Common Core State
4.SL.4
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
October 1, 20184.RL.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
October 1, 20184.RL.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
October 1, 20184.RL.5
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
October 1, 20184.RL.6
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
October 1, 20184.L.4c
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
October 1, 20184.L.5
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
October 1, 20184.L.5a
Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
October 1, 20184.L.5c
Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).
October 1, 20184.L.6
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).
October 1, 20184.RF.3
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
October 1, 2018