Believing in Yourself: The Wild Book
ELA
Unit 4
4th Grade
Lesson 20 of 22
These assessments accompany this unit to help gauge student understanding of key unit content and skills.
Content Assessment
The Content Assessment pushes students to synthesize unit content knowledge or unit essential questions in writing. The Content Assessment should be used as the primary assessment because it shows mastery of unit content knowledge and standards. This assessment should take approximately one class period.
Cold Read Assessment
The Cold Read Assessment tests students' ability to comprehend a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer standards-based questions. The Cold Read Assessment can be given in addition to the Content Assessment as a pulse point for what students can read and analyze independently, a skill often required for standardized testing. This assessment should take approximately one class period.
Fluency Assessment
The Fluency Assessment allows teachers to monitor students' oral reading fluency progress with a reading passage drawn from one of the unit's core texts. The Fluency Assessment should be given at the end of a unit. Teachers should plan to pull students one-on-one to do this while the rest of the class is independently reading or writing. Find additional guidance for using this assessment and supporting reading fluency in Teacher Tools.
Lesson Map
Identify a theme in The Wild Book and write a paragraph explaining how the theme is shown through the speaker.
Support main ideas with concrete, relevant details in an appropriate order.
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
RL.4.2W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Include transition words and phrases to connect ideas.
- Single Paragraph Outline — Completed from Day 1
Standards
W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.c
Write a persuasive letter explaining whether or not early screening for dyslexia is important.
Research a topic to establish an opinion.
- Opinion Writing Note Taker (G4, U4, L14)
- Opinion Writing Note Taker Sample Response (G4, U4, L14)
Standards
RI.4.9SL.4.1.aW.4.5W.4.8
Craft an opinion statement based on facts and details, and sequence reasons strategically.
- Two Paragraph Outline
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 1 (G4, U4, L14)
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 2 (G4, U4, L14)
- Opinion Writing Note Taker (G4, U4, L14) — Completed on Day 1
Standards
RI.4.1RI.4.9SL.4.1.aW.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.5
Elaborate on reasons by using explanation, context, or examples.
- Two Paragraph Outline
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 1 (G4, U4, L14)
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 2 (G4, U4, L14)
Standards
RI.4.1W.4.1W.4.5W.4.8
Include introduction and conclusion sections that appropriately engage the reader and reveal the topic and main ideas.
- Two Paragraph Outline — Completed on Day 2
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 1 (G4, U4, L14)
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 2 (G4, U4, L14)
Standards
SL.4.1.aSL.4.1.dW.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.dW.4.5
Change descriptive words to be more precise.
Standards
L.4.1.aW.4.5
Analyze unit themes and concepts by writing a narrative story that continues one of the unit texts where it left off.
Plan a story that includes a problem, climax, and solution.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer Sample Response (G4, U4, L20)
Standards
W.4.3W.4.3.a
Include a resolution that solves the problem, teaches the reader a lesson, or shows how a character changed.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer — Completed on Day 1
Standards
W.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.3.bW.4.3.dW.4.3.e
Revise writing by rearranging words or phrases within a sentence.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer — Completed on Day 1
Standards
L.4.1.aL.4.1.dW.4.5
Create a poster to teach other students about a topic related to the unit.
Brainstorm subtopics for an informational writing project. Gather facts and details about each subtopic.
- Two Paragraph Outline
- Two Paragraph Outline Sample Response 3 (G4, U4, L21)
- Research Note Taking Page (G4, U4, L21)
Standards
W.4.2.aW.4.2.b
Determine the paragraph structure that matches the purpose and information included in writing.
- Two Paragraph Outline — Completed on Day 1
Standards
W.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.c
Revise by adding text features that teach the reader more about the subtopic.
- Two Paragraph Outline — Completed on Day 1
Standards
L.4.1.aL.4.1.dW.4.2.aW.4.2.bW.4.2.c
