4th Reading and Writing Planning
Dec. 11-15 and Jan. 3-5, 2017
Reading
Dec. 11-15 Fiction-
LITERARY TEXT: Fiction 4.6 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
4.6(A) sequence and summarize the plot’s main events and explain their influence on future events.
4.6(B) describe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo.
Jan. 3-5 and Jan. 8-12
LITERARY TEXT: Theme and Genre 4.3 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
4.3 (A) summarize and explain the lesson or message of a work of fiction as its theme
4.3 (B) compare and contrast the adventures or exploits of characters (e.g., the trickster) in traditional and classical literature
Coming Soon:
1/8- LITERARY TEXT: Theme and Genre 4.3
1/15- Poetry 4.4
1/22- Poetry 4.4
1/29-Persuasive and Media Literacy 4.12 and 4.14
2/5- Drama 4.5
2/12- Drama 4.5
Writing
- Process- 4.15 A, B Planning and drafting (Spanish and English same)
- Genre- EXPOSITORY TEXT- Students write expository and procedural or work related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes. Students are expected to:
- 4.18 (A) create brief compositions that: (i) establish a central idea in a topic sentence
- (ii) include supporting sentences with simple facts, details, and explanations; and (iii)contain a concluding statement
- Trait-Sentence Fluency
**Please make sure Mentor text titles and trait lessons are included in your lesson plans.
Mentor Texts for Sentence Fluency
The Napping House
The Important Book
Henry's Freedom Box
Dog Team
Home
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
Wombat Diving
Flower Garden
Casey at the Bat
Harlem
I Swim an Ocean in my Sleep
Market Day
The Sign of the Seahorse
The Big Box
Wild Child
Water Dance
Slugs
A River Dream
The Table Where Rich People Sit
The Pooh Story Bookl
Old Black Fly
Polka Bats
Night Noises
Nappy Hair
My ManBlue
My Little Sister Ate One Hare
Social Studies
Chapter 5 Lessons 4 (Dec. 11) and Chapter 6 Lesson 1 (Jan. 3 and Jan. 8)
1(C) Describe the regions in which American Indians lived and identify American Indian groups remaining in Texas such as the Yseleta Del Sur Pueblo, Alabama-Coushatta, and Kickapoo
(3) History. The student understands the importance of the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States.
The student is expected to:
3(C) identify leaders important to the founding of Texas as a republic and state, including José Antonio Navarro, Sam Houston Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones.
3(D) describe the successes, problems and organizations of the Republic of Texas such as the establishment of a constitution, economic struggles, relations with American Indians, and the Texas Rangers
3(E) Explain the events that led to the annexation of Texas to the United States, including the impact of the U.S.-Mexican War.
7(A) describe a variety of regions in Texas and the US such as political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human activity.
8(A) Identify and explain clusters and patterns of settlement in Texas of different time periods such as prior to the Texas Revolution, after the building of the railroads, and following World War II.
8(B) Describe and explain the location and distribution of various towns and cities in Texas, past and present.
8(C) Explain the geographic factors such as landforms and climate that influence patterns of settlement and the distribution of population in Texas, past and present.
10(B) Explain the economic activities early immigrants to Texas used to meet their needs and wants
12(B) Explain how geographic factors such as climate, transportation, and natural resources have influenced the location of economic activities in Texas.
12(C) Analyze the effects of exploration, immigration, migration, and limited resources on the economic development and growth of Texas.
Coming Soon:
Unit 4:
Chapter 6-Lesson 1 (Jan. 3-5 and Jan. 8-12)
Lesson 2 (Jan. 15)
Chapter 7-Lesson 1 (Jan. 22)
Lesson 2 (Jan. 29)
Lesson 3 (Feb. 5)
Unit 5:
Chapter 8 (Feb. 12)
Lesson 1 (Feb. 19)
Lesson 2 (Feb. 26)
Lesson 3 (March 5)
Lesson 4 (Catch up week)