Unit Materials for 4th Grade English Language Arts
Explore the texts and supporting materials used in each unit of 4th Grade English Language Arts.
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Core Texts
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Book: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2011) — 810L
Supporting Texts
Natural Disasters
Core Texts
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Book: Unforgettable Natural Disasters (TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers) by Tamara Hollingsworth (Teacher Created Materials; 2 edition, 2013)
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Book: Hurricanes by Seymour Simon (HarperCollins, 2007)
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Book: Wildfires by Seymour Simon (Collins, 2016) — 990L
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Book: Earthquakes by Seymour Simon (Collins, 2006) — 1010L
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Book: Volcanoes by Seymour Simon (Collins, 2006) — 880L
Supporting Texts
Greek Myths
Core Texts
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Book: The McElderry Book of Greek Myths by Eric A. Kimmel (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
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Book: I Am Arachne: Fifteen Greek and Roman Myths by Elizabeth Spires (Square Fish, 2009)
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Excerpt: “Pandora's Box” from Greek Myth Plays by Carol Pugliano-Martin
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Excerpt: “Athena and Arachne: How Spiders Came to Be” from Greek Myth Plays by Carol Pugliano-Martin
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Excerpt: “Echo and Narcissus” from Greek Myth Plays by Carol Pugliano-Martin
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Excerpt: “Pandora and the Box” from Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer
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Excerpt: “Arachne and Athena” from Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer
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Excerpt: “Narcissus and Echo” from Echo Echo: Reverso Poems about Greek Myths by Marilyn Singer
Supporting Texts
The Wild Book
Core Texts
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Book: The Wild Book by Margarita Engle (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, 2014) — 1050L
Supporting Texts
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Video: “What is Dyslexia?” by TED-Ed
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Article: “Capitol Journal: Newsom's struggles with dyslexia prompt a 'very personal' quest to fund early screening” by George Skelton (The Los Angeles Times)
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Article: “After setbacks, dyslexia screening for young students moves forward in California schools” by Carolyn Jones (EdSource)
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Excerpt: “Excerpts from Fish in a Tree” from Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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Excerpt: “Excerpts from Out of My Mind” from Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
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Excerpt: “Excerpts from Rules” from Rules by Cynthia Lord
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Article: “'Learning Disabilities: An Overview' by Reading Rockets — Research Resource” (Reading Rockets)
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Article: “'Ability & Disability' by Learning For Justice — Possible Research Resource” (Learning for Justice)
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Website: https://www.understood.org
- Resource: Recommended Texts for Independent Reading
Heart and Soul
Core Texts
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Book: Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (Balzer + Bray, 2013) — 1050L
Supporting Texts
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Book: Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters by Andrea Davis Pinkney (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2013)
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Book: Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Pinkney (Disney-Hyperion, 2012)
- Resource: Recommended Texts for Independent Reading
Shiloh
Core Texts
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Book: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000) — 890L
