Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (3) 8 : 8 ) Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). [RL.3.9]
[ELA2015] (4) 9 : 9 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the Grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. [RL.4.10]
[ELA2015] (4) 21 : 21 ) Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. [RF.4.4]
a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. [RF.4.4a]
b. Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. [RF.4.4b]
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. [RF.4.4c]
[ELA2015] (4) 24 : 24 ) Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. [W.4.3]
a. Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator, characters, or both; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. [W.4.3a]
b. Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. [W.4.3b]
c. Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events. [W.4.3c]
d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. [W.4.3d]
e. Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. [W.4.3e]
[ELA2015] (4) 30 : 30 ) Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [W.4.9]
a. Apply Grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions]"). [W.4.9a]
b. Apply Grade 4 Reading standards to informational texts (e.g., "Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text"). [W.4.9b]
