# Grade 4: English language arts A course roadmap (english-language-arts). Language: en. By @si. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. 0 of 30 concepts ready. In the app: https://ai.page/roadmap/sc-ela-grade-4 Part of: [South Carolina: English language arts](https://ai.page/roadmap/sc-ela.md) Goal: South Carolina academic standards: English language arts, Grade 4 ## 1. Fourth Grade · Evaluate and critique ideas and concepts interactively through listening and speaking. - [Evaluating a Speaker's Argument](https://ai.page/c/evaluating-a-speaker-s-argument/index.md): Summarise the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence, evaluating the logic and relevance of the support ## 2. Fourth Grade · Through collaboration, react and respond to information while building upon the ideas of others and respecting diverse perspectives. - [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 ## 3. Fourth Grade · Organize and communicate ideas through a range of formats to engage a variety of audiences. - [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 ## 4. Fourth Grade · Write independently and legibly for a variety of tasks and purposes. - [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 ## 5. Fourth Grade · Revise writing to improve clarity and enhance style appropriate to audience, purpose, and task. - [Revising and editing (age 8+)](https://ai.page/c/revising-and-editing-age-8/index.md): Read back your own writing critically and independently — notice where meaning is unclear, where a word could be stronger, or where the reader might be confused; make revisions without needing teacher prompts, using your own judgment about what is and isn't working - [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 - [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 ## 6. Fourth Grade · Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing. - [Writing for an audience](https://ai.page/c/writing-for-an-audience/index.md): Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organisation are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience, maintaining a consistent style and structure throughout ## 7. Fourth Grade · Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques. - [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 ## 8. Fourth Grade · Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information. - [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 ## 9. Fourth Grade · Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. - [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 ## 10. Fourth Grade · Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge. - [Synthesising across multiple texts](https://ai.page/c/synthesising-across-multiple-texts/index.md): Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably, combining information without plagiarising - [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 - [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 - [Short Research Projects](https://ai.page/c/short-research-projects/index.md): Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic, gather information from print and digital sources, and take brief organised notes ## 11. Fourth Grade · Evaluate and critique multimedia presentations of a text or subject, including their impact on an audience. - [Multimedia elements in texts](https://ai.page/c/multimedia-elements-in-texts/index.md): Analyse how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text such as graphic novels, multimedia presentations, or illustrated editions of fiction and poetry ## 12. Fourth Grade · Build and apply a range of academic vocabulary, as well as grade-level appropriate morphology to apply to reading, writing, and speaking. - [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 ## 13. Fourth Grade · Analyze word relationships and nuances in word meanings within literary and informational texts. - [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 ## 14. Fourth Grade · Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases. - [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 ## 15. Fourth Grade · Evaluate and critique how an author uses words, phrases, and text structures to craft text. - [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 - [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 - [Literary Evidence in Writing](https://ai.page/c/literary-evidence-in-writing/index.md): Draw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to literature ## 16. Fourth Grade · Evaluate and critique how an author's perspective and purpose shape style and meaning within and across informational texts. - [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 ## 17. Fourth Grade · Evaluate how an author's choice of point of view or perspective shapes style and meaning within and across literary texts. - [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 - [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 ## 18. Fourth Grade · Evaluate and critique the development of themes and central ideas within and across texts. - [Tracing Theme Across a Text](https://ai.page/c/tracing-theme-across-a-text/index.md): Determine and analyse the theme or central idea of a text, trace how it develops across the text through key details and events, and provide an objective summary distinct from personal opinion ## 19. Fourth Grade · Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts. - [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 - [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 ## 20. Fourth Grade · Read and reread grade-appropriate texts with accuracy and expression at an appropriate rate 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 ## 21. Fourth Grade · Know and apply phonics and word analysis skills in decoding and encoding words. - [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 ## Health: 0 of 100 Of its 30 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): - Evaluating a Speaker's Argument has no explanation yet - Discussing Texts as a Group has no explanation yet - Reporting & Recounting has no explanation yet - Sharing and Publishing Your Writing has no explanation yet - Revising and editing (age 8+) has no explanation yet - Revising and editing (age 7+) has no explanation yet - Planning, Revising and Editing Writing has no explanation yet - Writing for an audience has no explanation yet - Narrative Writing has no explanation yet - Basic Informational Writing has no explanation yet - Persuasive Writing has no explanation yet - Synthesising across multiple texts has no explanation yet - Shared Research Projects has no explanation yet - Using Multiple Sources has no explanation yet - Short Research Projects has no explanation yet - Multimedia elements in texts has no explanation yet - Greek and Latin Roots for Word Meaning has no explanation yet - Author's word choices has no explanation yet - Discussing and Questioning New Words has no explanation yet - How authors support their points comes before Why the author wrote it, which it needs - How authors support their points has no explanation yet - Text Features & Presentation has no explanation yet - Literary Evidence in Writing has no explanation yet - Why the author wrote it has no explanation yet - Narrator's Point of View has no explanation yet - Different viewpoints in texts has no explanation yet - Tracing Theme Across a Text has no explanation yet - How Language Choices Affect the Reader has no explanation yet - Plot Structure and Character Development has no explanation yet - Reading with Expression and Accuracy has no explanation yet - Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners has no explanation yet Credit: The structure of South Carolina academic standards: English language arts (https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/standards-learning/english-language-arts/standards/2023-sc-ccr-ela-standards-approved/); 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.