dialogue figurative language flashback foreshadowing humor hyperbole idiom imagery irony metaphor mood narrator first person second person third person omniscient onomatopoeia plot twist point of view repetition sensory detail simile story within a story suspense symbolism narration tone visual detail voice imagery irony metaphor meter mood narrator onomatopoeia paradox personification point of view repetition rhyme rhythm sensory detail simile symbolism tone visual detail voice captions compare contrast data debate description details dialogue examples figurative language graph headings humor illustrations imagery narrative point of view quotations sequence text structure: cause-effect compare/contrast description problem-solution sequence table timeline titles and subtitles tone transition voice nonfiction writer’s techniques as well as techniques of the story writer. Usually, these techniques are part of a biography. challenges conflict conflict resolution context details dialogue mood quotations tone Third Quarter READING VOCABULARY Select “technique” of the week for literature to feature as students locate in reading and also create examples. Choose a Nonfiction text feature to highlight each week—ask students to write their own explanations of how the text feature helps readers comprehend a nonfiction text. Week of LITERATURE TECHNIQUES NONFICTION TEXT FEATURES 5 February 12 February
opinion and narrative Write with support your opinion about the importance of poetry and songs. Outline the structure of a nonfiction narrative emphasizing sequence. Write with support your opinion about your favorite poem. Outline the structure of a nonfiction narrative emphasizing sequence. Literacy Guides and Readings Skills Development Guides for Small Group and Independent Work story reading guides Fourth Grade: THIRD QUARTER Learning Priorities Weeks 23-24 NONFICTION LITERACY IN SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EXPLORE EXAMINE EXPLAIN Preview the text and graphics. FOCUS on a BIG question. Identify IDEAS through examples. Answer the BIG question! Week of February 19 Week of February 26 Nonfiction Sources __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source and DEVELOP NONFICTION LITERACY Students apply strategies to identify relevant information from two texts to respond to analytic questions—compare, contrast, cause-effect, central idea. Students apply strategies to identify relevant information from two texts to respond to analytic questions—compare, contrast, cause-effect, central idea.
Skills Development Guides for Small Group and Independent Work story reading guides Fourth Grade: THIRD QUARTER Learning Priorities Weeks 25-26 NONFICTION LITERACY IN SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Week of March 5 Week of March 12 Nonfiction Sources __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source and DEVELOP NONFICTION LITERACY CCSSRI.4.1 Analyze CCSSRI4.2 Use structure of the text and other strategies to comprehend nonfiction Write nonfiction reader’s guide: how to… classify information, identify how the writer includes facts to support ideas. identify any opinions Analyze how a nonfiction/informational text writer uses headings and other features to explain a topic in a passage. figure out the writer’s purpose—it is MORE than inform. Integrate NONFICTION reading and visual resources to explore a topic with a Focus Question. Outline the passage. Tell what structure the writer used to organize it. Explain how a nonfiction/informational text writer uses headings and other features to explain a topic in a passage. Infer how the writer wants you to feel about the topic. Nonfiction PARCC/NWEA Guiding Questions Fourth Grade: THIRD QUARTER Learning Priorities Weeks 27-28 LITERATURE
Week of March 19 Week of April 2 Nonfiction Sources __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source and DEVELOP NONFICTION LITERACY CCSSR4.5 and 2 Combine ideas and information from two texts or one text and a video to answer a focus question. How do you figure out which information and ideas are important when you read nonfiction? How do you use text features to locate ideas and information? Combine ideas and information from two texts or one text and a video to answer a focus question. How do you figure out which information and ideas are important when you read nonfiction? How do you use text features to locate ideas and information? Nonfiction PARCC/NWEA Guiding Questions Fourth Grade: THIRD QUARTER Learning Priorities Week 29 LITERATURE Week of April 9—COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT Literature Genre _ story _ folk tale __tall tale __fable _ fantasy _poem __myth __humor __realistic fiction CCSSRL.4.2 Summarize, interpret Author’s purpose and techniques 4.5 and 4.6 Write with examples about genres of fiction how they are alike how they are different Explain how to use structures and features to comprehend nonfiction. CCSSRI.4.4 Infer from context Give examples of words: contractions, possessives, compound Write your own guide to figuring out a word you don’t know: from context—with examples by structure—prefix, suffix, root
Opinion Analyze a nonfiction/informational text . Tell how the writer: made it interesting supported ideas with information included important facts Also tell if the writer has included opinions and how you know. PARCC/NWEA Guiding Questions for Skills Development Guides for Small Group and Independent Work story reading guides Fourth Grade: THIRD QUARTER Learning Priorities Week 29 NONFICTION LITERACY IN SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Week of April 9—COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT Nonfiction Sources __ topic/trade book _ biography _ history __article _video __textbook _museum exhibit _reference source and DEVELOP NONFICTION LITERACY CCSSRI.4.1 Read closely, CCSSR9 Integrate information and ideas from different texts Make a booklet or report that tells/shows what you have learned about a topic in science Answer UNIT-Level BIG QUESTION Nonfiction PARCC/NWEA Guiding Questions