# Grade 4: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 20 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/ks-ela-grade-4 Part of: [Kansas: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/ks-ela.md) Goal: Kansas academic standards: English language arts, Grade 4 ## 1. Grade 4 · Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking. - [Formal and Informal English](https://ai.page/c/formal-and-informal-english/index.md): Recognise and compare formal and informal uses of English, understanding that language choices vary based on audience, purpose and context - [Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners](https://ai.page/c/grammar-terms-pronouns-and-determiners/index.md): Know and use Year 4 grammar terminology including determiner, pronoun, possessive pronoun, and adverbial - [Revising and editing (age 7+)](https://ai.page/c/revising-and-editing-age-7/index.md): Evaluate and edit writing by assessing effectiveness, proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary for consistency, and proof-reading for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors at Y3-4 level - [Adjective Order in Sentences](https://ai.page/c/adjective-order-in-sentences/index.md): Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional English patterns (opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose) to produce natural-sounding descriptions - [Modal Verbs and Possibility](https://ai.page/c/modal-verbs-and-possibility/index.md): Understand and use modal verbs (can, may, must, might, shall, will, could, should, would) and modal adverbs (perhaps, surely, certainly) to indicate degrees of possibility, necessity, and permission - [Progressive and Continuous Tenses](https://ai.page/c/progressive-and-continuous-tenses/index.md): Form and use the progressive (continuous) verb tenses — past progressive (was walking), present progressive (am walking), and future progressive (will be walking) — to convey ongoing actions at different times ## 2. Grade 4 · Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups and teacher-led) with diverse partners on fourth grade topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expre - [Discussing Texts as a Group](https://ai.page/c/discussing-texts-as-a-group/index.md): Participate in discussions about what is read, taking turns and listening to others; explain understanding clearly; actively engage in group reading activities - [Group discussions](https://ai.page/c/group-discussions/index.md): Participate actively in collaborative conversations staying on topic; continue a conversation through multiple exchanges; maintain attention in discussions ## 3. Grade 4 · Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. - [Commas Before Joining Words](https://ai.page/c/commas-before-joining-words/index.md): Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so, yet) when joining two independent clauses in a compound sentence - [Starting and Ending Sentences](https://ai.page/c/starting-and-ending-sentences/index.md): Begin sentences with a capital letter and end them with the appropriate mark (full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark); recognise and name end punctuation ## 4. Grade 4 · Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, spelling, usage when writing. - [Past, Present and Progressive Tense](https://ai.page/c/past-present-and-progressive-tense/index.md): Use verbs to convey past and present tense correctly and consistently, including the progressive form (e.g., she is drumming, he was shouting), understanding how tense indicates time ## 5. Grade 4 · Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details and clear event sequences. - [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. Grade 4 · Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. - [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 - [Developed Informational and Explanatory Writing](https://ai.page/c/developed-informational-and-explanatory-writing/index.md): Write informative and explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas clearly — organising information logically with headings and formatting, developing the topic with relevant facts, definitions, details, and quotations, and using precise vocabulary ## 7. Grade 4 · Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. - [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 - [Fact vs opinion](https://ai.page/c/fact-vs-opinion/index.md): Distinguish between statements of fact and statements of opinion in texts, recognising how authors blend factual information with subjective viewpoints ## 8. Grade 4 · Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings. - [Advanced Figurative Language](https://ai.page/c/advanced-figurative-language/index.md): Understand and interpret figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning — including allusion, irony, pun, oxymoron, and extended metaphor — and distinguish between connotation and denotation when analysing or choosing words ## 9. Grade 4 · Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases to expand language comprehension. - [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 ## 10. Grade 4 · Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. - [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 ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 20 own concepts: 0 have an explanation, 0 have practice, 0 have a measurement question, 0 have a checked version. Findings (each is a task for anyone's AI): - Formal and Informal English has no explanation yet - Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners has no explanation yet - Revising and editing (age 7+) has no explanation yet - Adjective Order in Sentences has no explanation yet - Modal Verbs and Possibility comes before Past, Present and Progressive Tense, which it needs - Modal Verbs and Possibility has no explanation yet - Progressive and Continuous Tenses has no explanation yet - Discussing Texts as a Group has no explanation yet - Group discussions has no explanation yet - Commas Before Joining Words has no explanation yet - Starting and Ending Sentences has no explanation yet - Past, Present and Progressive Tense has no explanation yet - Narrative Writing has no explanation yet - Basic Informational Writing has no explanation yet - Developed Informational and Explanatory Writing has no explanation yet - Structured Opinion Writing has no explanation yet - Fact vs opinion has no explanation yet - Advanced Figurative Language has no explanation yet - Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet - Greek and Latin Roots for Word Meaning has no explanation yet - Reading with Expression and Accuracy has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Kansas academic standards: English language arts (https://community.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=lRPEqFzIgQA%3d&tabid=5280); 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.