Finding Fortune: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
ELA
Unit 1
4th Grade
Lesson 29 of 30
The following assessments accompany Unit 1. For more guidance, see the Summative Assessments and Assessments Accommodations & Modifications Teacher Tools.
Content Assessment
The Content Assessment measures students' understanding of the unit's content knowledge and vocabulary. It should serve as the primary assessment for the unit.
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.
Fluency Assessment
The Fluency Assessment measures students' oral reading fluency with a passage drawn from one of the unit's core texts. See the Assessing Reading Fluency Teacher Tool for more guidance.
Lesson Map
Plan a paragraph that describes Minli.
Use details from a text to describe a character.
- Single Paragraph Outline
- Character Description Recording Sheet (G4, U1, L15)
Standards
W.4.1.bW.4.4
Complete a Single Paragraph Outline to plan a paragraph.
- Single Paragraph Outline
- Character Description Recording Sheet (G4, U1, L15)
Standards
W.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Write a persuasive letter from the perspective of one of the characters asking the reader to agree with your point of view.
Use a Single Paragraph Outline to brainstorm cohesive paragraphs.
- Single Paragraph Outline
- Character Perspective Recording Sheet (G4, U1, L28)
Standards
W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.9
Begin persuasive writing by clearly stating the topic, opinion, and hooking the reader with a question. Use a plan to draft a paragraph.
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.4
Elaborate on the reasons to show understanding of the text and topic.
Standards
L.4.1.fL.4.2.cW.4.4W.4.5
Write a narrative story that recounts a moment on Minli's journey where things go wrong.
Brainstorm ideas for a story by rereading important or exciting moments in the text.
- Story Brainstorming Page (G4, U1, L30)
Standards
W.4.3.aW.4.5
Complete a Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer to plan the characters, setting, and events of a story.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
- Story Brainstorming Page (G4, U1, L30)
Standards
W.4.3.aW.4.5
Orient and engage the reader at the beginning of the story by including descriptive details, sound effects, or questions.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
Standards
L.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.3.d
Draft a story, using paragraphs to manage the sequence of events.
- Narrative Brainstorming Graphic Organizer
Standards
W.4.3.cW.4.3.d
Include character thoughts and feelings to develop a character and help the plot progress.
Standards
W.4.3.bW.4.5
