4Th Grade Content Framework Module A
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Fourth Grade Module A 2014 Reading Complex Texts Writing to Texts Research Project 1 Extended 5-9 Short Routine 3-5 2-3 1 Research Text Texts Writing Analyses Narratives Project Module 1 Greek myths 3-5 Develop & Convey Focus on opinions Convey Experiences, Integrate Knowledge Science: 1-2 Understanding Events, and/or from Sources when Literature Social Studies or arts: Procedures Composing 1-2 -Discuss the three main -Is Peter to blame for Tales of a characters and four feeling like nothing? -Turtles Kept as Pets adjectives that describe Are there outside -Pretend you are Peter ** Research project will Fourth Grade each of them. influences to blame or write a family member be in the mythology Nothing From this website: only himself? to convince them to unit http://www.cdc.gov/he -Answer open ended let you keep Dribble. althypets/pets/reptiles questions in the Tales /turtles.html of a Fourth Grade -Peter’s pet turtle, Nothing packet. Dribble, plays a big role -A lot of things went -Thinking of Getting a in our story. Some say wrong during Mr. and Pet Turtle? that turtles are not safe Mrs. Yarby’s visit. pets to have. Based on Have you ever gone From this website: the information you anywhere and had http://www.humaneso have read about something go wrong? ciety.org/issues/exotic turtles, would you own Tell a story about it. _pets/facts/thinking_of a turtle? Why or why _getting_turtle_01260 not? 9.html -Look at the accident in (Use these articles for chapter 4 from another the turtle analysis) perspective. How would you have -Judy Blume Reading handled the situation if Comprehension from you were Peter’s edhelper.com mother, Sheila, Jimmy, or Fudge? 1 Fourth Grade Module A 2014 Unit: Research essay about 12 gods of Olympus Analysis of the Jason, Perseus, and Mythology (articles provided) character traits of the Hercules. gods of Olympus. 12 labors of Hercules Open ended (provided) comprehension questions about the Videos: labors of Hercules. The Myth of Perseus and Medusa https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=vwOQ 3YAhFpo Mythic Warriors- Jason and the Argonauts https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=GoqUi FUGlHA 2 Fourth Grade Module A 2014 Response to Reading Poetry Mentor Sentences Word Study: Greek Gradual Release of Rockin’ Research questions for each Close Reading and Latin Roots; Responsibility (Whole Poetry Questions Extended Text Informational Text Words in Text; Group; Small Group; Response to Reading Cite Sources when Annotated Notes Academic Vocabulary Pairs) Mentor Presentations using Text-Based and Student Evidence Presentations (i.e. Grandparent Tea; Historical Figure; Character Analysis) Roots and Affixes Fluency practice Study to Decode through Daily Poetry unknown words Assignments through Paired Reader’s Theater Reading 3.