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Grade 4

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Reading Standards for Literature

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    Key Ideas and Details

    1. 1

      Use details from the text to recount what the text says.EE.RL.4.1

    2. 2

      Identify the theme or central idea of a familiar story, drama or poem.EE.RL.4.2

    3. 3

      EE.RL.4.3 Use details from the text to describe characters in the story.EE.RL.4.3

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    Craft and Structure

    1. 4

      Determine the meaning of words in a text.EE.RL.4.4

    2. 5

      Identify elements that are characteristic of stories. EE.RL.4.5

    3. 6

      Identify the narrator of a story.EE.RL.4.6

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    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    1. 7

      Make connections between the text representation of a story and a visual, tactual, or oral version of a story.EE.RL.4.7

    2. 9

      Compare characters, settings or events in stories, myths or texts. EE.RL.4.9

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    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

    1. 10

      Demonstrate understanding of text while actively engaging in shared reading of stories, dramas, and poetry.EE.RL.4.10

Reading Standards for Informational Text

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    Key Ideas and Details

    1. 1

      Identify explicit details in an informational text.EE.RI.4.1

    2. 2

      Identify the main idea of a text when it is explicitly stated. EE.RI.4.2

    3. 3

      Identify an explicit detail that is related to an individual, event, or idea in a historical, scientific, or technical text.EE.RI.4.3

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    Craft and Structure

    1. 4

      Determine meaning of words in text.EE.RI.4.4

    2. 5

      Identify elements that are characteristic of informational texts.EE.RI.4.5

    3. 6

      Compare own experience with a written account of the experience. EE.RI.4.6

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    Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

    1. 7

      Answer questions about information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively.EE.RI.4.7

    2. 8

      Identify one or more reasons supporting a specific point in an informational text. EE.RI.4.8

    3. 9

      Compare details presented in two texts on the same topic.EE.RI.4.9

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    Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

    1. 10

      Demonstrate understanding of text while actively engaged in shared reading of history/social studies, science, and technical texts.EE.RI.4.10

Reading and Writing Standards: Foundational Skills

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    Phonics and Word Recognition 

    1. 3

      Use letter-sound knowledge to read words.EE.RF.4.3

      1. a

        Apply letter-sound knowledge to use first letter plus context to identify unfamiliar words.EE.RF.4.3.a

      2. b

        Decode single-syllable words with common spelling patterns (consonant-vowel-consonant [CVC] or high-frequency rimes).EE.RF.4.3.b

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    Fluency

    1. 4

      Read words in text. EE.RF.4.4

      1. a

        Read text comprised of familiar words with accuracy and understanding.EE.RF.4.4.a

      2. c

        Use letter knowledge and context to support word recognition when reading. EE.RF.4.4.c

Writing

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    Text Types and Purposes

    1. 1

      Write opinions about topics or text.EE.W.4.1

      1. a

        Select a topic or text and write an opinion about it.EE.W.4.1.a

      2. b

        List reasons to support the opinion.EE.W.4.1.b

    2. 2

      Write to share information supported by details.EE.W.4.2

      1. a

        Select a topic and write about it including related visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.EE.W.4.2.a

      2. b

        List words, facts, or details related to the topic.EE.W.4.2.b

    3. 3

      Write about events or personal experiences. EE.W.4.3

      1. a

        Write about a personal experience including two events in sequence.EE.W.4.3.a

      2. b

        List words that describe an event or personal experience to use when writing about it.EE.W.4.3.b

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    Production and Distribution of Writing

    1. 4

      Produce writing that expresses more than one idea.EE.W.4.4

    2. 5

      With guidance and support from adults and peers, plan before writing and revise own writing.EE.W.4.5

    3. 6

      With guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce writing while interacting and collaborating with others.EE.W.4.6

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    Research to Build and Present Knowledge

    1. 7

      Gather information about a topic from two or more sources for a research project.EE.W.4.7

    2. 8

      Recall and sort information from personal experiences or a topic into given categories. EE.W.4.8

    3. 9

      Recall information from literary and informational text to support writing.EE.W.4.9

      1. a

        Apply Essential Elements of Grade 4 Reading Standards to literature (e.g., “Use details from text to describe a character in a story.”).EE.W.4.9.a

      2. b

        Apply Essential Elements of Grade 4 Reading Standards to informational texts (e.g., "Use reasons and evidence supporting point in an informational text.").EE.W.4.9.b

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    Range of Writing

    1. 10

      Write routinely for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences.EE.W.4.10

Speaking and Listening

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    Comprehension and Collaboration

    1. 1

      Engage in collaborative discussions.EE.SL.4.1

      1. a

        Contribute ideas from prior knowledge of a text during discussions about the same text.EE.SL.4.1.a

      2. b

        With guidance and support, carry out assigned role in a discussion.EE.SL.4.1.b

      3. c

        Answer specific questions related to information in a discussion.EE.SL.4.1.c

      4. d

        Identify the key ideas in a discussion.EE.SL.4.1.d

    2. 2

      Ask and answer questions about details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.EE.SL.4.2

    3. 3

      Identify a point that the speaker makes. EE.SL.4.3

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    Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

    1. 4

      Retell a story or personal experience or recount a topic with supporting details. EE.SL.4.4

    2. 5

      Add audio recordings or visuals to a presentation about a personally relevant topic.EE.SL.4.5

    3. 6

      Differentiate between communication partners and contexts that call for formal and informal communication.EE.SL.4.6

Language

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    Conventions of Standard English

    1. 1

      Demonstrate standard English grammar and usage when communicating.EE.L.4.1

      1. a

        Use possessive pronouns.EE.L.4.1.a

      2. b

        Combine common nouns with verbs, nouns, or pronouns in communication.EE.L.4.1.b

      3. d

        Use comparative and superlative adjectives to describe people or objects.EE.L.4.1.d

      4. e

        Use common prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, by, with).EE.L.4.1.e

      5. f

        Combine three or more words in communication.EE.L.4.1.f

    2. 2

      Demonstrate understanding of conventions of standard English. EE.L.4.2

      1. a

        Capitalize the first word in a sentence.EE.L.4.2.a

      2. d

        Spell words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of letter- sound relationships, and/or common spelling patterns.EE.L.4.2.d

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    Knowledge of Language

    1. 3

      Use language to achieve desired outcomes when communicating.EE.L.4.3

      1. a

        Use language to express emotion.EE.L.4.3.a

      2. c

        Communicate effectively with peers and adults. EE.L.4.3.c

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    Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

    1. 4

      Demonstrate knowledge of word meanings.EE.L.4.4

      1. a

        Use context as a clue to guide selection of a word that completes a sentence read aloud by an adult.EE.L.4.4.a

      2. b

        Use frequently occurring root words (e.g., talk) and the words that result when word endings are added (e.g., talked, talking, talks).EE.L.4.4.b

    2. 5

      Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and use.EE.L.4.5

      1. b

        Use common idioms (e.g., no way, not a chance, you bet).EE.L.4.5.b

      2. c

        Demonstrate understanding of opposites.EE.L.4.5.c

    3. 6

      Use words acquired through conversations, being read to, and during shared reading activities including domain-specific words.EE.L.4.6

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