Grammar

Verbs, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions
Capitalization and quotations
4th grade spelling
Writing simple and compound sentences
Using underlining, quotation marks and italic...

Research and Technology

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

Summaries

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

Oral Presentations

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

Speaking and Listening

Asking and responding to questions
Sayings and expressions
Giving directions and instructions
Cause and effect, similarity and difference, ...
4th grade reading aloud

Writing

Edit and revise drafts
Writing narratives
Writing with focus and organization, part 1
4th grade writing
Penmanship

Stories and Literature

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

Vocabulary

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

Reading and Comprehension

Cause and effect, fact and opinion
Reading for different purposes
Compare and contrast information
Testing hypotheses
Compare and contrast as well as cause and eff...

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