Scholastic - Grades at a Glance

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What's Special About Grade 4?
In Grade 4, literature is the context for refining and coming to own the strategies that good readers use. Students develop independence as readers and work in groups to transfer and apply their literacy skills in real-life projects and workshops that demand real-world outcomes.

Program Components
Literacy Place Grade 4 contains the following program components:

Suggested Core Components

Other Critical Resources
· Assessment Kit	· ESL/ELD Resource Book
· Take-Home Practice Readers	· Trade Books
· Selection Audiocassettes

Unit-by-Unit
Each six-week Literacy Place unit is built around a Big Idea, a Mentor, and a Place. The sixth week is spent in a unit wrap-up and a final creative project.

PERSONAL
LITERACY

INTELLECTUAL
LITERACY

SOCIAL
LITERACY

Chapter by Chapter
	Big Idea We are always adding to our life story.
	Mentor Author: Jerry Spinelli
	Place Bookstore
	Project Personal Narrative

What an Idea!
	Big Idea People solve problems by inventing new things.
	Mentor Inventor: Julie Lewis
	Place Inventor's Office
	Project Invention Marketing Plan

Discovery Teams
	Big Idea When we work as a team we learn new things about our world.
	Mentor Astronaut: Dr. Mae Jemison
	Place Space Center
	Project Multimedia Presentation

The Funny Side
	Big Idea Sometimes humor is the best way to communicate.
	Mentor Cartoonist: Robb Armstrong
	Place Cartoonist's Studio
	Project Comic Strip

Nature Guides
	Big Idea Gathering and using information helps us understand and describe the natural world.
	Mentor Park Ranger: Veronica Gonzales-Vest
	Place National Park Headquarters
	Project Field Guide

It Takes a Leader
	Big Idea In every community there are people who inspire others to take action.
	Mentor Editor: Suki Cheong See a sample of her mentor video.
	Place Newspaper Office
	Project Op-Ed Page



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