# 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/ut-ela-grade-4

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

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

## 1. Grade 4

- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [Themes Across Cultures and Traditions](https://ai.page/c/themes-across-cultures-and-traditions/index.md): Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes, topics, and story patterns (e.g., good vs evil, quest narratives, trickster tales) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures
- [Supporting ideas with evidence](https://ai.page/c/supporting-ideas-with-evidence/index.md): Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which specific points
- [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
- [Text & Media Connections](https://ai.page/c/text-and-media-connections/index.md): Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions from the text
- [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
- [Structural terminology](https://ai.page/c/structural-terminology/index.md): Use structural terminology (chapter, scene, stanza) to refer to parts of literary texts and describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [In-Depth Character and Setting Analysis](https://ai.page/c/in-depth-character-and-setting-analysis/index.md): Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details from the text such as a character's thoughts, words, actions, and interactions
- [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
- [Summarising Spoken and Media Presentations](https://ai.page/c/summarising-spoken-and-media-presentations/index.md): Summarise a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats including visually, quantitatively, and orally
- [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

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- Combining information from texts has no explanation yet
- Themes Across Cultures and Traditions has no explanation yet
- Supporting ideas with evidence has no explanation yet
- Interpreting visual information in texts has no explanation yet
- Text & Media Connections has no explanation yet
- Narrator's Point of View has no explanation yet
- Structural terminology has no explanation yet
- Structure of information texts has no explanation yet
- Vocabulary Strategies has no explanation yet
- Grammar Terms: Pronouns and Determiners has no explanation yet
- Explaining Events & Ideas has no explanation yet
- In-Depth Character and Setting Analysis has no explanation yet
- Reading with Expression and Accuracy has no explanation yet
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Credit: The structure of Utah academic standards: English language arts (https://asn.desire2learn.com/resources/D21362291); 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.