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Nelson Language Arts Correlation to Saskatchewan Renewal Curriculum Compiled by Sandra Quayle Fall, 2001

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Nelson Language Arts Correlation to Saskatchewan Renewal Curriculum - Draft Grade Four – Listening

Foundational Objective 1: Listen to a range of grade-level appropriate texts in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes.

Outcomes Unit, Title, Activity, T.G. Page # Listen to and follow instructions and three-to-four step oral directions

Integrated throughout all levels and units

Listen for main ideas and significant details

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Audio CD; Guided Reading/Listening p. 30) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Audio CD; Categorizing Information p.77) 3: Fantasy Studios (After Reading p. 144) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Audio CD; Read the selection p. 170)

Times to Share 1: The Streets are Free (Audio CD; Connect Learning p. 33) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Listening for a Purpose p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Read the Selection p.144)

Listen for pleasure and information to texts from a variety of genres (e.g., personal narratives, plays, adventure stories, mysteries) and cultural traditions

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Audio CD; Reading and Discussing p. 11) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Audio CD; Listening to a Poem p. 22) 1: And Who Are You? (Audio CD; Listening and Responding p. 38) 2: Beach Stones (Audio CD; Visualizing the Text p. 73) 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Audio CD p. 134; After Reading p.136) 3: Song of the Open Road (Audio CD; After Reading p. 155) 3: Tube Time (Audio CD; Responding to Text p. 158)

Times to Share 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Audio CD; Read the Selection p. 136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Listening for a Purpose p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Listening and Miming p. 145)

Foundational Objective 2: Learn about and practice the skills and strategies of effective listeners. Before Listening: Outcomes Lesson (Activity, T.G. Page #) Connect with prior knowledge and experience

And Who Are You? 1: I Can (Audio CD; Connecting with Personal Experience p, 8) 1: I Want to Be (Audio CD; Activating Prior Knowledge p. 14) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Audio CD; Using Personal Experiences p. 22) 1: Jessie’s Island (Audio CD; Sharing Personal Experiences p. 30) 2: Beach Stones (Audio CD; Relating Personal Experiences p. 73) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Audio CD; Activating Prior Knowledge p. 77) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Audio CD; Observing Animals p. 82) 2: Burns Bog (Audio CD; Activating Prior Knowledge p. 102) 3: Red Raven (Audio CD; Connecting with Personal Experience p. 135) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 143) 3: Song of the Open Road (Audio CD; Identifying Advertising Logos p. 155) 3: Tube Time (Audio CD; Accessing Prior Knowledge p. 158) 3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Reviewing Unit Selections p. 166) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Audio CD; Accessing Prior Knowledge p. 170)

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Audio CD; Relating Personal Experience p. 18) 2: The First Skateboard (Audio CD; Connecting with Personal Experiences p. 65)


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2: On the Move (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 69) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 73) 2: Inventors (Audio CD; Making Personal Connections p. 88) 2: Disposables (Building Awareness p. 92) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Audio CD; Expressing Preferences p. 132) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Connecting with Previous Knowledge p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Connecting to Previous Knowledge p. 144) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Audio CD; Making Personal Connections p. 152)

Predict what presentation might be based on title and or other information


Set purposes for listening (e.g., formulate questions to guide listening

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Audio CD; Guided Reading/Listening p. 30) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Audio CD; Categorizing Information p.77) 3: Fantasy Studios (After Reading p. 144) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Audio CD; Read the selection p. 170)

Times to Share 1: The Streets are Free (Audio CD; Connect Learning p. 33) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Listening for a Purpose p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Read the Selection p.144)

During Listening: Outcomes Lesson (Activity, T.G. Page #) Demonstrate appropriate listening behaviours


Respond to others with respect and encouragement

And Who Are You? Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Developing Criteria for Being a Good Listener p.14) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126)

Determine and note main ideas and important details using a template

And Who Are You? 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Reading for a Purpose p. 86) 3: Fantasy Studios (Making Summaries p. 144)

Times to Share 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Reading for a Purpose p. 88)

Connect new information and experiences with prior knowledge

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Guided Reading/Listening p. 30) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Reading for a Purpose p. 42) 2: Beach Stones (After Reading p. 74) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Classifying Information p. 78) 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Consolidating Learning p. 136) 3: Make a Flipbook (Creating Flipbooks p. 140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Making Summaries p. 144) 3: Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p. 158) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p. 170; Read the

Selection p. 170) Times to Share 2: Technology All Around You (Defining Technology p. 77) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Reading for a Purpose p. 88; Solving a Problem p.

90) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening o a Story p.126) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Responding in a Dialogue Journal p. 152


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Confirm or reject inferences, predictions, or conclusions based on information presented

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Make and Check Predictions p.18-19) 1: Jessie’s Island (Sharing Reactions p. 31) 1: My Name is Dragana (Reflecting and Responding p. 35) 2: Beehive Alive (Predicting p. 94) 3: Fantasy Studios (Making Predictions p. 143)

Times to Share 1: All the Places I Love (Viewing the Illustrations p. 9) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p. 19) 1: The Rag Coat (Predict using Title and Illustrations p. 26) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Reading for a Purpose p. 88) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Sketch Favorite Scenes p. 129) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Using a “Stop and Predict” Strategy p. 144)

Check and confirm understanding by asking questions

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Previewing the Selection p. 42) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 77) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p. 82) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p. 86) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p. 95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p. 99) 3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p. 166)

Times to Share 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p. 125)

Use oral cues (e.g., pauses, emphasis, loudness) to construct and confirm meaning

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Role-Playing p. 20) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p. 38) 1: We Are All Related (Oral Reading p. 46) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Choral Reading p. 91) 3: Tube Time (Looking at Advertising p. 160) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-paly talk shows p.171)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday (Reading Poems p. 24) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p. 33) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Role-Playing the Problem-Solving Process p. 89)

1. 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p. 126) 2. 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p. 129) 3. 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories Collaboratively p. 133) 4. 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practising the Language of Stories p. 145) 5. 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p. 149)

Recognize how words and word combinations (e.g., word play, repetition, rhyme) influence or convey meaning

And Who Are You? 1: I Want to Be (Creating Mind Pictures p. 14) 2: Beach Stones (Visualizing the Text p. 73) 3: Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p. 155) 3: Tube Time (Learn About Language p. 160)

Times to Share

Identify ways in which exaggeration and other devices are used to convey humour

And Who Are You? Times to Share

assess usefulness of information

And Who Are You? 2: Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organiziing Information p. 96) 2: Ladybug Garden (Reading and Recording p. 98)

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After Listening: Outcomes Lesson (Activity, T.G. Page #) Recall details And Who Are You?

3: Make a Flipbook (Writing Directions p. 141) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Writing Personal Stories p. 171)

Times to Share 1: The Streets are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p. 33) 2: The First Skateboard (Recording and Reporting Research p. 67) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p. 83)

Reflect on ideas and experiences and ask questions

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Previewing the selection p. 42) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 77) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p. 82) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p. 86) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p. 95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p. 99) 3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p. 166)

Times to Share 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p. 125)

Explore connections between a variety of insights, ideas, and experiences

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Make and Check Predictions p.18-19) 1: Jessie’s Island (Sharing Reactions p. 31) 1: My Name is Dragana (Reflecting and Responding p. 35) 2: Beehive Alive (Predicting p. 94) 3: Fantasy Studios (Making Predictions p. 143)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identify with Characters p. 13) Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p. 19) 1: All the Places I Love (Viewing the Illustrations p. 9) Poems – Today Is Saturday (Relating to Personal Experience p. 22) 1: The Rag Coat (Predict using Title and Illustrations p. 26) 2. Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Reading for a Purpose p. 88) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Sketch Favorite Scenes p. 129) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Using a “Stop and Predict” Strategy p. 144)

Explain preferences for particular forms of oral texts

And Who Are You? 3:Tube Time (Looking at Advertising p. 160) 3: Welcome to TV Land (Connecting with Personal Experience p. 162)

Times to Share

Distinguish similarities and differences among various forms of oral texts

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Connect Learning p. 44) 3:Welcome to TV Land (Viewing Television p. 164)

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Explain connections between events and the roles of main characters in oral texts, and to identify how these texts may influence people’s understanding and behaviour

And Who Are You? 1: I Want to Be (Creating Mind Pictures p. 14) 1: One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p. 26) 1: Jessie’s Island (Sharing Reactions p. 31) 1: My Name is Dragana (Reflecting p. 34) 3: Welcome to TV Land (Identifying Stereotypes p. 164)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p. 13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Relating to Personal Experiences p. 18) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday (Relating to Personal Experiences p. 22)


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1: The Streets are Free (Following a Story’s Events p. 31) Identify similarities and differences between personal experiences and experiences of people from various cultures portrayed in oral texts (including texts about Saskatchewan or by Saskatchewan writers, and about Canada or by Canadian writers

And Who Are You? 1: I Want to Be (Modelling an Author’s Techniques p. 16) 1: One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p. 26) 1: Jessie’s Island (Sharing Reactions p. 31)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Writers (Relating to Personal experiences p. 22) 1: The Streets are Free (Relating to /personal Experiences p. 31) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Connecting to personal Experience p. 124)

Identify mood evoked by oral texts

And Who Are You? 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Responding p. 91) 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Reading and Responding p. 136)

Times to Share 3: The Wise Old Woman (Listening and Miming p. 145)

Identify categories or aspects of a topic that need more information

And Who Are You? 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Writing Interview Questions p. 87)) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p. 95) 3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Finding the Proof p. 167)

Times to Share

Describe relationships between own and others’ ideas and experiences

And Who Are You? Times to Share Unit Wrap-up:Times To Share

Foundational Objective 3: Assess personal and group strengths and set goals for future growth Outcomes Lesson (Activity, T.G. Page #) Identify areas of personal accomplishments and set goals to enhance listening skills and strategies

And Who Are You? Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Assessing Own Listening p. 14)

Identify strengths and areas for enhancement of discussions and other group work using pre-determined criteria for listening

And Who Are You? Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Developing Criteria for Being a Good Listener p. 14)


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Nelson Language Arts Correlation to Saskatchewan Renewal Curriculum - Draft Grade Four – Speaking

Foundational Objective 1: Speak to express information, thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences. GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Share personal observations, experiences, and feelings


Give an oral presentation to the class

And Who Are You? The Greatest (Describing Sports p. 12) I Want to Be (Modeling an Author’s Technique p. 16) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) We Are All Related (Oral Reading p.46) 2. Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Writing Descriptive Paragraphs p.163)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Reading Poems p.24) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Following Instructions p.74) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Turkey Girl (Retell a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.146) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149) Unit Assessment: Stories Well told

Talk in small and large groups about experiences, events, information, ideas, and opinions

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Previewing the Selection p. 11) 1: One Prairie Morning (Reading and Discussing p. 26; Using Context Clues p. 27) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Reading for a Purpose p.42) 1: We Are All Related (Oral Reading p.46; Making Personal Connections p.47) Unit Overview: Observe and Explore 2: Beach Stones (Relating Personal Experiences p.73; Responding p.74) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p. 86; Researching

Butterflies p. 88) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Charting Reasons p.92) 2: Ladybug Garden (Activating Prior Knowledge p.98) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3. Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135; Charting Prior Knowledge

p.135; Reading and Responding p.136) 3. Fantasy Studios (Making Predictions p.143;Reading and Discussing p.143;Making

Summaries p.144;Creating Storyboards p.144) 3. Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Reading and discussing p.151; finding Examples

of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Developing Alternate Endings p.171; Role-Playing

Talk Shows p.171) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Connecting with Personal Experience p.8; Working with a

Partner p.10)) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28)


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Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Following Instructions p.74) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Noting an Author’s Technique

p.82; Developing Vocabulary p.82) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Building Awareness p.92; Taking a Point of

View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Connecting to Previous Experience p.124; Welcoming an

Audience p.126; Generating Story Ideas p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories Collaboratively p. 133) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Making Personal Connections p.152)

Use texts from several genres to narrate, recite, read aloud, present, or perform

And Who Are You? 1 The Greatest (Reading and Discussing p.11) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Listening and Responding to a Poem p. 22) 1: And Who Are You? (Listening and Responding p.38) 2: Beach Stones (Appreciating Poetic Technique p.74) 3: Red Raven : Comic Book Superhero (Consolidating Learning p.136) 3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Song of the Open Road (Writing a Limerick Poem p.156) 3: Tube Time (Reading the Poem p.158)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Listening to Poems p.22; Reading

Poems p.24) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Learning About Legends p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Connecting with Previous Knowledge p.140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Respond to a Folktale through mime p.145)

Prepare and share information on a topic using print and non-print aids to engage and inform a familiar audience

And Who Are You? One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p. 27) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3. Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148)

Times to Share Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Summarizing the Story p.137) 3: The Turkey Girl (Representing the Story p.142)

Describe and explain information and ideas to a particular audience

And Who Are You? My Name Is Dragana (Discussing Purposes for Writing p.34)) 1: And Who Are You? (Connecting with Personal Experience p.38) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; Predicting p.94) 3. Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p.155) 3. Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Classifying TV Shows p.162) 3. Lights! Camera! Action (Thinking About Media p.166) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-Play Talk Shows p.171)

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1: Today Is Saturday / Writers (Finding Evidence p.23) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) 1: The Streets Are Free (Following a Sequence of Events p.31) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: On the Move (Analyzing representations p.70) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Taking a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128) 3: The Turkey Girl (Sorting and Predicting p.140; Rewriting a Fairy Tale

p.142) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Interpreting Character p.149; Creating and Performing

a Play p.150) Share own stories and creations in various ways with peers

And Who Are You? I Can (Connecting with Personal Experiences p. 8) 1: The Final Game (Previewing the Selection p. 11) Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p. 31) 1: We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organizing Information p.96) 2. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

p.153) 3. Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-Play Talk Shows p.171)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Reading Poems p.24) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Responding in a Dialogue Journal p.152)

Give personal opinion and reasons to support

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Questions for Understanding p. 11) 1. One Prairie Morning (Reading and Discussing p. 26) 1. My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36) 1. And Who Are You? (Connecting with Personal Experiences p.38) 2. Beach Stones (Responding p.74) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Reading and Responding p.92) 3. Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135; Charting Prior

Knowledge p.135; Reading and Responding p.136) 3. Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Finding Examples of Special Effects

p.152) 3. Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155; How Does

Advertising Affect the Environment? p.156) 3. Tube Time (accessing Prior Knowledge p.158) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Taking a Closer Look p.167) 3. Hiccup Champion of the World (relating Personal Experiences p. 170)

Times to Share Unit Launch: Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Listening to Poems p.22) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) 1: The Streets Are Free (Relating to Personal Experiences p.31)


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2: On the Move (Analyzing Information p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Taking a Point of View p.94) 3: Village Tales Teller (Learn about Language p.134) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136)

Foundational Objective 2: Learn about and practise the skills and strategies of effective speakers. Before Speaking: GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Use strategies to generate ideas (e.g., brainstorming, mapping, asking others for their ideas)

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Examples p.11) 1: One Prairie Morning (Using Personal Experiences p.26; Writing a Class

Story p.27) 1: And Who Are You? (Connecting with Personal Experience p.38; Choral

Reading p.38) 2: Beach Stones (Visualizing the Text p.73) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Charting Reasons p.92) 2: Ladybug Garden (Activating Prior Knowledge p.98; Organizing Information

p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Activating Prior Knowledge p.102) 3. Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135; Charting Prior

Knowledge p.135; Brainstorming p.137) 3. Fantasy Studios (Making Predictions p.143) 3. Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special effects p.151;

Skimming for Information p.151) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Reading and Discussing p.162) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p.166; Taking a Closer look

p.167) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170;

Looking Critically at Television p.172) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Connecting with Personal Experience p.8;Reflecting

and Responding p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) 2: On the Move (Analyzing Information p.70) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Developing Criteria p.74) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Connecting to Previous Experience p.124) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rereading for Detail p.141) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (After Reading p.148)

Use a variety of forms for particular audiences and purposes

And Who Are You? 1. Jessie’s Island (Sharing Personal Experiences p.30) 1. And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; Reading Illustrations p.95) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic Books p.135) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

p.153) 3. Tube Time (looking at Advertising p.160) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Making a List p.163)


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3. Hiccup Champion of the World (Writing Personal Stories p.171; Role-Playing Talk shows p.171;Retelling the Story p.172)

Unit Assessment: Media Close-up Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Representing the Story p.129; Writing

Fantasy Stories p.130) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Listening and Miming p.143) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150)

Determine key ideas And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Audio CD; Guided Reading/Listening p. 30) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Audio CD; Categorizing Information p.77) 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Summarizing Information p.86) 3: Fantasy Studios (After Reading p. 144) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Audio CD; Read the selection p. 170)

Times to Share 1: The Streets are Free (Audio CD; Connect Learning p. 33) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Listening for a Purpose p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Read the Selection p.144)

Use organizers (e.g., key words. Web charts) to develop and arrange ideas

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Making an Information Sheet p.79) 2: Beehive Alive (Discussing Insects p.94) 2. Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Summaries p.144)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping

p.13) 2: On the Move (Analyzing Information p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Making Connections p.77) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Reading for Detail p.85) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p.125) 3: Village Tales Teller (Classifying Stories p.132) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rereading for Detail p.141) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the language of stories p.145)

Practise Integrated throughout all levels and unitd During Speaking: GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Produce oral texts that follow a logical sequence

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Role-Playing p.20) 1: One Prairie Morning (Using Personal Experiences p.26) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Categorizing Information p.77) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Reviewing Interview Purposes p. 88) 2: Ladybug Garden (Reading and Recording p.98) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

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Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Role-Playing p.20) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: The First Skateboard (Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Solving a Problem p.90) 3: The Turkey Girl (Retell a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150)

Stay on topic and task in group discussions

And Who Are You? 1. My Name Is Dragana (Reflecting p.34) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Analyzing Writing Techniques

p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p.86; Reviewing

Interview Purposes p.88) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

p.153) Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Role-Playing p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Reading for Detail p.85) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145)

Adjust volume, tone of voice, and gestures to suit purpose

And Who Are You? 1. I Can (Appreciating Technique p.8) 1: The Final Game (Role-Playing p.20) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p. 38) 1: We Are All Related (Oral Reading p.46) 2:The Cabbage White Butterfly (Choral Reading p.91) 3: Tube Time (Reading the Poem p.158) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-Playing Talk Shows p.171)

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Role-Playing p.20) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Reading Poems p.24) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: Inventors (Researching and Reporting p.90) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an audience p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.128) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories Collaboratively p.133) 3: The Turkey Girl (Retell a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Ply p.149)

Use visuals (e.g., charts, posters, models) that enhance meaning of oral presentation

And Who Are You? 1. The Final Game (Reading and Discussing p.18) 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Visualizing the Text p.73) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Analyzing Writing Techniques

p.83) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94;Making Cross-Section

Illustrations p.96)


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2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

p.153) Times to Share 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: On the Move (Constructing a Wheel p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Understanding Stage Directions p.148)

Use appropriate language to acknowledge special events accomplishments in a variety of school and community contexts (e.g., a birthday, an assembly, an award presentation

And Who Are You? 1. I Can (Learn About Language p.9) 1. My Mama Has a Dancing Heart (Playing with Language p.23) 1. We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23;

Reading Poems p.24) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126; Welcoming an Audience p.126)

After Speaking: GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Answer questions about ideas presented

And Who Are You? 1. My Name Is Dragana (Reflecting p.34) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Previewing the Selection p. 42) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 77) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p. 82) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p. 86) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p. 95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p. 99) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

p.153) 3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p. 166)

Times to Share 2: On the Move (Analyzing Information p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Responding to Questions p.85) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Taking a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p. 125) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129)

Work co-operatively with others in small groups on structured tasks

Integrated throughout all levels

Ask others for their ideas and express interest in their contributions

And Who Are You? 1. My Name Is Dragana (Reflecting and Responding p.34) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Previewing the selection p. 42) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 77) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p. 82) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p. 86) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p. 95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p. 99)


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3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p. 166) Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: On the Move (Constructing a Wheel p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p. 125) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Responding in a Dialogue Journal p.152)

Show consideration for those whose ideas, abilities, and language use differs from own

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26; Making a Dictionary p.28) 1. My Name Is Dragana (Reflecting p.34) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38)

Times to Share 1:Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Reading Poems p.24) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126)

Foundational Objective 3: Assess personal and group strengths and set goals for future growth. GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Identify areas of personal accomplishment and areas for improving the development of speaking skills and strategies

And Who Are You? Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Role Playing p.20) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories collaboratively p.133) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149)

Determine areas for improvement of speaking skills and strategies

And Who Are You? 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Choral Reading p.91)

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories collaboratively p.133) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149)

Give support and offer feedback to peers using pre-established criteria when responding to own and others’ creations

And Who Are You? 1.One Prairie Morning (Using Context Cues p.27) 1.Jessie’s Island (Setting Criteria p.32) My Name Is Dragana (Reflecting and Responding p.34) 1.Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) We Are All Related (Oral Reading p.46) 2. Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation

p.83) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials


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p.153) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) 1:Today Is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Listening to a Story p.126; Welcoming an /Audience

p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories collaboratively p.133) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149)

Assess group processes using established criteria

And Who Are You? 1.One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p.27) 1.Jessie’s Island (Setting Criteria p.32) 1.Our Arctic Home on the Web ( 2. Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Reviewing Interview Purposes

p.88) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90; Choral Reading p.91)

Times to Share All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Rag Coat (Working Together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Developing Criteria p.74) 2. How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2. Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories collaboratively p.133) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149)


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Nelson Language Arts Correlation to Saskatchewan Renewal Curriculum - Draft

Grade Four – Reading Foundational Objective 1: Read a range of grade-level appropriate texts in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes. GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Choose a variety of literary texts for shared and independent reading experiences using texts from a variety of genres and cultural traditions


Recognize common features of a range of texts from similar and different traditions

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Audio CD; Reading and Discussing p. 11) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Audio CD; Listening to a Poem p. 22) 1: And Who Are You? (Audio CD; Listening and Responding p. 38) 2: Beach Stones (Audio CD; Visualizing the Text p. 73) 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Audio CD p. 134; After Reading p.136) 3: Song of the Open Road (Audio CD; After Reading p. 155) 3: Tube Time (Audio CD; Responding to Text p. 158)

Times to Share 3: A Promise to the Sun (Audio CD; Read the Selection p. 136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Listening for a Purpose p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Listening and Miming p. 145)

Foundational Objectives 2: Learn about and practise the skills and strategies of effective readers. Before Reading: GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Consider prior knowledge and experience

And Who Are You? 1: I Can (Audio CD; Connecting with Personal Experience p, 8) 1: I Want to Be (Audio CD; Activating Prior Knowledge p. 14) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Audio CD; Using Personal Experiences p. 22) 1: Jessie’s Island (Audio CD; Sharing Personal Experiences p. 30) 2: Beach Stones (Audio CD; Relating Personal Experiences p. 73) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Audio CD; Activating Prior Knowledge p. 77) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Audio CD; Observing Animals p. 82) 2: Burns Bog (Audio CD; Activating Prior Knowledge p. 102) 3: Red Raven (Audio CD; Connecting with Personal Experience p. 135) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 143) 3: Song of the Open Road (Audio CD; Identifying Advertising Logos p. 155) 3: Tube Time (Audio CD; Accessing Prior Knowledge p. 158) 3: Lights! Camera! Action! (Reviewing Unit Selections p. 166) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Audio CD; Accessing Prior Knowledge p. 170)

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Audio CD; Relating Personal Experience p. 18) 1: The Streets Are Free (Audio CD; Relating to Personal Experiences p.31) 2: The First Skateboard (Audio CD; Connecting with Personal Experiences p. 65) 2: On the Move (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 69) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Activating Prior Knowledge p. 73) 2: Inventors (Audio CD; Making Personal Connections p. 88) 2: Disposables (Building Awareness p. 92) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Audio CD; Expressing Preferences p. 132) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Connecting with Previous Knowledge p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Connecting to Previous Knowledge p. 144) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Audio CD; Making Personal Connections p. 152)


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Set purposes and predict what text might be about

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Audio CD; Guided Reading/Listening p. 30) My Name Is Dragana (Discussing Purposes for Writing p.34; Predicting p.34) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Audio CD; Categorizing Information p.77) 2.Meet a Butterfly Expert (Reading for a Purpose p.86) 2: Beehive Alive (Predicting p.94) 2. Ladybug Garden (Previewing the Selection p.98) 2: Burns Bog (Previewing the Article p.102) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Making Predictions p.143) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Audio CD; Read the selection p. 170)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Audio CD; Setting a Purpose for Reading p.8) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Audio CD; Relating to Personal Experience p.18) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Audio CD; Setting Purpose p.22) 1: The Streets are Free (Audio CD; Connect Learning p. 33) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Predictions p.65) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Identifying the reading-Writing Connection p.73; Reading

and Recording p.73) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Reading for a Purpose p.88) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Choosing Sides) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Reading for a Purpose p.124) 3: The Turkey Girl (Audio CD; Listening for a Purpose p. 140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Audio CD; Read the Selection p.144)

Formulate questions to aid in finding relevant information in texts

And Who Are You? 1. The Final Game (Illustrating Characters p.19; Writing from Other Points of

View p.19) 1. Jessie’s Island (Using Picture Cues p.31) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Clarifying Vocabulary p.43) 2: Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organizing Information p.96) 2. Ladybug Garden (Investigating Related Topics p.99) 2. Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) 3. Get the Picture! (Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Reading and Discussing p.151) 3. Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p.166)

Times to Share 1:The Streets are Free (Following a Sequence of Events p.31) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Predictions p.65) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Stopping and Checking p. 81) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Predicting p.85) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p.125) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Using a “Stop and Predict” Strategy p.144) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Responding in a Dialogue Journal p.152)

During Reading: GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Make connection between texts, prior knowledge, and personal experiences

And Who Are You? 1. I Can (Connecting Personal Experiences p.8) 1. I Want To Be (Activating Prior Knowledge p.14) 1.My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Previewing Text p.22) 1. Jessie’s Island (Sharing Personal Experiences p.30) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Previewing the Selection p.42) 2. Beach Stones (Relating Personal Experiences p.73 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Activating Prior Knowledge p.77) 2: Beehive Alive (Discussing Insects p.94)


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2. Burns Bog (Activating Prior Knowledge p.102; Previewing the Article p.102)

3. Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135; Charting Prior Knowledge p.135; Reading and Responding p.136)

3. Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Making Predictions p.143)

3. Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155) 3. Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Connecting with Personal Experience p.162) 3. Camera! Lights! Action! (Reviewing Unit Selections p.166; Thinking

About Media p.166) 3. Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Connecting with Personal Experience p.8) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Relating to Personal Experience p.18) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Relating to Personal Experience p.22) 2: The First Skateboard (Connecting with Personal Experiences p.65) 2: On the Move(Activating Prior Knowledge p.69) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Reading and Recording p.73) 2: Technology All Around You (Defining Technology p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Making Personal Connections p.88) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Choosing Sides p.92; Making Personal connections .93) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Connecting to Previous Experience p.124) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Expressing Preferences p.132) 3: The Turkey Girl (Sorting and Predicting p.140; Connecting with Previous Knowledge p.140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Connecting to Previous Knowledge p.144) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Making Personal Connections p.152)

Determine main and supporting ideas using prior knowledge, predictions, connections, inferences, and visual cues

And Who Are You? 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Thinking Like an Author

p.82) 2.Meet a Butterfly Expert (Summarizing Information p.86) 2: Beehive Alive (Reading Illustrations p.95) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Connecting with Personal Experience

p.135; Charting Prior Knowledge p.135; Reading and Responding p.136) 3. Make a Flipbook (Previewing the Text p.139) 3. Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Making Predictions

p.143) 3. Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3. Tube Time (Reflecting and Responding p.158; Looking at Advertising

p.160) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Classifying TV Shows p.162) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Reviewing Unit Selections p.166; Thinking

About Media p.166) Times to Share All the Places to Love (Read the Selection p.8) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: The Rag Coat (Sorting and Predicting p.26; Viewing and Predicting p.26) 1: The Streets Are Free (Read the Selection p.31) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Connecting with Personal Experiences


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p.65; Making Predictions p.65) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Reading and Recording p.73) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Predicting p.85) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Reading for a Purpose p.124) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Making Predictions p.128) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Expressing Preferences p.132) 3: The Turkey Girl (Sorting and Predicting p.140; Connecting with Previous Knowledge p.140) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Connecting to Previous Knowledge p.144) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Making Personal Connections p.152)

Confirm or reject inferences, predictions, or conclusions based on textual information

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Speculate About the Author p.11) 1. The Final Game (Checking Predictions p.19) 1. Jessie’s Island (Using Picture Cues p.31) 1. My Name is Dragana (Reflecting p.34) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p.83) 2. Ladybug Garden (Previewing the Selection p.98) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Skimming or Information p.151) 3.Lights! Camera! Action! (Finding Proof p.167)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Reflecting and Responding p.10) 1: The Rag Coat (Checking Predictions p.27) 1: The Streets are Free (Read the Selection p.31) 2: The First Skateboard (Using the “Stop and Think” Strategy p.65) 2: How Does It Work? (Reading Labels p.81; Stopping and Checking p.81) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Reading for Detail p.85) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Reading for a Purpose p.88) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Reading for a Purpose p.124) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Listening and Responding p.128) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Using a “Stop and Predict” Strategy p.144) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Previewing and Predicting p.152)

Check and confirm understanding by rereading

As above

Use textual cues (e.g., story elements and key ideas in exposition) to construct and confirm meaning

And Who Are You? 1. Jessie’s Isaland (Guided Reading/Listening p.30) 1. We Are All Related (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.47) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77; Exploring “How-To”

Text Formats p.79) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; Reading Illustrations p.95) 2. Ladybug Garden (Reading and Responding p.98) 2. Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic Books p.135;

Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3. Make a Flipbook (Reading and Discussing p.139) 3. Get the Picture! (Reflecting and Responding p.148)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p. 9) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Using the “Stop and Think” Strategy p..65; Apply Conventions p.67) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Reading and Recording p.73) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p. 81; Reading Labels p.81;


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Noting an Author’s Technique p.82; Developing Vocabulary p.82) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features p.88; Comparing Text and Graphics p.89) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136)

Use pragmatic(e.g., setting of story), syntactic (e.g., word order), semantic (e.g., context clues, prefixes, comparisons, synonyms) and graphophonic (e.g., contractions, compound words) cueing systems to construct and confirm meaning

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Using Context Cues p.27) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Clarifying Vocabulary p.43) 1. We Are All Related (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.47) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools(Learn About Language p.80) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe 3. Welcome to TV Land! (Writing Descriptive Paragraphs p.163)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Learn about Language p.11) 1. Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Recognizing Words p.18; Using Context Clues p.19; Learn about Language p.20) 1:The Rag Coat (Apply Conventions p.29) 2: How Does It Work? (Developing Vocabulary p.82) 2. Disposables - To Use or Not to Use? (Reading and Discussing p.92) 3. The Turkey Girl (using Context Clues)

Recognize how words and word combinations influence or convey meaning

And Who Are You? 1. I Want to Be (Creating Mind Pictures p.14) 1. The Final Game (Illustrating Characters p. 19) 1. My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Playing with Language p.22) 2. Beach Stones (Visualizing the Text p.73; Appreciating Poetic Technique

p.74) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135) 3. Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p.155) 3. Tube Time (Identifying Descriptive words p.159)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Using Context Clues p.19) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Listening to the Poems p.22) 2: On the Move (Building Technological Vocabulary p.70) 2: How Does It Work? (Developing Vocabulary p.82) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Figurative Language p.134) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145; Learn About Language p.146)

Identify ways in which exaggeration and other devices are used to convey humour

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Experiences p.11) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135) 3. Fantasy Studios (Viewing Cartoons p.143) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Identifying Stereotypes p.164)

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Reading for a Purposep.18) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Listening and Responding p.128))

Distinguish similarities and differences among various forms of texts

And Who Are You? 1. I Want to Be (Exploring an Author’s Technique p.15) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web ( 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2. Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135)


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3. Make a Flipbook (Previewing the text p.139) 3. Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons

p.143) 3. Get the Picture (Comparing and Predicting p.147)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.10) 2:On the Move (Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing text Structure p.81) 2. Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Comparing Text and Graphics p.89) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Learning About Legends p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141) 3. The Tiger’s Whisker (After Reading p.148)

Identify similarities and differences in texts

And Who Are You? 1. I Want to Be (Exploring an Author’s Technique p.15) 1. The Final Game (Writing from Other Points of View p.19) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Connect Learning p.44) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94) 2. Burns Bog (Comparing Photos and Illustrations p.104) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135) 3. Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons

p.143) 3. Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.10) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Listening to the Poems p.22) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing text Structure p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Comparing text and Graphics p.89) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Expressing Preferences p.132) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Learning About Legendsp.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rereading for Detail p.141) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Connect Learning p.145) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (identify features of a play p.148)

After Reading: GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Discuss meanings, ideas, and language in a range of texts relating their understanding to personal experiences, purposes, and other texts

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Clarifying Vocabulary p.44) 1. We Are All Related (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.47) 2. Ladybug Garden (Investigating Related Topics p.99) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135;

Connecting with Personal Experience p. 135) 3. Make a Flipbook (Reading and Discussing p.139; Making Flow Charts

p.140) 3. Fantasy Studios (Making Summaries p.144) 3. Tube Time (Reflecting and Responding p.158)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual


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Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Inferences p.66) 2. Technology All Around You (Defining Technology p.77) 2. Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Comparing Text and Graphics p.89) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Connecting to Previous Experience p.124) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Classifying Stories p.132) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Writing a Legend p.137) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rereading for Detail p.141; Examining Story Structure p.141) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145) 3:The Tiger’s Whisker (identifying features of a play p.148)

Ask critical questions And Who Are You? 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Reading for a Purpose p.42) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools ( 2. Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p.82) 2. Meet A Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p.86) 2. Burns Bog (Responding p.103) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe 3. Welcome to TV Land (Reflecting and Responding p.163) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Asking Questions p.166)

Times to Share 2. How Does It Work? (Stopping and Checking p.81) 3. Interview with Itah Sadu (Generating Questions p.124; Summarizing and Questioning p.125)

Explain own point of view and provide evidence from text and experiences

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) 1: And Who Are You? (Listening and Responding p.38) 2. Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2. Burns Bog (Responding p.130) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135) 3. Get the Picture! (Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special effects p.152) 3. Tube Time (Reflecting and Responding p.158) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Identifying Stereotypes p.164; Viewing TV p.164) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Taking a Closer look p.167)

Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel ( 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Making Personal Connections p.88) 2. Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Responding to the Selection p.93; Taking a Point of view p.94) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Conveying Feelings p.133)

Recall, organize, and summarize information

And Who Are You? 1. The Final Game (Role-Play p.20) 2. Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2. Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation

p.83) 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Summarizing Information p.86) 2. Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99; Investigating Related

Topics p.99) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe

Times to Share 1: The Streets Are Free (Read the Selection p.31) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Reading and Recording p.73)


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2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Making a Diagram p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Role-Playing the Problem-Solving Process p.89) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p.125) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Summarizing the /story p.137) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Summarizing the Story p.153)

Express new concepts and understanding in own words and explain their importance

And Who Are You? 1. The Final Game (Role-Play p.20) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Clarifying Vocabulary p.44) 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Summarizing Information p.87; Researching

Butterflies p.88) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2. Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99; Investigating Related

Topics p.99) 2. Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3. Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Finding New Techniques

p.140) 3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3. Get the Picture (Applying Knowledge p.148) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Finding Examples of Special Effects

p.152) 3. Tube Time (Looking at Advertising p.160) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Taking a closer Look p.167)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Finding Evidence p.23) 2. The First Skateboard (Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Reading and Recording p.73) 2: Technology All Around You (Making Connections p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables- To Use or Not to Use? (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p.125)

Compare and contrast texts And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Connect Learningp.44) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Exploring an Author’s Technique p.91) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 2. Burns Bog (Comparing Photos and Illustrations p.104) 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Analyzing Comic books p.135) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials

p.153) 3. Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155) 3. Welcome to TV Land (Classifying TV Shows p.162) 3. Lights! Camera! Action! (Taking a Closer Look p.167) 3. Hiccup Champion of the world (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.10) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Setting Purpose p.22; Listening to the Poems p.22) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Story p.130))


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Foundational Objective 3: Assess personal and group strengths and set goals for future growth. GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Identify areas of personal accomplishments in reading and set goals to enhance reading skills and strategies

And Who Are You? Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1:The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (After Reading p.15) Unit assessment: How It Works 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories Collaboratively p.133)

Identify strengths and areas for enhancement of shared reading and other group work using pre-determined criteria for reading

And Who Are You? 1. Jessie’s Island (Setting Criteria p.32) 1. My Name Is Dragana (Reflecting and Responding p.35) 2. Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Paired Reading p.82) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Setting a Purpose for Reading p.14; After Reading p.15) 1: Today Is Saturday / Writers ( 2: Make a Water Wheel (Developing Criteria p.74) 2: How Does It Work? (Stopping and Checking p.81) 2:Disposables – To Use or Not To Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Collaborative Stories p.133) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142)


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Nelson Language Arts Correlation to Saskatchewan Renewal Curriculum - Draft Grade Four – Writing

Foundational Objective 1: Write to express information, thought, feelings, and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes and audiences.

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE #

Write instructions, explanations, and factual accounts

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Describing Sports p.12) 1. My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 1. We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47)

1. 2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation

p.83) 3. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organizing Information p.96) 2. Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140;

Writing Directions p.141) Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153) Welcome to TV Land(Viewing Television p.164)

Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Responding to the story p.27) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of view p.94)

Express and explain point of view and provide reasons or evidence in writing

And Who Are You? 1. I Can (Reading and Responding p.8) 1. The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Experience p.11) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Responding p.91) 2. Ladybug Garden (Reading and Responding p.98) Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Connecting with Personal Experience

p.135) Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Finding Evidence p.23) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Choosing sides p.92; Taking a Point of view

p.94; Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Classifying Stories p.132) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Responding in a Dialogue Journal p.152)

Write regularly to express personal responses to a range of experiences and texts

Integrated at all levels and units

Write journals, letters, learning logs, non-fiction reports, poetry, fiction, and personal narratives

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Explore ideas and record observations using a variety of forms and strategies

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Experience p.11) 1. I Want to Be (Writing Dialogue Journals p.15) 1. We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Making an Information Sheet p.79) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2. Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140;

Writing Directions p.141) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual

Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Inferences p.66) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83)

Choose from a variety of forms and experiment with modeled forms for various purposes

And Who Are You? 1. I Can (Writing Personal Poems p.9) 1. The Greatest (Describing Sports p.12) 1. Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? P.49 2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2. Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2. Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102; Making Posters p. 104) Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Writing

Directions p.141) Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual

Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: The Streets Are Free (Showing Sequence of Events p.32; Writing a Persuasive

Speech p.33) 2: Technology All Around You (Writing a Poem p.79) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Writing a Legend p.137) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150) 3: The Rajah’s Rice ( Creating Stories with Mathematics p.153)

Foundational Objective 2: Learn about and practise the skills and strategies of effective writers. Before Writing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Use a variety of pre-writing strategies to generate ideas (e.g., brainstorm, map, cluster, use graphic organizers, make notes)

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Reading and Discussing p.11) 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) 1. My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43)


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2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Making an Information Sheet p.79) 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p.86; Writing Interview

Questions p.87) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2. Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organizing Information p.96) 2. Ladybug Garden (Activating Prior Knowledge p.98; Organizing Information p.99) 2. Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135;

Charting Prior Knowledge p.135; Brainstorming p.137) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Identifying with the Characters p.13; Using Visual

Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Finding Evidence p.23) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Developing Criteria p.74) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Making a Diagram p.86) 2. Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features p.88; Making an

Information Poster p.90) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p.125) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing Fantasy Stories p.130) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Writing a Legend p.137) 3: The Turkey Girl (Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145)

Choose from a variety of forms And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Experience p.11; Describing Sports p.12) 1. I Want to Be (Writing Dialogue Journals p.15) 1. Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? p.49) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p.86; Writing Interview

Questions p.87) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2. Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102; Making Posters p.104) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Writing

Directions p.141) Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152)

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Reading Poems p.24) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: Technology All Around You (Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Making an Information Poster p.90) Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing Fantasy Stories p.130) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150)

Use organizers to develop and arrange ideas

And Who Are You? I Can (Learn About Language p.9; Identifying Patternsp.8) 1. One Prairie Morning (Comparing Routines p.26) 2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2. Ladybug Garden (Activating Prior Knowledge p.98; Organizing Information p.99) 2. Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Charting Prior Knowledge p.135) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140;)


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Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: The Streets Are Free (Showing a Sequence of Events p. 32) 2: Technology All Around You (Making Connections p.77) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Summarizing and Questioning p.125; Organizing

Information p.125) Organize information and ideas in logical sequences

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p.27) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? P.49 2. Beach Stones (Making an Information Sheet p.79) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p.86; Writing Interview

Questions p.87) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Writing

Directions p.141) Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: The Streets Are Free (Showing Sequence of Events p.32) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Making an Information Poster p.90) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Summarizing the Story p.137)

Focus a topic before beginning to write

And Who Are You? 1. I Can(Reading and Responding p.8) 1. The Final Game (Writing from Other Point of View p.19) 1. My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Playing with Language p.23; Following an

Author’s Pattern p.24) 1. Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. Meet a Butterfly Expert (Generating Research Questions p.86; Writing Interview

Questions p.87) 2. The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organizing Information p.96) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Connecting with Personal Knowledge p.135) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Writing

Directions p.141) Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Developing Criteria p.74) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125; Generating Story Ideas

p.126) 3. Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (

During Writing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Experiment with modeled forms and purposes

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Experiences p.11) 1. My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Playing with Language p.23; Following an


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Author’s Pattern p.24) 1. My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 1. We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140) Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3.. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 2: On the Move (Making a Diagram p.71) Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3. Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130)

Create original texts in a variety of forms

And Who Are You? 1. The Greatest (Brainstorming Personal Experiences p.11; Describing Sports p.12) 1. I Want to Be (Writing Dialogue Journals p.15) 1. The Final Game (Illustrating Characters p.19; Writing from Other Point of View

p.20) 1. My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Playing with Language p.23; Following an

Author’s Pattern p.24) 1. Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 2. Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96; Collecting and Organizing

Information p.96) 2. Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Writing

Directions p.141) Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) 1:Today Is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting

Research p.67)) 2: On the Move (Making a Diagram p.71) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: Technology All Around You (Making Connections p.77; Creating a Database p.78

Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Making a Diagram p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Making an Information Poster p.90) Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Telling Stories Collaboratively p.133) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Writing a Legend p.137) 3: The Wise Old Woman(Practicing the Language of Stories p.145) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150)

Write beginnings, middles, and endings with a clear purpose / theme / focus

And Who Are You? 1. One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p.27) 1. Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe 3. Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137)


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3. Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.14) 3. Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Writing a Legend p.138)

Write several paragraphs related to a common topic

And Who Are You? 1: I Want to Be (Writing Dialogue Journals p.15) 1: Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31) Unit Overview: Explore and Observe 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies) 2: Beehive Alive (Collecting and Organizing Information p.96) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33)

Create introductory paragraph that established central ideas in key sentence

And Who Are You? 1: One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p.27) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3. Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130)

Create closing paragraph that summarizes the points of the previous paragraph

And Who Are You? 1: One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p.27) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3. Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130)

Begin to organize information and ideas in logical sequences

And Who Are You? 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? p.49) 2: Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2. Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) Unit Assessment: Explore and Observe 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Writing

Directions p.141) Times to Share Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83)


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2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Making an Information Poster p.90) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126)

Uses specific words for purposes And Who Are You? 1.:I Can (Appreciating Technique p.8) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Playing with Language p.23) 2: Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102) 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 3: Village Tales-Teller (Figurative Language p.134) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145)

Write legibly using a style that demonstrates awareness of alignment, shape, and slant

And Who Are You? 1: We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102)

Times to Share 2: On the Move (Making a Diagram p.71)

After Writing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Prepare neat and organized compositions, reports, and charts that engage the intended audience(s)

And Who Are You? 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 1: We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? p.49) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102; Making Posters p.104) 3: Make a Flipbook (Creating Flipbooks p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting

Research p.67) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not To Use? (Recording a Point of View p.94; Gathering

and Reporting Current Events p.95) Revise to improve own work And Who Are You?

1: One Prairie Morning (Writing a Class Story p.27) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Mini-lesson p.24) 1: Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31)


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1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Ladybug Garden (Investigating Related Topics p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 3.:The Tiger’s Whisker (

Experiment to combine sentences

And Who Are You? 1: My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36; Apply Conventions p.36) 2: Ladybug Garden (Apply Connections p. 100) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: Technology All Around You (Writing a Poem p.79) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Representing a Solution p.86)

Check for complete and clear sentences, interesting and precise words, correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, appropriate usage, legible writing / word processing

And Who Are You? 1: I Want To Be (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.16) 1: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Mini-Lesson p.24) 1: Jessie’s Island (Writing Letters p.31) 1: We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? p.49) 2: Beach Stones (Writing Descriptive Poems p.75) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Exploring “How-To” Text Formats p.79) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Ladybug Garden (Investigating Related Topics p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Unit Assessment: How It Works Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130) 3: Village Tales-Teller ( 3: The Wise Old Woman

Know and apply conventional spelling patterns using a variety of strategies and resources when revising

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Learn About Language p. 32) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2:Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75; Apply Conventions p.75)) 2: How Does It Work? (Apply conventions p.83) Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Polishing a Story for Publication p.153)

Share own and others’ writing in various ways

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Illustrating Characters p.19)


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1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) 1: We Are All Related (Making Personal Connections p.47) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? p.49) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations; Collecting and Organizing

Information p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p. 102; Making Posters p.104) 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Creating Flipbooks p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Reading Poems p.24) 1: The Streets Are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: Make a Water Wheel (Writing Instructions p.75) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Polishing a Story for Publication p.153)

Foundational Objective 3: Assess personal and group strengths and set goals for future growth.

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Appraise own and others’ work by asking questions to clarify sense of story, checking for supportive relevant details, adding and deleting ideas, making understandable and logical sequences and conclusions

And Who Are You? 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.39) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 2: Burns Bog ( 3: Red Raven: Comic Book Superhero ( 3: Get the Picture! (Making Posters p.104) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) 1: The Streets are Free (Writing a Persuasive Speech p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Unit assessment: How It Works 3. Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130)

Identify areas of personal accomplishment and set goals to enhance writing skills and strategies

And Who Are You? 1: My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36; Apply Conventions p.36) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? P.49 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Writing a Concrete Poem p.16) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) Unit Assessment: Times to Share Unit assessment: How It Works 3: Village Tales-Teller (Write Self-Assessments in Journal p.134)

Confer with peers and teacher, use others’ ideas/suggestions, and respond to others’ writing with encouragement

And Who Are You? 1: I Can (Writing Personal Poems p.9) 1: I Want to Be (Writing Dialogue Journals p. 15) 1: And Who Are You? (Modeling an Author’s Technique p.39) 2: Visit Niagara Park’s Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92)


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3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Working with a Partner p.19) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Unit assessment: How It Works 3. Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Writing a Fantasy Story p.130)

Identify strengths and areas for enhancement of own creations

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Setting Criteria p.32) 1: My Name Is Dragana (Writing Personal Statements p.36; Apply Conventions p.36) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web (Writing Messages p.43) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? P.49 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Writing Point-of-View Poems p.92) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: Poems: Today is Saturday / Writers (Writing Friendship Poetry p.23) Unit Assessment: Times to Share Unit assessment: How It Works


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Nelson Language Arts Correlation to Saskatchewan Renewal Curriculum

Grade Four – Viewing

Foundational Objective 1: View a range of grade-level appropriate visual texts in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes.

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Respond to and discuss meanings, ideas, and effects, identifying the purposes for which the visual features are used.

And Who Are You? I Can (Appreciating Technique p.8) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques

p.47) Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102; Comparing Photos and Illustrations p.104) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Analyzing Comic Books p.135) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons

p.143Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148;

Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for

Information p.151; Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153)

3: Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155; How Does Advertising Affect the Environment? p.156)

3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170; Looking Critically at Television p.172)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) 2: On the Move (Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Reading Labels p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

View graphs, charts, diagrams, maps, illustrations, videos, films, pictures, magazines and other visual texts appropriate to ages and interests for pleasure and information.

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques

p.47) Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78)


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Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Analyzing Comic Books p.135) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Technology Tip p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons

p.143Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148;




3: Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158; Home and Community Links p.158) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Classifying TV Shows p.162; Reflecting and Responding

p.163) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170; Looking

Critically at Television p.172) Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Overview: How It Works 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Reading Labels p.81; Stopping

and Checking p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142)

Foundational Objective 2: View a range of grade-level appropriate visual texts in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes. Before Viewing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Connect with prior knowledge and experiences related to visual texts or experiences.

And Who Are You? 1: I Can (Appreciating Techniquep.8) 1: The Final Game (Predicting p.18) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; Predicting p.94;“Reading”

Illustrations p.95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up


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3: Red Raven (Analyzing Comic Books p.135; Connecting with Personal Experiences p.135)

3: Make a Flipbook (Writing Directions p.139) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for

Information p.151) 3: Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155; How Does

Advertising Affect the Environment? p.156) 3: Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158; Home and Community Links p.158) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Classifying TV Shows p.162; Identifying Stereotypes p.164) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Thinking About Media) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170; Looking

Critically at Television p.172) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Overview: How It Works 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Defining Technology p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Reading Labels p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128)

Set purpose(s) (e.g., formulate questions to guide viewing) and to predict what visual text or experience might be.


p.47) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Analyzing Comic Books p.135) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for


Advertising Affect the Environment? p.156) 3: Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158; Home and Community Links p.158) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Classifying TV Shows p.162; Connecting with Personal

Experience p.162; Viewing television p.164) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Thinking About Media)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77)


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2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Reading Labels p.81; Stopping and Checking p.81)

3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128) During Viewing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Use knowledge of visual cues to locate and gather information and ideas.

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Using Picture Cues p.31) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques

p.47) 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques

p.47) 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Knowledge p.135; Understanding Illustrations

p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Previewing he Text p.139) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143;

Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148;



Advertising Affect the Environment? p.156) 3: Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158; Home and Community Links p.158;

Identifying Descriptive Words p.159) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Thinking About Media)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Assessment: Times to Share Unit Overview: How It Works 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections


Graphics p.89) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) Unit Assessment: How It Works

Make connections among visual texts, prior knowledge, and personal experience.

And Who Are You? 1: Jessie’s Island (Using Picture Cues p.31) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques

p.47) Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88)


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2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135; Understanding Illustrations

p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Previewing the Text p.139; Making Flow Charts p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143;



Information p.151; Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152)


3: Tube Time (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.158; Home and Community Links p.158; Identifying Descriptive Words p.159)

3: Welcome to TV Land! (Classifying TV Shows p.162; Connecting with Personal Experience p.162; Identifying Stereotypes p.164; Viewing Television p.164)

3: Lights! Camera! Action (Thinking About Media) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Overview: How It Works 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections


Graphics p.89) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142)

Determine main and supporting ideas using visual cues.


p.47) Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for


Advertising Affect the Environment? p.156) 3: Tube Time (Identifying Descriptive Words p.159) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Using Clues p.162; Reflecting and Responding p.163;

Viewing Television p.164) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9)


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1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Reading Labels p.81; Stopping

and Checking p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

Note design, layout, and other aspects that aid understanding of what is seen.



p.78) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143;





3: Tube Time (Identifying Descriptive Words p.159) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77) 2: How Does It Work? (Previewing Text Structure p.81; Reading Labels p.81;

Stopping and Checking p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) Use visual cues to construct and confirm meaning.

And Who Are You? 1:Jessie’s Island (Using Picture Cuesp.31) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques


p.78) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143;

Creating Storyboards p.144)


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3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148)

3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for Information p.151; Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153)


3: Welcome to TV Land! (Using Clues p.162; Reflecting and Responding p.163) Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Viewing the Illustrations p.9) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Overview: How It Works 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research


p.77) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

Identify ways in which exaggeration is used in various media.

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding


Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for



3: Tube Time (Identifying Descriptive Words p.159) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Reflecting and Responding p.163; Identifying Stereotypes

p.164; Viewing Television p.164) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170; Looking

Critically at Television p.172) Times to Share 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

Confirm or reject inferences, predictions, or conclusions based on visual information.

And Who Are You? 1: We Are All Related (Investigating Format p.47; Exploring an Authors’ Techniques

p.47) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Comparing and Predicting p.147) 3: Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155; How Does

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3: Tube Time (Identifying Descriptive Words p.159) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Reflecting and Responding p.163) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164; Viewing Television p.164)

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Viewing Illustrations p.20) 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: How Does It Work? (Reading Labels p.81; Stopping and Checking p.81) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) Check and confirm understanding by re-viewing.


p.47) 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Beehive Alive (Viewing Cross-Sections p.94; “Reading” Illustrations p.95) 2: Burns Bog (Observing Information in Visuals p.103) 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for

Information p.151; Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Taking a Closer Look p.167)

Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Viewing and Predicting p.26; Viewing Features of Text: Italics p.27) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research


p.77) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Making a Diagram p.86) Unit Assessment: How It Works

After Viewing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Express new concepts and understanding in own words and explain their importance.

And Who Are You? 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding

Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Taking a Closer Look p.167) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-Playing Talk Shows p.171)

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research



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p.77 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Making a Diagram p.86)

Identify important elements in video and electronic texts.

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Ladybug Garden (Investigating Related Topics p.99) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Make a Flipbook (Creating Flipbooks p.140; Technology Tip p.140) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148;


Information p.151; Creating Special Effects p.152; Technology Tip p.152; Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153)

3: Tube Time (Identifying Descriptive Words p.159) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Classifying TV Shows p.162; Reflecting and Responding

p.163; Viewing Television p.164) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Taking a Closer Look p.167)

Times to Share 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Technology Tip p.86)

Distinguish similarities and differences among various forms of visual texts.

And Who Are You? 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Developing Criteria for Web Pages p.44) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102; Comparing Photos and Illustrations p.104) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Finding New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143;





3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164; Viewing Television p.164) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Thinking About Media) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Taking a Closer Look p.167) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170; Looking

Critically at Television p.172) Times to Share 2: How Does It Work? (Noting an Authors Technique p.82) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89)

Evaluate accuracy and suitability when comparing visual texts.

And Who Are You? 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Visit Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (Writing from Observation p.83) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 2: Ladybug Garden (Organizing Information p.99) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102; Comparing Photos and Illustrations p.104) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Understanding Illustrations p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Finding New Techniques p.140)


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3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147; Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148)

3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for Information p.151; Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153)


3: Tube Time (Home and Community Links p.158; Identifying Descriptive Words p.159)

3: Welcome to TV Land! (Classifying TV Shows p.162; Reflecting and Responding p.163; Viewing Television p.164)

3: Lights! Camera! Action (Taking a Closer Look p.167) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Accessing Prior Knowledge p.170; Looking

Critically at Television p.172) Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: How Does It Work? (Noting an Author’s Technique p.82) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) Explain own point of view and provide evidence from text to support it.


p.47) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Role-Playing p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Comparing Diagrams and Text p.95) 3: Make a Flipbook (Finding New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Making Summaries p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding

Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Lights! Camera! Action (Taking a Closer Look p.167)

Times to Share 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm (Making a Diagram p.86) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95)

Foundational Objective 3: Assess personal and group strengths and set goals for future growth

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Identify areas of personal accomplishment and areas for enhancement in the development of viewing skills and strategies.

And Who Are You? 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 3: Get the Picture (Applying Knowledge p.148)


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Grade Four – Representing

Foundational Objective 1: Represent to express information, thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a variety of forms for a variety of purpose and audiences.

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Use graphic organizers (e.g., story maps, charts, word webs) to process and organize thoughts.

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Predicting p.18) 1: My Mama Has a Dancing Heart (Using Personal Experiences p.22) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Clarifying Vocabulary p.43) Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Relating Personal Experiences p.73; Creating and Describing Displays

p.73) Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Categorizing Information p.77) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Charting Reasons p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Charting Prior Knowledge p.135) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons p.143;

Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Viewing and Recording p.147) 3: Tube Time (Home and Community Links p.158; Identifying Descriptive Words

p.159) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.10) 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Using Context Clues p.19) Unit Overview: How It Works 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Inferences p.66;

representing Safety Tips p. 67; Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: On the Move (Categorizing Information p.69; Analyzing Representations p.70) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Activating Prior Knowledge p.73) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Developing Vocabulary p.82) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Making Personal connections p.93) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125) 3: Village Tales—Teller (Classifying Stories p.132) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Practicing the Language of Stories p.145) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Previewing and Predicting p.152; After You Read p.153)

Create original texts to communicate and demonstrate understanding in a variety of ways.

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Illustrating Characters p.19) 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2:Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140)


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3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding

Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p.155) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-Playing Talk Shows p.171) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing (Using Visual Organizers: Mind Mapping p.13) 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Inferences p.66;

representing Safety Tips p. 67; Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: On the Move (Constructing a Wheel p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Previewing Text Features; Comparing Text and

Graphics p.89) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126)

Combine verbal and visual features to communicate information, ideas, or narrative through drama, video, computer, or other media.

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Designing Awards p.12) 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Clarifying Vocabulary p.43) Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Make a Flipbook (Technology Tip p.140; Finding New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding

Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28)) 1: The Streets Are Free (Technology Tip p.33) 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: Technology All Around You (Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Role-playing the Problem-Solving Process p.89) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Technology Tip p.150)

Present information and ideas on a topic to engage a familiar audience using a pre-established plan.

And Who Are You? 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Looking Critically at Television p.172) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up


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Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28)) Unit Assessment: Times to Share Unit Overview: How It Works 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77; Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) Unit Assessment: How It Works

Use print and non-print aids to enhance the representation.

And Who Are You? 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding

Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p.155) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Streets Are Free (Technology Tip p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67) 2: Make a Water Wheel (Activating Prior Knowledge p.73; Following Instructions


p.77; Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Researching and Reporting p.90) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) Unit Assessment: How It Works

Foundational Objective 2: Learn about and practice the skills and strategies of effective representers. Before Representing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Generate ideas and gather information using a variety of strategies.

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Predicting p.18) Jessie’s Island (Figuring Out New Words p.30) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88)


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2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Charting Reasons p.90) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Connecting with Personal Experience p.135; Understanding Illustrations

p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding


Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Looking at Special Effects p.151; Skimming for


3: Song of the Open Road (Identifying Advertising Logos p.155) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Looking Critically at Television p.172) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Using Context Clues p.19) 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28)) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Inferences p.66;

representing Safety Tips p. 67; Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142)

Choose from a variety of forms for particular audience and purposes.

And Who Are You? One Prairie Morning (Using Personal Experiences p.26) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102) 3: Red Raven (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144)


p.77; Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83)

Use organizers to develop and arrange ideas.

And Who Are You? 1: The Final Game (Predicting p.18) 1: My Mama Has a Dancing Heart (Using Personal Experiences p.22) One Prairie Morning (Using Personal Experiences p.26) Unit Launch: Explore and Observe Ocean Tides and Tidepools (Previewing Format p.77;Interpreting Visual Information

p.78) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Charting Reasons p.90) 2: Burns Bog (Charting Information p.102) 3: Red Raven (Charting Prior Knowledge p.135 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144)

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Exploring an Author’s Techniques p.10) 1: Those Tiny Bits of Beans (Using Context Clues p.19) Unit Overview: How It Works 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections


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p.77; Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Developing vocabulary p.82; Writing Explanations p.83) 2: Disposables – To Use or Not to Use (Gathering and Reporting Current Events p.95) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Organizing Information p.125) 3: Village Tales—Teller (Classifying Stories p.132) 3: A Promise to the Sun (Using Knowledge of Story Structure p.136) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Rajah’s Rice (Previewing and Predicting p.152; After You Read p.153)

During Representing:

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Create original texts in a variety of forms.

And Who Are You? 1: The Greatest (Designing Awards p.12) 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Make a Flipbook (Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Planning

Television Commercials p.153) 3: Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p.155) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Making Inferences p.66;

representing Safety Tips p. 67; Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: On the Move (Constructing a Wheel p.70) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77; Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Researching and Reporting p.90) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128; Representing the

Story p.129; Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Turkey Girl (Examining Story Structure p.141; Rewriting a Fairy Tale p.142) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

Organize information and ideas in logical sequences using a variety of strategies.

And Who Are You? 1: One Prairie Morning (Using Personal Experiences p.26) 1: Our Arctic Home on the Web(Clarifying Vocabulary p.43) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: The Cabbage White Butterfly (Charting Reasons p.90) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144)

Times to Share Unit Assessment: Times to Share Unit Overview: How It Works 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Recording and Reporting Research

p.67)


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2: Make a Water Wheel (Following Instructions p.74) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Forming Mental Pictures p.128; Representing the

Story p.129; Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Creating and Performing a Play p.150)

Select visuals, print, and other media to add interest and to engage the audience.

And Who Are You? 1: My Mama Has a Dancing Heart (Illustrating the Story p.23) 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Launch: Explore and Observe 2: Beach Stones (Creating and Describing Displays p.73) 2:Meet a Butterfly Expert (Researching Butterflies p.88) 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Red Raven (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Activating Prior Knowledge p.143; Viewing Cartoons

p.143Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Get the Picture (Reflecting and Responding p.148; Applying Knowledge p.148) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Creating Special Effects p.152; Finding

Examples of Special Effects p.152; Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Song of the Open Road (Recognizing Theme p.155) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: The Streets Are Free (Technology Tip p.33) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: The First Skateboard in the History of the World (Representing Safety Tips p. 67;

Recording and Reporting Research p.67) 2: Technology All Around You (Viewing and Recording p.77; Making Connections

p.77; Creating a Database p.78; Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Researching and Reporting p.90) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: The Turkey Girl (Representing the Story p.142) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Technology Tip p.150)

Use gestures or movements where appropriate.

And Who Are You? 1: And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects (Planning Television Commercials p.153) 3: Hiccup Champion of the World (Role-Playing Talk Shows p.171)

Times to Share 2: On the Move (Constructing a Wheel p.70) 2: Inventors – The Problem Solvers (Role-playing the Problem-Solving Process p.89;

Researching and Reporting p.90) 3: Interview with Itah Sadu (Welcoming an Audience p.126) 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Wise Old Woman (Listening and Miming p.145) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150) Unit Assessment: Stories Well Told

After Representing:


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GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Revise visual texts. And Who Are You?

1: The Final Game (Checking Predictions p.19) 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? 2: Beehive Alive (Making Cross-Section Illustrations p.96) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) Unit Opener: Media Close-up 3: Red Raven (Creating Superheroes p.137) 3: Make a Flipbook (Making Flow Charts p.140; Creating Flipbooks p.140; Finding

New Techniques p.140) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: Make a Water Wheel (Following Instructions p.74; Developing Criteria p.74) 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 2: The Lunchbox Alarm Representing a Solution p.86) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

Foundational Objective 3: Assess personal and group strengths and set goals for future growth.

GRADE 4 OUTCOMES UNIT, TITLE, ACTIVITY, T.G. PAGE # Appraise own and other’s work. And Who Are You?

And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 1:We Are All Related (Making a Word Collage p.48) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Made-in-Canada Computer Effects ( Finding Examples of Special Effects p.152) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times To Share 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play


Give support and offer feedback to peers using pre-established criteria when responding to own and others’ creations

And Who Are You? And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 2: Burns Bog (Making Posters p.104) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share 1: All the Places to Love (Working with a Partner p.10) 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28)) Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: Technology All Around You (Representing p.78) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83)


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2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: Uncle Henry’s Dinner Guests (Retelling the Story p.129) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play


Identify areas of personal accomplishment and areas for enhancement in representing.

And Who Are You? And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) Unit Assessment: And Who Are You? Unit Assessment: Media Close-up

Times to Share Unit Assessment: Times to Share 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) Unit Assessment: How It Works 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play


Show consideration for those whose ideas, abilities, and language use differ from own.

And Who Are You? And Who Are You? (Choral Reading p.38) 3: Fantasy Studios (Creating Storyboards p.144) 3: Welcome to TV Land! (Identifying Stereotypes p.164) Unit Assessment: Media Close-up 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83)

Times to Share 1: The Rag Coat (Working together to Make a Quilt p.28) 2: How Does It Work? (Writing Explanations p.83) 3: The Tiger’s Whisker (Performing the Play p.149; Creating and Performing a Play

p.150)

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