ELA G4:M3

The American Revolution

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 1–3 Unit 1: Perspectives on the American Revolution: Building Background Knowledge

Lesson #	Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Weeks 1-2	Read Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak. Closely read informational texts about the American Revolution to build background knowledge about what happened and the reasons people became either Loyalists or Patriots.	RI.4.1 RI.4.3 RI.4.10 W.4.7 W.4.8 W.4.9 W.4.9b L.4.2 L.4.2b	Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Researching Perspectives on the American Revolution: Patriots (RI.4.1, RI.4.3, RI.4.10, W.4.7, W.4.8, W.4.9b, and L.4.2b)
Weeks 2–3	Closely read informational texts about other perspectives on the American Revolution to determine the main idea, analyze the overall structure, and summarize the text.	RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.4 RI.4.5 L.4.1 L.4.1f	End of Unit 1 Assessment: Answering Questions about an Informational Text (RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.4, RI.4.5, RI.4.10, and L.4.1f)

Weeks 3–6 Unit 2: Perspectives on the American Revolution: Perspectives in Literature

Lesson #	Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Weeks 3–4	Begin reading Divided Loyalties. Analyze for character thoughts, feelings, and actions. Write character analysis paragraphs. Closely read excerpts of the Declaration of Independence and make connections to the characters in Divided Loyalties. Prepare for and participate in text-based discussions.	RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 RL.4.10 W.4.9 W.4.9a SL.4.1 SL.4.6 L.4.4	Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Reading and Discussing Divided Loyalties (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.10, W.4.9a, SL.4.1, SL.4.6, L.4.4)
Weeks 4–6	Analyze character thoughts, feelings, and actions to write a first person narrative. Correctly use progressive tenses.	RL.4.1 RL.4.3 RL.4.5 RL.4.6 RL.4.9 W.4.3 W.4.10 L.4.1b	End of Unit 2 Assessment: Narrative Writing: First Person Story Based on Divided Loyalties (RL.4.1, RL.4.3, RL.4.5, RL.4.6, RL.4.9, W.4.3, W.4.10, L.4.1b)

Weeks 7–8 Unit 3: Using Writing to Share an Opinion

Lesson #	Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Weeks 7–8	Read opinion texts, determine the author's opinion, and explain how the author uses reasons and evidence to support his or her opinion. Analyze model broadside. Write and revise broadsides from the Patriot and Loyalist perspectives about whether to support the American Revolution. Prepare for and participate in a discussion about whether to support the American Revolution.	RI.4.2 RI.4.8 RI.4.10 RI.4.9 W.4.1 W.4.5 W.4.9 W.4.9b W.4.10 SL.4.1 L.4.1 L.4.1e L.4.1g	Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Reading and Answering Questions about an Opinion Text (RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.8, RI.4.10) End of Unit 3 Assessment: Opinion Writing: Loyalist Broadside (RI.4.9, W.4.1, W.4.5, W.4.9b, W.4.10, and L.4.1e,g) Final Performance Task: Text-Based Discussion: American Revolution (RI.4.9, SL.4.1)

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