All Lessons
Identify Chronological Order in Informational Text
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading comprehension lesson focuses on identifying chronological order in the informational text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify chronological clue words (months, days, years, time, age, etc.) and determine if the text is in chronological order. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Analyze Informational Text
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
In this Reading Informational Text lesson, students are asked to interpret information from a passage and its related images, diagrams, and maps. Students must identify both the information and where it comes from. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.
Answer Who, When, and Where Questions
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading informational text lesson is designed as a part of our Link to Literacy English Language Development program. This description will be updated soon.
Recognize Attributes of Opinion Text
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading informational text lesson has students identify the various attributes of opinion texts. Students will identify the writer's opinions, identify reasons for holding that opinion, and briefly summarize the text.
Identify the Author's Point of View
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading informational text lesson has students identify the author's beliefs about the topic in a text.
Describe Problem-and-Solution Text Structure
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This Reading Informational lesson has students describe the problem-and-solution text structure.
Compare Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts of the Same Event
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading informational lesson has students compare different accounts of the same event. It includes a description of firsthand and secondhand accounts.
Use Technology to Revise Writing
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing lesson requires students to revise their writing by deleting content that does not fit the topic of the text and adding content where elaboration is needed. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students must select the best sentences to add and delete from multiple choices.
Write a Response to Literature
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing applications lesson focuses on writing responses to literature. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students are provided a prompt and reading passage. Students underline details in the passage that support the prompt then write a response that includes an intro, body, and conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are three more of the same activity in Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Create Supporting and Concluding Paragraphs
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing strategies lesson focuses on creating supporting and concluding paragraphs. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read an introductory paragraph and identify the main idea. Then, they identify supporting sentences and create a supporting paragraph for each one. Last, students write a concluding paragraph. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Plan and Write an Opinion Piece
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing lesson covers how to plan an opinion piece. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the prompt and decide their position about it. Then they organize their ideas in a planning chart by answering questions about their position and three reasons for it.They also restate their position for a summary, and identify the strongest reason to put first.
Plan and Write Informative Text
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This writing lesson covers how to plan informative text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the research and identify related information that is needed to complete a graphic organizer. Then they complete the graphic organizer which asks for a topic, three facts and details, and a conclusion. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
Punctuate Quotations Correctly
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This language lesson teaches students how to punctuate quotations in their writing. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to separate signal phrases from direct quotations using commas and quotation marks. They will also learn to capitalize the first word of a direct quotation.
Explain the Meaning of Similes & Metaphors
- Grade:
- 4
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This language lesson teaches students how to interpret figurative language including similes and metaphors. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to identify a simile or metaphor in the context of a paragraph and how to use the context of the text to explain the meaning of the figurative language.