Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Teacher Guide Core Knowledge Language Arts® Knowledge Core

Unit 1 Memoir Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Teacher Guide Core Knowledge Language Arts® Knowledge Core GRADE 4 GRADE Unit 1 Memoir Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Teacher Guide GRADE 4 Core Knowledge Language Arts® The Brown Girl Dreaming Teacher Guide was made possible with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. We would also like to thank Dr. Emily Chiariello (http://www.chiariello-consulting.com/) and Dr. Ebony Thomas (http://scholar.gse.upenn.edu/thomas) for their review of this Teacher Guide and for their insights and recommendations for resources and revisions, which have greatly enhanced this Teacher Guide. We also thank Robin McClellan and the teachers and coaches of Sulllivan County. This OER unit is offered as a supplement to the core CKLA program developed by the Core Knowledge Foundation. The unit is not part of the current CKLA print program available for purchase from Amplify. 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Table of Contents Alignment Chart 1 Introduction 9 Warm Up Lessons 31 Lesson 1 39 Lesson 2 57 Lesson 3 67 Lesson 4 75 Lesson 5 85 Lesson 6 95 Lesson 7 105 Lesson 8 113 Lesson 9 121 Lesson 10 129 Lesson 11 139 Lesson 12 147 Lesson 13 153 Lesson 14 161 Lesson 15 169 Pausing Point 1 177 Pausing Point 2 179 Beginning-of-Year Assessment Day 1 181 Beginning-of-Year Assessment Day 2 201 Beginning-of-Year Assessment Day 3 223 Answer Key 233 Alignment to the Common Core State Standards The following chart indicates which lessons in the Memoir unit address content from the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Lessons Unit 1: Memoir 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Reading Standards for Literature Key Ideas and Details STD RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P inferences from the text. STD RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the P P text; summarize the text. STD RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the P P P P P P P P P P P P P P text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). Craft and Structure STD RL.4.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude P P P P P to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean). STD RL.4.5 Explain major differences 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. STD RL.4.6 Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations. Core Knowledge Language Arts | Grade 4 Alignment Chart | Unit 1 1 Lessons Unit 1: Memoir 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas STD RL.4.7 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. STD RL.4.8 (Not applicable to literature) STD RL.4.9 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 different cultures. Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity STD RL.4.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the Grades 4–5 text complexity band P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. Reading Standards for Informational Text Key Ideas and Details STD RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. STD RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. STD RI.4.3 Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what P P P happened and why, based on specific information in the text. 2 Unit 1 | Alignment Chart Grade 4 | Core Knowledge Language Arts Lessons Unit 1: Memoir 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Reading Standards for Foundational Skills Phonics and Word Recognition STD RF.4.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding P P P P P P P P P P words. STD RF.4.3a Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) P P P P P P P P P P to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context. Fluency STD RF.4.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. P P P P P P P P P P STD RF.4.4a Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. P P P P P P P P P P STD RF.4.4c Use context to confirm or self- correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as P P P P P P P P P P necessary. Writing Standards Text Types and Purposes: Memoir STD W.4.3 Write memoirs to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, P P P P P descriptive details, and clear event sequences. STD W.4.3a Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing an author and/or characters; organize an event P P P P P sequence that unfolds naturally. STD W.4.3b Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to P P P P P situations. STD W.4.3c Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. STD W.4.3d Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey P P P P P P P P P P P P P P experiences and events precisely. STD W.4.3e Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or P P P events. Core Knowledge Language Arts | Grade 4 Alignment Chart | Unit 1 3 Lessons Unit 1: Memoir 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Production and Distribution of Writing STD W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade- P P P specific expectations for writing types are defined in Standards 1–3 above.) STD W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should P P demonstrate command of Language Standards 1–3 up to and including Grade 4.) STD W.4.10 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- P P P P P P P P P P P P P P specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Speaking and Listening Standards Comprehension and Collaboration STD SL.4.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on Grade 4 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

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