Language Arts Grade 4 - Second nine weeks

Ashdown Public School District
LANGUAGE ARTS, GRADE K

Language Arts - Grade 4 - Second nine weeks

Language Arts

Arkansas' Learning Standards are defined in the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks, discipline-based documents which clearly describe what students must know and be able to do in the area of Language Arts at three critical levels: grades 4, 8, and 12. The rigorous academic content standards and the student learning expectations within each document provide the focus for instruction for each local school district, without rigidly prescribing every element of the local curriculum. Student demonstration of the standards and learning expectations within the Arkansas Frameworks is the anchor for the entire education system, with instructional programs, state-level assessments, professional development, school improvement planning, teacher/administrator licensure, and accountability sharing the common goal of improved student learning and performance around these standards.

The Language Arts portion of the ACTAAP is based on standards in the Arkansas Language Arts Curriculum Framework.

The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) contains six subtests for Language Arts levels Primary 1 through Primary 3. At the higher levels, there are seven subtests.

Genres

Comprehend: Judge/Respond
The learner will be able to , judge, literary works, and other types of writing, which reflect his/her own culture and developing point of view as well as those of others(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Genre: Comprehend/Understand		Master		AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, R Standard 1 week tested: 22.

World Literature: Respond/Culture
The learner will be able to read, listen, and respond to various age approppriate literary genres from diverse cultures(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
World Literature	Application	Master	2.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, R.1.18 week tested: 22.

World Literature: Read/Diverse Cultures
The learner will be able to read ,listen and respond to various literary genres from diverse cultures(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
World Literature	Application	Master	2.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, R.1.18 week tested: 22.

World Literature: Listen/Diverse Culture
The learner will be able to listen to various literary genres from diverse cultures(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
World Literature	Application	Master	2.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, R.1.18 week tested: 22.

Functional Text: Purpose
The learner will be able to determine the purpose of specific functional materials.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Functional Text	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Functional Text: Expand Meaning
The learner will be able to expand upon the meaning of age appropriate functional materials.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Functional Text	Application	Master	3.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Language Expressions

Conventions: Utilize/Print/Text
The learner will be able to utilize knowledge of language conventions with print texts and non- print texts(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Language Conventions	Application	Master	2.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, W Standard 2 week tested: 22.

Language Mechanics

Comma: Quote
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a comma with a quote.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Comma	Knowledge	Master	1.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Comma: Conjunctions
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of commas with coordinating conjunctions.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Comma	Knowledge	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Quotation Mark: Direct Quote/Use
The learner will be able to correctly use quotation marks to punctuate a direct quote.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Quotation Mark	Application	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Quotation Mark: Literary Works
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of quotation marks with literary works.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Quotation Mark	Knowledge	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Quotation Mark: Dialogue
The learner will be able to use quotation marks in a written dialogue.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Quotation Mark	Application	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Apostrophe: Possessive/Singular
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with singular and plural possessives.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Apostrophe/Hyphen/Dash	Application	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Capitalization: Direct Quote
The learner will be able to capitalize the first word in a direct quote.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Capitalization: Conventions	Application	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Title: Poem
The learner will be able to use quotation marks to offset the title of a poem.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Quotation Mark: Title	Application	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Listening

Title: Select Appropriate
The learner will be able to select the appropriate title for an orally read passage at age appropriate level.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Title	Synthesis	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Source: Text Purpose/Determine
The learner will be able to determine text purpose from an orally read passage.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Source	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Author: Purpose/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the author's purpose in an orally read passage.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Author	Analysis	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Fact/Opinion: Distinguish
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact and opinion.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Fact/Opinion	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Reading Operations

Main Idea: Implied
The learner will be able to identify the implied main idea of a given passage(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Main Idea	Knowledge	Master	2.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Main Idea: Identify
The learner will be able to identify main ideas from reading passages.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Main Idea	Knowledge	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Fact/Opinion: Context
The learner will be able to distinguish between fact and opinion in the context of a passage.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Fact/Opinion	Analysis	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Theme: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the theme (Moral )of a given reading passage.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Themes	Application	Master	2.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Organization: Passage
The learner will be able to identify the purpose of the organization of a passage.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Organization	Analysis	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Real/Non-Real: Identify Support
The learner will be able to identify support for an assertion that a reading passage is either real or non-real.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Real/Non-Real	Application	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Structure: Language/Print
The learner will be able to utilize knowledge of language structure with print and non print texts(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Structure	Application	Master	2.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, W Standard 2 week tested: 22.

Text Purpose: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the purpose of a given passage.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Text Purpose	Application	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Text Purpose: Determine
The learner will be able to read critically to determine text purpose.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Text Purpose	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Text Purpose: Comprehend
The learner will be able to comprehend that texts have different purposes(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Text Purpose	Comprehension	Master	1.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, R.1.13 week tested: 22.

Spelling

This unit includes studying language and word structure knowledge to discern the correct spelling of words. It includes skills related to editing passages for correct spelling by making connections between spelling, meaning, and structure.

Prefixes
The learner will be able to correctly spell words that have a prefix.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Prefix	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Suffix: Spell
The learner will be able to correctly spell words which have a suffix.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Suffix	Comprehension	Master	2.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Inflectional: Incorrect Addition
The learner will be able to identify the incorrect addition of an inflectional suffix.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Suffix: Inflectional	Comprehension	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Study and Research Skills

This unit includes developing organization and research skills needed to find appropriate resources, to judge resources as relevant or not relevant to a given topic, to categorize and synthesize information, to take notes in class, and to study for exams.

Sources: Appropriate
The learner will be able to determine the best source for finding specific information.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Reference	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Sources: Identify
The learner will be able to identify appropriate sources of information.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Reference	Knowledge	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Index: Locate and Make Judgments
The learner will be able to locate page numbers in the index given a topic and make logical judgments about where to find certain topics.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Index	Application	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Table of Contents: Information
The learner will be able to apply information in a table of contents, such as the names, numbers, and beginning pages of chapters.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Table of Contents	Application	Master	2.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Organizing Information: Clusters
The learner will be able to identify logical groupings of information in a web cluster.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Organization	Comprehension	Master	1.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Atlas: Identify Type/Information
The learner will be able to identify the type of information found in an atlas.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Atlas	Knowledge	Master	0.5	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Atlas: Use/Locate Information
The learner will be able to use an atlas to locate information.

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Atlas	Application	Master	2.0	Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-9), Version 9, Intermediate 1 week tested: 5.

Writing

STRAND 1: WRITING

CONTENT STANDARD 1:

Students will employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

GRADES K-4 (Student learning expectations:)

W.1.1. Move from visual and spoken experiences to written language through positive modeling.
W.1.2 Understand the relationship between letters and words, words and sentences, sentences and paragraphs, and paragraphs and whole pieces.
W.1.3. Follow patterns from predictable books, poems and stories.
W.1.4. Use individual and collective strategies for finding and developing ideas about which to write.
W.1.5. Write from experiences and thoughts.
W.1.6. Write in one or more subject areas daily.
W.1.7. Recognize and express cultural diversity in writing.
W.1.8. Respond appropriately to the writing of others.
W.1.9. Use the responses of others to review writing for clarity, style and content.
W.1.10. Acquire information with the use of computers and other available technology to gather, write and revise texts.
W.1.11. Write in a variety of modes, such as journals, stories, poems, letters, interviews and notes.
W.1.12. Write for a variety of audiences, such as peers, parents, teachers and community.
W.1.13. Write for a variety of purposes, such as to persuade, to enjoy, to entertain, to inform, to record, to respond to reading and to solve problems.
W.1.14. Develop a collection of writings.

CONTENT STANDARD:

Students will apply knowledge of language structure and language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation) to print and nonprint texts.

GRADES K-4 (Student learning expectations:)

W.2.1. Write independently on self-selected topics.
W.2.2. Organize information according to criteria for importance and impact rather than according to availability.
W.2.3. Work in cooperative groups to produce a written product.
W.2.4. Monitor progress of self and others.
W.2.5. Accept responsibility for completing writing tasks.
W.2.6. Edit writing for developmentally appropriate spelling, usage, mechanics, grammar, vocabulary, handwriting and content accuracy.
W.2.7. Publish writing in a variety of ways, such as class anthologies, public readings, newsletters, newspapers, bulletin boards, sharing with others and books.

This unit focuses on each stage of the writing process: prewriting, writing, revising, and publishing. It includes skills covering a variety of organizational formats and purposes for writing (communicating ideas, opinions, and feelings, clarifying thoughts, and solving problems). Some example writing formats are: expository, narrative, poetry, and drama.

Purposes: Convey/Cultural Diversity
The learner will be able to convey cultural diversity in his/her writing(power).

Strand	Bloom's	Scope	Hours	Source
Writing Purposes	Application	Master	2.0	AR: ACTAAP - Benchmark and EOC Exams, 1998, Grade 4, W.1.7 week tested: 22.