English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 2 ) Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text. [RL.4.2]
NAEP Framework
Anchor Standard:: Anchor Standard 2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Cognitive Target:: Make complex inferences within and across texts to integrate ideas to determine theme, identify or interpret a character's motivations and decisions, examine relations between theme and setting or characters.
NAEP Descriptor:: Integrate and interpret ideas to determine theme. (Integrate and Interpret)
NAEP Descriptor:: Infer and explain a lesson common to story and poem. (Integrate and Interpret)
NAEP Descriptor:: Provide an example from the story that reflects the theme. (Integrate and Interpret)
NAEP Descriptor:: Recognize reason for plot resolution in a story. (Integrate and Interpret)
NAEP Descriptor:: Infer and recognize main problem faced by a story character. (Integrate and Interpret)
NAEP Descriptor:: Recognize how a paragraph supports the story theme. (Integrate and Interpret)
NAEP Descriptor:: Use story events to support an opinion about story genre. (Critique and Evaluate)
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard: ELA.AAS.4.2- Identify the main idea of a story and retell the story.
English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 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. [RL.4.7]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard: ELA.AAS.4.7- Use the text and/or an illustration to identify a character or setting in a story.
English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 38 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.4.1]
a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that ) and relative adverbs (where, when, why ). [L.4.1a]
b. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking ) verb tenses. [L.4.1b]
c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must ) to convey various conditions. [L.4.1c]
d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag ). [L.4.1d]
e. Form and use prepositional phrases. [L.4.1e]
f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.* [L.4.1f]
g. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their ).* [L.4.1g]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard: ELA.AAS.4.38- Demonstrate standard English grammar when communicating.
ELA.AAS.4.38a- Demonstrate correct use of nouns and verbs.
ELA.AAS.4.38b- Demonstrate correct use of plural nouns.
ELA.AAS.4.38d- Demonstrate correct use of adjectives.
ELA.AAS.4.38f - Produce complete sentences.
English Language Arts ELA2015 (2015) Grade: 4 39 ) Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.4.2]
a. Use correct capitalization. [L.4.2a]
b. Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text. [L.4.2b]
c. Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence. [L.4.2c]
d. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. [L.4.2d]
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard: ELA.AAS.4.39 - Use punctuation at the end of a sentence.
ELA.AAS.4.39a - Use a capital letter at the beginning of every sentence and at the beginning of every first name.
ELA.AAS.4.39d - Spell and/or identify appropriately chosen words correctly; may consult references as needed.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science DLIT (2018) Grade: 4 R5) Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
locate information from digital sources to answer research questions.
curate information to present or share with others. Teacher Vocabulary:
curate
keyword
search engine
database Knowledge:
Students know:
information to research questions can be obtained from digital sources.
how to use resources to organize information.
how to find resources to present or share with others. Skills:
Students are able to:
create a list of keywords or phrases to enter into a search engine and/or database such as the Alabama Virtual Library.
use additional words or punctuation to narrow search such as AND (+), OR, NOT ( ), setting date boundaries, or quotation marks ("").
organize information.
share information by creating a digital resource. Understanding:
Students understand that:
information can be located from a digital source to answer research questions.
information can be organzied and shared by creating a digital resource.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science DLIT (2018) Grade: 4 R6) Produce, review, and revise authentic artifacts that include multimedia using appropriate digital tools.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
produce authentic artifacts using digital tools.
review and revise authentic artifacts using digital tools. Teacher Vocabulary:
multimedia
artifacts
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Knowledge:
Students know:
how to use a variety of digital tools in which they can create or revise authentic artifacts to share their knowledge. Skills:
Students are able to:
design and create authentic artifacts using approved digital tools that meet COPPA guidelines.
review an authentic artifact to revise with new or additional information. Understanding:
Students understand that:
everyone can be an author, producer, director, etc. using digital tools.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science DLIT (2018) Grade: 4 12) Use basic features of digital tools to communicate key ideas and details in a way that informs and/or persuades.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
use basic features of digital tools to communciate key ideas and details in a way that informs and/or persuades. Teacher Vocabulary:
digital tools
communicate
key ideas
informs
persuades Knowledge:
Students know:
digital tools are available that enable them to inform others.
digital tools are available that enable them to persuade others. Skills:
Students are able to:
use basic features such as headings, text, and images to communicate key ideas that inform and/or persuade. Understanding:
Students understand that:
digital tools can be used to communicate by informing and/or persuade others.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science DLIT (2018) Grade: 4 13) Synthesize complex information from multiple sources in different ways to make it more useful and/or relevant.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
synthesize complex information from multiple sources in different ways to make it more useful and/or relevant. Teacher Vocabulary:
synthesize
relevant
timeline
flowcart
infographic Knowledge:
Students know:
information from multiple sources can be combined or synthesized.
there are multiple was to combine information to communicate with others. Skills:
Students are able to:
synthesize information from multilple sources in a variety of ways to make it more useful such as a flowchart, timeline, infographic, multimedia etc. Understanding:
Students understand that:
information is obtained from multiple sources to better make sense of information.
information can be presented in different ways to make it more useful.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science DLIT (2018) Grade: 4 15) Conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropriate results and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness.
Examples: Search techniques, check for credibility and validity.
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Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students will:
conduct complex keyword searches to produce valid, appropraite results, and evaluate results for accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness. Teacher Vocabulary:
keyword
search
valid
true
accuracy/accurate
relevance/relevant Knowledge:
Students know:
strategies to conduct complex keyword searches.
strategies that evaluate the accuracy of information.
not all information online is valid or true. Skills:
Students are able to:
conduct complex keyword searches using quotation marks, OR, NOT, AND, and date boundaries.
explain how they know information located online is valid or true. Understanding:
Students understand that:
using complex keywords while searching will deliver best results.
not all information online is valid or true.