Langseth+Grade+4+Writing+Curriculum+Map

== **EL 3** Students will apply and recognize conventions in writing ==
 * 1) Indent paragraphs
 * 2) Accurate capitalization with proper nouns and beginning of sentences
 * 3) Correct Punctuation - End of sentences
 * 4) Spell frequently used words correctly

== **EL 4** Students will produce multiple forms of poetry ==
 * 1) Demonstrate figurative language
 * 2) Create rhyming poems
 * 3) Invent poetry with a theme

== **EL 1** Students will develop well organized details in an expository paragraph ==
 * 1) Logical arrangement of ideas


 * Couplets**
 * Descriptive paragraphs**

October
== **EL 1** Students will develop well organized details in an expository paragraph ==
 * 1) Logical arrangement of ideas
 * 2) Specific details related to the topic

== **EL 3** Students will apply and recognize conventions in writing == == **EL 4** Students will produce multiple forms of poetry ==
 * 1) Indent paragraphs
 * 2) Use compound and complex sentences
 * 3) Accurate capitalization with proper nouns, abbreviations, and beginning of sentences
 * 4) Correct punctuation
 * 5) Spell frequently used words correctly
 * 1) Invent poetry with a theme

Acrostic Descriptive and How To paragraphs

**EL 1** Students will develop well organized details in an expository paragraph
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 * 1) Logical arrangement of ideas
 * 2) Specific details related to the topic
 * 3) Explain ideas using descriptive language and a variety of sentence structures

== **EL 3** Students will apply and recognize conventions in writing == == **EL 4** Students will produce multiple forms of poetry ==
 * 1) Use compound and complex sentences
 * 2) Accurate capitalization with proper nouns, abbreviations, and beginning of sentences
 * 3) Correct punctuation - End and commas
 * 4) Application of modifiers
 * 5) Spell frequently used words correctly
 * 1) Demonstrate figurative language
 * 2) Create rhyming and free verse
 * 3) Invent poetry with a theme

Quatrain Compare/Contrast paragraphs

December

 * Essential Learnings**

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January

 * Essential Learnings**

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February

 * Essential Learnings**

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March

 * Essential Learnings**

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April

 * Essential Learnings**

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**EL 1** Students will develop well organized details in an expository paragraph
== **EL 2** Students will create multi-paragraph narratives with a beginning, middle, and end ==
 * 1) Logical arrangement of ideas
 * 2) Specific details related to the topic
 * 3) Explain ideas using descriptive language and a variety of sentence structures
 * 1) Uses prompt for planning
 * 2) recognizable beginning, middle, and end
 * 3) provides connections between ideas
 * 4) develops multiple paragraphs
 * 5) uses descriptive language and a variety of sentence structures

== **EL 3** Students will apply and recognize conventions in writing == == **EL 4** Students will produce multiple forms of poetry ==
 * 1) Indent paragraphs
 * 2) Use compound and complex sentences
 * 3) Accurate capitalization with proper nouns, abbreviations, and beginning of sentences
 * 4) Correct punctuation
 * 5) Application of modifiers
 * 6) Correct subject/verb agreement
 * 7) Spell frequently used words correctly
 * 1) Demonstrate figurative language
 * 2) Create rhyming and free verse
 * 3) Invent poetry with a theme

Units