earth’s Changing Surface (L790) Mountains of the World (L1020) Our Changing Earth (L870) The Earth (L470) Caves (L950) Ice (L840) Fertile Floods (L800) Rocks and Soil (L590) Rocks and Soil Around Us (G2) World of Rocks and Minerals (G4)

Social Studies Leveled Readers Earth and Water, High and Low (L750)

Landforms and Waterways (G4)

Unit 4 Part 1

Power of Nature

“Learn to Ask

Questions” Pg. 220

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Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 4 Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences.

Bone Detectives (L880) Cold Case: Dinosaurs (L1010) Dinosaur Bones Don’t Rot (L280) Dinosaur Detectives (L540) The Dinosaur Detectives (L540) Finding a Dinosaur Named Sue (L740) I Collect Rocks (L290) Look at Dinosaurs (L50) Paleontology: Digging for Dinosaurs and More (L870) Formation of the Continents (L910) Searching for Dinosaurs (L950) Picturing the Past (L520) The Journey Through the Earth (L850) Going on a Dinosaur Dig (L460) Museum Treasures (G1) What’s New With Dinosaur Fossils (L1320) The Story of Sue (G6)

Boy, Were We Wrong (G4) About Dinosaurs (L540) Dinosaur Fossils (L670) Fossils and Dinosaurs (L330) Learning About Fossils and Dinosaurs (G2)

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Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 5 Students will understand the physical characteristics of Utah's wetlands, forests, and deserts and identify common organisms for each environment.

U1 W4 Main Selection: The Horned Toad Prince U3 W2 Main Selection; Adelina’s Whales U4 W5 Main Selection: Encyclopedia Brown

Amazing Tale (L630) Missing Iguana (L740) Salamander Stumper (L680) Many Plants Places (L740) Animal Tracking (L940) All About Birds (L500) Bird Adaptations (L860) Birds That Cant Fly (L680) In The Forest (L120) The Wonderful World of Birds (L740) Bills and Beaks (L500) Saving Endangered Species (L870) Endangered Animals (L940) Everyone Can Make a Difference (L680) You Can Make a Difference (L680) The Case of the Missing Fish (L110) Casting Nets (L 570) Using a Net (L 570) Where is Fish (L250) Birds of Flight (L 1130) Leo and the School of Fish (L570) Where Fish Go in Winter (G2) Gray Whales on Go (L590) The Gray Whale (L740) Looking for Changes (L640) Marvelous Migration (L710) Ready for Winter (G1)

Earth and Water, High and Low (L750) Earth’s Water (L750) Follow a Rain Drop (L860) All About Animals (L320) Animal Groups (L510) Classifying Living Organisms (G6) Insects and Spiders (L840) Plant and Animal Classification (L820) Reptile or Amphibian (L860) All About Animals (L320) Animal Eggs (L680) Animal Groups (L510) Animal Ways of Life (L740) The Cat Family (L830) Desert Plants (L640) Many Ecosystems (L790) Places (L270) Where Plants and Animals Live (L540) Landforms and Water Ways (L1160)

Unit 4 Part 1

Power of Nature

Unit 2

Part 1 and 2 Animal

Intelligence

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Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

(Continued) Standard 5 Students will understand the physical characteristics of Utah's wetlands, forests, and deserts and identify common organisms for each environment.

Animals Adapt (G3) Changing for Survival: Bird Adaptations (L860) How to Survive in a Desert (G6) Surviving the Weather (L760) The Case of the Missing Iguana (L740) Tiger Salamander’s Amazing Tail (L630) Desert (L340) Desert Animals (L410) Desert Life (L860) Plants Grow Everywhere (L740) Animals Adapt (G3) Leo and the School Fish (L570) Using a Net (L570) Where Fish Go in Winter (G2) Where is Fish (L250) All Things in Balance (G5) Debate Over Zoos: Captive or Free (L1270) Different Beaks Different Jobs (G3)

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Science & Social Studies Text Supports Social Studies

Standards Reading Street Student Texts (U = Unit; W = Week; D =

Day)




Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 1 Students will understand the relationship between the physical geography in Utah and human life.

From Spain to America (L790) The Dine (L850) Navajo Code Talkers (L1100) Ranches in the Southwest (L820) Ranching in the Great American Desert (L1000) The Long Journey West (L680) What do Archaeologists Do? (L1120) Pompeii, The Lost City (L910)

Rails Across America (L830) The Transcontinental Railroad (L1010) Westward Expansion (L1140) Archaeologists Explore Early America (L1020)

Unit 3 Parts 1 & 2 Amazing Places Unit 6 Part 1 Treasure Hunters

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Day)




Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 2 Students will understand how Utah's history has been shaped by many diverse people, events, and ideas.

U1 W2 Main Selection: Lewis and Clark and Me U1 W3 Main Selection: On the Banks of Plum Creek U2 W3 D1 Comprehension Page: Visiting a California Ghost Town U6 W1 Main Selection: My Brother Martin U6 W2 Main Selection: Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path U6 W3 Main Selection: How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay

The Long Journey West (L680) Wagon Train (G2) East Meets West: Japan and America (L640) Laura Ingalls Wilder Pioneer Girl (L220) The Dog That Discovered the West (L280) Greetings from the Four Corners! (G6) Go West (L480) A Very Special Gift (L750) Restless Humanity (L1000) Community Friends (G4) A Nation of Many Colors (L1000) The Golden Spike (L800)

Spreading Across the Continent (L1040) Heading West (L910) Crossing the Nation by Rail (L870) What is My Economy Like (L780) The Economy and How it Works (L850) It Started with Nails (G3) Following the Golden Dream (L1060) Westward Expansion (G5)

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Day)




Readers L= Lexile

Book Title: (L #)

REACH National

Geographic Readers

Standard 3 Students will understand the roles of civic life, politics, and government in the lives of Utah citizens.

U2 What Jo Did (pg 181A) Connect to Social Studies- Rights of Individuals (women) (181A), Discrimination (pg 187A) U2 So You Want to be President (pg 290)

Voting Day (L490) Home of the Brave (G2) The United States Government (L810) The President’s Promise (L390) A Nation of Many Colors (L1000) Operation Inspiration (L810) The Fourth Grade Election (G4) Mom the Mayor (L410) Changing Times: Women in the 20th Century (L710) Living in A Democracy (L650) It’s Our Right (L920) Cesar Chavez: Friend of Farm Workers (L670) This is the Way We Go to School (L810) The Most Dangerous Woman in America (L870) The Woman’s Movement (L860) We Shall Overcome (L900) The Power of the People (L810) The Power of Our People (L810) Mayor Mom (L410) Abby Takes a Stand (G4) Equality in American Schools (L1010) Amazing Female Athletes (L880) From Territory to Statehood (L770) All About Schools (L1000) From a Small Town to a Big City (G3) Journey to Statehood (L770)

A Citizen of the United States (L700) Make a Difference (G6) We Are Part of This Place (L460) What it Means to be a Citizen (L560) Strength of Spirit (G5) Law Making in the United States (L810) A Citizen of the United States (L700) Its the Law (L610) We Are Part of This Place (L460) What it Means to be a Citizen (L560)

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STANDARDS FOR

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical SubjectsK–5

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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for ReadingThe K–5 standards on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of each grade. They correspond to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards below by number. The CCR and grade-specific standards are necessary complements—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity—that together define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate.

Key Ideas and Details1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific

textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Craft and Structure4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and

figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as

well as in words.*

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and su"ciency of the evidence.

9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

*Please see “Research to Build and Present Knowledge” in Writing and “Comprehension and Collaboration” in Speaking and Listening for additional standards relevant to gathering, assessing, and applying information from print and digital sources.

Note on range and content of student reading

To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students must read widely and deeply from among a broad range of high-quality, increasingly challenging literary and informational texts. Through extensive reading of stories, dramas, poems, and myths from diverse cultures and di"erent time periods, students gain literary and cultural knowledge as well as familiarity with various text structures and elements. By reading texts in history/social studies, science, and other disciplines, students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all content areas. Students can only gain this foundation when the curriculum is intentionally and coherently structured to develop rich content knowledge within and across grades. Students also acquire the habits of reading independently and closely, which are essential to their future success.

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RLReading Standards for Literature K–5 Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:

Key Ideas and Details1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate

understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.

3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).

3. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Craft and Structure4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as

they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.

5. Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

5. Explain major di!erences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

5. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.

6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

6. Compare and contrast the point of view from which di!erent stories are narrated, including the di!erence between first- and third-person narrations.

6. Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s

illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).

7. Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.

7. Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).

8. (Not applicable to literature) 8. (Not applicable to literature) 8. (Not applicable to literature)

9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).

9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from di!erent cultures.

9. Compare and contrast stories in the same genre (e.g., mysteries and adventure stories) on their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend

literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with sca!olding as needed at the high end of the range.

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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Reading Standards for Informational Text K–5 Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:

Key Ideas and Details1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate

understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

2. Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

3. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/e!ect.

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.

3. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific information in the text.

Craft and Structure4. Determine the meaning of general academic

and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.

5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic e"ciently.

5. Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/e!ect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

5. Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/e!ect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

6. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the di!erences in focus and the information provided.

6. Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and di!erences in the point of view they represent.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas7. Use information gained from illustrations (e.g.,

maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).

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.

7. Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem e"ciently.

8. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/e!ect, first/second/third in a sequence).

8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

9. Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

9. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend

informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

10. By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with sca!olding as needed at the high end of the range.

10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (K–5)

Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:Phonics and Word Recognition3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word

analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational su!xes.

b. Decode words with common Latin su!xes.c. Decode multisyllable words.d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled

words.

3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound

correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and a!xes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound

correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and a!xes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

Fluency4. Read with su!cient accuracy and fluency to

support comprehension.a. Read on-level text with purpose and

understanding.b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with

accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings

c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

4. Read with su!cient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.a. Read on-level text with purpose and

understanding.b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with

accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.


4. Read with su!cient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.

b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.


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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for WritingThe K–5 standards on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of each grade. They correspond to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards below by number. The CCR and grade-specific standards are necessary complements—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity—that together define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate.

Text Types and Purposes*1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant

and su"cient evidence.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the e#ective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e#ective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Production and Distribution of Writing4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,

purpose, and audience.

5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating

understanding of the subject under investigation.

8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Range of Writing10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a

single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

*These broad types of writing include many subgenres. See Appendix A for definitions of key writing types.

Note on range and content of student writing

To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students need to learn to use writing as a way of o!ering and supporting opinions, demonstrating understanding of the subjects they are studying, and conveying real and imagined experiences and events. They learn to appreciate that a key purpose of writing is to communicate clearly to an external, sometimes unfamiliar audience, and they begin to adapt the form and content of their writing to accomplish a particular task and purpose. They develop the capacity to build knowledge on a subject through research projects and to respond analytically to literary and informational sources. To meet these goals, students must devote significant time and e!ort to writing, producing numerous pieces over short and extended time frames throughout the year.

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Writing Standards K–5

Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:Text Types and Purposes1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting

a point of view with reasons.a. Introduce the topic or text they are writing

about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

b. Provide reasons that support the opinion.c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because,

therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

d. Provide a concluding statement or section.

1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an

opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

b. Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.

c. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition).

d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an

opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

b. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

c. Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.a. Introduce a topic and group related

information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

d. Provide a concluding statement or section.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.a. Introduce a topic clearly and group related

information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

c. Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.a. Introduce a topic clearly, provide a general

observation and focus, and group related information logically; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

c. Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., in contrast, especially).

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e"ective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator

and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.

d. Provide a sense of closure.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e"ective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.a. Orient the reader by establishing a

situationand introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

b. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

c. Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.

d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using e"ective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation

and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

b. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

c. Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events.

d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events.

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Writing Standards K–5Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:

Production and Distribution of Writing4. With guidance and support from adults,

produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 3 on pages 28 and 29.)

5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 4 on pages 28 and 29.)

5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 5 on pages 28 and 29.)

6. With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate su!cient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.

6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate su!cient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge7. Conduct short research projects that build

knowledge about a topic.7. Conduct short research projects that build

knowledge through investigation of di"erent aspects of a topic.

7. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of di"erent aspects of a topic.

8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources.

9. (Begins in grade 4) 9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.a. Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature

(e.g., “Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions].”).

b. Apply grade 4 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text”).

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.a. Apply grade 5 Reading standards to literature

(e.g., “Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or a drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., how characters interact]”).

b. Apply grade 5 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point[s]”).

Range of Writing10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time

for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

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Note on range and content of student speaking and listening

To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students must have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations—as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner. Being productive members of these conversations requires that students contribute accurate, relevant information; respond to and develop what others have said; make comparisons and contrasts; and analyze and synthesize a multitude of ideas in various domains.

New technologies have broadened and expanded the role that speaking and listening play in acquiring and sharing knowledge and have tightened their link to other forms of communication. Digital texts confront students with the potential for continually updated content and dynamically changing combinations of words, graphics, images, hyperlinks, and embedded video and audio.

College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening The K–5 standards on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of each grade. They correspond to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards below by number. The CCR and grade-specific standards are necessary complements—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity—that together define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate.

Comprehension and Collaboration1. Prepare for and participate e"ectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners,

building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the

organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

5. Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

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Speaking and Listening Standards K–5 Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:

Comprehension and Collaboration1. Engage e!ectively in a range of collaborative

discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared, having read

or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.

d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

1. Engage e!ectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared, having read


b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

c. Pose and respond to specific questions to clarify or follow up on information, and make comments that contribute to the discussion and link to the remarks of others.

d. Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

1. Engage e!ectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared, having read


b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

c. Pose and respond to specific questions by making comments that contribute to the discussion and elaborate on the remarks of others.

d. Review the key ideas expressed and draw conclusions in light of information and knowledge gained from the discussions.

2. Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

2. Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

2. Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

3. Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, o!ering appropriate elaboration and detail.

3. Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

3. Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount

an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

4. Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

5. Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.

5. Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

5. Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

6. Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language standards 1 and 3 on pages 28 and 29 for specific expectations.)

6. Di!erentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 4 Language standards 1 on pages 28 and 29 for specific expectations.)

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 5 Language standards 1 and 3 on pages 28 and 29 for specific expectations.)

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College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language The K–5 standards on the following pages define what students should understand and be able to do by the end of each grade. They correspond to the College and Career Readiness (CCR) anchor standards below by number. The CCR and grade-specific standards are necessary complements—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity—that together define the skills and understandings that all students must demonstrate.

Conventions of Standard English1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Knowledge of Language3. Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in di"erent contexts, to make e"ective

choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues,

analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

6. Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases su#cient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.

Note on range and content of student language use

To build a foundation for college and career readiness in language, students must gain control over many conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and mechanics as well as learn other ways to use language to convey meaning e!ectively. They must also be able to determine or clarify the meaning of grade-appropriate words encountered through listening, reading, and media use; come to appreciate that words have nonliteral meanings, shadings of meaning, and relationships to other words; and expand their vocabulary in the course of studying content. The inclusion of Language standards in their own strand should not be taken as an indication that skills related to conventions, e!ective language use, and vocabulary are unimportant to reading, writing, speaking, and listening; indeed, they are inseparable from such contexts.

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Language Standards K–5 Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:

Conventions of Standard English1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of

standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs,

adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.

c. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs.e. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk;

I will walk) verb tenses.f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent

agreement.*g. Form and use comparative and superlative

adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.

h. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom,

which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).

b. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.

c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.

d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).

e. Form and use prepositional phrases.f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing

and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.*

g. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).*

1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Explain the function of conjunctions,

prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.

b. Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses.

c. Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*

e. Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.b. Use commas in addresses.c. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.d. Form and use possessives.e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency

and other studied words and for adding su!xes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Use correct capitalization.b. Use commas and quotation marks to mark

direct speech and quotations from a text.c. Use a comma before a coordinating

conjunction in a compound sentence.d. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly,

consulting references as needed.

2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*b. Use a comma to separate an introductory

element from the rest of the sentence.c. Use a comma to set o" the words yes and no

(e.g., Yes, thank you), to set o" a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).

d. Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.

e. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

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Language Standards K–5

Grade 3 students: Grade 4 students: Grade 5 students:Knowledge of Language3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions

when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.a. Choose words and phrases for e!ect.*b. Recognize and observe di!erences between

the conventions of spoken and written standard English.

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas

precisely.*b. Choose punctuation for e!ect.*c. Di!erentiate between contexts that call

for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion).

3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.a. Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for

meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.b. Compare and contrast the varieties of English

(e.g., dialects, registers) used in stories, dramas, or poems.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown

and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the

meaning of a word or phrase.b. Determine the meaning of the new word

formed when a known a"x is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).

c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).

d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or

restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin a"xes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).

c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.a. Use context (e.g., cause/e!ect relationships

and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin a"xes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings

of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).

b. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).

c. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.a. Explain the meaning of simple similes and

metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).

5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.a. Interpret figurative language, including similes

and metaphors, in context.b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common

idioms, adages, and proverbs.c. Use the relationship between particular words

(e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.

6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).

6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

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Language Progressive Skills, by GradeThe following skills, marked with an asterisk (*) in Language standards 1–3, are particularly likely to require continued attention in higher grades as they are applied to increasingly sophisticated writing and speaking.

StandardGrade(s)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9–10 11–12

L.3.1f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

L.3.3a. Choose words and phrases for e!ect.

L.4.1f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.

L.4.1g. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to/too/two; there/their).

L.4.3a. Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.*

L.4.3b. Choose punctuation for e!ect.

L.5.1d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.

L.5.2a. Use punctuation to separate items in a series.†

L.6.1c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.

L.6.1d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).

L.6.1e. Recognize variations from standard English in their own and others’ writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.

L.6.2a. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set o! nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.

L.6.3a. Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.‡

L.6.3b. Maintain consistency in style and tone.

L.7.1c. Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.

L.7.3a. Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.

L.8.1d. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.

L.9–10.1a. Use parallel structure.

*Subsumed by L.7.3a†Subsumed by L.9–10.1a‡Subsumed by L.11–12.3a

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Measuring Text Complexity: Three Factors

Qualitative evaluation of the text: Levels of meaning, structure, language conventionality and clarity, and knowledge demands

Quantitative evaluation of the text: Readability measures and other scores of text complexity

Matching reader to text and task: Reader variables (such as motivation, knowledge, and experiences) and task variables (such as purpose and the complexity generated by the task assigned and the ques-tions posed)

Note: More detailed information on text complexity and how it is measured is contained in Appendix A.

Range of Text Types for K–5Students in K–5 apply the Reading standards to the following range of text types, with texts selected from a broad range of cultures and periods.

Literature Informational TextStories Dramas Poetry Literary Nonfiction and Historical, Scientific, and Technical Texts

Includes children’s adventure stories, folktales, legends, fables, fantasy, realistic fiction, and myth

Includes staged dialogue and brief familiar scenes

Includes nursery rhymes and the subgenres of the narrative poem, limerick, and free verse poem

Includes biographies and autobiographies; books about history, social studies, science, and the arts; technical texts, including directions, forms, and information displayed in graphs, charts, or maps; and digital sources on a range of topics

Standard 10: Range, Quality, and Complexity of Student Reading K–5

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