Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
English Language Arts — Grade 4
Goal 5
- Objective 5.01
- Use correct capitalization (e.g., names of languages, nationalities, musical compositions) and punctuation (e.g., commas in a series, commas in direct address, commas and quotation marks in dialogue, apostrophes in possessives).
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- Objective 5.02
- Demonstrate understanding in speaking and writing by appropriate usage of:
- pronouns.
- subject/verb agreement.
- verb tense consistency.
- subject consistency.
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- Objective 5.03
- Elaborate information and ideas in writing and speaking by using:
- simple and compound sentences.
- regular and irregular verbs.
- adverbs.
- prepositions.
- coordinating conjunctions.
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- Objective 5.04
- Compose multiple paragraphs with:
- topic sentences.
- specific, relevant details.
- logical progression and movement of ideas.
- coherence.
- elaboration.
- concluding statement related to the topic.
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- Objective 5.05
- Use visual (orthography) and meaning-based strategies as primary sources for correct spelling.
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- Objective 5.06
- Proofread and correct most misspellings independently with reference to resources (e.g., dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries, computer spell-checks, and other classroom sources).
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- Objective 5.07
- Use established criteria to edit for language conventions and format.
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- Objective 5.08
- Demonstrate evidence of language cohesion by:
- logical sequence of fiction and nonfiction retells.
- time order sequence of events.
- sustaining conversations on a topic.
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- Objective 5.09
- Create readable documents through legible handwriting and/or word processing.
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