GRADE 4: ORAL COMMUNICATION - Scholastic Education

Momentum Correlations Ontario Grade 4ideas from the texts as evidenceTeacher prompts: “What does the graphic show that thetext doesn’t tell you?” “If you just saw the picture withoutthe speech bubble/text box, what would you think?”“What does the author want you to realize when shesays...?”Extending Understanding1.6 extend understanding of texts by connecting the ideasin them to their own knowledge, experience, and insights,to other familiar texts, and to the world around themTeacher prompts: “Are there personal connections thatyou can make to the events in the text?” “How are otherbooks by this author similar to the one we are reading?”“Which other books/movies/articles/online texts share asimilar topic/theme/point of view?”Analysing Texts1.7 analyse texts and explain how specific elements inthem contribute to meaning (e.g., narrative: characters,setting, main idea, problem/challenge and resolution, plotdevelopment; review: statement of opinion, reasons foropinion, concluding statement)Teacher prompts: “How does the author use the setting toestablish the mood of the text? Is it effective?” “How doesthe author use the opening paragraph to establish aframework for the book review?”Responding to and Evaluating Texts1.8 express opinions about the ideas and information intexts and cite evidence from the text to support theiropinionsTeacher prompts: “Do you agree with the decisions madeby the main character in the story?” “What is youropinion of this newspaper article? What evidence in thetext supports your opinion?”Point of View1.9 identify the point of view presented in a text, citingsupporting evidence from the text, and suggest somepossible alternative perspectives (e.g., identify words orSnakes Alive!; Gabby’s Glider; Jet Engines; A Spider Spins; Time for Clocks; The Tournament; Animals thatBurrow; I Can’t Go Back to Sleep; Kangaroos; The Mammoth Hunters; Nature’s Fireworks; Razzle Dazzle; MakingPictures; A Sticky Picture; Double-Take Jake; Morsel Makes a Run for It; Space Junk; From Caves to Castles;Mystery Monsters or Real Animals?; Princess Petunia and the Ferocious Fire-Breathing Monster; The TwelveMonths; What Happened to the Dinosaurs?I Don’t Want to Go to Thailand; The Moon Above Us; Georgie Fills the Gap; Three Bears; Animal Fathers;Honeybees at Work; Kallie, the Wizard’s Apprentice; Watching the Corn; People Like Us; The Haggler’s Den;Snakes Alive!; Gabby’s Glider; Jet Engines; A Spider Spins; Time for Clocks; The Tournament; Animals thatBurrow; I Can’t Go Back to Sleep; Kangaroos; The Mammoth Hunters; Nature’s Fireworks; Razzle Dazzle; MakingPictures; A Sticky Picture; Double-Take Jake; Morsel Makes a Run for It; Space Junk; From Caves to Castles;Mystery Monsters or Real Animals?; Princess Petunia and the Ferocious Fire-Breathing Monster; The TwelveMonths; What Happened to the Dinosaurs?I Don’t Want to Go to Thailand; The Moon Above Us; Georgie Fills the Gap; Three Bears; Animal Fathers;Honeybees at Work; Kallie, the Wizard’s Apprentice; Watching the Corn; People Like Us; The Haggler’s Den;Snakes Alive!; Gabby’s Glider; Jet Engines; A Spider Spins; Time for Clocks; The Tournament; Animals thatBurrow; I Can’t Go Back to Sleep; Kangaroos; The Mammoth Hunters; Nature’s Fireworks; Razzle Dazzle; MakingPictures; A Sticky Picture; Double-Take Jake; Morsel Makes a Run for It; Space Junk; From Caves to Castles;Mystery Monsters or Real Animals?; Princess Petunia and the Ferocious Fire-Breathing Monster; The TwelveMonths; What Happened to the Dinosaurs?I Don’t Want to Go to Thailand; The Moon Above Us; Georgie Fills the Gap; Three Bears; Kallie, the Wizard’sApprentice; Watching the Corn; People Like Us; The Haggler’s Den; Snakes Alive!; Gabby’s Glider; Jet Engines;The Tournament; I Can’t Go Back to Sleep; Kangaroos; The Mammoth Hunters; Razzle Dazzle; A Sticky Picture;Morsel Makes a Run for It; Space Junk; From Caves to Castles; Mystery Monsters or Real Animals?; PrincessPetunia and the Ferocious Fire-Breathing Monster; What Happened to the Dinosaurs?I Don’t Want to Go to Thailand; The Moon Above Us; Georgie Fills the Gap; Kallie, the Wizard’s Apprentice;Watching the Corn; People Like Us; The Haggler’s Den; Gabby’s Glider; Animals that Burrow; I Can’t Go Back toSleep; Nature’s Fireworks; Razzle Dazzle; A Sticky Picture; Double-Take Jake; Morsel Makes a Run for It; MysteryMonsters or Real Animals?; Princess Petunia and the Ferocious Fire-Breathing Monster; The Twelve Months; What