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Unit 5
4th Grade
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Explain why learning to read is difficult for children with dyslexia and how this connects with the narrator in The Wild Book.
Video: “What is Dyslexia?” by TED-Ed
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Why is learning to read so difficult for children with dyslexia? How does this connect with Fefa in The Wild Book?
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What is dyslexia? Why doesn't the author use the word dyslexia in The Wild Book?
What is neurodiversity, and why is it important?
What causes dyslexia?
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
dyslexia
n.
a medical condition that makes it hard for a person to read, write, or spell
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RL.4.3 — Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
RF.4.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.4.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
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.
RL.4.9 — Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
SL.4.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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.
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Write a paragraph that explains what word-blindness is and how it impacts Fefa's life.
Describe what life was like in Cuba in 1912.
Explain how the narrator feels about word-blindness.
Standards
RL.4.3RL.4.5
RL.4.3
W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.c
Analyze how the setting of the story influences the main character.
RL.4.2RL.4.3
Explain the meaning of lines 11–16 of "Trouble" and how the author develops character.
Describe Fefa's relationship with her family.
RL.4.2
Explain what evidence the author includes to support the idea that the narrator feels safe and what she feels safe from.
Explain what daydreams the narrator is referring to.
Explain why the author calls the last chapter "Courage" and what this signifies.
2 days
Identify a theme in The Wild Book and write a paragraph explaining how the theme is shown through the speaker.
RL.4.2W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.c
Analyze and debate unit Essential Questions using details and understandings from the entire unit.
SL.4.1SL.4.1.cSL.4.1.dSL.4.2
4 days
Write a persuasive letter explaining whether or not early screening for dyslexia is important.
RI.4.1RI.4.9SL.4.1.aSL.4.1.dW.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.dW.4.5W.4.8
Analyze how having a learning disability impacts the way Ally sees herself and the way others see her.
Analyze how having a disability impacts the way Melody sees herself and the way others see her.
Analyze how David and Jason's disability impacts Catherine and the way she views them.
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3 days
Represent unit themes and concepts by participating in a culminating task that requires deep understanding of unit texts.
L.4.1.gW.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.3.bW.4.3.d
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