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Big Idea:
Amazing Animals
What can animals
teach us?
Read Aloud Reading/Writing
Workshop
Comprehension
Literature
Anthology
Main Selection,
Paired Selection
Leveled Reader
Main Selection,
Paired Selection
Access Complex
Text (ACT)
Vocabulary Words Phonics Fluency Skill Writing
Unit 2 Writing Focus: Informative
Text
Unit 2 Writing Products: Explanatory
Essay; How-To
Research
Week 1
Weekly Concept:
Literary Lessons
Essential Question:
What are some
messages in animal
stories?
Title: “The Coyote and
the Hen””
Genre: Folktale
Strategy: Ask and Answer
Questions
Short Text: “The
Fisherman and the Kaha
Bird”
Lexile: 800L
Genre: Folktale
Strategy: Ask and Answer
Questions
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Ask and Answer
Questions
Skill: Theme
Main Selection Genre:
Folktale
Title: The Secret
Message
Lexile: 820L
Paired Selection Genre:
Fable
Title: “The Fox and the
Goat”
Lexile: 790L
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Theme
Main Selections Genre: Folktale
Titles:
A: The Cockroach and the Mouse
O: The Badger and the Fan
E: The Badger and the Fan
B: The Wings of the Butterfly
Paired Selections
Genre: Fable
Titles:
A: “Fox and Crane”
O: “Fox and Cat”
E: “Fox and Cat”
B: “The Fox and the Crow”
Reading/Writing
Workshop: Genre; Prior
Knowledge
Literature Anthology:
Specific Vocabulary;
Genre; Sentence
Structure; Prior
Knowledge; Connection
of Ideas; Purpose;
Organization
Vocabulary Words:
attracted, dazzling, fabric,
greed, honest, requested,
soared, trudged
Additional Academic
Words:
symbolism, outline
Vocabulary Strategy:
Root Words
Phonics/Spelling Skill:
Prefixes
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings
Expression Writing Trait: Organization: Strong
Openings
Grammar Skill: Common and Proper
Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Capitalizing
Proper Nouns
Write to Sources:
Reading/Writing Workshop: The
Fisherman and the Kaha Bird
Lit. Anthology: The Secret Message
Your Turn Practice Bk: Anansi and His
Children, The Tiger, the Brahmin, and
the Jackal
Write to Research: Write Notes on
Character, Setting, and Plot
Write About Reading: Write an
Analysis (analyze theme)
Weekly:
Fables and Folktales
Week 2
Weekly Concept:
Animals in Fiction
Essential Question:
How do animal
characters change
familiar stories?
Title: “A Grasshopper’s
Sad Tale”
Genre: Dramatic Scene
Strategy: Ask and
Answer Questions
Short Text: “The Ant and
the Grasshopper”
Lexile: NP
Genre: Drama
Strategy: Ask and Answer
Questions
Skill: Theme
Strategy: Ask and Answer
Questions
Skill: Theme
Main Selection Genre:
Drama
Title: Ranita, The Frog
Princess
Lexile: NP
Paired Selection Genre:
Mystery
Title: “The Moonlight
Concert Mystery”
Lexile: 710L
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Skill: Theme
Main Selection Genre: Drama
Titles:
A: Saving the Green Bird
O: The Prince Who Could Fly
E: The Prince Who Could Fly
B: Behind the Secret Trapdoor
Paired Selections Genre: Mystery
Titles:
A: “The Missing Pie Mystery”
O: “The Mystery of the Spotted
Dogs”
E: “The Mystery of the Spotted
Dogs”
B: “The Mystery of the Messy Room”
Reading/Writing
Workshop: Purpose: Prior
Knowledge; Genre
Literature Anthology:
Prior Knowledge; Genre;
Connection of Ideas;
Sentence Structure;
Organization
Vocabulary Words:
annoyed, attitude,
commotion, cranky,
familiar, frustrated, selfish,
specialty
Additional Academic
Vocabulary: traditional
contemporary
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues: Antonyms
Phonics/Spelling Skill:
Digraphs
Structural Analysis:
Possessives
Intonation Writing Trait: Voice: Informal Voice
Grammar Skill: Singular and Plural
Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Correct Plural
Forms
Write to Sources:
Reading/Writing Workshop: The Ant
and the Grasshopper.
Lit. Anthology: Ranita, The Frog
Princess
Your Turn Practice Bk:
Grant and the Flower Stem, Goldilocks
Returns
Write to Research: Write a List
Write About Reading: Write an
Analysis (analyze dramatic text
structure)
Weekly:
Animals and their
Characteristics
Week 3
Weekly Concept:
Natural Connections
Essential Question:
How are all living things
connected?
Title: “Return of the
Wolves”
Genre: Informational
Text: Narrative Nonfiction
Strategy: Summarize
Short Text: Rescuing Our
Reef
Lexile: 810L
Genre: Informational Text:
Narrative Nonfiction
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Key
Details
Text Features: Headings;
Flow Chart
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Key
Details
Main Selection Genre:
Informational Text:
Narrative Nonfiction
Title: The Bualo Are
Back
Lexile: 800L
Paired Selection Genre:
Informational Text:
Narrative Nonfiction
Title: “Energy in the
Ecosystem”
Lexile: 790L
Strategy: Summarize
Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Main Selection Genre: Narrative
Nonfiction
Titles:
A: Saving San Francisco Bay
O: Saving San Francisco Bay
E: Saving San Francisco Bay
B: Saving San Francisco Bay
Paired Selections Genre:
Expository
Titles:
A: “The Great Estuary Ecosystem”
O: “The Great Estuary Ecosystem”
E: “The Great Estuary Ecosystem”
B: “The Great Estuary Ecosystem”
Reading/Writing
Workshop: Genre;
Connection of Ideas
Literature Anthology:
Genre; Organization;
Specific Vocabulary;
Connection of Ideas;
Purpose
Vocabulary Words:
crumbled, droughts,
ecosystem, extinct,
flourished, fragile,
imbalance, ripples
Additional Domain
Words:
replanted, eroded,
preserve
Additional Academic
Vocabulary: flow chart,
categorize
Vocabulary Strategy:
Context Clues: Sentence
Clues
Phonics/Spelling Skill:
Three-Letter Blends
Structural Analysis:
Words Ending in -er and
-est
Accuracy Writing Trait: Ideas: Supporting
Details
Grammar Skill: Irregular Plural Nouns
Grammar Mechanics: Correct Plural
Forms
Write to Sources:
Reading/Writing Workshop: Rescuing
Our Reefs.
Lit. Anthology: The Bualo Are Back
Your Turn Practice Bk:
A Worm’s Work, Dad and I See Green
Worms
Write to Research: Write Notes and
Facts on a Foldable
Write About Reading: Write an
Analysis (analyze text features)
Weekly:
Food Web
The Key to Building Strong Readers and Writers
A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
E: ELL
B: Beyond Level
Grade 4 • Unit 2 • Scope and Sequence
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