weekly focus 13 2016

Vocabulary: Metaphor,
Figurative language,
simile,
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing
on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.4
Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including
those that allude to
significant characters found
in mythology (e.g.,
Herculean).
Supplemental Literature
War for
Independence
(1760-1789)
Song and Dance Man by Patricia Polacco (dance, simile, metaphor)
Social Studies
SmartBoards lessons, Thinkpads, projects,
interactive timeline, Readworks, informational text
structures, thinking maps
http://www.readworks.org/passages/colo
nization-revolutionary-war-introductionrevolutionary-war
Revolutionary War 1764 - Taxes
http://www.readworks.org/passages/colonizati
on-revolutionary-war-declarationindependence
Revolutionary War 1775 –( George
Washington)
http://www.readworks.org/passages/colonizati
on-revolutionary-war-valley-forge
Revolutionary War 1777 – Valley Forge
Supplementary literature - Revolutionary War
on Wednesday #22 Magic tree House
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
Explain events, procedures,
ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what
happened and why, based on
specific information in the
text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.5
Describe the overall structure
(e.g., chronology, comparison,
cause/effect, problem/solution)
of events, ideas, concepts, or
information in a text or part of a
text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.6
Compare and contrast a firsthand
and secondhand account of the
same event or topic; describe the
differences in focus and the
information provided.
Math