Curriculum Pacing Guide &Assessment Map
Language Arts
Grade 4

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May/June

Beginning of the Year Baseline Assessments

Day 1

· Scholastic Sample Test with district created extended response questions (Extended Response—Tell 3 interesting things that Peggy saw at the garden in order; Written Response—Theresa responds to Peggy; students will write a letter).

Day 2

· Read There’s Always A Way and Smooth Sailing

Create a Venn Diagram to demonstrate how the stories are similar/different. Students should support answers with details from the story.

Month	Resources & Materials	Standards & Benchmarks	Grade Level Indicators	Assessments
September		Reading Process A. Determine a purpose for reading and use a range of reading comprehension strategies to beer understand text. B. Apply effective reading comprehension strategies, including summarizing and making predictions, and comparisons, using information in text, between text and across subject areas. D. Apply self-monitoring strategies to clarify confusion about text and to monitor comprehension.	1. Establish and adjust purposes for reading, including to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy and to solve problems. 2. Predict and support predictions using an awareness of new vocabulary, text structures and familiar plot patterns. 4. Summarize important information in texts to demonstrate comprehension. 6. Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information. 10. Use criteria to choose independent reading materials (e.g., personal interest, knowledge of authors and genres or recommendations from others). 11. Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience, to gain information or to perform a task).	RP #1, 10 and 11—Personal Communication & Observation Home reading log. Teacher observation during class reading. Accelerated Reader Reading Genre Chart Prediction Rubric Summarization Guide Reading Continuum Rubric Independent Reading Rubric RP #2 and #4—Performance Assessment and Personal Communication · Guided Reading observation check list · Scholastic classroom management forms.
September		Writing Processes A. Generate ideas and determine a topic suitable for writing.	1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material. 2. State and develop a clear main idea for writing.	WP #1 and 2; WC #1 and 6—Performance Assessment & Personal Communication · Student writing journals · Writing connected to reading selections Fourth Grade Writing Rubric
	Writing Conventions A. Write legibly in finished drafts. C. Use conventions of punctuation and capitalization in written work.	1. Write legibly in cursive, spacing letters, words and sentences appropriately. 6. Use correct capitalization.
October		Writing Application Write narrative accounts that develop character, setting and plot.	Write narratives that sequence events, including descriptive details and vivid language to develop plot, characters, and setting and to establish a point of view.	WA #1; WP #3, 4, 7 & WC #2 and 3—Performance Assessment · Student journal writing · Spelling tests · Students will submit writing samples reflective of writing for different purposes. · Authentic writing and spelling tests. Fourth Grade Writing Rubric Writing Portfolio Rubric Narrative Writing Rubric
	Writing Processes B. Determine audience and purpose for self-directed and assigned writing tasks. C. Apply knowledge of graphic or other organizers to clarify ideas of writing assessments. E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices.	3. Develop a purpose and audience for writing. 4. Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing. 8. Create paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting sentences that are marked by indentation) and are linked by transitional words and phrases.
	Writing Conventions B. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.	2. Spell high-frequency words correctly. 3. Spell plurals and inflectional endings correctly.
October		Reading Process B. Apply effective reading comprehension strategies, including summarizing and making predictions, and comparisons, using information in text, between text and across subject areas. C. Make meaning through asking and responding to a variety of questions related to text.	5. Make inferences or draw conclusions about what has been read and support those conclusions with textual evidence. 7. Answer inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media. 8. Monitor own comprehension by adjusting speed to fit the purpose, or by skimming, scanning, reading on or looking back.	RP #5, 7 and 8—Performance Assessment and Personal Communication · Selections tests · Anthology practice exercises Think About Reading Inferential Reading Rubric
November		Reading Applications—Literary A. Describe and analyze the elements of character development. B. Analyze the importance of setting. C. Identify the elements of plot and establish a connection between an element and a future event.	1. Describe the thoughts, words and interactions of characters. 2. Identify the influence of setting on the selection. 3. Identify the main incidents of a plot sequence, identifying the major conflict and its resolution.	Reading Applications #1, 2 and 3—Performance Assessment and Personal Communication Guided Reading Behaviors Check List Reading Checklist Literary Maps Web Link Character Map 1 Conflict Map Resolution Map Story map and King Arthur assessment from page 16 in Scholastic Practice Book.
	Writing Conventions Spell grade appropriate words correctly. Use grammatical structures to effectively communicate ideas in writing.	4. Spell roots, suffixes and prefixes correctly. 7. Use various parts of speech such as nouns, pronouns and verbs (e.g., regular and irregular, past, present and future).
November		Writing Process Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choice.	5. Organize writing, beginning with an introduction, body and a resolution of plot, followed by a closing statement or a summary of important ideas and details. 7. Create paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting sentences that are marked by indentation and are linked by transitional words and phrases. 11. Add descriptive words and details and delete extraneous information. 12. Rearrange words, sentences and paragraphs to clarify meaning.
	Writing Applications A. Write narrative accounts that develop character, setting and plot. C. Write formal and informal letters that include important details and follow correct letter format.	1. Write fictional narratives that sequence events, including descriptive details and vivid language to develop plot, characters and setting and to establish a pint of view. 3. Write formal and informal letters (e.g., thank you notes, letters of request) that follow letter format (e.g., date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature), include important information and demonstrate a sense of closure.
December		Reading Applications: Informational Text A. Use text features and graphics to organize, analyze and draw inferences from content and to gain additional information. B. Recognize the difference between cause and effect and fact and opinion to analyze text. C. Explain how main ideas connect to each other in a variety of sources. F. Determine the extent to which a summary accurately reflects the main idea, critical details and underlying meaning of original text.	1. Make inferences about informational text from the title page, table of contents and chapter headings. 2. Summarize main ideas in informational text, using supporting details as appropriate. 3. Locate important details about a topic using different sources of information including books, magazines, newspapers and online resources. 4. Identify examples of cause and effect used in informational text. 5. Draw conclusions from information in maps, chars, graphs and diagrams. 7. Distinguish fact from opinion.
	Reading Process B. Apply effective reading comprehension strategies, including summarizing and making predictions, and comparisons, using information in text, between text and across subject areas.	3. Compare and contrast information on a single topic or theme across different text and non-text resources.
December		Writing Application B. Write responses to literature that summarize main ideas and significant details and support interpretations with references to the text.	2. Write responses to novels, stories and poems that include a simple interpretation of a literary work and support judgments with specific references to the original text and to prior knowledge.
	Writing Process E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices. G. Edit to improve sentence fluency, grammar and usage. H. Apply tools to judge the quality of writing.	11. Add descriptive words and details and delete extraneous information. 14. Proofread writing and edit to improve conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization) and identify and correct fragments and run-ons. 15. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.
January		Writing Conventions C. Use conventions of punctuation and capitalization in written work. D. Use grammatical structures to effectively communicate ideas in writing.	5. Use commas, end marks, apostrophes and quotation marks correctly. 11. Use objective and nominative case pronouns. 12. Use subjects and verbs that are in agreement. 13. Use irregular plural nouns.
	Writing Process D. Spend the necessary amount of time to revisit, rework and refine pieces of writing.	10. Reread and assess writing for clarity, using a variety of methods (e.g., writer’s circle or author’s chair).
	Reading Applications: Literary D. Differentiate between the points of view in narrative text. G. Explain how figurative language expresses ideas and conveys mood.	4. Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first- and third- person narration. 8. Identify figurative language in literary works, including idioms, similes and metaphors.
January		Reading Process D. Apply self-monitoring strategies to clarify confusion about text and to monitor comprehension.	9. List questions and search for answers within the text to construct meaning.
	Vocabulary A. Use context clues and text structures to determine the meaning of new vocabulary. F. Use multiple resource3s to enhance comprehension of vocabulary.	2. Use context clues to determine the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms and homographs. 9. Determine the meanings and pronunciations of unknown words by using dictionaries, glossaries, technology and textual features, such as definitional footnotes or sidebars.
February		Reading Applications: Informational No connected benchmark	6. Clarify steps in a set of instructions or procedures for completeness.
	Reading Applications: Literary E. Demonstrate comprehension by inferring themes, patterns and symbols. G. Explain how figurative language expresses ideas and conveys mood.	5. Determine the theme and whether it is implied or stated directly. 7. Explain how an author’s choice of words appeals to the senses and suggests mood
	Writing Conventions D. Use grammatical structures to effectively communicate ideas in writing.	8. Use conjunctions and interjections. 9. Use adverbs. 10. Use prepositions and prepositional phrases.
	Writing Process E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices.	6. Vary simple, compound and complex sentence structures. 8. Vary language and style as appropriate to audience and purpose.
March		Reading Application: Literary F. Identify similarities and difference of various literary forms and genres.	6. Identify and explain the defining characteristics of literary forms and genres, including poetry, drama, fables, fantasies, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction.
	Vocabulary B. Infer word meaning through identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships. C. Apply knowledge of connotation and denotation to learn the meanings of words. D. Use knowledge of symbols, acronyms, word origins and derivation to determine the meaning of unknown words.	3. Recognize the difference between the meanings of connotation and denotation. 5. Identify and understand new uses of words and phrases in text, such as similes and metaphors. 6. Identify word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases. 8. Identify the meanings of abbreviations.
	Writing Application No benchmark, but close to C. C. Write formal and informal letters that include important details and follow correct letter format.	5. Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.
	Writing Process F. Use a variety of resources and reference materials to select more effective vocabulary when editing.	13. Use resources and reference materials, including dictionaries, to select more effective vocabulary.
April		Vocabulary A. Use context clues and text structures to determine the meaning of new vocabulary. B. Infer word meaning through identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships. E. Use knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meanings of complex words.	1. Determine the meaning of unknown words by using a variety of context clues, including word, sentence and paragraph clues. 4. Identify and apply the meaning of the terms synonym, antonym, homophone and homograph. 7. Identify the meanings of prefixes, suffixes and roots and their various forms to determine the meanings of words.
	Writing Process I. Prepare writing for publication that is legible, follows an appropriate format and uses techniques such as electronic resources and graphics.	16. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose using techniques such as electronic resources and graphics to enhance the final product.
April		Communication E. Organize presentations to provide a beginning, middle and ending and include concrete details. G. Deliver a variety of presentations, using visual materials as appropriate.	8. Deliver informational presentations (e.g., expository, research) that: a. Present events or ideas in a logical sequence and maintain a clear focus; b. Demonstrate an understanding of the topic; c. Include relevant facts, details, examples, quotations, statistics, stories and anecdotes to clarify and explain information; d. Organize information to include a clear introduction, body and conclusion; e. Use appropriate visual materials (e.g., diagrams, charts, illustrations) and available technology; and f. Draw from several sources and identify sources used. 9. Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations recalling an event or personal experience that convey relevant information and descriptive details.
	Writing Applications D. Write informational reports that include facts, details and examples that illustrate an important idea.	4. Write informational reports that include facts and examples and present important details in a logical order.
May		Research A. Identify a topic of study, construct questions and determine appropriate sources for gathering information. B. Select and summarize important information and sort key findings into categories about a topic. C. Create a list of sources used for oral, visual, written or multimedia reports. D. Communicate findings orally, visually and in writing or through multimedia.	1. Identify a topic and questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information. 2. Locate sources and collect relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources). 3. Identify important information found in the sources and summarize important findings. 4. Create categories to sort and organize relevant information chars, tables or graphic organizers. 5. Discuss the meaning of plagiarism and create a list of sources. 6. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.
May		Communication A. Demonstrate active listening strategies by asking clarifying questions and responding to questions with appropriate elaboration. B. Respond to presentations and media messages by stating the purpose and summarizing main ideas. C. Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas and to establish tone appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose. D. Identify examples of facts and opinions and explain their differences.	1. Demonstrate active listening strategies (e.g., asking focused questions, responding to cues, making visual contact). 2. Recall the main idea, including relevant supporting details, and identify the purpose of presentations and visual media. 3. Distinguish between a speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language. 5. Select language appropriate to purpose and audience. 6. Use clear diction and tone, and adjust volume and tempo to stress important ideas. 7. Adjust speaking content according to the needs of the audience.

Month

Resources & Materials

Standards & Benchmarks

Grade Level Indicators

Assessments

September

Reading Process

A. Determine a purpose for reading and use a range of reading comprehension strategies to beer understand text.

B. Apply effective reading comprehension strategies, including summarizing and making predictions, and comparisons, using information in text, between text and across subject areas.

D. Apply self-monitoring strategies to clarify confusion about text and to monitor comprehension.

1. Establish and adjust purposes for reading, including to find out, to understand, to interpret, to enjoy and to solve problems.

2. Predict and support predictions using an awareness of new vocabulary, text structures and familiar plot patterns.

4. Summarize important information in texts to demonstrate comprehension.

6. Select, create and use graphic organizers to interpret textual information.

10. Use criteria to choose independent reading materials (e.g., personal interest, knowledge of authors and genres or recommendations from others).

11. Independently read books for various purposes (e.g., for enjoyment, for literary experience, to gain information or to perform a task).

RP #1, 10 and 11—Personal Communication & Observation

Home reading log.

Teacher observation during class reading.

Accelerated Reader

Reading Genre Chart

Prediction Rubric

Summarization Guide

Reading Continuum Rubric

Independent Reading Rubric

RP #2 and #4—Performance Assessment and Personal Communication

· Guided Reading observation check list

· Scholastic classroom management forms.

September

Writing Processes

A. Generate ideas and determine a topic suitable for writing.

1. Generate writing ideas through discussions with others and from printed material.

2. State and develop a clear main idea for writing.

WP #1 and 2; WC #1 and 6—Performance Assessment & Personal Communication

· Student writing journals

· Writing connected to reading selections

Fourth Grade Writing Rubric

Writing Conventions

A. Write legibly in finished drafts.

C. Use conventions of punctuation and capitalization in written work.

1. Write legibly in cursive, spacing letters, words and sentences appropriately.

6. Use correct capitalization.

October

Writing Application

Write narrative accounts that develop character, setting and plot.

Write narratives that sequence events, including descriptive details and vivid language to develop plot, characters, and setting and to establish a point of view.

WA #1; WP #3, 4, 7 & WC #2 and 3—Performance Assessment

· Student journal writing

· Spelling tests

· Students will submit writing samples reflective of writing for different purposes.

· Authentic writing and spelling tests.

Fourth Grade Writing Rubric

Writing Portfolio Rubric

Narrative Writing Rubric

Writing Processes

B. Determine audience and purpose for self-directed and assigned writing tasks.

C. Apply knowledge of graphic or other organizers to clarify ideas of writing assessments.

E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices.

3. Develop a purpose and audience for writing.

4. Use organizational strategies (e.g., brainstorming, lists, webs and Venn diagrams) to plan writing.

8. Create paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting sentences that are marked by indentation) and are linked by transitional words and phrases.

Writing Conventions

B. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.

2. Spell high-frequency words correctly.

3. Spell plurals and inflectional endings correctly.

October

Reading Process

B. Apply effective reading comprehension strategies, including summarizing and making predictions, and comparisons, using information in text, between text and across subject areas.

C. Make meaning through asking and responding to a variety of questions related to text.

5. Make inferences or draw conclusions about what has been read and support those conclusions with textual evidence.

7. Answer inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.

8. Monitor own comprehension by adjusting speed to fit the purpose, or by skimming, scanning, reading on or looking back.

RP #5, 7 and 8—Performance Assessment and Personal Communication

· Selections tests

· Anthology practice exercises Think About Reading

Inferential Reading Rubric

November

Reading Applications—Literary

A. Describe and analyze the elements of character development.

B. Analyze the importance of setting.

C. Identify the elements of plot and establish a connection between an element and a future event.

1. Describe the thoughts, words and interactions of characters.

2. Identify the influence of setting on the selection.

3. Identify the main incidents of a plot sequence, identifying the major conflict and its resolution.

Reading Applications #1, 2 and 3—Performance Assessment and Personal Communication

Guided Reading Behaviors Check List

Reading Checklist

Literary Maps Web Link

Character Map 1

Conflict Map

Resolution Map

Story map and King Arthur assessment from page 16 in Scholastic Practice Book.

Writing Conventions

Spell grade appropriate words correctly.

Use grammatical structures to effectively communicate ideas in writing.

4. Spell roots, suffixes and prefixes correctly.

7. Use various parts of speech such as nouns, pronouns and verbs (e.g., regular and irregular, past, present and future).

November

Writing Process

Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choice.

5. Organize writing, beginning with an introduction, body and a resolution of plot, followed by a closing statement or a summary of important ideas and details.

7. Create paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting sentences that are marked by indentation and are linked by transitional words and phrases.

11. Add descriptive words and details and delete extraneous information.

12. Rearrange words, sentences and paragraphs to clarify meaning.

Writing Applications

A. Write narrative accounts that develop character, setting and plot.

C. Write formal and informal letters that include important details and follow correct letter format.

1. Write fictional narratives that sequence events, including descriptive details and vivid language to develop plot, characters and setting and to establish a pint of view.

3. Write formal and informal letters (e.g., thank you notes, letters of request) that follow letter format (e.g., date, proper salutation, body, closing and signature), include important information and demonstrate a sense of closure.

December

Reading Applications: Informational Text

A. Use text features and graphics to organize, analyze and draw inferences from content and to gain additional information.

B. Recognize the difference between cause and effect and fact and opinion to analyze text.

C. Explain how main ideas connect to each other in a variety of sources.

F. Determine the extent to which a summary accurately reflects the main idea, critical details and underlying meaning of original text.

1. Make inferences about informational text from the title page, table of contents and chapter headings.

2. Summarize main ideas in informational text, using supporting details as appropriate.

3. Locate important details about a topic using different sources of information including books, magazines, newspapers and online resources.

4. Identify examples of cause and effect used in informational text.

5. Draw conclusions from information in maps, chars, graphs and diagrams.

7. Distinguish fact from opinion.

Reading Process

B. Apply effective reading comprehension strategies, including summarizing and making predictions, and comparisons, using information in text, between text and across subject areas.

3. Compare and contrast information on a single topic or theme across different text and non-text resources.

December

Writing Application

B. Write responses to literature that summarize main ideas and significant details and support interpretations with references to the text.

2. Write responses to novels, stories and poems that include a simple interpretation of a literary work and support judgments with specific references to the original text and to prior knowledge.

Writing Process

E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices.

G. Edit to improve sentence fluency, grammar and usage.

H. Apply tools to judge the quality of writing.

11. Add descriptive words and details and delete extraneous information.

14. Proofread writing and edit to improve conventions (e.g., grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization) and identify and correct fragments and run-ons.

15. Apply tools (e.g., rubric, checklist and feedback) to judge the quality of writing.

January

Writing Conventions

C. Use conventions of punctuation and capitalization in written work.

D. Use grammatical structures to effectively communicate ideas in writing.

5. Use commas, end marks, apostrophes and quotation marks correctly.

11. Use objective and nominative case pronouns.

12. Use subjects and verbs that are in agreement.

13. Use irregular plural nouns.

Writing Process

D. Spend the necessary amount of time to revisit, rework and refine pieces of writing.

10. Reread and assess writing for clarity, using a variety of methods (e.g., writer’s circle or author’s chair).

Reading Applications: Literary

D. Differentiate between the points of view in narrative text.

G. Explain how figurative language expresses ideas and conveys mood.

4. Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first- and third- person narration.

8. Identify figurative language in literary works, including idioms, similes and metaphors.

January

Reading Process

D. Apply self-monitoring strategies to clarify confusion about text and to monitor comprehension.

9. List questions and search for answers within the text to construct meaning.

Vocabulary

A. Use context clues and text structures to determine the meaning of new vocabulary.

F. Use multiple resource3s to enhance comprehension of vocabulary.

2. Use context clues to determine the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homonyms and homographs.

9. Determine the meanings and pronunciations of unknown words by using dictionaries, glossaries, technology and textual features, such as definitional footnotes or sidebars.

February

Reading Applications: Informational

No connected benchmark

6. Clarify steps in a set of instructions or procedures for completeness.

Reading Applications: Literary

E. Demonstrate comprehension by inferring themes, patterns and symbols.

G. Explain how figurative language expresses ideas and conveys mood.

5. Determine the theme and whether it is implied or stated directly.

7. Explain how an author’s choice of words appeals to the senses and suggests mood

Writing Conventions

D. Use grammatical structures to effectively communicate ideas in writing.

8. Use conjunctions and interjections.

9. Use adverbs.

10. Use prepositions and prepositional phrases.

Writing Process

E. Use revision strategies to improve the coherence of ideas, clarity of sentence structure and effectiveness of word choices.

6. Vary simple, compound and complex sentence structures.

8. Vary language and style as appropriate to audience and purpose.

March

Reading Application: Literary

F. Identify similarities and difference of various literary forms and genres.

6. Identify and explain the defining characteristics of literary forms and genres, including poetry, drama, fables, fantasies, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction.

Vocabulary

B. Infer word meaning through identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.

C. Apply knowledge of connotation and denotation to learn the meanings of words.

D. Use knowledge of symbols, acronyms, word origins and derivation to determine the meaning of unknown words.

3. Recognize the difference between the meanings of connotation and denotation.

5. Identify and understand new uses of words and phrases in text, such as similes and metaphors.

6. Identify word origins to determine the meaning of

unknown words and phrases.

8. Identify the meanings of abbreviations.

Writing Application

No benchmark, but close to C.

C. Write formal and informal letters that include important details and follow correct letter format.

5. Produce informal writings (e.g., messages, journals, notes and poems) for various purposes.

Writing Process

F. Use a variety of resources and reference materials to select more effective vocabulary when editing.

13. Use resources and reference materials, including dictionaries, to select more effective vocabulary.

April

Vocabulary

A. Use context clues and text structures to determine the meaning of new vocabulary.

B. Infer word meaning through identification and analysis of analogies and other word relationships.

E. Use knowledge of roots and affixes to determine the meanings of complex words.

1. Determine the meaning of unknown words by using a variety of context clues, including word, sentence and paragraph clues.

4. Identify and apply the meaning of the terms synonym, antonym, homophone and homograph.

7. Identify the meanings of prefixes, suffixes and roots and their various forms to determine the meanings of words.

Writing Process

I. Prepare writing for publication that is legible, follows an appropriate format and uses techniques such as electronic resources and graphics.

16. Prepare for publication (e.g., for display or for sharing with others) writing that follows a format appropriate to the purpose using techniques such as electronic resources and graphics to enhance the final product.

April

Communication

E. Organize presentations to provide a beginning, middle and ending and include concrete details.

G. Deliver a variety of presentations, using visual materials as appropriate.

8. Deliver informational presentations (e.g., expository, research) that:

a. Present events or ideas in a logical sequence and maintain a clear focus;

b. Demonstrate an understanding of the topic;

c. Include relevant facts, details, examples, quotations, statistics, stories and anecdotes to clarify and

explain information;

d. Organize information to include a clear introduction, body and conclusion;

e. Use appropriate visual materials (e.g., diagrams, charts, illustrations) and available technology; and

f. Draw from several sources and identify sources used.

9. Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations recalling an event or personal experience that convey relevant information and descriptive details.

Writing Applications

D. Write informational reports that include facts, details and examples that illustrate an important idea.

4. Write informational reports that include facts and examples and present important details in a logical order.

May

Research

A. Identify a topic of study, construct questions and determine appropriate sources for gathering information.

B. Select and summarize important information and sort key findings into categories about a topic.

C. Create a list of sources used for oral, visual, written or multimedia reports.

D. Communicate findings orally, visually and in writing or through multimedia.

1. Identify a topic and questions for research and develop a plan for gathering information.

2. Locate sources and collect relevant information from multiple sources (e.g., school library catalogs, online databases, electronic resources and Internet-based resources).

3. Identify important information found in the sources and summarize important findings.

4. Create categories to sort and organize relevant information chars, tables or graphic organizers.

5. Discuss the meaning of plagiarism and create a list of sources.

6. Use a variety of communication techniques, including oral, visual, written or multimedia reports, to present information gathered.

May

Communication

A. Demonstrate active listening strategies by asking clarifying questions and responding to questions with appropriate elaboration.

B. Respond to presentations and media messages by stating the purpose and summarizing main ideas.

C. Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate ideas and to establish tone appropriate to the topic, audience and purpose.

D. Identify examples of facts and opinions and explain their differences.

1. Demonstrate active listening strategies (e.g., asking focused questions, responding to cues, making visual contact).

2. Recall the main idea, including relevant supporting details, and identify the purpose of presentations and visual media.

3. Distinguish between a speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the rules of the English language.

5. Select language appropriate to purpose and audience.

6. Use clear diction and tone, and adjust volume and tempo to stress important ideas.

7. Adjust speaking content according to the needs of the audience.