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Skill plan for Journeys Textbook and Reader's Notebook - 4th grade

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1	Unit 1
Lesson 1: Helping Others		Text-based comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Identify the narrative point of view Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Language 5. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Writing 6. Add imagery to stories
Lesson 1: Helping Others
Text-based comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Identify the narrative point of view Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay, ea, ey, eigh Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Language 5. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence Writing 6. Add imagery to stories

Lesson 2: Civil Rights		Text-based comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Identify the purpose of a text Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Language 5. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? Writing 6. Show character emotions and traits
Lesson 2: Civil Rights
Text-based comprehension 1. Read about famous people 2. Identify the purpose of a text Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long e word: silent e, ee, ea, ie Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 Language 5. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory? Writing 6. Show character emotions and traits

Lesson 3: Media		Text-based comprehension 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Compare information from two texts Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Language 6. Punctuating dialogue Writing 7. Create varied sentences based on models
Lesson 3: Media
Text-based comprehension 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Compare information from two texts Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y, igh, ind, ild Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 5. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Language 6. Punctuating dialogue Writing 7. Create varied sentences based on models

Lesson 4: Raising Money		Text-based comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 3. Use key details to determine the main idea 4. Read drama Decoding/spelling 5. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt Vocabulary 6. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Language 7. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Writing 8. Put the sentences in order
Lesson 4: Raising Money
Text-based comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source 3. Use key details to determine the main idea 4. Read drama Decoding/spelling 5. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow, old, ost, olt Vocabulary 6. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Language 7. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Writing 8. Put the sentences in order

Lesson 5: Traditional Tales		Text-based comprehension 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Decoding/spelling 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Identify homophones 6. Use the correct homophone Language 7. Identify common and proper nouns 8. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 9. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 10. Capitalizing proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages Writing 11. Choose the best transition 12. Identify time-order words
Lesson 5: Traditional Tales
Text-based comprehension 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Decoding/spelling 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Identify homophones 6. Use the correct homophone Language 7. Identify common and proper nouns 8. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 9. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features 10. Capitalizing proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages Writing 11. Choose the best transition 12. Identify time-order words

2	Unit 2
Lesson 6: Performance Arts		Text-based comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Read drama Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui Language 4. Use action verbs 5. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 6. To be: use the correct form Writing 7. Put the sentences in order
Lesson 6: Performance Arts
Text-based comprehension 1. Read about science and nature 2. Read drama Decoding/spelling 3. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew, ui Language 4. Use action verbs 5. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 6. To be: use the correct form Writing 7. Put the sentences in order

Lesson 7: Media		Text-based comprehension 1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Read about business and technology Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Language 5. Form and use the regular past tense 6. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 7. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 8. Change the sentence to future tense Writing 9. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Lesson 7: Media
Text-based comprehension 1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Read about business and technology Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Language 5. Form and use the regular past tense 6. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 7. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 8. Change the sentence to future tense Writing 9. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Lesson 8: Visual Arts		Text-based comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Distinguish points of view Language 5. Use the progressive verb tenses 6. Form the progressive verb tenses Writing 7. Organize information by topic 8. Choose the best concluding sentence 9. Summarize a story
Lesson 8: Visual Arts
Text-based comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction with illustrations 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Compare and contrast characters 4. Distinguish points of view Language 5. Use the progressive verb tenses 6. Form the progressive verb tenses Writing 7. Organize information by topic 8. Choose the best concluding sentence 9. Summarize a story

Lesson 9: Research		Text-based comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts 4. Compare information from two texts Vocabulary 5. Choose the antonym Language 6. Is the sentence simple or compound? 7. Create compound sentences 8. Identify coordinating conjunctions 9. Identify subordinating conjunctions Writing 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Lesson 9: Research
Text-based comprehension 1. Read realistic fiction 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts 4. Compare information from two texts Vocabulary 5. Choose the antonym Language 6. Is the sentence simple or compound? 7. Create compound sentences 8. Identify coordinating conjunctions 9. Identify subordinating conjunctions Writing 10. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Lesson 10: Performance Arts		Text-based comprehension 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 4. Shades of meaning with pictures Language 5. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 6. Use reflexive pronouns Writing 7. Identify sensory details 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Lesson 10: Performance Arts
Text-based comprehension 1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 3. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 4. Shades of meaning with pictures Language 5. Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns 6. Use reflexive pronouns Writing 7. Identify sensory details 8. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

3	Unit 3
Lesson 11: Hurricanes		Text-based comprehension 1. Select and use text features 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Determine the main idea of a passage 4. Compare information from two texts Decoding/spelling 5. Form compound words 6. Form and use compound words Vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Writing 10. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Lesson 11: Hurricanes
Text-based comprehension 1. Select and use text features 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Determine the main idea of a passage 4. Compare information from two texts Decoding/spelling 5. Form compound words 6. Form and use compound words Vocabulary 7. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 8. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 9. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Writing 10. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Lesson 12: Forces of Nature		Text-based comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Identify time-order words 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 5. Choose the synonym 6. Find synonyms in context Language 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Writing 9. Match problems with their solutions
Lesson 12: Forces of Nature
Text-based comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Identify time-order words 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 5. Choose the synonym 6. Find synonyms in context Language 7. Form the singular or plural possessive 8. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns Writing 9. Match problems with their solutions

Lesson 13: Interdependence		Text-based comprehension 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Read about famous places 3. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Language 6. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 7. What does the modal verb show? 8. Use the correct modal verb Writing 9. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Lesson 13: Interdependence
Text-based comprehension 1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Read about famous places 3. Use key details to determine the main idea Vocabulary 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Language 6. Identify main verbs and helping verbs 7. What does the modal verb show? 8. Use the correct modal verb Writing 9. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Lesson 14: Insects		Text-based comprehension 1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Language 5. Choose between the past tense and past participle Writing 6. Organize information by topic
Lesson 14: Insects
Text-based comprehension 1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Identify supporting details in literary texts 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts Vocabulary 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Language 5. Choose between the past tense and past participle Writing 6. Organize information by topic

Lesson 15: The Environment		Text-based comprehension 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature 3. Read poetry Vocabulary 4. Use guide words 5. Use dictionary definitions 6. Find words using context Language 7. Identify the irregular past tense 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 Writing 9. Remove the sentence that does not belong 10. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns
Lesson 15: The Environment
Text-based comprehension 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about science and nature 3. Read poetry Vocabulary 4. Use guide words 5. Use dictionary definitions 6. Find words using context Language 7. Identify the irregular past tense 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 Writing 9. Remove the sentence that does not belong 10. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

4	Unit 4
Lesson 16: Individual Contributions		Text-based comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast characters 3. Draw inferences from a text Language 4. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 5. Identify adjectives 6. Order adjectives Writing 7. Sort sensory details 8. Add imagery to stories 9. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Lesson 16: Individual Contributions
Text-based comprehension 1. Read historical fiction 2. Compare and contrast characters 3. Draw inferences from a text Language 4. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 5. Identify adjectives 6. Order adjectives Writing 7. Sort sensory details 8. Add imagery to stories 9. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Lesson 17: Service Animals		Text-based comprehension 1. Summarize a story 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Use key details to determine the main idea 4. Read about animals Vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Language 6. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 7. Identify adverbs Writing 8. Greetings and closings of letters
Lesson 17: Service Animals
Text-based comprehension 1. Summarize a story 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Use key details to determine the main idea 4. Read about animals Vocabulary 5. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Language 6. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 7. Identify adverbs Writing 8. Greetings and closings of letters

Lesson 18: Traditional Tales		Text-based comprehension 1. Identify story elements 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Decoding/spelling 4. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Vocabulary 5. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Language 6. Identify prepositions 7. Identify prepositional phrases Writing 8. Which sentence has the same meaning?
Lesson 18: Traditional Tales
Text-based comprehension 1. Identify story elements 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 3. Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source Decoding/spelling 4. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- Vocabulary 5. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 1 Language 6. Identify prepositions 7. Identify prepositional phrases Writing 8. Which sentence has the same meaning?

Lesson 19: Agriculture		Text-based comprehension 1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2. Match problems with their solutions 3. Read about history Decoding/spelling 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 6. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Language 7. Identify relative pronouns 8. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 9. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 10. Use relative adverbs Writing 11. Organize information by topic 12. Put the sentences in order
Lesson 19: Agriculture
Text-based comprehension 1. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 2. Match problems with their solutions 3. Read about history Decoding/spelling 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 6. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Language 7. Identify relative pronouns 8. Use relative pronouns: who and whom 9. Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that 10. Use relative adverbs Writing 11. Organize information by topic 12. Put the sentences in order

Lesson 20: Native American History		Text-based comprehension 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read about famous people 3. Read poetry Vocabulary 4. Describe the difference between related words Language 5. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 6. Abbreviate days of the week 7. Abbreviate months of the year 8. Abbreviate people's titles 9. Abbreviate customary units of measurement Writing 10. Choose the best transition
Lesson 20: Native American History
Text-based comprehension 1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Read about famous people 3. Read poetry Vocabulary 4. Describe the difference between related words Language 5. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 6. Abbreviate days of the week 7. Abbreviate months of the year 8. Abbreviate people's titles 9. Abbreviate customary units of measurement Writing 10. Choose the best transition

5	Unit 5
Lesson 21: Media		Text-based comprehension 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 3. Identify the narrative point of view Vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Language 5. Use adjectives to compare 6. Spell adjectives that compare Writing 7. Summarize a story 8. Identify and correct plagiarism
Lesson 21: Media
Text-based comprehension 1. Read fantasy with illustrations 2. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 1 3. Identify the narrative point of view Vocabulary 4. Use academic vocabulary in context Language 5. Use adjectives to compare 6. Spell adjectives that compare Writing 7. Summarize a story 8. Identify and correct plagiarism

Lesson 22: Citizens' Rights		Text-based comprehension 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Read about business and technology Vocabulary 5. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Writing 6. Choose the best transition
Lesson 22: Citizens' Rights
Text-based comprehension 1. Match causes and effects in informational texts 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Draw inferences from a text 4. Read about business and technology Vocabulary 5. Identify the meaning of idioms and adages: set 2 Writing 6. Choose the best transition

Lesson 23: Life Cycles		Text-based comprehension 1. Identify text structures 2. Read graphic organizers 3. Read about science and nature Vocabulary 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Language 5. Punctuating dialogue Writing 6. Identify time-order words
Lesson 23: Life Cycles
Text-based comprehension 1. Identify text structures 2. Read graphic organizers 3. Read about science and nature Vocabulary 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- Language 5. Punctuating dialogue Writing 6. Identify time-order words

Lesson 24: Animal Behavior		Text-based comprehension 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Read about animals Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Language 4. Commas: review Writing 5. Choose the best topic sentence 6. Choose the best concluding sentence
Lesson 24: Animal Behavior
Text-based comprehension 1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Read about animals Vocabulary 3. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review Language 4. Commas: review Writing 5. Choose the best topic sentence 6. Choose the best concluding sentence

Lesson 25: Inventions		Text-based comprehension 1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Read science fiction with illustrations Vocabulary 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Language 4. Capitalization: review Writing 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Correct errors with signs
Lesson 25: Inventions
Text-based comprehension 1. Identify the purpose of a text 2. Read science fiction with illustrations Vocabulary 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words Language 4. Capitalization: review Writing 5. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 6. Correct errors with signs

6	Unit 6
Lesson 26: The Girl Who Loved Spiders		Text-based comprehension 1. Distinguish points of view 2. Identify story elements Vocabulary 3. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Language 5. Use adjectives with more and most 6. Use adjectives to compare Writing 7. Add imagery to stories 8. Create compound sentences
Lesson 26: The Girl Who Loved Spiders
Text-based comprehension 1. Distinguish points of view 2. Identify story elements Vocabulary 3. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots Language 5. Use adjectives with more and most 6. Use adjectives to compare Writing 7. Add imagery to stories 8. Create compound sentences

Lesson 27: Amphibian Alert!		Text-based comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Language 3. Use adverbs to compare Writing 4. Distinguish facts from opinions
Lesson 27: Amphibian Alert!
Text-based comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Language 3. Use adverbs to compare Writing 4. Distinguish facts from opinions

Lesson 28: Museums		Text-based comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion Language 3. Identify possessive pronouns 4. Use possessive pronouns Writing 5. Put the sentences in order
Lesson 28: Museums
Text-based comprehension 1. Read about art, music, and traditions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion Language 3. Identify possessive pronouns 4. Use possessive pronouns Writing 5. Put the sentences in order

Lesson 29: Save Timber Woods!		Text-based comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Language 2. Identify personal pronouns 3. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 4. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me" 5. Use reflexive pronouns Writing 6. Commas: review
Lesson 29: Save Timber Woods!
Text-based comprehension 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Language 2. Identify personal pronouns 3. Replace the noun with a personal pronoun 4. Compound subjects and objects with "I" and "me" 5. Use reflexive pronouns Writing 6. Commas: review

Lesson 30: Mystery at Reed's Pond		Text-based comprehension 1. Read about science and nature Language 2. Pronoun-verb contractions Writing 3. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
Lesson 30: Mystery at Reed's Pond
Text-based comprehension 1. Read about science and nature Language 2. Pronoun-verb contractions Writing 3. Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?

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