Content+Standards

Science: **S4E1. Students will compare and contrast the physical attributes of stars, star patterns, and planets. ** b. Compare the similarities and differences of planets to the stars in appearance, position, and number in the night sky. Reading: ELA4R1 **The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a ** **warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational ** **texts. ** For literary texts, the student identifies the characteristics of various genres and produces evidence of reading that: a. Relates theme in works of fiction to personal experience. b. Identifies and analyzes the elements of plot, character, and setting in stories read, written, viewed, or performed. d. Identifies sensory details and figurative language. f. Makes judgments and inferences about setting, characters, and events and supports them with elaborating and convincing evidence from the text. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">g. Identifies similarities and differences between the characters or events and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">theme in a literary work and the actual experiences in an author’s life. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">For informational texts, the student reads and comprehends in order to  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">develop understanding and expertise and produces evidence of reading that: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Locates facts that answer the reader’s questions. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Identifies and uses knowledge of common textual features (e.g., paragraphs,  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">topic sentences, concluding sentences, glossary). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. Identifies and uses knowledge of common graphic features (e.g., charts, maps,  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">diagrams, illustrations). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. Identifies and uses knowledge of common organizational structures (e.g.,  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">chronological order, cause and effect). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">f. Summarizes main ideas and supporting details. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">g. Makes perceptive and well-developed connections. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">h. Distinguishes fact from opinion or fiction.

Writing:

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">ELA4W2 ****<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman;">The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The student produces a narrative that: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a point of view, and otherwise <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">developing reader interest. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Establishes a plot, setting, and conflict, and/or the significance of events. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. Creates an organizing structure. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. Includes sensory details and concrete language to develop plot and character. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">e. Excludes extraneous details and inconsistencies. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">f. Develops complex characters through actions describing the motivation of  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">characters and character conversation. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">g. Uses a range of appropriate narrative strategies such as dialogue, tension, or suspense. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">h. Provides a sense of closure to the writing. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The student produces informational writing (e.g., report, procedures, correspondence) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">that: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">otherwise developing reader interest. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Frames a central question about an issue or situation. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">and context. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. Includes appropriate facts and details. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">e. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">f. Uses a range of appropriate strategies, such as providing facts and details, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">describing or analyzing the subject, and narrating a relevant anecdote. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">g. Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">newspapers, and online materials. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">h. Provides a sense of closure to the writing. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The student produces a response to literature that: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">otherwise developing reader interest. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. Advances a judgment that is interpretive, evaluative, or reflective. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. Supports judgments through references to the text, other works, authors, or  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">non-print media, or references to personal knowledge. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. Demonstrates an understanding of the literary work (e.g., a summary that  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">contains the main idea and most significant details of the reading selection). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">e. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">f. Provides a sense of closure to the writing. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The student produces a persuasive essay that: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">otherwise developing reader interest. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">b. States a clear position. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">c. Supports a position with relevant evidence. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">d. Excludes extraneous details and inappropriate information. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">e. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">and context. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">f. Provides a sense of closure to the writing.