4th Grade ELA (Utah Core Standards)

Strand 1: Speaking and Listening

• 4.SL.1 Take part in conversations and group work with grade-appropriate vocabulary on topics, texts and issues.
  • a. Acknowledge and respond politely to others' comments and claims.
  • b. Ask questions, note new information, link responses with reasoning and keep the discussion focused.
• 4.SL.2 Briefly summarize information from different formats and explain how it relates to the topic.
• 4.SL.3 Speak or present with suitable language, grammar, volume and pronunciation for the audience.
  • a. Use visuals or other media when suitable to explain, add detail and keep the audience engaged.

Strand 2: Reading

• 4.R.3 Show grade-appropriate phonics skill when reading.
  • a. Combine sound patterns, syllable rules, word parts and word origins to read unfamiliar multisyllable words in and out of context.
• 4.R.4 Read grade-level text accurately and fluently enough to understand it.
• 4.R.5 Refer to details and evidence when explaining what a text states and what can be inferred.
• 4.R.6 Read many kinds of texts, including from diverse cultures, to find a theme or main idea and summarize with evidence.
• 4.R.7 Describe story elements or explain events in informational texts in depth.
  • RL. Describe a character, setting or event in depth using specific details.
  • RI. Explain what happened and why in a history, science or technical text, using specific information.
• 4.R.8 Work out the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language and academic and subject vocabulary.
• 4.R.9 Work out or clarify unknown and multiple-meaning words using several strategies.
  • a. Use context as a clue to meaning.
  • b. Use common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to meaning.
  • c. Use references to find pronunciation and exact meaning in context.
• 4.R.10 Describe how texts are structured.
  • RL. Discuss the parts of a literary text using terms such as chapter, scene and stanza.
  • RI. Describe the overall structure of an informational text (sequence, comparison, problem/solution).
• 4.R.11 Compare points of view or accounts.
  • RL. Compare first-person and third-person narration in stories.
  • RI. Compare a primary and a secondary source on the same event or topic.
• 4.R.12 Connect texts with visual, oral or numerical information.
  • RL. Compare a visual or oral version of a story or drama with the text.
  • RI. Interpret visual, oral or numerical information and explain how it adds to the text.
• 4.R.13 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular claims.
• 4.R.14 Compare and combine texts.
  • RL. Compare how stories, myths and traditional tales from different cultures treat similar themes and event patterns.
  • RI. Combine information from two texts on one topic to speak or write about it knowledgeably.

Strand 3: Writing

• 4.W.1 Write arguments that support a claim with evidence and information, linked by transitions, with a conclusion.
  • a. Introduce a topic, state a supported claim, use complex sentences and group related ideas logically.
  • b. Use writing conventions for cohesion, sentence structure and phrasing.
• 4.W.2 Write informative pieces that examine a topic, link related ideas and end with a relevant conclusion.
  • a. Introduce a topic, group information into sections and use structures and text features.
  • b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, details, quotations or examples.
  • c. Use precise language and subject vocabulary.
  • d. Use writing conventions for cohesion, sentence structure and phrasing.
• 4.W.3 Write narratives of real or imagined events with descriptive details, clear order and a resolution.
  • a. Set up the situation, introduce a narrator or characters and order events naturally.
  • b. Use dialogue and description to develop events or show characters' responses.
  • c. Use varied transitions to manage the order of events.
  • d. Use concrete words, complex sentences and sensory details.
  • e. Use writing conventions for cohesion, sentence structure and phrasing.
• 4.W.4 Do short research projects that look into different aspects of a topic.
  • a. Gather and organize relevant information and list sources.
  • b. Elaborate to show understanding of the topic.
  • c. Work with others through the writing process.
• 4.W.5 Write fluently in both cursive and manuscript.