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Curriculum 01/12/03
Language Arts - Grade 4

Author Intention
The learner will be able to identify the author's purpose,analyze language, information and setting in a given passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Author: Intentions Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.03.a: ISAT. Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Author - A [Software].  
  
Fiction: Key Characteristics
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of fiction and nonfiction.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Fiction Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.02.a: ISAT Classroom
  
Narrative: Cause/Effect/Fact/Opinion Dif
The learner will be able to differentiate between fact and opinion, and between cause and effect in narrative and expository materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Narrative Analysis Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.03.e: ISAT Classroom
  
Poetry: Key Characteristics
The learner will be able to identify key characteristics of poetry.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Poetry Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.02.a: ISAT. Classroom
  
Technical: Information/Gather
The learner will be able to read, gather, and recognize technical information.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Technical Comprehension Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.05.c and 707.04.a: ISAT Classroom
  
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Language Expressions

Grammar: Rules/Apply
The learner will be able to apply an understanding of the rules of grammar.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Grammar   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 708.02. ; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 4, week tested: 20 Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Apply/Variety
The learner will be able to apply a variety of sentence structures in his/her writing.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Sentence Structure Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 708.02.b ; ID: Direct Writing Assessment, 1998, Grade 4, week tested: 20; ISAT Classroom
  
Adjective: Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize adjectives and comparative adjectives.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Adjective Knowledge Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Adjectives - A [Software].  
  
Conjunction: Identify
The learner will be able to identify conjunctions; and, but, or.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Conjunction Knowledge Master 0.5 ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Conjunction [Software].  
  
Article: Use
The learner will be able to use articles (noun markers) a,an,the correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Article Knowledge Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,707.01i; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Articles - A [Software].  
  
Subject-Verb: Agreement/Speaking
The learner will be able to identify and complete correct subject/predicate (verb) agreement in spoken and written sentences.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Subject-Verb Agreement Knowledge, Comprehension Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a; ISAT Classroom
  
Noun: Irregular Plurals Use
The learner will be able to use irregular plural nouns correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Noun Application Master 2.0 ISAT Classroom
  
Verb Tense: To Be/Use
The learner will be able to use verbs correctly including state of being verbs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Verb Tense Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Verb Tense - A [Software].  
  
Sentence Structure: Effective
The learner will be able to recognize and identify sentences that are complete or fragmented.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Sentence Structure Knowledge Master 2.0 ISAT Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Correct
The learner will be able to write a sentence using correct phrase, noun and a verb.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Sentence Structure Application Master 1.5 ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Subject-Verb Agreement - A [Software].  
  
Usage: Identify
The learner will be able to identify the subject of a sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Usage Knowledge Master 0.5 ISAT Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Demonstrate/Improved
The learner will be able to identify two sentence with different word order but the same meaning.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Sentence Structure Knowledge Master 2.0 ISAT Classroom
  
Sentence Structure: Clause
The learner will be able to write a clause into a complete sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Sentence Structure Knowledge Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
Predicate/Subject: Relationship/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the subject-predicate relationship in a sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Predicate/Subject Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a; ISAT Classroom
  
Noun: Possessive/Use
The learner will be able to use possessive nouns correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Noun Application Master 1.5 ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Nouns [Software].  
  
Noun: Plural Forms
The learner will be able to identify correctly used plural nouns needing the -es ending.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Noun Knowledge Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Nouns [Software].  
  
Verb Tenses
The learner will be able to identify correct use of past verb tenses and irregular past tense verbs.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Action/Identify Knowledge Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
Verb: Helping/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct verb to use in a sentence with a helping verb.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Verb Knowledge Master 0.5 ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Verb Phrase [Software].  
  
Pronoun: Identify
The learner will be able to identify pronouns she/her, he/him, I and them.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Pronoun Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,707.01g; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Pronouns - A [Software].  
  
Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary: fragment, compound sentence, prepositional phrase, present tense, adjective, nonstandard English, linking verb adverb, possessive, dependent clause.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
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Language Mechanics

Capitalization: Application of Rules
The learner will be able to apply capitalization rules in his/her written work titles in periodicals and books/cities and states.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Capitalization: Applications   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 708.02. Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Capitalization - A [Software].  
  
Punctuation: Rules/Apply
The learner will be able to apply the rules of punctuation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Punctuation Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 708.02.a Classroom
  
Quotation Mark: Dialogue/Identify
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of quotation marks, comma and ending in dialogue.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Quotation Mark Knowledge Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Quotation Marks - A [Software].  
  
Underlining or Italics: Titles
The learner will be able to underline book, movie, and magazine titles correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Italics/Underlining Application Master 0.5 ISAT Classroom
  
Comma: Quotations/Use
The learner will be able to use commas correctly with direct quotations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Comma Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Commas - A [Software].  
  
Capitalizing:Titles
The learner will be able to capitalize the titles of movies, books, TV shows, and magazines correctly.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Capitalization: Title Application Master 0.5 ISAT Classroom
  
Comma: Conjunction/Compound
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a comma with a conjunction in a compound sentence.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Comma Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4,708.02a; ISAT Classroom
  Assessment Resources
 
· Skills Connection, EdVISION Corporation, Version 2.1, Commas - D [Software].  
  
Vocabulary: New
The learner will be able to understand and use new vocabulary; quotation marks, possession, address, phrase, salutation, colon, semicolon. parentheses, hyphen, rough draft, closing, book title, paragraph.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Vocabulary Comprehension Master 1.0 ISAT Classroom
  
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Behaviors: Listen Attentively/discuss
The learner will be able to listen attentively to classroom discussions.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Behaviors   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 710.03.c Classroom
  
Presentation: Oral/Visual/Understand
The learner will be able to use listening skills to understand, comprehend, and evaluate oral and visual presentations.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Presentation   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 709 Classroom
  
Presentation: Technology/Listen /Respond
The learner will be able to listen and respond to a variety of presentations involving technology.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Presentation   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 709.01.a Classroom
  
Response: Expression/Literary
The learner will be able to listen and respond for literary expression.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Responses   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 709.02 Classroom
  
Strategies: Analyze/Evaluate
The learner will be able to use listening strategies to analyze and evaluate ideas.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Strategies   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 709.03 Classroom
  
Behaviors: Clarification /Elaboration
The learner will be able to apply responsive listening skills, including paraphrasing, summarizing, and questioning, for clarification and elaboration.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Listening Behaviors Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 709.01.c Classroom
  
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Print/Nonprint: Visuals/Create
The learner will be able to use a wide range of resources to produce visuals aides that communicate information through print and nonprint media.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Media Form: Print/Non-Print Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 711.04.a Classroom
  
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Reading Operations

Fluency: Read Aloud
The learner will be able to read aloud with fluency aproximately at 143 words a minute.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Aloud: Fluency   Master 1.0 Hasbrouck, J. & Tindal, G. Teaching Exceptional Children (1992) Classroom
  
Analyzing: Processes/Plan
The learner will be able to develop analytic processes that increase understanding and retention of words, phrases, and information found in reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Analyzing   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, Sentence Structure, 707.01.d Classroom
  
Compare/Contrast: Human/Experience
The learner will be able to read and respond to a wide range of literature to compare and contrast the multiple facets of the human experience.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Compare/Contrast   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.02. Classroom
  
Draw Conclusion: Investigation/Organize
The learner will be able to organize and interpret material to draw a conclusion based on an investigation.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Draw Conclusion   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.04.c Classroom
  
Purposes: Variety/Examine/Evaluate
The learner will be able to critically examine and evaluate a variety of traditional, technical, and electronic materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Purposes   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.03 Classroom
  
Strategies: Information/Locate/Clarify
The learner will be able to locate information to clarify text organization and content as prereading, reading, and post-reading strategies.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Strategies   Master   ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, Sentence Structure, 707.01.c Classroom
  
Purposes: Traditional/Understanding
The learner will be able to read various traditional reading materials to enhance his/her understanding.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Purposes Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.01: ISAT Classroom
  
Integrate: Strategies/Text
The learner will be able to integrate appropriate strategies for reading certain kinds of text.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Strategies: Integrate Synthesis Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707 Classroom
  
Reading Behaviors: Grade Level/Read
The learner will be able to read grade level appropriate materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Reading Behaviors Application Master 1.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707: ISAT Classroom
  
Compare/Contrast: Similar Information
The learner will be able to compare and contrast information that is from different sources.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Compare/Contrast Analysis Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.03.c: 707.02.c; ISAT Classroom
  
Conflict: Identify
The learner will be able to identify conflict and conflict resolution in a reading passage.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Conflict Knowledge Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.03.b: ISAT Classroom
  
Construct Meaning: Language/Use
The learner will be able to use his/her knowledge of language to construct meaning and/or comprehension from literature.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Constructing Meaning Application Master 2.0 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.01.e, f Sentence Structure; ISAT. Classroom
  
Critical Thinking: Criteria/Personal
The learner will be able to use personal or objective criteria to evaluate reading materials.
Strand Bloom's Scope Hours Source Activities
Critical Thinking Application Master 0.5 ID: State Achievement Standards, Language Arts/Communications, 2001: Grade 4, 707.03.d: ISAT Classroom
  
Decode: Apply/Aid Comprehension
The learner will be able to apply decoding strategies to aid in reading comprehension and fluency.