Common Core State
4.W.2d
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
October 1, 20184.RI.9
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
October 1, 20184.SL.1d
Review the key ideas expressed and explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
October 1, 20184.RI.10
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
October 1, 20184.SL.2
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
October 1, 20184.RL.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
October 1, 20184.SL.3
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
October 1, 20184.RL.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
October 1, 20184.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, 2018