READING
FRINDLE by Andrew Clements
http://www.andrewclements.com/books-frindle.html The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239810.The_Best_Christmas_Pageant_Ever Book clubs this year will include these books: Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo http://www.katedicamillo.com/books/tiger.html Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/n/the-1990s-newbery-medal-winners/shiloh/book-summary Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/stone-fox#cart/cleanup |
SPELLING - 4th grade core words
Unit 1
336. become 337. grow 338. draw 339. yet 340. less Unit 2 341. wind 342. behind 343. cannot 344. letter 345. among Unit 3 346. able 347. dog 348. shown 349. mean 350. English Unit 4 351. rest 352. perhaps 353. certain 354. six 355. feel Unit 5 356. fire 357. ready 358. green 359. yes 360. built Unit 6 361. special 362. ran 363. full 364. town 365. complete Unit 7 366. oh 367. person 368. hot 369. anything 370. hold Unit 8 371. state 372. list 373. stood 374. hundred 375. ten Unit 9 376. fast 377. felt 378. kept 379. notice 380. can't Unit 10 381. strong 382. voice 383. probably 384. area 385. horse Unit 11 386. matter 387. stand 388. box 389. start 390. that's |
Unit 12
391. class 392. piece 393. surface 394. river 395. common Unit 13 396. stop 397. am 398. talk 399. whether 400. fine Unit 14 401. round 402. dark 403. past 404. ball 405. girl Unit 15 406. road 407. blue 408. instead 409. either 410. held Unit 16 411. already 412. warm 413. gone 414. finally 415. summer Unit 17 416. understood 417. moon 418. animals 419. mind 420. outside Unit 18 421. power 422. problem 423. longer 424. winter 425. deep Unit 19 426. heavy 427. carefully 428. follow 429. beautiful 430. everyone Unit 20 431. leave 432. everything 433. game 434. system 435. bring Unit 21 436. watch 437. shell 438. dry 439. within 440. floor Unit 22 441. ice 442. ship 443. themselves 444. begin 445. fact |
Unit 23
446. third 447. quite 448. carry 449. distance 450. although Unit 24 451. sat 452. possible 453. heart 454. real 455. simple Unit 25 456. snow 457. rain 458. suddenly 459. easy 460. leaves Unit 26 461. lay 462. size 463. wild 464. weather 465. miss Unit 27 466. pattern 467. sky 468. walked 469. main 470. someone Unit 28 471. center 472. field 473. stay 474. itself 475. boat Unit 29 476. question 477. wide 478. least 479. tiny 480. hour Unit 30 481. happened 482. foot 483. care 484. low 485. else Unit 31 486. gold 487. build 488. glass 489. rock 490. tall Unit 32 491. alone 492. bottom 493. check 494. reading 495. fall Unit 33 496. poor 497. map 498. friend 499. language 500. job |
WRITING
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary Essay Contest - November
November: Developing OPINION writing skills as we respond to this prompt: "Why America is my Favorite Country." Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.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. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.B Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.C Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented. |
Fictional Narrative - January
Fictional Narratives are based on made-up stories and characters.
They do need to have a solid story including: As we embark on our writing journey, we want to practice writing HIGH-QUALITY pieces of writing! Based on the Fictional Narrative examples that we have studied, your piece of writing MUST INCLUDE:
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Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.A Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.B Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.C Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.D Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.3.E Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. |
Nonfiction Expository Essay - March
Expository Essay on How the Lewis and Clark Expedition aided the Westward Movement.
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Common Core Standards:
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.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. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.B Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.C Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g.,another, for example, also, because). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.D Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.2.E Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented. |