Grade 4 Language Arts Instructional Focus

First Nine Weeks
Grammar Focus	Writing Development	Print Materials	Target Test	Internet Resources
Chapter 1 -- Sentences Vocabulary Power - TE p. 1-3 TE and SE pages 24-30	Developing, Stretching Sentences Daily Journaling 23A-23B	Pretest P. 32 Practice Book Masters 1-5 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 1-3		The Sentence
Chapter 2 - Subject/Nouns Chapter 7 - More About Nouns Vocabulary Power - TE p. 4-6, 19-21 TE and SE pages 34-40, 92-98	Developing, Stretching Sentences Daily Journaling 33A-33B, 91A-91B	Pretest P.42 & 100 Practice Book Masters 6-10, 21-25 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 4-6, 13-15		Nouns
Chapter 4 - Predicate/Verb Chapter 5 - Simple and Compound Sentences Vocabulary Power - TE p. 10-12, 13-15 TE and SE pages 52-58,62-68	Chapter 3 Expressive/Personal Voice Daily Journaling 51A-51B, 61A-61B	Pretest P.60, 70 Practice Book Masters 11-15,16-20 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 7-9, 10-12	Objective 5 Tests 1 & 2	Verbs
Chapter 28 - Complex Sentences Chapter 29 - Sentence Fragments + Run-ons Vocabulary Power - TE p. 82-84, 85-87 TE and SE pages 336-342, 346-351	Paragraph Development Daily Journaling 335A-335B, 345A-345B	Pretest P. 344 & 354 Practice Book Masters 91-93, 96-100 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 55-57, 58-60	Objective 5 Tests 3& 4	Sentence Fragments Run-On Sentences Paragraph Writing
Chapter 10 - Action Verbs and Linking Verbs Chapter 11 - Main Verbs and Helping Verbs Vocabulary Power - TE p. 28-30, 31-33 TE and SE pages 120-126, 130-136	Personal Narrative (Chapter 6) Daily Journaling 119A-119B, 129A-129B	Pretest P. 128, 138 Practice Book Masters 31-35, 36-40 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 19-21, 22-24		Informative Writing
Chapter 13 - Present Tense Verbs Chapter 14 - Past Tense Verbs Vocabulary Power - TE p. 37-39, 40-42 TE and SE pages 164-170, 174-180	Personal Narrative (Chapter 6) Daily Journaling 163A-163B, 173A-173B	Pretest P. 172, 182 Practice Book Masters 41-45, 46-50 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 25-27, 28-30		Past Tense On-line Activity
Chapter 16 -Future Tense Verbs Chapter 17 - Irregular Verbs Vocabulary Power - TE p. 46-48, 49-51 TE and SE pages 192-198, 202-208	Personal Narrative (Chapter 6) Daily Journaling 191A-191B, 201A-201B	Pretest P. 200, 210		Sequence of Tenses Personal Narrative
Week 8-9 Review, Reteach, and Test
Story/Writing	TAKS ReadingSkill/ Selection Assessment Book	Practice Book, Reteach, Extend	Target Tests	Internet Resources
Lost Lake Personal Narrative	Setting Characters' Feelings/Em. Inference Word Meaning 1, 2	1, 5 1, 5 6 2, 7	Setting	Making Inferences
Amelia's Road Personal Narrative	Plot/Setting/Resolution Word Meaning Inference 3, 4	8, 12 9, 14 13	Inference, Generalization, Draw Conclusion	Inferences
Sarah, Plain and Tall Personal Narrative	Plot/Setting/Resolution Word Meaning 5, 6	15, 19, 20, 16, 21	Plot, Setting, Resolution
Seal Journey Personal Narrative	Main Idea & Facts/Details Word Meaning Inference 7, 8	22,26 23, 28 27		Reading for Detail Inference Questions
Open Wide, Don't Bite! Personal Narrative	Plot/Setting/Resolution Word Meaning Main Idea 9, 10	29, 30, 34, 35 33	Main Idea	Main Idea Main Idea Main Idea
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World Classificatory	Making Predictions Word Meaning Form Generalizations 11, 12	38, 42 39, 44 43
Just a Dream Classificatory	Sequence Word Meaning Form Generalizations 13, 14	45, 49 46, 51 50		Sequence
Leah's Pony Classificatory	Cause and Effect Word Meaning Sequence 15, 16	52, 56 53, 58 57	Cause & Effect
End of 1st Nine Weeks
Second Nine Weeks
Grammar Focus	Writing Development	Print Materials	Target Test	Internet Resources
Chapter 8 - Possessive Nouns Vocabulary Power - TE P. 22-24 TE and SE pages 102-108	Chapter 9 Organizing Information Daily Journaling 102A-102B	Pretest P. 110 Practice Book Masters 26-30 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 16-18		Possessive Nouns
Chapter 19 - Pronouns Chapter 20 - More About Pronouns Vocabulary Power - TE P. 55-57, 58-60 TE and SE pages 234-240, 244-250	Chapter 12 Writing a How To Daily Journaling 233A-233B, 243A-243B	Pretest P. 242, 252 Practice Book Masters 61-65, 66-69 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 37-39, 40-42		Pronoun Case Model for How-to Pronouns
Chapter 22 - Adjectives and Adverbs Vocabulary Power - TE P. 64-66 TE and SE pages 262-268	Chapter 12 Writing a How To Daily Journaling 261A-261B	Pretest P. 270 Practice Book Masters 71-75 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 43-45		Adjective or Adverb? Adjectives
Chapter 23 - More Adjectives and Adverbs Vocabulary Power - TE P. 67-69 TE and SE pages 272-278	Chapter 15 Effective Sentences Daily Journaling 271A-271B	Pretest P. 280 Practice Book Masters 76-80 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 46-48		Adjectives and Adverbs (Click on ESL Exercises) Adverbs
Chapter 31 - Commas and Colons Vocabulary Power - TE P. 91-93 TE and SE pages 378-384	Chapter 15 Effective Sentences Daily Journaling 377A-377B	Pretest P. 386 Practice Book Masters 101-105 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 61-63	Objective 7 Tests 1 & 2	Commas Comma Confusion
Chapter 32 - Titles and Quotation Marks Vocabulary Power - TE P. 94-96 TE and SE pages 388-394	Chapter 18 Writing a Persuasive Daily Journaling 378A-378B	Pretest P. 396 Practice Book Masters 106-110 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 64-66	Objective 7 Tests 3 & 4	Persuasive Writing Persuasive Essay Quotation Marks
Chapter 34 - More About Quotation Marks Vocabulary Power - TE P. 100-102 TE and SE pages 406-412	Chapter 18 Writing a Persuasive Daily Journaling 405A-405B	Pretest P. 414 Practice Book Masters 111-115 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 67-69		Quotation Marks
Weeks 17 &18 Review, Reteach, and Test
Story/Writing	TAKS ReadingSkill/ Selection Assessment Book	Practice Book, Reteach, Extend	Target Tests	Internet Resources
Baseball Saved Us Classificatory	Making Predictions Word Meaning Generalizations 17,18	50, 63 60, 65 64
Will Her Native Language Disappear? Persuasive	Cause and Effect Word Meaning Generalizations 19, 20	66 67, 71, 72 70
The Hatmaker's Sign Persuasive	Summarization Word Meaning Suffixes 21, 22	80 76 81		Prefixes and Suffixes
Pat Cummings: My Story Persuasive	Fact and Opinion Word Meaning Summarization Suffixes 23, 24	82, 86 83 87 88	Summarization	Writing Workshop Synonyms Antonyms
Grass Sandals Persuasive	Author's Purpose & Point of View Word Meaning Context Clues 25, 26	89, 93 90 95	Context Clues	Context Clues
A Place Called Freedom Persuasive	Fact and Opinion Word Meaning Graphic Sources Summarization Context Clues 27, 28	96, 100 97 99 101 102	Fact & Opinion	Fact or Opinion? Fact or Opinion Game #2
Twisted Trails Persuasive	Graphic Sources Word Meaning Author's Purpose/Point of View Context Clues Suffixes 29, 30	106 104 107 108 109	Text's Purpose Author's Point of View	Rooting Out Words Word Parts
Scruffy: A Wolf Finds His Place in the Park How To	Compare/Contrast Word Meaning Graphic Sources Draw Conclusions Prefixes 31, 32	112, 116 113 115 117 118	Prefixes/Suffixes Compare/Contrast	Prefix Skills Roots and Prefixes Drawing Conclusions
End of 2nd Nine Weeks
Third Nine Weeks
Grammar Focus	Writing Development	Print Materials	Target Test	Internet Resources
Chapter 25 - Prepositions Vocabulary Power - TE P. 73-75 TE and SE pages 308-315	Chapter 21 Elaboration Daily Journaling 307A-307B	Pretest P. 316 Practice Book Masters 81-85 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 49-51	Objective 6 Tests 1 & 2	Adverbs and Prepositions
Chapter 26 - Phrases and Clauses Vocabulary Power - TE P. 76-78 TE and SE pages 318-325	Chapter 24 Classificatory Daily Journaling 317A-317B	Pretest P. 326 Practice Book Masters 86-90 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 52-54	Objective 6 Tests 3& 4	Phrases and Clauses
Chapter 35 - Negatives and Easily Confused Words Vocabulary Power - TE P. 103-105 TE and SE pages 416-423	Chapter 24 Classificatory Daily Journaling 415A-415B	Pretest P. 424 Practice Book Masters 116-120 Reteach Activities Copying Masters 70-72		Negatives and Easily Confused Words
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE page 400	Vivid Words		Objective 5 Tests 5 & 6
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE page 401	Sensory Details		Objective 6 Tests 5 & 6
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE pages 262-271			Objective 7 Tests 5 & 6
TAAS WRITING
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE page 502	Poetry
Review, Reteach, Tutorials	Poetry
Story/Writing	TAKS Reading Skill/ Selection Assessment Book	Practice Book, Reteach, Extend	Target Tests	Internet Resources
Gluskabe and the Snow Bird How To	Fact and Details Word Meaning Graphic Sources Compare/Contrast 33, 34	119, 123 120, 125 122 124		Compare and Contrast
Meet an Underwater Explorer How To	Drawing Conclusions Word Meaning Graphic Sources Fact and Details 35, 36	126, 130 127, 132 129 131
On the Bus with Joanna Cole Classificatory How To	Sequential Order Word Meaning Facts and Details Prefixes 37, 38	133, 137 134 136, 138 139	Sequential Order
Earth's First Creatures Classificatory How To	Compare/Contrast Word Meaning Graphic Sources Sequential Order Prefixes and Root Words 39, 40	140 141 143 144 145, 146	Graphic Sources
The Fox and the Guinea Pig Narrative	Sequential Order Word Meaning Inference 41, 42	149, 153 150, 155 154
Mom's Best Friend Descriptive	Word Meaning Inference Figurative Language Characters' Feelings 43, 44	157 161 162		Figurative Language
The Rajah's Rice Narrative	Predicting Word Meaning Inference Facts and Details Context Clues 45, 46	163, 167 164 168 166 169	Facts and Details	Narrative Writing Prompts
Yeh-Shen Narrative	Sequential Order Word Meaning, Figurative Language Predicting Outcomes Graphic Sources Characters' Feelings 47, 48	170, 174 171, 176 175 173	Characters' Feelings and Emotions
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End of 3rd Nine Weeks
Fourth Nine Weeks
Grammar Focus	Writing Development	Print Materials	Target Test	Internet Resources
Review, Reteach, Tutorials	Continue Poetry			Write a Poem
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE pages 512 and 532	Handbook: Skimming, Scanning, Summarizing
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE pages 524-529	Graphic Sources Review
Review, Reteach, Tutorials	Review/Reteach/Tutorials/ Flexible Grouping
TAAS READING AND MATH
Review, Reteach, Tutorials	Handbook: Friendly Letters
Review, Reteach, Tutorials TE and SE pages 356-375, 514-522	Chapter 30 Writing A Research Paper
Review, Reteach, Tutorials	Chapter 30 Writing A Research Paper
Review, Reteach, Tutorials	Chapter 30 Writing A Research Paper
Story/ Writing	TAKS Reading Skill/ Selection Assessment Book	Practice Book, Reteach, Extend	Target Tests	Internet Resources
Can We Rescue the Reefs? Narrative	Prediction Word Meaning Graphic Sources Figurative Language Context Clues 49, 50	181 178 180 182 183
Teammates Expository Writing	Cause and Effect Word Meaning Graphic Sources Context Clues 51, 52	186, 190 187 189 192		Expository Writing Prompts
The Malachite Palace Expository Writing	Plot, Setting, Resolution Word Meaning Graphic Sources Cause and Effect 53, 54	193, 197 194, 199 196 198
The Toothpaste Millionaire Expository Writing	Plot, Setting, Resolution Word Meaning Graphic Sources 55, 56	200, 205 201, 206 203
Whales Expository Writing	Compare/Contrast Word Meaning Graphic Sources Context Clues 57, 58	207, 211 208 210 213
Saving the Everglades Expository Writing	Cause and Effect Word Meaning Graphic Sources Compare/Contrast Context Clues 59, 60	214 215, 219 217 218 220
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End of 4th Nine Weeks