Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.2 B Grade 4 CPI 2

 

Standard: 3.2 Reading

 

Strand: B - Writing as a Product (resulting in a formal product or publication)

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will write informational reports across the curriculum that frame an issue or topic, include facts and details, and draw from more than one source of information.

 

Grade: 4

 

Sample Activities:

·      Students create a class anthology using selections from their portfolios. Working with the art and graphic arts departments, students collaborate to design a cover and layout for their publication.

 

Vignettes (in PDF format):

 

·        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