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4th Grade English Language Arts: Complete Curriculum of Fourth Grade ELA

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4th Grade ELA is a full curriculum of four units of fourth grade English Language Arts taught to the common core standards, covering literature, foundational skills, writing, speaking, and listening.

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US Grade 4
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
4 units//80 lessons//20 Weeks
Unit 1𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆-𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆
20 lessons5 Weeks
𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆-𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆
 Week 1
Lesson 1
 Introductions and Class Agreements 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Possessive, relative, subject and object pronouns
Writing Lesson: Similes
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 1-2
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 3-4
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 5-6
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 7-9
Lesson 2
Read Aloud | Grammar: Pronouns
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Possessive, relative, subject and object pronouns
Writing Lesson: Similes
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 1-2
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 3-4
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 5-6
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 7-9
Lesson 3
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Possessive, relative, subject and object pronouns
Writing Lesson: Similes
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 1-2
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 3-4
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 5-6
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 7-9
Lesson 4
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Similes
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Possessive, relative, subject and object pronouns
Writing Lesson: Similes
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 1-2
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 3-4
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 5-6
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 7-9
 Week 2
Lesson 5
 Literature Discussion | Grammar: Verbs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Action, helping, linking verbs
Writing Lesson: Metaphors
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 10-11
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 12-13
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 14-15
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 16-20
Lesson 6
Read Aloud | Grammar: Verbs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Action, helping, linking verbs
Writing Lesson: Metaphors
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 10-11
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 12-13
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 14-15
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 16-20
Lesson 7
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Action, helping, linking verbs
Writing Lesson: Metaphors
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 10-11
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 12-13
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 14-15
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 16-20
Lesson 8
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Metaphors
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Action, helping, linking verbs
Writing Lesson: Metaphors
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 10-11
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 12-13
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 14-15
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 16-20
 Week 3
Lesson 9
 Literature Discussion | Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Subject-verb agreement
Writing Lesson: Personification
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 21-22
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 23-24
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 25-26
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 27-32
Lesson 10
Read Aloud | Grammar: Subject-verb agreement
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Subject-verb agreement
Writing Lesson: Personification
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 21-22
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 23-24
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 25-26
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 27-32
Lesson 11
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Subject-verb agreement
Writing Lesson: Personification
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 21-22
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 23-24
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 25-26
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 27-32
Lesson 12
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Personification
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Subject-verb agreement
Writing Lesson: Personification
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 21-22
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 23-24
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 25-26
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 27-32
 Week 4
Lesson 13
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Verb Tenses
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Verb tenses
Writing Lesson: Descriptive language 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 33-34
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 35-36
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 37-38
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 39-43
Lesson 14
Read Aloud | Grammar: Verb Tenses
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Verb tenses
Writing Lesson: Descriptive language 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 33-34
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 35-36
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 37-38
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 39-43
Lesson 15
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Verb tenses
Writing Lesson: Descriptive language 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 33-34
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 35-36
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 37-38
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 39-43
Lesson 16
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Descriptive Language
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Verb tenses
Writing Lesson: Descriptive language 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 33-34
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 35-36
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 37-38
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 39-43
 Week 5
Lesson 17
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles 
Writing Lesson: Book report 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 44-45
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 46-47
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 48 and End Notes
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 18
Read Aloud | Grammar: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles 
Writing Lesson: Book report 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 44-45
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 46-47
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 48 and End Notes
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 19
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles 
Writing Lesson: Book report 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 44-45
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 46-47
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 48 and End Notes
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 20
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Book Report
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles 
Writing Lesson: Book report 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 44-45
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 46-47
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Chapter 48 and End Notes
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Unit 2𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
20 lessons5 Weeks
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
 Week 6
Lesson 21
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Prepositions
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Prepositions
Writing Lesson: Idioms and proverbs
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Lesson 22
Read Aloud | Grammar: Prepositions
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Prepositions
Writing Lesson: Idioms and proverbs
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Lesson 23
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Prepositions
Writing Lesson: Idioms and proverbs
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Lesson 24
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Idioms and proverbs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Prepositions
Writing Lesson: Idioms and proverbs
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Africa
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
 Week 7
Lesson 25
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Types of sentences 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Types of sentences 
Writing Lesson: Comparing 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia
Thursday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Lesson 26
Read Aloud | Grammar: Types of sentences 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Types of sentences 
Writing Lesson: Comparing 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia
Thursday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Lesson 27
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Types of sentences 
Writing Lesson: Comparing 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia
Thursday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Lesson 28
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Comparing
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Types of sentences 
Writing Lesson: Comparing 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Asia
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia
Thursday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
 Week 8
Lesson 29
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
Writing Lesson: Opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Lesson 30
Read Aloud | Grammar: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
Writing Lesson: Opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Lesson 31
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
Writing Lesson: Opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Lesson 32
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Opinion
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Subject, predicate, and direct object 
Writing Lesson: Opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Australia 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from Europe
 Week 9
Lesson 33
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Writing Lesson: Narrative
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Lesson 34
Read Aloud | Grammar: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Writing Lesson: Narrative
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Lesson 35
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Writing Lesson: Narrative
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Lesson 36
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Narrative
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences
Writing Lesson: Narrative
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from North America
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
 Week 10
Lesson 37
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
Writing Lesson: Brainstorming your research topic
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from the Arctic
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 38
Read Aloud | Grammar: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
Writing Lesson: Brainstorming your research topic
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from the Arctic
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 39
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
Writing Lesson: Brainstorming your research topic
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from the Arctic
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 40
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Brainstorming your research topic
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Combining sentences and compound sentences 
Writing Lesson: Brainstorming your research topic
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from South America
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Traditional stories from the Arctic
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Unit 3𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿
20 lessons5 Weeks
𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿
 Week 11
Lesson 41
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Punctuation
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Punctuation 
Writing Lesson: Doing your research and citing your sources
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 1-3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 4-6
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 7-9
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 10-12
Lesson 42
Read Aloud | Grammar: Punctuation
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Punctuation 
Writing Lesson: Doing your research and citing your sources
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 1-3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 4-6
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 7-9
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 10-12
Lesson 43
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Punctuation 
Writing Lesson: Doing your research and citing your sources
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 1-3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 4-6
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 7-9
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 10-12
Lesson 44
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Doing your research and citing your sources
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟭:
Grammar Concept: Punctuation 
Writing Lesson: Doing your research and citing your sources
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 1-3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 4-6
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 7-9
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒔, Scenes 10-12
 Week 12
Lesson 45
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Contractions, negative words, double negatives
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Contractions, negative words, and double negatives 
Writing Lesson: Main idea
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 1
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 1-2
Lesson 46
Read Aloud | Grammar: Grammar: Contractions, negative words, double negatives
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Contractions, negative words, and double negatives 
Writing Lesson: Main idea
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 1
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 1-2
Lesson 47
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Contractions, negative words, and double negatives 
Writing Lesson: Main idea
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 1
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 1-2
Lesson 48
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Main Idea
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟮:
Grammar Concept: Contractions, negative words, and double negatives 
Writing Lesson: Main idea
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 1
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 1: Scene 3
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 1-2
 Week 13
Lesson 49
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Regular and irregular plurals 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Regular and irregular plurals 
Writing Lesson: Supporting details and facts
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 1 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 2
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Lesson 50
Read Aloud | Grammar: Regular and irregular plurals 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Regular and irregular plurals 
Writing Lesson: Supporting details and facts
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 1 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 2
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Lesson 51
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Regular and irregular plurals 
Writing Lesson: Supporting details and facts
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 1 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 2
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Lesson 52
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Supporting details and facts
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟯:
Grammar Concept: Regular and irregular plurals 
Writing Lesson: Supporting details and facts
Monday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 2: Scene 3
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 1 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂, Act 3: Scene 2
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
 Week 14
Lesson 53
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Possessives
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Possessives 
Writing Lesson: Creating an outline 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Lesson 54
Read Aloud | Grammar: Possessives
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Possessives 
Writing Lesson: Creating an outline 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Lesson 55
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Possessives 
Writing Lesson: Creating an outline 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Lesson 56
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Creating an outline 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟰:
Grammar Concept: Possessives 
Writing Lesson: Creating an outline 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
 Week 15
Lesson 57
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
Writing Lesson: Introduction 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 58
Read Aloud | Grammar: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
Writing Lesson: Introduction 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 59
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
Writing Lesson: Introduction 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Lesson 60
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Introduction
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟱:
Grammar Concept: Comparative adjectives and adverbs 
Writing Lesson: Introduction 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Poetry reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: No Homework, End of Unit Break
Unit 4𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁
20 lessons5 Weeks
𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁
 Week 16
Lesson 61
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
Writing Lesson: Conclusion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Kush
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Aksum 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Qin Dynasty
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Tang Dynasty
Lesson 62
Read Aloud | Grammar: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
Writing Lesson: Conclusion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Kush
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Aksum 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Qin Dynasty
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Tang Dynasty
Lesson 63
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
Writing Lesson: Conclusion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Kush
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Aksum 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Qin Dynasty
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Tang Dynasty
Lesson 64
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Conclusion
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟲:
Grammar Concept: Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs
Writing Lesson: Conclusion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Kush
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Kingdom of Aksum 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Qin Dynasty
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: History Reader-The Tang Dynasty
 Week 17
Lesson 65
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Commonly confused words 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Commonly confused words (to, too, two, their, there, etc.) 
Writing Lesson: First Draft
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Lesson 66
Read Aloud | Grammar: Commonly confused words 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Commonly confused words (to, too, two, their, there, etc.) 
Writing Lesson: First Draft
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Lesson 67
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Commonly confused words (to, too, two, their, there, etc.) 
Writing Lesson: First Draft
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Lesson 68
Spelling Quiz | Writing: First Draft
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟳:
Grammar Concept: Commonly confused words (to, too, two, their, there, etc.) 
Writing Lesson: First Draft
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Science Reader
 Week 18
Lesson 69
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Tricky verbs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Tricky verbs
Writing Lesson: Editing and revising 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: News article
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: News article 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: News Article
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: News article
Lesson 70
Read Aloud | Grammar: Tricky verbs
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Tricky verbs
Writing Lesson: Editing and revising 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: News article
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: News article 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: News Article
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: News article
Lesson 71
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Tricky verbs
Writing Lesson: Editing and revising 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: News article
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: News article 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: News Article
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: News article
Lesson 72
Spelling Quiz | Writing: Editing and revising 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟴:
Grammar Concept: Tricky verbs
Writing Lesson: Editing and revising 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: News article
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: News article 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: News Article
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: News article
 Week 19
Lesson 73
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Capitalization rules
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Capitalization rules
Writing Lesson: State your opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The United States, a Democratic Republic   
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Executive Branch  
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Legislative Branch  
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Judicial Branch
Lesson 74
Read Aloud | Grammar: Capitalization rules
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Capitalization rules
Writing Lesson: State your opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The United States, a Democratic Republic   
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Executive Branch  
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Legislative Branch  
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Judicial Branch
Lesson 75
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Capitalization rules
Writing Lesson: State your opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The United States, a Democratic Republic   
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Executive Branch  
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Legislative Branch  
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Judicial Branch
Lesson 76
Spelling Quiz | Writing: State your opinion 
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭𝟵:
Grammar Concept: Capitalization rules
Writing Lesson: State your opinion 
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The United States, a Democratic Republic   
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Executive Branch  
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Legislative Branch  
Thursdays Night Reading Assignment: Social studies reader-The Judicial Branch
 Week 20
Lesson 77
Literature Discussion | Grammar: Review
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Review
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography
Lesson 78
Read Aloud | Grammar: Review
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Review
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography
Lesson 79
GAME DAY to practice spelling and vocabulary words
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬:
Grammar Concept: Review
Monday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Tuesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography 
Wednesday Night Reading Assignment: Biography
Lesson 80
Awards and Celebration
Awards and Celebration
  • Fourth Grade English Language Arts is taught to common core standards, covering literature, foundational skills, writing, speaking, and listening. Students practice reading for fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. They will learn to look for the theme, describe characters and settings, draw inferences from the text, and compare the point of view of different characters. There is a strong focus on grammar, which includes subject-verb agreement, using complete sentences and avoiding run-on sentences and fragments, and correctly using commonly confused words. There are also weekly writing assignments with students practicing opinion writing, storytelling, poetry, dialogue, using a dictionary and more. 
I have a master of arts degree in American history, and bachelor of arts degrees in political science, English, and communications with a journalism emphasis. I am lead teacher at The Foster Woods Folk School, which focuses on humanities education within an ecosocial justice framework aimed at celebrating and improving our connections as a global community of humans and non-humans living on Planet Earth. In this role, I work with learners of all ages with a primary focus of working with learners in grades three through 12. I was the director of a social justice center for three years during which time I routinely taught about and facilitated conversations about historical and current political events for both teen and adults participants. Before that, I was a newspaper editor and reporter for 15 years. I have been teaching history, social studies, and English Language Arts classes for several years. 
2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: 3-6 per week
Feedback: as needed
Details: There is daily homework to be completed outside of class time. Homework includes reading and writing assignments, as well as worksheets and other learning projects. 
Assessment
Frequency: 7 or more throughout the class
Details: All student workbooks are graded throughout the course. Weekly homework is assessed as follows for learners seeking a letter grade and letter of completion: 

15 Percent: Reading Quiz
15 Percent: Spelling Word Project
15 Percent: Grammar Quiz
15 Percent: Grammar Worksheet/Project
15 Percent: Class Participation 
25 Percent: Writing Assignment

Letters of completion with final grade will be issued to students who complete the course with a C (70 Percent) or greater. 
Letter Grade
Frequency: 1 after class completion
Details: Students who complete the course with a C (70 percent or greater) will receive a letter of completion with their letter grade within a month of the course's last meeting.
Certificate of Completion
Frequency: 1 after class completion
Details: Students who complete the course with a C (70 percent or greater) will receive a certificate of completion within a month of the course's last meeting.
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Students will need either a paper or digital copy of Lynne Kelly's 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
As we study literature, in particular traditional literature, students will engage with stories from different cultures, religions, and times. Learners will be encouraged to recognize that traditional literature often belongs to specific people groups' cultures and histories. We will respect such literature as the oral histories and sacred texts given to people groups by their ancestors. In some traditional literature, learners may encounter brief mentions of violence. Our novel study, 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆, deals with grief, loss, and bullying. In addition, the history, news, and social studies readers may contain descriptions and discussions of wars, colonization, disease, current events, and death. All subjects and topics will be covered in a manner that is as age-appropriate as possible, but some learners may be especially sensitive to these topics.
Students will need either a paper or digital copy of Lynne Kelly's 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆.

I will provide PDF readers for materials covered in Units 2-4. 

For the Unit 2 reader, I have adapted some of the traditional literature we will be reading to be appropriate for a fourth-grade audience. Sources from which traditional literature will be taken or that I have used in adaptations include: 
“The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse stories” by Adwoa Badoe
“A Listening Wind: Native Literature from the Southeast” edited by Marcia Haag
“Sky Loom: Native American Myth, Story, and Song” edited by Brian Swann
Grimm’s Complete Fairytales
“The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen” edited by Maria Tatar
"African-American Folktales for Young Readers," edited by Judy Dockrey Young and Richard Alan Young
"The Handy Mythology Answer Book," by David A. Leeming
"Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell," by Pleasant DeSpain 
"Unikkaaqtuat: An Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends," edited by Neil Christopher
"Old Indian Legends," by Zitkala-Sa
"Year Full Of Stories," by Angela McAllister

Content in the Unit 4 history reader was compiled by me. Among the many sources I consulted in compiling the information are: 
PBS Learning Media
BlackPast.org
World History Encyclopedia 
World Atlas 
National Geographic
Smithsonian Magazine 
"Dynasties of China," by Core Knowledge 
"Early Islamic Civilizations and African Kingdoms," by Core Knowledge 
 "Aksum and Nubia: Warfare, Commerce, and Political Fictions in Ancient Northeast Africa" by George Hatke
"A Military History of China," by David A. Graff

Content in the Unit 4 social studies reader was compiled by me. Among the many sources I consulted in compiling the information are: 
ushistory.org
UXL Civics, 1st Edition 
"United States Studies," MI Open Book Project 

Reading assignments for the news article and biography sections will be drawn from NewsELA articles.
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