English Language Arts
Grade 4 ELA: Students develop multi-paragraph writing, research skills, figurative language comprehension, and grammar mastery including verb tenses and pronouns.
Reading and Comprehension
Figurative Language
Students identify and interpret similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in literary texts. They analyze how authors use figurative language to create imagery and convey meaning.
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Students distinguish between main ideas and key supporting details in both fiction and nonfiction passages. They practice summarizing texts by identifying the most important information.
Book Reports and Literary Response
Students read and respond to chapter books, writing structured book reports that include plot summary, character analysis, and personal reaction. They compare themes across two texts and use textual evidence to support their opinions.
Research Skills and Informational Texts
Students learn to locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from multiple sources including books, encyclopedias, and age-appropriate websites. They practice taking notes, avoiding plagiarism, and organizing research into a simple outline.
Writing and Grammar
Multi-Paragraph Essay Writing
Students write organized multi-paragraph essays with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Each paragraph contains a topic sentence and supporting details linked by transitions. Students learn the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Verb Tenses and Pronoun Agreement
Students master the consistent use of past, present, and future verb tenses within written pieces. They learn pronoun–antecedent agreement, distinguishing between subject and object pronouns.
Narrative and Descriptive Writing
Students craft personal narratives using vivid sensory details, dialogue, and a clear sequence of events. They practice showing rather than telling by choosing precise nouns, strong verbs, and descriptive adjectives.
Spelling, Vocabulary, and Word Study
Students expand academic vocabulary through context clues, root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Weekly spelling lists focus on multisyllabic words, homophones, and irregular spellings common at Grade 4 level.