Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.1H Grade 4 CPI 3

 

Standard: 3.1 Reading

 

Strand: H - Inquiry & Research

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 - The student will read independently and research topics using a variety of materials to satisfy personal, academic, and social needs, and produce evidence of reading.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       Upon completing a unit on fairy tales, students prepare to build castles out of Styrofoam™, aluminum foil, etc. To research their castles and structure them authentically, they refer to such books as Castle and See Inside a Cassette.

 

Vignettes:

·       From Research to Oral Presentation

·       Developing Critical Listening, Speaking, and Writing Skills through a Study of Endangered Animals

·       Developing Critical Reading and Notetaking Skills through Researching a Famous African American