Fourth Grade Language Arts Standards

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Reading Literature

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what a text says or infers.
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
Describe in depth a character setting or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the strucural elements of poems and dramas.
Compare and contrast points of view from different stories including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions.
Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics and patterns of events in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
Read and comprehend literature of appropriate complexity.

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining.
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details.
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, based on specific information.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
Describe the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts or information in a text or part of a text.
Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and information provided.
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text.
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Read and comprehend texts appropriate for grades 4-5.

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Use technology to produce and publish.
Develop and strenghten writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
Produce clear and coherent writing in which development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print or digital sources; take notes and categorize information and provide a list of sources
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Engage effectively in a range of group discussions with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on other's ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Paraphrase portions of a text, read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally.
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an expierence in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English and situations where informal discourse is appropriate; use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

Demonstrate command of English grammar and usage.
Demonstrate command of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Clarify the meaning of unkown and multiple0meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic.
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.