Speaking and Listening

Sayings and expressions
Recite poems, soliloquies and dialogues
4th grade reading aloud
Cause and effect, similarity and difference, ...
Using volume, pitch, phrasing, pace, and gest...

Oral Presentations

Narrative presentations
Oral presentations - introductions, conclusio...
Using anecdotes, details and experiences
Informal presentations

Stories and Literature

Main events of the plot
Characterization
Compare and contrast tales from different cul...
Figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperb...
Fantasies, fables, myths, legends and fairy t...

Writing

Edit and revise drafts
Writing information reports
Writing with focus and organization, part 2
Writing with focus and organization, part 1
Writing multiple paragraphs

Research and Technology

Researching texts
Using a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia a...
Basic keyboarding skills
Almanacs, newspapers and periodicals
Quote or paraphrase information, citing sourc...

Grammar

Using underlining, quotation marks and italic...
4th grade spelling
Combining phrases
Capitalization and quotations
Verbs, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions

Reading and Comprehension

Cause and effect, fact and opinion
Testing hypotheses
Make and confirm predictions
Follow multiple-step instructions
Reading for different purposes

Vocabulary

Meaning of words, part 1
Words with multiple meanings
Meaning of words, part 2
Common roots, Greek and Latin words
Using a thesaurus

Summaries

Evaluate the media
Writing summaries
Summarizing spoken language
Oral summaries
Emphasize major points

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