IXL skill plan | 4th grade plan for Core Knowledge Language Arts 3rd Edition

1	Unit 1
My Story, My Voice: Personal Narratives
Unit 1: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts Grammar 5. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 6. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 7. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 8. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 9. Order the words to create a sentence 10. Which word is a noun? 11. Use action verbs 12. Identify action verbs Language 13. Identify similes and metaphors Vocabulary 14. Choose the synonym 15. Choose the antonym Writing 16. Put the sentences in order 17. Sort sensory details 18. Identify time-order words 19. Punctuating dialogue
Unit 1: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Draw inferences from a text 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Determine the order of events in informational texts Grammar 5. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 6. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 7. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence 8. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 9. Order the words to create a sentence 10. Which word is a noun? 11. Use action verbs 12. Identify action verbs Language 13. Identify similes and metaphors Vocabulary 14. Choose the synonym 15. Choose the antonym Writing 16. Put the sentences in order 17. Sort sensory details 18. Identify time-order words 19. Punctuating dialogue

2	Unit 2
Knights and Castles: Europe's Middle Ages
Unit 2: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Select and use text features 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts Grammar 4. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 5. Identify nouns 6. Identify relative pronouns 7. Use the progressive verb tenses 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Identify adverbs 10. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 11. Identify prepositions 12. Identify prepositional phrases 13. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Language 14. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 15. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Vocabulary 16. Use guide words Writing 17. Choose the best topic sentence 18. Choose the best transition 19. Choose the best concluding sentence
Unit 2: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places 2. Select and use text features 3. Match causes and effects in informational texts Grammar 4. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 5. Identify nouns 6. Identify relative pronouns 7. Use the progressive verb tenses 8. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 9. Identify adverbs 10. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 11. Identify prepositions 12. Identify prepositional phrases 13. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? Language 14. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 15. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots Vocabulary 16. Use guide words Writing 17. Choose the best topic sentence 18. Choose the best transition 19. Choose the best concluding sentence

3	Unit 3
Meaning and Metaphor: Poetry
Unit 3: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read poetry 2. Label the rhyme scheme 3. Identify elements of poetry 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Language 5. Similes and metaphors with pictures Writing 6. Identify sensory details 7. Shades of meaning with pictures
Unit 3: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read poetry 2. Label the rhyme scheme 3. Identify elements of poetry 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Language 5. Similes and metaphors with pictures Writing 6. Identify sensory details 7. Shades of meaning with pictures

4	Unit 4
Eureka! Student Inventor
Unit 4: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts 4. Identify the purpose of a text 5. Match problems with their solutions Vocabulary 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Writing 7. Distinguish facts from opinions 8. Identify an author's statement of opinion 9. Choose reasons to support an opinion 10. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Unit 4: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Combine main ideas from two texts 4. Identify the purpose of a text 5. Match problems with their solutions Vocabulary 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Writing 7. Distinguish facts from opinions 8. Identify an author's statement of opinion 9. Choose reasons to support an opinion 10. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

5	Unit 5
Our Planet: Geology
Unit 5: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Select and use text features 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Grammar 5. Commas with a series 6. Commas with dates 7. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 8. Formatting street addresses 9. Identify adjectives 10. Order adjectives 11. Learn to spell words with prefixes: dis-, mis-, pre- Language 12. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 13. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Vocabulary 14. Use thesaurus entries Writing 15. Order items from most general to most specific 16. Choose the best topic sentence 17. Correct errors with signs
Unit 5: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Select and use text features 3. Read graphic organizers 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Grammar 5. Commas with a series 6. Commas with dates 7. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 8. Formatting street addresses 9. Identify adjectives 10. Order adjectives 11. Learn to spell words with prefixes: dis-, mis-, pre- Language 12. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 13. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Vocabulary 14. Use thesaurus entries Writing 15. Order items from most general to most specific 16. Choose the best topic sentence 17. Correct errors with signs

6	Unit 6
Road to Independence: The American Revolution
Unit 6: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about history 2. Read historical fiction 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Compare information from two texts Grammar 5. Commas: review 6. Punctuating dialogue 7. Is the subject singular or plural? 8. Use the correct subject or verb 9. Pronoun-verb agreement 10. To be: use the correct form 11. What does the modal verb show? 12. Learn to spell words with suffixes: -able, -ish, -ment Language 13. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 14. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 15. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Vocabulary 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 17. Organize information by topic 18. Remove the sentence that does not belong 19. Use linking words in paragraphs 20. Choose the best concluding sentence
Unit 6: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about history 2. Read historical fiction 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Compare information from two texts Grammar 5. Commas: review 6. Punctuating dialogue 7. Is the subject singular or plural? 8. Use the correct subject or verb 9. Pronoun-verb agreement 10. To be: use the correct form 11. What does the modal verb show? 12. Learn to spell words with suffixes: -able, -ish, -ment Language 13. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 14. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 15. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Vocabulary 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Writing 17. Organize information by topic 18. Remove the sentence that does not belong 19. Use linking words in paragraphs 20. Choose the best concluding sentence

7a	Unit 7a
Novel Study: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Unit 7a: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Distinguish points of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing 5. Show character emotions and traits 6. Add imagery to stories
Unit 7a: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Distinguish points of view 3. Identify the narrative point of view 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Writing 5. Show character emotions and traits 6. Add imagery to stories

7b	Unit 7b
Novel Study: The Season of Styx Malone
Unit 7b: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Compare and contrast characters 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Grammar 4. Identify prepositional phrases 5. Form the progressive verb tenses Language 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 7. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 8. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Vocabulary 9. Find synonyms in context 10. Find antonyms in context Writing 11. Sort sensory details 12. Make predictions about a story 13. Choose the best transition
Unit 7b: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Compare and contrast characters 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Grammar 4. Identify prepositional phrases 5. Form the progressive verb tenses Language 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 7. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 8. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Vocabulary 9. Find synonyms in context 10. Find antonyms in context Writing 11. Sort sensory details 12. Make predictions about a story 13. Choose the best transition

8a	Unit 8a
Adventure on High Seas: Treasure Island
Unit 8a: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Summarize a story 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Grammar 5. Identify relative pronouns 6. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 7. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 8. Identify coordinating conjunctions 9. Use the correct modal verb 10. Use the correct frequently confused word 11. Learn to spell common words: set 1 Language 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 14. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Vocabulary 15. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Writing 16. Show character emotions and traits 17. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Unit 8a: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Summarize a story 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone Grammar 5. Identify relative pronouns 6. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 7. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 8. Identify coordinating conjunctions 9. Use the correct modal verb 10. Use the correct frequently confused word 11. Learn to spell common words: set 1 Language 12. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 13. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 14. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning Vocabulary 15. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Writing 16. Show character emotions and traits 17. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

8b	Unit 8b
Crafting Stories: A World of Tales
Unit 8b: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 3. Identify story elements Language 4. Create compound sentences 5. Use coordinating conjunctions 6. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Vocabulary 7. Which definition matches the sentence? Writing 8. Identify sensory details 9. Create varied sentences based on models
Unit 8b: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 3. Identify story elements Language 4. Create compound sentences 5. Use coordinating conjunctions 6. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Vocabulary 7. Which definition matches the sentence? Writing 8. Identify sensory details 9. Create varied sentences based on models

9	Unit 9
Inspiration and Ingenuity: American Innovation
Unit 9: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts Vocabulary 4. Which sentence matches the definition? 5. Use academic vocabulary in context Writing 6. Organize information by topic 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts 8. Correct errors with signs 9. Identify and correct plagiarism
Unit 9: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts Vocabulary 4. Which sentence matches the definition? 5. Use academic vocabulary in context Writing 6. Organize information by topic 7. Identify supporting details in informational texts 8. Correct errors with signs 9. Identify and correct plagiarism

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