Standards, Vocabulary. Essential Questions

 Standards:

ELA4R1 literary

a. Relates theme in works of fiction to personal experiences

b. Identifies and analyzes the elements of plot, character, and setting in stories

c. Identifies speaker of a poem or story

d. Identifies sensory details and figurative language

g. Identifies similarities and differences between characters or events and them and the actual experiences in an author's life

h. Identifies themes and lessons in folktales, tall tales, and fables

i. Identifies rhyme, rhythm, repetition, similes, and sensory images in poems

ELA4R3

b. Determines meaning of unknown words using context

f. Identifies meaning of common idioms and figurative phrases

ELA4W2 Informational

a. Engages reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker's voice, and developing reader interest

b. Frames central question about issue or situation

c. Creates organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and context

d. Includes appropriate facts and details

e. E information

g. Draws from more than one source of information

h. Provides sense of closure xcludes extraneous details and inappropriate

ELA4W3

a. Acknowledges information from sources

b. Locates information in reference texts by using organizational features (i.e., prefaces, appendices, index, glossary, and table of contents

ELA4C1

b. Uses and identifies four basic parts of speech

c. Uses and identifies correct mechanics, correct usage, and correct sentence structure

e. Writes legibly in cursive

ELA4LSV1

g. Actively solicits another person's comments or opinions

i. Responds appropriately to comments and questions

ELA4LSV2

c. Engages the audience with appropriate verbal

d. Projects a sense of individuality and personality

 Vocabulary:

alliteration        idiom        figurative language        metaphor        simile        pun       repitition        rhyme        sensory images        

speaker            

Essential Questions:

What do I know about the speaker of this poem?

How should I organize my writing so the reader understands my message?

Has the author used language to create a feeling or picture in your mind?

How can I know if a story is a fable?