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English
is an important part of fourth grade. It is integrated into
our reading program and taught throughout the year based on the students'
needs.
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Houghton
Mifflin
Reading
Program
Reading
Thematic Units
It's Cool It's School
Earth Patrol
Super Sleuths
American Snapshots
Meet The Challenge
Could It Really Happen
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Handwriting
Handwriting in Fourth Grade
is reviewed through daily practice. Each child has a handwriting
folder of the formation of each letter from A-Z. Students are encouraged
to practice in this folder which will be in the classroom.
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Writing
In fourth grade the teachers
and students
concentrate on written language
in the following areas:
Focus-
*identifies purpose for writing
*expresses ideas clearly
*supports main ideas with
well developed details
Content-
*uses information and details
that are relevant and specific to topics
*shows evidence of well developed
ideas
Style-
*uses descriptive vocabulary
and effective word choices
*uses a variety of sentence
structures, types, and lengths
Conventions-
*uses grade-appropriate grammar,
capitalization, and punctuation
*writes complete, well-developed
sentences
Handwriting-
*forms cursive letters correctly
*writes legibly in cursive
Spelling-
*spells and correctly uses
grade-appropriate words
*uses appropriate resources
to proofread
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