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3. Student Learning Map
- Topic:11: Research
- Subject(s):English Language Arts
- Days:12
- Grade(s):4
Key Learning:
Research allows a person to collect and process information about a topic from a variety of sources, then organize and present that information to others.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):How do researchers use related words and questions about a topic to refine a search plan?
(A)How are appropriate sources selected for research?
(A)How do researchers recognize propaganda when they see it?
(ET)Lesson Essential Question(s):How are facts and opinions gathered from various sources, organized and recorded in a systematic way?
(A)How do researchers paraphrase and record quotes while notetaking?
(A)Lesson Essential Question(s):How do researchers communicate information in a report including main idea and relevant details?
(A)How might visual aids be included in a research report?
(ET)How do researchers record bibliographic data and cite quotes?
(A)How might production elements be used to create a media message to share research?
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Additional Information:
Week 36, May 24 - 28, 2010, Lead the Way: New Lands - "Fly Traps! Plants That Bite Back" by Martin Jenkins Week 37, June 1 - 4, 2010, Lead the Way: New Lands - "The Down and Up Fall" by Johanna Hurwitz Week 38, June 7 - 9, 2010, Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to 5th grade concepts, skills and vocabulary
In the fourth grade, students are refining a search plan for the first time. It will be important for teachers to guide students in using key words and questions about the topic to refine the search plan. Having students identify possible sources including experts and various media sources will also be important. This unit provides an excellent opportunity for students to create a PowerPoint presentation to present their findings.
Polk County Schools
Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar
Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence
August: Compare/Contrast
September: Author's Purpose
October: Main Idea
November: Text Elements
(literary elements, text features, plot, etc.)
December: Sequence
January: Cause/Effect
February: Inference
March: Fact/Opinion
Embedded throughout the year:
*Reference and Research
*Vocabulary
*Summarizing
Harcourt Trophies
Resources:
Acquisition Lesson:
Extending Thinking Lesson: