Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.1G Grade 4 CPI 4

 

Standard: 3.1 Reading

 

Strand: G - Comprehension Skills & Response to Text

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 -  The student will understand author's opinions and how they address culture, ethnicity, gender, and historical periods.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students conduct an author’s study of Patricia Polacco. Afterwards, they share what they have learned about different cultures introduced in her stories. For example, students could discuss cultural traditions of egg decorating after sharing the story in Rechenka’s Eggs.

 

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