Powering Our Future: Energy (2020)

L.4.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.4.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.4.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).

RI.4.1 — Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

RI.4.4 — Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.

RI.4.9 — Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

RI.4.10 — By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 4—5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

SL.4.3 — Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

SL.4.6 — Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

W.4.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.