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Fourth Grade

Reading Street
Common Core

The Ma
n
Named Who
the Clo
uds

me
ght Ca
i
N
w
Ho
he Sea
From t
Adelina
's Whale
an
ny
s
Paul Bu
Eye of th
e Storm

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s
t
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e
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S

The Man Who

Named the
Clouds

My Weather
Journal
Paire

Paired Selection, pp.340-341

Main Selection, pp.322-337

BL: Looking for Changes

Leveled Readers
OL: Storm Chasers

A: Sharing Our Planet

Genre: Biography- an account of a person's life written by another person It includes facts,
details, and ideas the author thinks are important about the person.

Essential Question: What is the value

of looking at patterns in nature?
Selection
Vocabulary
apprentice essay
atmosphere club
chemical
scales
pressure
manufacturing

Amazing Words
wilt
autumn
damp
observe
barren
snowfall
bloom
equinox
foliage tilt

Comprehension Skills for this selection

*Graphic Sources
*Important Ideas
*Formal and Informal Language
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: Organization
*Mini-Lesson: Narrative Poem
1.tells a story in sequence and includes
main character(s)
2. can include meter, rhymes, and
refrains
3. uses language playfully
4. is usually humorous
*Conventions: action and linking verbs

Concept Map

learn about
seasons

Graphic Sources
A way for the author
to give you more
information visually.
maps

Important Ideas
Important ideas are
the main ideas and
supporting details in
a nonfiction passage.

diagrams

Value of looking at patterns in

nature
predict
weather

Phonics: adding -ed, -ing

Grammar: multiple meaning
words, context clues, Latin word
origins
Spelling Words
watched
happened
watching
happening
danced
noticed
dancing
noticing
studied
robbed
studying
robbing
stopped
slipped
stopping
slipping
dried
hurried
drying
hurrying
Challenge Words
answered
magnifying
answering
interfered
magnified

predict plant
growth

charts
graphs

They include
information and facts
that provide clues to
the author's purpose.

Adelina's
Whales
Main Selection, pp.350-361
BL: The Gray Whale

See Animals
on the Move

Paired Selection, pp.366-36

Leveled Readers
OL: Migration Relocation

A: Birds Take Flight

Genre: Expository Text- provides factual information about a topic. A photograph essay is a
kind of expository text.

Essential Question: What patterns in

nature guide the lives of animals?
Selection
Amazing Words
Vocabulary
(L 6)
biologist
lagoon swans
ascent
rumbling
bluff
altitude
zone
massive
tropical migration herd

breaching ideal
distances flock
Comprehension Skills for this selection
*Fact and Opinion (I.R.1, I.R.8)
*Text Structure (I.R.5)
*Flashback
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: voice (L3)
*Mini-Lesson: invitation (W 2.a)
1.tells who is hosting, what the event is,
the date, time, and place
2. uses language and tone that is
tailored to the audience and purpose
3. includes RSVP information, a date,
salutation, and closing
4. includes directions and possibly a
map to the event.
*Conventions: main and helping verbs (L3)

Concept Map
Patterns in nature that guide
the lives of animals
seasons

weather

animals

travel

Phonics: homophones (L.1.g, L.2.d)

Grammar: multiple meaning words
(RF.4.c), context clues (RF.4.a), Greek
roots (L..4.b)

Spelling Words
two
threw
to
through
too
by
piece
bye
peace
beat
break
beet
brake
thrown
there
throne
their
aloud
they're
allowed
Challenge Words
principal
cymbal
principle
symbol
stationary
stationery
Fact and Opinion
A statement of fact
can be correct or
incorrect. You can
research facts to see
if they are true.
Opinions should be
supported. A valid
opinion is supported
by facts or good
logic.

Text Structure
Text structure helps
you understand what
you are reading.
Some examples of
text structure
include:

c aus e /
compare/

effect

contrast

d
idea/
main

It's a fact

I feel

s
etail

sequence

How Night
Came from
the Sea

The Ant and

the Bear

Main Selection, pp.378-391

BL: Day for Night

Paired Selection, pp.396-39

Leveled Readers
OL: Darkness into Light

A: Orbiting the Sun

Genre: Myths- traditional stories that try to explain how things in nature came to be.

Essential Question: How have people

explained the pattern of day and night?
Selection
Amazing Words
Vocabulary
(L 6)
brilliant
gleamed dazzle
creatures
chorus
coward prowl
tolerate
shimmering
moon
gratitude

thrive
impact

darkness
nightfall

Comprehension Skills for this selection

*Generalize (I.R.1)
*Visualize (I.R.1)
*Point of View (R.L.6)
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: sentences(L.1.f)
*Mini-Lesson: myth (W 2.a)
1.passed down by word of mouth and
storytelling
2. often explains why something in
nature happens
3. characters usually represent some
part of nature

Phonics: vowel sound in shout (L.2.d)

Grammar: unfamiliar words (RF.4),
context clues (RF.4.a), related
words (RF.3.a)
Spelling Words
however
flowerpot
mountain
scowl
mound
browse
scout
announce
shout
hound
couch
trout
towel
drowsy
ounce
grouch
coward
eyebrow
outdoors
boundary
Challenge Words
cauliflower
allowance
foundation
counselor
surround

Visualize

1st person- told by

one of the
characters. Uses
words like: I, me, we

*Conventions: subject-verb agreement (L1)

Concept Map
How people have explained
the pattern of day and night
day sky

activities

night sky

Point of View

To visualize is to
make pictures in
your mind as you
read.

2nd person- narrator

talks to the reader.
Uses words like:
you, your, yours
3rd person- story is
told by the narrator.
Uses words like: he,
she, they

Eye of the
Storm
Main Selection, pp.408-419

BL: Surviving Hurricane Andrew

Severe Weather
Safety
Paired Selection, pp.424-42
7

Leveled Readers
OL: Severe Weather Storms

A: Wonderfully Wild Weather

Genre: Expository Text- gives information about real people and events.

Essential Question: How do weather

patterns affect our lives?
Selection
Amazing Words
Vocabulary
(L 6)
destruction inland tornado hurricane
severe
expected
shatter shelter
ditch
forecasts
surge blizzard
powerful estimate
unpredictable
meteorologists

Comprehension Skills for this selection

*Cause and Effect (I.R.1)
*Predict and Set Purpose (I.R.5)
*Personification (L.5)
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: organization(W.2.a)
*Mini-Lesson: Formal Letter (W 2.a, W.4)
1.Formal letters use a salutation, or
greeting.
2. The closing should be kind and
respectful.
3. The body of a formal letter should be
organized in paragraphs and should use
polite, formal vocabulary.
*Conventions: past, present, and future
tenses (L1)

Concept Map
How weather patterns affect
our lives
storms

clean up

dangers

Phonics: compound words (L.2.d)

Grammar: root words (L.4.b), word
structure (L.4.b), Latin words (L.4.b)

Spelling Words
watermelon
jellyfish
homemade
touchdown
understand
campfire
sometimes
skateboard
shoelace
anyway
highway
fireworks
upstairs
haircut
thunderstorm shortcut
loudspeaker
laptop
doorbell
flashlight
Challenge Words
masterpiece
sweatshirt
afterthought
cliffhanger
stomachache

Cause/ Effect
*Cause: why
something
happens
*Effect: what
happens

Clue Words
because
so
cause

(Causes can have

more than one
effect.)

Personification
Personification is a
type of figurative
language that gives
nonliving objects
human qualities.
Personification can
make writing seem
more lively.

EX: The lightning

lashed out in anger.

Paul
Bunyan

Main Selection, pp.436-449

A Very Grand
Canyon
Paired
d Selection, pp.454-457

Leveled Readers
OL: Maine: Now & Then

BL: Saving Trees by using science

A: Alaskan Pipeline

Genre: Tall Tales- humorous stories with characters who have superhuman abilities.

Essential Question: What causes

changes in nature?
Selection
Vocabulary

Amazing Words
(L 6)
temperature

agriculture

hydrogen

logging

pressure

sawmill

sediment

erosion

announcement

feature

requirements

harness

lumberjacks

thaw

unnatural

untamed geography

arch

Comprehension Skills for this selection

*Generalize(RL.1)
*Inferring (RL.1)
*Exaggeration/ Hyperbole (RL.5)
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: sentences(L.1.f)
*Mini-Lesson: Summary(W 2.a)
1. includes the most important key
events or main ideas
2. uses the same order of events as the
original story or article
3. leaves out unimportant details and
dialogue
*Conventions: irregular verbs (L1)

Concept Map
Causes of changes
in nature

Phonics: possessives (L.2)

Grammar: affixes: suffixes(L.4.b),
word structure (L.4.b), related words
(L.4.b)

Spelling Words
its
hers
ours
theirs
mine
brother's
yours
brothers'
family's
teacher's
families'
teachers'
man's
aunt's
men's
aunts'
girl's
boy's
girls'
boys'
Challenge Words
country's
witnesses'
countries'
laboratory's
witness's
laboratories'
Generalization
A generalization is
a broad statement
based on provided
information,
observations, and
experiences.

Supporting
Facts

Logic &
Reasoning

natural causes

weather

geography

Several
Examples

Past
Experiences

Inferencing
background
knowledge

text
clues

When you infer, you

combine your
background knowledge
with evidence from the
text to come up with
your own idea about
what the author is trying
to present.

/
t
n
e
d
Stu nt
e
r
a
P
r
e
t
t
e
l
s
w
Ne

The Man Who

Named the
Clouds

Main Selection, pp.322-337

My Weather
Journal
Paire

Paired Selection, pp.340-341

Unit 3, Week1
Genre: Biography- an account of a person's life written by another person It includes facts,
details, and ideas the author thinks are important about the person.

Essential Question: What is the value

of looking at patterns in nature?
Selection Vocabulary
apprentice
essay
club
atmosphere

chemical

pressure

manufacturing

wilt

scales

Amazing Words
autumn
damp

observe

barren

snowfall

bloom

equinox

foliage

tilt
Comprehension Skills for this selection
*Graphic Sources
*Important Ideas
*Formal and Informal Language
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: Organization
*Mini-Lesson: Narrative Poem
1.tells a story in sequence and includes
main character(s)
2. can include meter, rhymes, and
refrains
3. uses language playfully
4. is usually humorous
*Conventions: action and linking verbs

Phonics: adding -ed, -ing

Important Ideas
Important ideas are
the main ideas and
supporting details in
a nonfiction passage.

diagrams
charts
graphs

They include
information and facts
that provide clues to
the author's purpose.

Adelina's
Whales
Main Selection, pp.350-361

See Animals
on the Move

Paired Selection, pp.366-36

Unit 3, Week 2
Genre: Expository Text- provides factual information about a topic. A photograph essay is a
kind of expository text.

Essential Question: What patterns in

nature guide the lives of animals?
Selection Vocabulary
biologist

lagoon

rumbling

bluff

massive

tropical

Amazing Words
swans

ascent

altitude

zone

migration

herd

breaching

ideal

distances

flock
Comprehension Skills for this selection
*Fact and Opinion
*Text Structure
*Flashback
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: voice
*Mini-Lesson: invitation
1.tells who is hosting, what the event is,
the date, time, and place
2. uses language and tone that is
tailored to the audience and purpose
3. includes RSVP information, a date,
salutation, and closing
4. includes directions and possibly a
map to the event.
*Conventions: main and helping verbs

Phonics: homophones
Grammar: multiple meaning words,
context clues , Greek roots

Fact and Opinion

A statement of fact
can be correct or
incorrect. You can
research facts to see
if they are true.
Opinions should be
supported. A valid
opinion is supported
by facts or good
logic.

Text Structure
Text structure helps
you understand what
you are reading.
Some examples of
text structure
include:

c aus e /
compare/

effect

contrast

det
idea/
main

It's a fact

I feel

ails

sequence

How Night
Came from
the Sea

Main Selection, pp.378-391

The Ant and

the Bear

Paired Selection, pp.396-39

Unit 3, Week 3
Genre: Myths- traditional stories that try to explain how things in nature came to be.

Essential Question: How have people

explained the pattern of day and night?
Selection Vocabulary
brilliant

gleamed

coward

shimmering

chorus

Amazing Words
dazzle

creatures

prowl

tolerate

moon

gratitude

thrive

darkness

impact

nightfall
Comprehension Skills for this selection
*Generalize
*Visualize
*Point of View
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: sentences
*Mini-Lesson: myth
1.passed down by word of mouth and
storytelling
2. often explains why something in
nature happens
3. characters usually represent some
part of nature
*Conventions: subject-verb agreement

Phonics: vowel sound in shout

Grammar: unfamiliar words,
context clues, related words
Spelling Words
however
flowerpot
mountain
scowl
mound
browse
scout
announce
shout
hound
couch
trout
towel
drowsy
ounce
grouch
coward
eyebrow
outdoors
boundary
Challenge Words
cauliflower
allowance
foundation
counselor
surround
Visualize

Point of View
1st person- told by
one of the
characters. Uses
words like: I, me, we

To visualize is to
make pictures in
your mind as you
read.

2nd person- narrator

talks to the reader.
Uses words like:
you, your, yours
3rd person- story is
told by the narrator.
Uses words like: he,
she, they

Eye of the
Storm
Main Selection, pp.408-419

Severe Weather
Safety
Paired Selection, pp.424-42
7

Unit 3, Week 4

Genre: Expository Text- gives information about real people and events.

Essential Question: How do weather

patterns affect our lives?
Selection Vocabulary
destruction
shatter

inland
forecasts

expected
surge

Amazing Words
tornado

hurricane

shelter

severe

blizzard

ditch

powerful

estimate

unpredictable

meteorologists

Comprehension Skills for this selection

*Cause and Effect
*Predict and Set Purpose
*Personification
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: organization
*Mini-Lesson: Formal Letter
1.Formal letters use a salutation, or
greeting.
2. The closing should be kind and
respectful.
3. The body of a formal letter should be
organized in paragraphs and should use
polite, formal vocabulary.
*Conventions: past, present, and future
tenses

Phonics: compound words

Grammar: root words , word
structure, Latin words

Clue Words
because
so
cause

(Causes can have

more than one
effect.)

Personification
Personification is a
type of figurative
language that gives
nonliving objects
human qualities.
Personification can
make writing seem
more lively.

EX: The lightning

lashed out in anger.

Paul
Bunyan

Main Selection, pp.436-449

A Very Grand
Canyon
Paired
d Selection, pp.454-457

Unit 3, Week 5

Genre: Tall Tales- humorous stories with characters who have superhuman abilities.

Essential Question: What causes

changes in nature?
Selection Vocabulary
announcement

feature

thaw

requirements

harness

untamed

lumberjacks

unnatural

Amazing Words
arch

agriculture hydrogen

logging

pressure

sawmill

sediment

erosion

geography

temperature
Comprehension Skills for this selection
*Generalize(RL.1)
*Inferring (RL.1)
*Exaggeration/ Hyperbole (RL.5)
Writing and Conventions
*Trait: sentences(L.1.f)
*Mini-Lesson: Summary(W 2.a)
1. includes the most important key
events or main ideas
2. uses the same order of events as the
original story or article
3. leaves out unimportant details and
dialogue
*Conventions: irregular verbs (L1)

Phonics: possessives (L.2)

Grammar: affixes: suffixes(L.4.b),
word structure (L.4.b), related words
(L.4.b)

Supporting
Facts

Logic &
Reasoning

Several
Examples

Past
Experiences

Inferencing
background
knowledge

text
clues

When you infer, you

combine your
background knowledge
with evidence from the
text to come up with
your own idea about
what the author is trying
to present.

I can...
and
Essential
Question
Sheets
Week 1- pink
Week 2- yellow
Week 3- blue
Week 4- orange
Week 5- green

I can interpret
information from graphic
sources and explain how
the information adds to
my understanding of the
text.

I can use details and

examples to explain
what it says explicitly
or draw inferences
from the text.

Look at the chart

on page 334. How
does this chart help
you understand the
text?
Why did the World
Meteorologist Association
use Luke's original cloud
names? What does this
tell you about Howard's
cloud-naming system?

I can determine
if a fact is
correct.

I can use text

structure to help
me understand
what I read.

Read page 353. Is it a

fact or an opinion that
the gray whales come
to Laguna San Ignacio
every year? How do
you know?
Why do you think the
author chose to structure
and support the text with
photo? How do the
photos help you
understand the sequence
of Adelina's story?

I can make
generalizations
about a story or
characters in a
story.

I can visualize
parts of a story to
help me
understand it.

What generalization
could you make
about the story or
one of the
characters in it?
What do you think the
servants might have
seen, felt, smelled and
heard when they let the
night escape and ran
through the jungle?

I can describe the

causes and effects in
informational texts
that I read.

I can predict and set a

purpose for reading
an informational text
to help me
understand what I
will be reading.

Read pages 410-411.

How do various weather
patterns have an effect
on the way a storm
chaser lives his life?

Why do you think the

author chose to use so
many photos in his article?
Do they help you predict
what the life of a storm
chaser is like? Why or why
not?

I can make valid

generalizations in a
text based on
information,
observations, and
personal experiences.

I can infer information by

combining my background
knowledge with evidence
from the text to come up
with my own idea about
what the author is trying
to present.

Use details from the

story to support the
generalization that
Paul Bunyan and
Babe the Blue Ox
were inseparable.
Think about how Paul
acts and what he does
when he finds a baby
blue ox in a snowdrift.
What can you infer about
Paul's personality from
his actions?

Reading
Journal
Questions
Week 1- pink
Week 2- yellow
Week 3- blue
Week 4- orange
Week 5- green

Read the second sentence on page 326.

How does the illustration of pine cones at the
top of the page help you understand the
text?
Read the second sentence on page 326.
How does the illustration of pine cones at the
top of the page help you understand the
text?
Read the second sentence on page 326.
How does the illustration of pine cones at the
top of the page help you understand the
text?
Read the second sentence on page 326.
How does the illustration of pine cones at the
top of the page help you understand the
text?
Read the second sentence on page 326.
How does the illustration of pine cones at the
top of the page help you understand the
text?