IXL skill plan | ELA 4th grade plan for the New York State Testing Program

Skill plan for the New York State Testing Program - ELA 4th grade

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Key Ideas and Details
Literary Text		Story elements 1. Identify story elements Reading comprehension 2. Read realistic fiction Inference and analysis 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 5. Compare and contrast characters Summary 6. Summarize a story
Literary Text
Story elements 1. Identify story elements Reading comprehension 2. Read realistic fiction Inference and analysis 3. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 5. Compare and contrast characters Summary 6. Summarize a story

Informational Text		Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature Main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Text relationships 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions
Informational Text
Reading comprehension 1. Read about science and nature Main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Text relationships 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Match problems with their solutions
Craft and Structure
Vocabulary		Vocabulary in context 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Figurative language 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Prefixes and suffixes 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 7. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
Vocabulary in context 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Figurative language 3. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors 4. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone 5. Determine the meaning of idioms from context: set 2 Prefixes and suffixes 6. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 7. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Literary Text		Vocabulary in context 1. Read historical fiction Literary text structures 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama Point of view 4. Distinguish points of view
Literary Text
Vocabulary in context 1. Read historical fiction Literary text structures 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama Point of view 4. Distinguish points of view

Informational Text		Vocabulary in context 1. Read about history 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Informational text structures 3. Identify and analyze text structures
Informational Text
Vocabulary in context 1. Read about history 2. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Informational text structures 3. Identify and analyze text structures
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Literary Text		1. Compare mythological illustrations
Literary Text
1. Compare mythological illustrations

Informational Text		1. Read graphic organizers 2. Compare information from two texts
Informational Text
1. Read graphic organizers 2. Compare information from two texts

Language and Writing
Constructed Response
Inference		1. Draw inferences from a text
Inference
1. Draw inferences from a text

Text Evidence		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts
Text Evidence
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Use key details to determine the main idea 3. Identify supporting details in literary texts

Complete Sentences		1. Order the words to create a sentence
Complete Sentences
1. Order the words to create a sentence
Writing from Sources
Content and Analysis		1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Remove the sentence that does not belong 3. Choose the best topic sentence
Content and Analysis
1. Combine main ideas from two texts 2. Remove the sentence that does not belong 3. Choose the best topic sentence

Command of Evidence		1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Identify and correct plagiarism
Command of Evidence
1. Choose reasons to support an opinion 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Identify and correct plagiarism

Coherence, Organization, and Style		Organization 1. Organize information by topic Transition words 2. Choose the best transition Word choice 3. Show character emotions and traits 4. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 5. Use academic vocabulary in context Conclusions 6. Choose the best concluding sentence
Coherence, Organization, and Style
Organization 1. Organize information by topic Transition words 2. Choose the best transition Word choice 3. Show character emotions and traits 4. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 5. Use academic vocabulary in context Conclusions 6. Choose the best concluding sentence

Control of Conventions		Sentence variety 1. Create compound sentences 2. Create varied sentences based on models 3. Use coordinating conjunctions 4. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar 5. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Form and use the regular past tense 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 9. Prepositions: review Capitalization 10. Capitalization: review Punctuation 11. Commas: review Spelling 12. Use the correct frequently confused word 13. Spell adjectives that compare
Control of Conventions
Sentence variety 1. Create compound sentences 2. Create varied sentences based on models 3. Use coordinating conjunctions 4. Use subordinating conjunctions Grammar 5. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Form and use the regular past tense 8. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 9. Prepositions: review Capitalization 10. Capitalization: review Punctuation 11. Commas: review Spelling 12. Use the correct frequently confused word 13. Spell adjectives that compare

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