4th Quarter Curriculum

  • Communication Arts

    *I can develop and apply Word Study rules to solve unknown words.
    *I can memorize words that don't follow the rules.
    *I can read with purpose and understanding.
    *I can read grade level text accurately.
    *I can read grade level text fluently at a just-right pace.
    *I can read with expression.
    *I can read something more than once to help me become more accurate, fluent, and expressive.
    *I can reread if I don't understand the first time.
    *I can answer questions to show I understand a story.
    *I can describe how characters respond to events in a story.
    *I can recount fables, folktales, and stories telling the moral or lesson taught.
    *I can describe events from the beginning and ending of the story.
    *I can use illustrations to understand more about characters, setting, and plot.
    *I can compare and contrast stories.
    *I can read and understand poetry.
    *I can speak in different character voices to help me see their point of view.
    *I can answer questions to show that I understand a text.
    *I can identify the main idea of a paragraph or text.
    * I can compare and contrast two texts on the same topic.
    *I can use captions, bold print, subheading, diagrams, glossaries, indexes, icons, and electronic menus to locate key facts.
    *I can explain how these features contribute to the text.
    *I can identify the author's purpose in writing a text.
    * I can describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
    * I can describe the connection between a series of historical events or scientific ideas in a text.
    *I can focus on a topic and strengthen writing by revising and editing.
    * I can write an opinion piece with reasons supporting my opinion.
    *I can write informative pieces using facts and definitions to support my topic.
    * I can write narratives that include details that show sequence of events and describe actions, thoughts, and feelings.
    * I can include a conclustion in my writing.
    * I can publish my writing.
    *I can write an answer to a question.
    *I can write an answer to a question.
    *I can participate with others on a writing project.
Last Modified on August 28, 2014