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SC.4.I.Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards (I)
Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards (I)
4.I.1. Formulate relevant, self-generated questions based on interests and/or needs that can be investigated.
4.I.1.1. Formulate questions to focus thinking on an idea to narrow and direct further inquiry.
4.I.5. Reflect throughout the inquiry process to assess metacognition, broaden understanding, and guide actions, both individually and collaboratively.
4.I.5.2. Employ past learning to monitor and assess current learning to guide inquiry.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideTopic Sentences
4.RI.LCS.8. Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, text features, conventions, and structures, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.
4.RI.LCS.8.1. Determine how the author uses words and phrases to shape and clarify meaning.
4.RI.LCS.8.2. Apply knowledge of text features to gain meaning; describe the relationship between these features and the text.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideText Features
4.RI.LCS.9. Apply a range of strategies to determine and deepen the meaning of known, unknown, and multiple-meaning words, phrases, and jargon; acquire and use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
4.RI.LCS.9.1. Use definitions, examples, and restatements to determine the meaning of words or phrases.
4.RI.LCS.9.5. Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words or phrases that signal precise actions, emotions, and states of being; demonstrate an understanding of nuances and jargon.
4.RI.MC.5. Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing, synthesizing, providing evidence, and investigating multiple interpretations.
4.RI.MC.5.1. Ask and answer inferential questions to analyze meaning beyond the text; refer to details and examples within a text to support inferences and conclusions.
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4.RI.P. Principles of Reading (P)
4.RI.P.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
4.RI.P.3.1. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, base words, and affixes to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context.
4.RI.RC.12. Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
4.RI.RC.12.2. Read independently for sustained periods of time.
4.RL.LCS.10. Apply a range of strategies to determine and deepen the meaning of known, unknown, and multiple-meaning words, phrases, and jargon; acquire and use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
4.RL.LCS.10.2. Determine the meaning of an unknown word using knowledge of base words and Greek and Latin affixes.
4.RL.LCS.10.6. Acquire and use general academic and domain-specific words or phrases that signal precise actions, emotions, and states of being; demonstrate an understanding of nuances and jargon.
4.RL.LCS.11. Analyze and provide evidence of how the author’s choice of point of view, perspective, or purpose shapes content, meaning, and style.
4.RL.LCS.11.1. Compare and contrast first and third person points of view; determine how an author’s choice of point of view influences the content and meaning.
4.RL.LCS.12. Analyze and critique how the author uses structures in print and multimedia texts to shape meaning and impact the reader.
4.RL.LCS.12.1. Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fit together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
4.RL.LCS.9. Interpret and analyze the author’s use of words, phrases, and conventions, and how their relationships shape meaning and tone in print and multimedia texts.
4.RL.LCS.9.1. Identify and explain how the author uses imagery, hyperbole, adages, or proverbs to shape meaning and tone.
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideLiterary Devices
4.RL.LCS.9.2. Explain how the author’s choice of words, illustrations, and conventions combine to create mood, contribute to meaning, and emphasize aspects of a character or setting.
4.RL.MC.5. Determine meaning and develop logical interpretations by making predictions, inferring, drawing conclusions, analyzing, synthesizing, providing evidence, and investigating multiple interpretations.
4.RL.MC.5.1. Ask and answer inferential questions to analyze meaning beyond the text; refer to details and examples within a text to support inferences and conclusions.
4.RL.P.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
4.RL.P.3.1. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, base words, and affixes to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context.
4.RL.RC.13. Read independently and comprehend a variety of texts for the purposes of reading for enjoyment, acquiring new learning, and building stamina; reflect and respond to increasingly complex text over time.
4.RL.RC.13.2. Read independently for sustained periods of time to build stamina.
4.W.MCC.1. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
4.W.MCC.1.1. Write opinion pieces that:
4.W.MCC.1.1.a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer’s purpose.
4.W.MCC.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
4.W.MCC.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
4.W.MCC.3.1. Gather ideas from texts, multimedia, and personal experience to write narratives that:
4.W.MCC.3.1.a. Develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.