ELA G4:M1

Poetry, Poets, and Becoming Writers

Each module is approximately 6-8 weeks of instruction broken into 3 units. The "week at a glance" chart in the curriculum map gives the big picture, breaking down the module into a detailed week-by-week view. It shows how the module unfolds, the focus of each week of instruction, and where the six assessments and the performance task occur.

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Weeks 1–2 Unit 1: Reading and Analyzing Poetry: Love That Dog and Famous Poems

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Launch independent reading, vocabulary logs, and collaborative discussion norms. Read literary text Love That Dog to analyze what happened and how the main character felt about it. Closely read famous poems in the back of Love That Dog to determine a theme, to iden-tify the characteristics of poetry, and to write a summary of the poem. Compare poetry to prose using the characteristics of poetry. Continue reading Love That Dog and analyzing the famous poems for characteristics of poetry. Prepare for and practice a text-based discussion about where you can see evidence of Jack being inspired by other poetry in his work. Prepare for and participate in a text-based discussion about how Jack's feelings toward poetry have changed since the beginning of Love That Dog.	RL.4.1 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 RL.4.5 RL.4.10 RI.4.1 RI.4.10 W.4.8 W.4.9 W.4.9a SL.4.1 SL.4.1a SL.4.1b SL.4.1c L.4.4	Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Summarizing a Poem and Comparing Prose and Poetry (RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.5, RL.4.10, and W.4.9a) End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing Changes in Jack's Character (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.10, W.4.9a, SL.4.1a-c)

Weeks 3–5 Unit 2: Writing to Inform: What Inspires Writers to Write Poetry?

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Finish reading Love That Dog. Take notes to answer the question: What inspires Jack to write poetry, and where can you see evidence of this in his poetry? Read biographies about famous poets thinking about what inspired these writers to write poetry, and where you can see evidence of this in their poetry. Analyze model essay. Write an informative essay about what inspired a poet to write poetry and where you can see evidence of this in his or her poetry. Revise and edit work.	RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 RL.4.10 RI.4.1 RI.4.3 RI.4.4 RI.4.10 W.4.2 W.4.2a W.4.2b W.4.2c W.4.2e W.4.4 W.4.5 W.4.10 SL.4.1 L.4.1 L.4.1f L.4.2 L.4.2b L.4.4 L.4.4a L.4.4b L.4.4c	Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Informative Paragraph: What Inspires Jack? (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, W.4.2, W.4.10) End of Unit 2 Assessment: Revising a Literary Essay (W.4.2a, W.4.5, L.4.1f, and L.4.2b)

Weeks 6–8 Unit 3: Writing to Entertain: Poetry

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Write original poems. Revise poems for word and phrase choice, and punctuation for effect. Analyze model presentation. Create poetry presentation. Choose visuals to support their presentations. Reading fluency practice.	RL.4.5 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RF.4.4a RF.4.4b RF.4.4c W.4.2 W.4.2a W.4.2b W.4.2c W.4.2d W.4.2e W.4.4 W.4.5 SL.4.4 SL.4.5 L.4.1 L.4.1f L.4.3 L.4.3a L.4.3b L.4.3c	Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Revising a Poem (W.4.4, L.4.3a, L.4.3b, L.4.3c) End of Unit 3 Assessment: Reading a New Poem Aloud for Fluency (RF.4.3, RF.4.4a, RF.4.4b, RF.4.4c) Final Performance Task: Poetry Presentation (SL.4.4, SL.4.5)

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