# Grade 4: English language arts

A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 29 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/fl-ela-grade-4

Part of: [Florida: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/fl-ela.md)

Goal: Florida academic standards: English language arts, Grade 4

## 1. Vocabulary · Finding Meaning

- [Vocabulary Strategies](https://ai.page/c/vocabulary-strategies/index.md): Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases using a flexible range of strategies — including context clues, Greek and Latin affixes and roots, reference materials, and verification of inferred meaning
- [Discussing and Questioning New Words](https://ai.page/c/discussing-and-questioning-new-words/index.md): Ask and answer questions about unknown words in texts; discuss word meanings and link new vocabulary to words already known
- [Greek and Latin Roots for Word Meaning](https://ai.page/c/greek-and-latin-roots-for-word-meaning/index.md): Use knowledge of Greek and Latin affixes (prefixes and suffixes) and roots as clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words, building a bank of common roots and their meanings
- [Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas](https://ai.page/c/domain-vocabulary-across-subject-areas/index.md): Acquire and use accurately academic and domain-specific vocabulary relevant to grade-level topics, including words that signal precise meaning in informational texts across subject areas
- [Academic Vocabulary](https://ai.page/c/academic-vocabulary/index.md): Acquire and use accurately a broad range of general academic vocabulary and domain-specific words — drawing new vocabulary from reading and listening and deploying it consciously in writing and speech to achieve particular effects

## 2. Communication · Creating and Collaborating

- [Sharing and Publishing Your Writing](https://ai.page/c/sharing-and-publishing-your-writing/index.md): Read own writing aloud clearly enough to be heard by peers and the teacher; use digital tools to produce and publish writing
- [Multimedia Presentations](https://ai.page/c/multimedia-presentations/index.md): Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes

## 3. Communication · Researching Researching and Using Information

- [Using Multiple Sources](https://ai.page/c/using-multiple-sources/index.md): Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or solve a problem efficiently
- [Research & Note-Taking](https://ai.page/c/research-and-note-taking/index.md): Gather relevant information from print and digital sources, summarise or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a basic bibliography or list of sources

## 4. Communication · Communicating Orally

- [Standard English](https://ai.page/c/standard-english/index.md): Know and understand the differences between spoken and written language — including differences in formality, register, grammar, and vocabulary — and between Standard English and other varieties of English, using Standard English confidently in writing and speech
- [Reporting & Recounting](https://ai.page/c/reporting-and-recounting/index.md): Report on a topic or recount an experience with organised facts and descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace

## 5. Communication · Communicating Through Writing

- [Planning, Revising and Editing Writing](https://ai.page/c/planning-revising-and-editing-writing/index.md): Plan, revise, and edit writing to improve coherence and effectiveness — considering how the writing reflects its intended audience and purpose, amending vocabulary, grammar, and structure, and proofreading for accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
- [Basic Informational Writing](https://ai.page/c/basic-informational-writing/index.md): Compose informative or explanatory texts that introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section
- [Persuasive Writing](https://ai.page/c/persuasive-writing/index.md): Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence — including introducing claims, acknowledging counterclaims, organising reasons logically, maintaining a formal style, and providing a concluding statement
- [Structured Opinion Writing](https://ai.page/c/structured-opinion-writing/index.md): Compose opinion pieces that introduce a topic, state a clear point of view, provide organised reasons linked with connecting words, and include a concluding statement or section
- [Narrative Writing](https://ai.page/c/narrative-writing/index.md): Write narratives with developed settings, characters and plot, using dialogue and description to develop experiences and show character responses to situations

## 6. Reading · Reading Across Genres

- [Comparing Books](https://ai.page/c/comparing-books/index.md): Make comparisons within and across books, identifying similarities and differences in themes, characters, settings, and authorial choices across multiple texts
- [Combining information from texts](https://ai.page/c/combining-information-from-texts/index.md): Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining and comparing what each source contributes
- [How Language Choices Affect the Reader](https://ai.page/c/how-language-choices-affect-the-reader/index.md): Evaluate how authors use language including figurative language, considering the impact of word choices, imagery, and literary devices on the reader

## 7. Reading · Reading Informational Text

- [Why the author wrote it](https://ai.page/c/why-the-author-wrote-it/index.md): Distinguish one's own point of view from that of the author of an informational text and identify the author's purpose
- [How authors support their points](https://ai.page/c/how-authors-support-their-points/index.md): Explain how an author of an informational text uses reasons and evidence to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient
- [Main Topic & Key Details](https://ai.page/c/main-topic-and-key-details/index.md): Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text, determine the focus of specific paragraphs, and explain how key details support the main idea
- [Structure of information texts](https://ai.page/c/structure-of-information-texts/index.md): Describe the overall structure of an informational text (chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) and explain how the author's chosen structure helps convey information and ideas
- [Text Features & Presentation](https://ai.page/c/text-features-and-presentation/index.md): Identify how language choices, text structure and presentational features (illustrations, diagrams, bold print, layout) contribute to the overall meaning and effect of a text

## 8. Reading · Reading Prose and Poetry

- [Poems, Drama & Prose](https://ai.page/c/poems-drama-and-prose/index.md): Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, identifying structural elements unique to each form: verse, rhythm, and meter in poetry; cast of characters, dialogue, and stage directions in drama; chapters and paragraphs in prose
- [Narrator's Point of View](https://ai.page/c/narrator-s-point-of-view/index.md): Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including distinguishing between first-person and third-person narration and explaining how the narrator's perspective shapes the reader's understanding
- [Finding Theme and Summarising](https://ai.page/c/finding-theme-and-summarising/index.md): Determine the theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, and provide an objective summary that captures the key events without personal opinions
- [Plot Structure and Character Development](https://ai.page/c/plot-structure-and-character-development/index.md): Analyse how plot structure unfolds through episodes or key events, and how characters develop, respond to challenges, and change over the course of a narrative — including the relationship between character, setting, and plot

## 9. Foundational Skills · Learning and Applying Foundational Reading Skills

- [Reading with Expression and Accuracy](https://ai.page/c/reading-with-expression-and-accuracy/index.md): Read aloud with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression (prosody), re-reading familiar texts to build fluency and confidence, and using context to self-correct

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- Vocabulary Strategies has no explanation yet
- Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet
- Greek and Latin Roots for Word Meaning has no explanation yet
- Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas has no explanation yet
- Academic Vocabulary has no explanation yet
- Sharing and Publishing Your Writing has no explanation yet
- Multimedia Presentations has no explanation yet
- Using Multiple Sources has no explanation yet
- Research & Note-Taking has no explanation yet
- Standard English has no explanation yet
- Reporting & Recounting has no explanation yet
- Planning, Revising and Editing Writing has no explanation yet
- Basic Informational Writing has no explanation yet
- Persuasive Writing has no explanation yet
- Structured Opinion Writing has no explanation yet
- Narrative Writing has no explanation yet
- Comparing Books has no explanation yet
- Combining information from texts has no explanation yet
- How Language Choices Affect the Reader has no explanation yet
- Why the author wrote it has no explanation yet
- How authors support their points has no explanation yet
- Main Topic & Key Details has no explanation yet
- Structure of information texts has no explanation yet
- Text Features & Presentation has no explanation yet
- Poems, Drama & Prose has no explanation yet
- Narrator's Point of View has no explanation yet
- Finding Theme and Summarising has no explanation yet
- Plot Structure and Character Development has no explanation yet
- Reading with Expression and Accuracy has no explanation yet

Credit: The structure of Florida academic standards: English language arts (http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/18736/urlt/ELAStandards.PDF); concepts from the Marble Skill Taxonomy (v1), © Generative Spark, Inc. (withmarble.com), text CC BY-SA 4.0, database ODbL 1.0: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy, mapped to its standards by Marble.