Grade 4 –Journeys Unit 5 Overview Unit Title: Change It Up

Mid-March to April

Lesson 21TE pp. T1-T75

Lesson 22TE pp. T77-T151

Lesson 23TE pp. T153-T229

Lesson 24TE pp. T231-T303

Lesson 25TE pp. T305-T381

READINGAnchor Text The World According to

Humphrey (Fantasy)

I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote(Biography)

The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood(Informational Text)

Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship(Narrative Nonfiction)

The Fun They Had(Science Fiction)

Paired Selection Make the Switch(Advertisement)Compare Text (RL.4.9)

The Role of the Constitution(Informational Text)Compare Text (RL.4.9)

Towering Trees(Poetry)Compare Text (RL.4.9)

Sea Sanctuary(Informational Text)Compare Text (RL.4.9)

Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Creative Inventions(Informational Text)Compare Text (RL.4.9)

Target Skill Theme (RL.4.2)Idioms (L.4.5b)Point of View (RL.4.6)

Cause and EffectConclusions and GeneralizationsDomain-Specific Vocabulary (RI.4.4)

Text and Graphic FeaturesSimiles (L.4.5a)Text Structure (RI.4.5)

Compare and Contrast (RL.4.6; RL.4.9; RI.4.6)Fact and OpinionAuthor’s Word Choice (RI.4.8)

Author’s PurposeGenre: Science FictionFormal and Informal Language (L.4.3c)

Target Strategy Summarize Infer/ Predict Monitor/ Clarify Analyze/ Evaluate Question

Speaking/ Listening Read Aloud (SL.4.2)Literature Discussion (SL.4.1)

Read Aloud (SL.4.2) Read Aloud (SL.4.2)Recount an Experience (SL.4.4)

Read Aloud (SL.4.2) Read Aloud (SL.4.2)Tell a Story (SL.4.4)

Foundational Skills Fluency

Accuracy (RF.4.4b) Phrasing: Pauses Stress Intonation Adjust Rate to Purpose (SL.4.4a)

Foundational SkillsDecoding

VCV Pattern and Word Parts (RF.4.3)

Syllable Patterns and Word Parts (RF.4.3)

Difficult VCCV Patterns (RF.4.3)

VCCCV Pattern (RF.4.3) W Pattern (RF.4.3)

WRITINGWriting Focus Mode: Informative Writing

(W.4.2)Form: SummaryFocus Trait: Ideas

Mode: Informative Writing (W.4.2)Form: ExplanationFocus Trait: Sentence Fluency

Mode: Informative Writing (W.4.2)Form: Procedural Composition Focus Trait: Organization

Mode: Informative Writing (W.4.2)Form: Research Report: PrewriteFocus Trait: Ideas

Mode: Informative Writing (W.4.2)Form: Research Report: Draft, Revise, Edit, PublishFocus Trait: Word Choice

LANGUAGE ARTSVocabulary Using Context (L.4.4a) Adages and Proverbs (L.4.5b) Prefixes pre-, inter-, ex- Suffixes -ed, -ly Greek and Latin Word Parts

meter, therm, aud, fac (L.4.4b)

Spelling Words with VCV Pattern Words with VCCV and VCV Patterns

Words with VCCV Pattern Words with VCCCV Pattern Words with W Pattern

Language- Grammar Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

Negatives Punctuation (L.4.3b) Commas Proper Mechanics

**Week 6 to be used for Assessments and Reteaching. (Bold) = Standards that have been identified as “Focus Standards”.