Grade 4
Grade 4 writing curriculum following CA State Standards with 30 sessions covering narrative, informational, and creative writing with comprehensive grammar instruction.
Advanced Literary Analysis
Develop critical thinking through analyzing character traits, motivations, feelings, and understanding central themes in diverse fiction and non-fiction texts using text features, main ideas, and key details.
Poetry & Creative Writing
Master multiple poetry forms including rhyming, limerick, haiku, ballad, and color poems while understanding structure, rhythm, and creative expression. Conduct animal research projects to create well-structured informational pieces.
Advanced Grammar Mastery
Apply complex grammar concepts including coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, verb tenses, comparative adjectives, and subject-verb agreement in writing.
An Integration Of Design Thinking And Reversed Logic -Model In The Field Of Education
- State Standard driven— Strictly follow CA State Standards with differentiated instruction based on specific needs
- Combining and bridging the gaps of research-based teaching materials
- Each session focuses on a set of specific learning objectives that matches CA State Standards and student developmental needs
- We believe in using a holistic approach to teach language arts, and each session will cover specific phonics, grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing skills
- Each grade level curriculum has two parts (part 1 and part 2), and each part has 15 sessions
- By attending the total of 30 sessions in each grade level, our students will master all skillsets required by CA State Standards
Class Structure
- We only assign class to teachers who have the most teaching experience and knowledge in specific subject and grade level
- Each class has no more than 4 students
- Class will be delivered through Zoom meeting, and homework will be provided for each session
- For G1 and above classes, constructive feedback will be provided for all homework assignments and writing assignments
Story Books:
- 28 story books
- 5 fiction
- 15 non-fiction
- 3 folktales
- 5 Poems
- Books are chosen to align with the skills that are listed in the standard
- Reading level of the books (lexile based on grade-level)
- Essential questions for each book and session
Teaching Methods,Strategies, And Materials:
- Interactive read aloud
- Choral reading
- Close reading
- Guided reading
- Shared reading
- Anchor Charts
- Graphic Organizers
- Videos
Reading Skills And Strategies:
- Ask and answer questions
- Main Idea and Key Details
- Central Message/Theme
- Characters Traits
- Character Motivations
- Character Feelings
- Poems
- Text Features
Writing Skills:
- Reading Responses
- ADDT - Answer, Detail, Detail, This Makes Me Think
- Rhyming Poems
- Limerick Poems
- Haiku Poems
- Ballad Poems
- Color Poems
- Animal Research Project
Phonics:
- Prefixes (un, re, dis, pre, non, mis)
- Derivational Suffixes (ly, ful, able, ible)
- Latin Suffixes
- Multi-Syllable Words
- Irregularly Spelled Words
- Fluency
Grammar:
- Functions - noun and pronouns
- Functions - adjectives and adverbs
- Abstract Nouns
- Verb Tenses
- Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Subordinating Conjunctions
- Commas and Quotations
- Possessives
- Suffixes
- Subject Verb Agreement and Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
- Context Clues
Vocabulary:
- Oral vocabulary
- Echo read
- Define
- Examples/Non-Examples
Homework:
- Each session has 1-2 homework assignments
- Essential HW and additional HW to meet student’s’ needs
- Feedback and comments will be provided for each HW assignment
Example Of Outline——Reading And Writing Grade 3, Part 1, Session 1
