Grade 4
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Communication and Multimodal Literacies
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Language Usage
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Research
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Reading Informational Text
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Reading Literary Text
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Reading and Vocabulary
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Writing
Virginia ELA Standard: 4.W.1
Modes and Purposes for Writing
Order and Chaos: The Shuffle
Shuffling follows exact steps to make cards random. Are you creating chaos, or doing something very orderly?
Order and Chaos: The Snowflake
A snowflake always has six sides, yet no two have ever matched. Is a snowflake order, or chaos?
Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative
Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!
Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date
Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?
Holiday Emoji Story ☃️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Halloween Emoji Story 🌕
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🛥️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
A Halloween Costume Gone Wrong
Let’s go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?
Thanksgiving Photo Writing
Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item’s point of view.
New Uses for a Paperclip
So what are some new ways to use a paperclip?
Holiday vs Holiday (from a Mascot’s Perspective)
Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.
Propaganda and Logical Fallacies
Let’s see how propaganda techniques can make even something great seem bad.
Academic Love Letters
What if Kylo Ren wrote a love letter to Abe Lincoln or the Sahara Desert wrote one to the Moon?
Educational Valentines
Let’s make valentines with an educational twist!