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

1	Unit 1
Brown Girl Dreaming
Unit 1: Skills		Reading literary 1. Identify story elements 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Identify the narrative point of view 4. Identify similes and metaphors 5. Similes and metaphors with pictures Writing 6. Identify sensory details 7. Sort sensory details 8. Put the sentences in order Grammar 9. Use action verbs 10. Identify action verbs 11. Which word is a noun? 12. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? Word work 13. Choose the synonym 14. Choose the antonym 15. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 17. Homophones with pictures
Unit 1: Skills
Reading literary 1. Identify story elements 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 3. Identify the narrative point of view 4. Identify similes and metaphors 5. Similes and metaphors with pictures Writing 6. Identify sensory details 7. Sort sensory details 8. Put the sentences in order Grammar 9. Use action verbs 10. Identify action verbs 11. Which word is a noun? 12. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? Word work 13. Choose the synonym 14. Choose the antonym 15. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 17. Homophones with pictures

2	Unit 2
The Middle Ages
Unit 2: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Compare mythological illustrations Informational writing 6. Choose the best topic sentence 7. Choose the best concluding sentence 8. Choose the best transition Persuasive writing 9. Distinguish facts from opinions 10. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 11. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar 12. Identify nouns 13. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 14. Identify adverbs 15. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 16. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Word work 17. Which sentence has the same meaning? 18. Which sentence uses an antonym? 19. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 20. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
Unit 2: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about famous places 2. Compare and contrast in informational texts 3. Which definition matches the sentence? 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 5. Compare mythological illustrations Informational writing 6. Choose the best topic sentence 7. Choose the best concluding sentence 8. Choose the best transition Persuasive writing 9. Distinguish facts from opinions 10. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 11. Identify supporting details in informational texts Grammar 12. Identify nouns 13. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 14. Identify adverbs 15. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 16. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Word work 17. Which sentence has the same meaning? 18. Which sentence uses an antonym? 19. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 20. Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots

3	Unit 3
King Arthur and the Round Table
Unit 3: Skills		Reading literary 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Draw inferences from a text Grammar 4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 5. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 6. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 7. Order the words to create a sentence Word work 8. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 10. Find synonyms in context 11. Find antonyms in context Writing 12. Summarize a story 13. Show character emotions and traits 14. Punctuating dialogue 15. Identify time-order words
Unit 3: Skills
Reading literary 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Draw inferences from a text Grammar 4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? 5. Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? 6. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 7. Order the words to create a sentence Word work 8. Words with un-, dis-, in-, im-, and non- 9. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 10. Find synonyms in context 11. Find antonyms in context Writing 12. Summarize a story 13. Show character emotions and traits 14. Punctuating dialogue 15. Identify time-order words

4	Unit 4
Listen, My Children: Poems for Fourth Graders
Unit 4: Skills		Reading literary 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry 4. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 5. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 6. Read about famous people Word work 7. Use dictionary definitions 8. Which sentence matches the definition? 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Writing 10. Shades of meaning with pictures 11. Describe the difference between related words
Unit 4: Skills
Reading literary 1. Label the rhyme scheme 2. Identify elements of poetry 3. Read poetry 4. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 5. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 6. Read about famous people Word work 7. Use dictionary definitions 8. Which sentence matches the definition? 9. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Writing 10. Shades of meaning with pictures 11. Describe the difference between related words

5	Unit 5
Geology
Unit 5: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about animals 2. Read about science and nature 3. Select and use text features 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reading literary 7. Read science fiction with illustrations 8. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Word work 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 10. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 11. Add imagery to stories 12. Use personification Grammar 13. Commas with a series 14. Commas with dates 15. Formatting street addresses 16. Order adjectives 17. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 18. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 19. Correct errors with signs
Unit 5: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about animals 2. Read about science and nature 3. Select and use text features 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts 5. Compare information from two texts 6. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Reading literary 7. Read science fiction with illustrations 8. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Word work 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 10. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Writing 11. Add imagery to stories 12. Use personification Grammar 13. Commas with a series 14. Commas with dates 15. Formatting street addresses 16. Order adjectives 17. Choose between adjectives and adverbs 18. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 19. Correct errors with signs

6	Unit 6
American Revolution
Unit 6: Skills		Reading informational 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Find words using context Reading literary 5. Read historical fiction 6. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 7. Distinguish points of view 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Writing 9. Organize information by topic 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar 12. Commas: review 13. Is the subject singular or plural? 14. Use the correct subject or verb 15. Pronoun-verb agreement 16. What does the modal verb show? Word work 17. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 18. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review
Unit 6: Skills
Reading informational 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Find words using context Reading literary 5. Read historical fiction 6. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 7. Distinguish points of view 8. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Writing 9. Organize information by topic 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts 11. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar 12. Commas: review 13. Is the subject singular or plural? 14. Use the correct subject or verb 15. Pronoun-verb agreement 16. What does the modal verb show? Word work 17. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 18. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review

7	Unit 7
The United States Constitution
Unit 7: Skills		Reading informational 1. Read about history 2. Use academic vocabulary in context 3. Read graphic organizers Writing 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion 6. Positive and negative connotation Grammar 7. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects 8. To be: use the correct form 9. Use the correct modal verb 10. Capitalizing the names of historical events, periods, and documents 11. Capitalization: review
Unit 7: Skills
Reading informational 1. Read about history 2. Use academic vocabulary in context 3. Read graphic organizers Writing 4. Identify an author's statement of opinion 5. Choose reasons to support an opinion 6. Positive and negative connotation Grammar 7. Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects 8. To be: use the correct form 9. Use the correct modal verb 10. Capitalizing the names of historical events, periods, and documents 11. Capitalization: review

8	Unit 8
Treasure Island
Unit 8: Skills		Reading literary 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Summarize a story 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing 7. Add imagery to stories 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 9. Show character emotions and traits 10. Punctuating dialogue Grammar 11. Create varied sentences based on models 12. Commas with compound and complex sentences 13. Identify relative pronouns 14. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 15. Identify coordinating conjunctions 16. Use coordinating conjunctions Word work 17. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 19. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning
Unit 8: Skills
Reading literary 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Summarize a story 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 4. Compare and contrast characters 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts 6. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Writing 7. Add imagery to stories 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 9. Show character emotions and traits 10. Punctuating dialogue Grammar 11. Create varied sentences based on models 12. Commas with compound and complex sentences 13. Identify relative pronouns 14. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 15. Identify coordinating conjunctions 16. Use coordinating conjunctions Word work 17. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 18. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 19. Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning

EOY
End-of-Year Assessment
EOY: Review		Reading literary 1. Read drama Reading informational 2. Read about business and technology 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Grammar 4. Identify adjectives 5. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 6. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 7. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 8. Create compound sentences 9. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Word work 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 11. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 12. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 13. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech
EOY: Review
Reading literary 1. Read drama Reading informational 2. Read about business and technology 3. Combine main ideas from two texts Grammar 4. Identify adjectives 5. Is the word an adjective or adverb? 6. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? 7. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? 8. Create compound sentences 9. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that Word work 10. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 11. Match words with Greek and Latin roots to their meanings 12. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 13. Sort words with shared suffixes by part of speech

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