# Grade 4: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 26 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/mn-ela-grade-4 Part of: [Minnesota: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/mn-ela.md) Goal: Minnesota academic standards: English language arts, Grade 4 ## 1. Grade 4 · Thoughtfully and safely access, analyze, and create written, oral and digital content applicable to task, purpose, audience and discipline. - [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 ## 2. Grade 4 · Communicate with others, applying knowledge of vocabulary, language, structure and features of spoken language, considering audience and context. - [Using New Vocabulary](https://ai.page/c/using-new-vocabulary/index.md): Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, being read to, and responding to texts in own speech and writing ## 3. Grade 4 · Support writing with evidence from sources, correctly citing those sources, and demonstrating an understanding of the rights and obligations of using intellectual property. - [Evidence-Based Writing](https://ai.page/c/evidence-based-writing/index.md): Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to non-fiction ## 4. Grade 4 · Engage in inquiry-based learning and research processes to create texts and presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences. - [Shared Research Projects](https://ai.page/c/shared-research-projects/index.md): Participate in shared research and writing projects; recall information from experiences or gather information from sources to answer a question ## 5. Grade 4 · Write narratives, poetry and other creative texts with details and effective technique to express ideas. - [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 or explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through use of informational and literary text, considering audience. - [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 arguments to support claims and to persuade in an analysis of topics or texts, using valid reasoning and evidence while considering audience. - [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 ## 8. Grade 4 · Develop and strengthen writing by using a writing process including planning, drafting, revising, editing and publishing. - [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 ## 9. Grade 4 · Demonstrate knowledge of oral language, orthography, grammar and mechanics to express ideas in writing. - [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 ## 10. Grade 4 · Access and gather information from a variety of sources, representing diverse perspectives, and assessing relevancy and credibility of 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 ## 11. Grade 4 · Evaluate arguments and specific claims from complex informational texts. - [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 - [Literal vs Figurative Language](https://ai.page/c/literal-vs-figurative-language/index.md): Distinguish literal from nonliteral (figurative) language in context and interpret common idioms and phrases - [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 ## 12. Grade 4 · Analyze influences on content, meaning and style of text including fact and fiction, time period, and author perspective and identity, including Dakota and Anishinaabe perspective, in comple - [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 - [Author's word choices](https://ai.page/c/author-s-word-choices/index.md): Recognise how an author's deliberate choices — of words, structure, tone, and perspective — create particular effects on you as a reader ## 13. Grade 4 · Apply knowledge of text structure to understand and evaluate a wide variety of complex literary and informational texts. - [Interpreting visual information in texts](https://ai.page/c/interpreting-visual-information-in-texts/index.md): Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively in informational texts (e.g., charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, animations) and explain how it contributes to understanding the text - [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 - [Comparing Structure in Information Texts](https://ai.page/c/comparing-structure-in-information-texts/index.md): Compare and contrast the overall structure of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more informational texts, identifying patterns such as chronology, comparison, cause/effect, or problem/solution - [Different viewpoints in texts](https://ai.page/c/different-viewpoints-in-texts/index.md): Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described, recognising the difference between limited and omniscient narration and how perspective shapes storytelling ## 14. Grade 4 · Read critically to comprehend, interpret and analyze themes and central ideas in complex literary and informational texts. - [Explaining Events & Ideas](https://ai.page/c/explaining-events-and-ideas/index.md): Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in an informational text, including what happened and why, by citing specific textual evidence about causes, effects, and steps in a process - [Reading between the lines](https://ai.page/c/reading-between-the-lines/index.md): Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts; make simple inferences based on what characters say and do - [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 ## 15. Grade 4 · Read and comprehend independently A) both self- selected and teacher-directed texts, B) complex literary and informational texts, and C) from multiple sources representing perspectives and i - [Wide Independent Reading Across Genres](https://ai.page/c/wide-independent-reading-across-genres/index.md): Read widely and independently across fiction and non-fiction — including whole novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and non-fiction from different genres, periods, and cultures — building stamina, breadth, and personal taste as a reader - [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 ## 16. Grade 4 · Demonstrate knowledge of oral language, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and morphology to read accurately and fluently. - [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 26 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): - Sharing and Publishing Your Writing has no explanation yet - Using New Vocabulary has no explanation yet - Evidence-Based Writing has no explanation yet - Shared Research Projects 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 - Persuasive Writing has no explanation yet - Revising and editing (age 7+) has no explanation yet - Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners has no explanation yet - Using Multiple Sources has no explanation yet - Domain Vocabulary Across Subject Areas has no explanation yet - Literal vs Figurative Language has no explanation yet - How authors support their points has no explanation yet - Fact vs opinion has no explanation yet - Author's word choices has no explanation yet - Interpreting visual information in texts has no explanation yet - Structure of information texts has no explanation yet - Comparing Structure in Information Texts has no explanation yet - Different viewpoints in texts has no explanation yet - Explaining Events & Ideas has no explanation yet - Reading between the lines has no explanation yet - Finding Theme and Summarising has no explanation yet - Wide Independent Reading Across Genres has no explanation yet - Combining information from texts has no explanation yet - Reading with Expression and Accuracy has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of Minnesota academic standards: English language arts (https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/stds/ela/education.mn.gov/mdeprod/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=PROD081705&RevisionSelectionMethod=latestReleased&Rendition=primary); 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.