McDowell County Schools
Fourth Language Arts Resources and Pacing Guide
First Six Weeks
2009-2010
Topic SCOS Reading Trade Other Technology Interdisciplinary Writing Topics Vocabulary
Reading Street books Resources Resources Connections/
Writing Thematic Unit
Speaking
Listening
Research
R Essential Letters Hoot United Streaming Websites Animals Adaptations Content Writing Nonfiction
Nonfiction – Goal 2 Home from -Jog the Web (Goal 1 Science) Products Bold Print
W Genre: Informational Yosemite Owl in the Learn 360 -Jing Subheading
1.01, 1.02, 1.03 Shower -Voice Thread 5 Themes of Geography Articles Labeling
S 1.04 Wide Reading, Word Study, The Great Thinking Maps -Wordle (Goal 1 Social Studies) Caption
Writing Process Elements Kapok Tree Jean -Glogster Poems Subtitles
L 1.05, 1.06 Craighead Toolkit by -Tarheel Italics
Encantado George Stephanie Harvey Reader Posters Graph
R 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06 Pink A Day in.. Map
Nonfiction Dolphin of Guiding Readers Programs Letters Diagram
2.07, 2.08, 2.09 the Amazon Tarantula in and Writers -Tux Paint Article
My Purse Fountas Pinnel -Photo Story Eye Witness
3.01 Nonfiction Antarctic -Movie Maker Fact Opinion
3.06 Conduct Research for Content Journal Every Living WFTB Graphic –
Writing Thing Organizer
Comprehensive Persuade
4.02 Present Information and make T is for Narrative Writing Inform
decisions. Tarheel Guide Justify
4.05 Planning Strategies Barbara Mariconda Prefix
4.06 Compose a Draft Zoom and Dea Paloetta Suffix
4.07 Research Reports, Logs and Aury Roots
Journals Nonfictions Moon and I Journals
4.09 Research Reports, Learning Periodicals Learning Logs
Logs Shiloh
4.10 National
I Wonder Geographics for
Review Basic Writing/Grammar Series Kids
Skills
5.01 Bird by Bird Anne
5.03 Sentences (Simple and Lamott
Compound)
NC Studies
Weekly
Time for Kids
Paideia
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Language Arts Resources and Pacing Guide
Second Six Weeks
2009-2010
Topic SCOS Reading Trade Other Technology Interdisciplinary Writing Topics Vocabulary
Reading Street books Resources Resources Connections/
Writing
Speaking Thematic Unit
Listening
Research
R Essential How the Jack Tales United Websites Native Americans Writing/creating your Folktales
Fiction Goal 2 Night Came Richard Chase Streaming -Jog the Web (Goal 2 & 3 Social own folktale Legends
W Genre: Folklore from the Sea Just So Stories -Jing Studies) Fairytales
Legends Richard Kipling Learn 360 -Voice Thread Read and Write- Make-Believe
S 2.01 Making Predictions Moonstick -Wordle Animal Adaptations Menus and Exaggeration
2.02 Legends of.. Thinking Maps -Glogster Recipes Infer
L 2.03 Legends and Folktales Roughfaced Girl -Tarheel Reader Nutrition Imagine
2.04 Figurative Language – Similes The Cow Who Toolkit Selection
R and Metaphor Wouldn’t Come Stephanie Programs Author
2.05, 2.09 Down Harvey Tux Paint According To
3.02, 3.03 Stripes Photo Story Similar
The Night I Guided Movie Maker Different
4.02 Oral and Written Language to Followed My Readers and Significance
Discuss Dogs Writers Schema
4.07 Narratives and Fiction The Talking Recipes
4.08 Transition Words, Sequence Eggs RAFT Menus
4.09 Imaginative Narrative Sweet Dream Ingredients
Pie North Carolina
5.02 Subject/Verb Agreement Jamaican Legends DVD
5.03 Sentences (Simple and Tales
Compound), Coordinating Dancing Drum Razzle Dazzle
Conjunctions Raven Writing
5.04, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08 Knots on a Melissa Forney
Counting Rope
Library Mouse The Frog
Friend’s Tale Prince
Maintenance Library Mouse
Reading Strategies A Friend’s National
1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.05, 1.06 Tale Geographics
for Kids
Creating Oral, Written or Visual Text
4.03, 4.05, 4.06, 4.10 NC Studies
Weekly
Time for Kids
Paideia
Grammar /Conventions
5.01
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Language Arts Resources and Pacing Guide
Third Six Weeks
2009-2010
Topic SCOS Reading Trade Other Technology Interdisciplinary Writing Topics Vocabulary
Reading Street books Resources Resources Connections/
Writing
Speaking
Thematic Unit
Listening
Research
R Essential Because of My Mother United Websites Rocks and Minerals Journaling Fiction
Fiction Winn Dixie had a Streaming Jog the Web (Goal 2 Science) Diary Narrative
W Genre: Realistic/ Historical Dancing Jing Letter Writing Memoir
Heart
Grandfathers Learn 360 Voice Thread Holidays, Specials Days, Main Idea
Scarecrow
S 2.04 Plot, Theme, Main Idea, Journey Silver Wordle and Cultural Traditions Tone
Supporting Details, Author’s Choice Packages Thinking Maps Glogster (Goal 5 Social Studies) Mood
L of Words, and Mood The Houdini Fireflies Tarheel Reader Purpose
2.06 Fiction Box Bubba the WFTB Main Problem
R Cowboy Programs Compare
3.01 All Bullets with fiction The Horned Prince Craft Lesson Tux Paint Contrast
3.02, 3.03 Toad Prince Crawdad Photo Story Predict
Creek
Ralph Fletcher Movie Maker Figurative
Rocks in Head
4.04 Everybody Language
4.07 Fiction Personal Narrative Needs a Rock Guiding Simile
The Day the Readers/Writers Metaphor
5.02 Subject Consistency Relatives Alliteration
5.04 Came Razzle Dazzle Details
Amos and Writing Fact
Maintenance Boris Melissa Forney Opinion
December
Reading Strategies Cause
Owl Moon
1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06 Twilight National Effect
Comes Twice Geographics for Elaborate
Comprehension Night in the Kids
2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.05, 2.09 Country
When I was NC Studies
Creating Oral Written or Visual Text Young In the Weekly
4.03, 4.05, 4.06, 4.08, 4.09 Mountains
My Great
Time for Kids
Aunt Arizona
Grammar/Conventions Great Fuzz
5.01, 5.03, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08 Frenzy Paideia
Journey
Taste of
Blackberries
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Language Arts Resources and Pacing Guide
Fourth Six Weeks
2009-2010
Topic SCOS Reading Trade Other Technology Interdisciplinary Writing Vocabulary
Reading Street books Resources Resources Connections/ Topics
Writing
Speaking Thematic Unit
Listening
Research
Essential To Fly – The Wright United Streaming Websites North Carolina Pamphlet Schedule
R Story of the Brothers at -Jog the Web Lighthouse Brochures Evaluate
Nonfiction Wright Kitty Hawk Learn 360 -Jing History of Flight Timelines Construct
W Genre: Biographies and Brothers -Voice Thread (Goal 6, & 7 Social Schedules Investigate
Autobiographies Sam, Bangs, Encyclopedias -Wordle Studies) Choose
S 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07 Amelia and and -Glogster Materials
Eleanor Moonshine Thinking Maps -Tarheel Reader Electricity Timeline
L 3.01 Fiction (Goal 3 Science) Direction
3.05 Houdini Box W is for National Programs Represent
R 3.06 Conduct Research for Content Wright Geographics for -Tux Paint Identify
Writing Eye of the Brothers Kids -Photo Story Equipment
Storm -Movie Maker Significant
4.02 Interview and Solve Problems NC Studies Labeling
4.07 Rules and Instructions My Brother Snowflake Weekly Illustration
Martian Bentley Characteristics
5.02 Verb Tense Consistency Time for Kids Table
5.03 Regular and Irregular Verbs Tell Me Again Biography
5.04 About the Paideia Autobiography
5.09 Legible Documents (Cursive Night I was
and/or Word Processing) Born.
Maintenance Wilfred
Reading Strategies Gordan
1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06 McDonald
Partridge
Comprehension
2.01, 2.02, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, All the Places
2.09 to Love
Making Connections Jean Fritz
3.01, 3.02 Series
Creating Oral Written or Visual Text
4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.10
Grammar/Conventions
5.01, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08
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Language Arts Resources and Pacing Guide
Fifth Six Weeks
2009-2010
Topic SCOS Reading Trade Other Technology Interdisciplinary Writing Topics Vocabulary
Reading Street books Resources Resources Connections/
Writing
Speaking Thematic Unit
Listening
Research
Essentials Moonwalk Zathura Razzle Dazzle Websites Government, Narrative Writing Task Fantasy
R Fiction Cloudy with Writing -Jog the Web Citizenship Entertain
Genre: Science Fiction The Stranger a Chance of Melissa -Jing (Goal 4 Social Studies) Assume
Meatballs
W 2.03 Science Fiction Forney -Voice Thread Influence
Pickles to
3.01, 3.03 Pittsburg -Wordle Magnetism
S 4.01 Plantzilla Thinking -Glogster (Goal 3 Science)
Time Warp Maps -Tarheel Reader
L 5.02 Pronouns Trio Series
5.03 Adverbs, Prepositions (United National Programs
R Streaming) Geographics -Tux Paint
Review Writing Essentials The for Kids -Photo Story
Mysteries of
-Movie Maker
Harris
Maintenance Burdick NC Studies
Reading Strategies Just a Weekly
1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06 Dream
The Z was Time for Kids
Comprehension Zapped
2.01, 2.02, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.09 A Wrinkle in Paideia
Time
Poppy
Making Connections
The
3.01, 3.02, 3.03, Lightning
Thief
Creating Oral Written or Visual Text The
4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.08, Phantom
4.10 Toolbooth
Bruce
Grammar/Conventions Coville
books
5.01, 5.04, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09
Gossamer
Spiderwick
Chronicles
Tales of
Despereaux
David
Weisner
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Language Arts Resources and Pacing Guide
Sixth Six Weeks
2009-2010
Topic SCOS Reading Trade Other Technology Interdisciplinary Writing Vocabulary
Reading Street books Resources Resources Connections/ Topics
Writing
Speaking Thematic Unit
Listening
Research
Essentials King in the Catus Readers Websites Review Science and Review Writing Poetry
R Genre: Poetry/Drama Kitchen Poems Theaters -Jog the Web Social Studies Topics Poet
2.03 Poetry/Drama -Jing Stanza
W 3.01 Respond to Poetry/Drama Grace and the Water Music National -Voice Thread Imagery
Time Machine Geographics -Wordle Free Verse
S 2.04 Figurative Language, Insectopedia for Kids -Glogster Rhythm
Mood Scott Foresman -Tarheel Rhyme
L Readers Theater Sacred NC Studies Reader Speaker
Review Writing Essentials Places Weekly Drama
R Programs
Review Grammar Make a Time for -Tux Paint
Joyful Noise Kids -Photo Story
Maintenance -Movie Maker
Reading Strategies Dr. Seuss Kids Pick
1.01, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06 the Funniest
Shel Poems
Comprehension Silverstein
2.01, 2.02, 2.05, 2.08, 2.09 Paideia
Jack
Creating Oral Written or Visual Prelutsky
Text
4.08, 4.09, 4.10
Grammar/Conventions
5.01, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09
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What will your child learn in 4th grade?
English/Language Arts
Students will learn to:
Use strategies to use identify words.
Infer word meanings using roots, prefixes, suffixes.
Define and understand important words.
Understand homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, and homophones.
Use dictionary and thesaurus to understand unknown words.
Read self selected books independently.
Use and apply comprehension strategies to understand text that is read, heard and viewed.
Expand vocabulary by reading a variety of printed materials.
Spell appropriate grade level words routinely and use resources to check spelling.
Communicate through spoken, written, and visual formats.
Read a variety of texts:
o Legends/Folktales
o Science Fiction
o Biographies/Autobiographies
o Information Books
o Diaries/Journals
o Poetry/Drama
Identify and discuss differences between fiction and nonfiction.
Identify author’s purpose, plot, theme, main idea, and supporting details.
Make inferences, draw conclusions, make generalizations by referencing text.
Conduct research for assigned projects from a variety of sources.
Use correct capitalization and punctuation.
Write for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Use appropriate verb tense, subject agreement, subject-verb agreement, and pronouns.
Use simple and compound sentences, regular and irregular verbs, adverbs, prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions.
Write paragraphs which have a topic sentence, details, coherence, elaboration, and a concluding statement.
Proofread and correct misspellings independently.
Create personal and imaginative narratives, letters, journals, diaries, recipes, poems.
Information Skills
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Students will learn to:
Select resources
Identify story elements
Identify characteristics of various genres.
Identify and use appropriate reference sources.
Follow the Acceptable Use of Internet Computer Resources (Policy 6300)
Social Studies
Students will learn to:
Apply the five themes of Geography to North Carolina and its people.
o location
o movement
o human/environment interaction
o regions
o place
Explore ethnic groups and their role in the development of North Carolina.
Explore the history of North Carolina.
Identify the ways technology has impacted the lives of North Carolinians.
Explore North Carolina’s relationships with other states and countries.
Analyze how North Carolinians apply basic economic principles within the community and state.
Explain the importance of good citizenship and identify ways in which North Carolinians participate in society using these skills.
Examine the way North Carolinians govern themselves and identify important government officials.
Science
Students will learn to:
Explain how living and non living things affect the lives of other animals, plants, weather, and climate.
Analyze adaptations of animals and humans to their environment.
Recognize and discuss the relationships between humans and other living things.
Identify minerals based on different tests and properties.
Describe how rocks are made and used.
Investigate how magnets work and their uses.
Compare and contrast the relationship between magnetism and electricity.
Explain why living things need energy to live and grow.
Investigate how food provides nutrients and energy in living things.
Examine carbohydrates and their benefits.
Explain the ingredients of food.
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