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English Language Arts — Grade 4
Goal 1, Objective 1.06
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- Acquiring new vocabulary through book discussion groups
- While reading the text Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco, students identify words that are unfamiliar to them. Working collaboratively in small groups, they discuss the meaning of these new words using context clues from the text, prior knowledge, and print and online resources. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Alliteration all around
- In this lesson, students are introduced to alliteration through picture books by Pamela Duncan Edwards. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Author study: Improving reading comprehension using inference and comparison
- In this lesson, students review several texts by one illustrator/author, practice making inferences about that author, and then check their inferences against the author's online biography. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Characters in Because of Winn–Dixie: Making lists of ten
- Using the children's book,Because of Winn–Dixie, students learn about characterization techniques by creating lists of ten features that identify a character. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Daily book boost
- Each day at the end of their independent reading time, students give “book boosts,” one-minute raves about books they’ve read. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- A daily DEAR program: Drop everything and read!
- This lesson gives teachers the tools necessary to implement a DEAR-Drop Everything and Read program in their class. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Guided comprehension: Monitoring using the INSERT technique
- Introduces students to the comprehension strategy of monitoring. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- How big are "Martin's Big Words"? Thinking big about the future
- Using Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as other resources, students explore diction used by Dr. King and compose a reflective writing piece. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Literature Circles: Getting started
- This lesson explores Literature Circles, a collaborative activity to supplement a reading program in a literature-based classroom. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Readers theatre
- Students develop scripts, perform in groups, and practice using their voice to depict characters from texts. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–5 English Language Arts and Theatre Arts Education)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Using word storms to explore vocabulary and encourage critical thinking
- During this lesson, students read a variety of texts, learn relevant vocabulary, participate in purposeful writing, and are encouraged to share their perspectives after being introduced to the concept of working dogs and how they help society. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
- Writing and assessing an autobiographical incident
- Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
- Provider: IRA/NCTE
