4th Grade ELA (Maine Learning Results)

Language 1: Grammar and usage

• L1.4.1 Use relative pronouns (who, which, that and others) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).
• L1.4.2 Form and use progressive tenses such as was walking and will be walking.
• L1.4.3 Use modal verbs such as can, may and must to express conditions.
• L1.4.4 Put several adjectives in the usual English order.
• L1.4.5 Form and use prepositional phrases.
• L1.4.6 Write complete sentences, spotting and fixing fragments and run-ons.
• L1.4.7 Use often-confused words such as to, too and two correctly.

Language 2: Capitalization, punctuation and spelling

• L2.4.1 Capitalize correctly.
• L2.4.2 Use commas and quotation marks for direct speech and for quoting a text.
• L2.4.3 Put a comma before the conjunction that joins a compound sentence.
• L2.4.4 Spell grade-level words correctly, checking references when needed.

Language 3: Using knowledge of language

• L3.4.1 Apply language knowledge and conventions when writing, speaking, reading and listening.
• L3.4.2 Pick words and phrases that express ideas exactly.
• L3.4.3 Pick punctuation to create an effect.
• L3.4.4 Tell when formal English is needed, such as presenting, and when informal talk suits, such as group chat.

Language 4: Working out word meanings

• L4.4.1 Work out the meaning of new and multiple-meaning words from grade 4 reading and topics, using a choice of strategies.
• L4.4.2 Use context such as definitions, examples or restatements as clues to meaning.
• L4.4.3 Use grade-level Greek and Latin roots and affixes as clues to meaning.
• L4.4.4 Use dictionaries, glossaries and thesauruses, print or digital, for pronunciation and exact meaning.

Language 5: Figurative language and word relationships

• L5.4.1 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships and slight differences in meaning.
• L5.4.2 Explain simple similes and metaphors in context.
• L5.4.3 Recognize and explain common idioms, adages and proverbs.
• L5.4.4 Understand words through their antonyms and their near-synonyms.

Language 6: Academic and subject vocabulary

• L6.4.1 Learn and use grade-level academic and subject words, including precise words for actions and feelings.

Speaking and Listening 1: Collaborative discussion

• SL1.4.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 4 topics, building on others' ideas and stating their own clearly.
• SL1.4.2 Prepare for discussions by reading or studying and use that preparation to explore ideas.
• SL1.4.3 Follow discussion rules and carry out assigned roles.
• SL1.4.4 Ask and answer specific questions to clarify or follow up, and add comments that connect to others.
• SL1.4.5 Review key ideas from the discussion and explain their own thinking in light of it.

Speaking and Listening 2: Understanding and judging what is presented

• SL2.4.1 Paraphrase parts of a read-aloud or of information presented in various media.
• SL2.4.2 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker gives for particular points.

Speaking and Listening 3: Presenting information and evidence

• SL3.4.1 Give a report, story or account of an experience in a logical order, with details that back up the main ideas.
• SL3.4.2 Add recordings and visuals to presentations to develop main ideas or themes.

Speaking and Listening 4: Adapting speech

• SL4.4.1 Tell which situations need formal or informal registers when speaking (see grade 4 Language 1 and 3).

Reading 3: Phonics and word recognition

• R3.4.1 Use letter-sound, syllable and morphology knowledge to read unfamiliar long words in and out of context.

Reading 4: Close reading and textual evidence

• R4.4.1 Use details and examples from the text to explain what it says and what can be inferred.

Reading 5: Summary, themes and central ideas

• R5.4.1 Summarize stories with key details and explain what supports the theme.
• R5.4.2 Summarize a text, showing how key details back up its central idea.

Reading 6: How characters, events and ideas develop

• R6.4.1 Describe characters' traits and motives and how their actions move the plot, citing details.
• R6.4.2 Explain how people, events or ideas in a text relate or interact, citing specific information.

Reading 7: Word meanings in texts

• R7.4.1 Work out what words and phrases in a text mean, including figurative ones.
• R7.4.2 Use a range of strategies to learn subject-specific words and phrases.

Reading 8: Text structure and features

• R8.4.1 Explain how chapters, scenes or stanzas fit together to give the whole text meaning.
• R8.4.2 Identify a text's overall structure, such as chronology or cause and effect, and how its features support it.

Reading 9: Perspective and purpose

• R9.4.1 Compare and contrast narrators' points of view, including first and third person.
• R9.4.2 Compare primary and secondary accounts of one event or topic and describe how their perspectives differ.

Reading 10: Arguments and claims

• R10.4.1 Explain how reasons and evidence back a claim and identify which ones support it.

Reading 11: Integrating texts, forms and media

• R11.4.1 Compare a text with multimedia versions and how each affects meaning and intent.
• R11.4.2 Compare and contrast similar themes, topics and event patterns across texts.
• R11.4.3 Interpret information in different forms and explain how it builds understanding of a topic.

Reading 12: Fluency

• R12.4.1 Read accurately and fluently enough to understand.
• R12.4.2 Read a range of grade-level texts with purpose and understanding.
• R12.4.3 Reread grade-level texts accurately, at a suitable pace and with expression.
• R12.4.4 Use context to check or correct word reading and meaning, rereading when needed.

Writing 1: Inquiry and research

• W1.4.1 Explore questions through research that builds broad knowledge of a topic.
• W1.4.2 Answer questions using relevant information from varied sources or from experience.
• W1.4.3 Take notes from sources and sort them into given categories.
• W1.4.4 List the sources used.

Writing 2: Process, production and technology

• W2.4.1 With help from peers and adults, plan, revise and edit to improve writing.
• W2.4.2 With some adult help, use technology to write and to work with others.
• W2.4.3 Type well enough to produce longer pieces of writing.

Writing 3: Composing for audience and purpose

• W3.4.1 Write clearly and organize more complex pieces with an introduction, a detailed body and a conclusion.
• W3.4.2 Develop the topic with relevant supporting details.
• W3.4.3 Use increasingly varied linking words and phrases suited to their level.
• W3.4.4 Choose precise words.
• W3.4.5 End with a closing related to the ideas presented.