Standard 3.3B: Language Arts Literacy

Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

Index: 3.3B Grade 4 CPI 4

Standard: 3.3 Speaking

Strand: B - Questioning (Inquiry) and Contributing

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 - The student will discuss information heard, offer personal opinions, and ask for restatement or general explanation to clarify meaning.

Grade: 4

Sample Activities:

· After hearing or reading a tall tale, students practice retelling it. After each student retells a part, the next speaker must retell that segment before adding a new segment to the retelling. When the retelling is incomplete or inaccurate, others in the class discuss what they heard and make suggestions for changes.

· Students summarize and retell a familiar fairy tale in play form. Children use puppets, scenery, and flannel board.

· After completing a novel, students dress up as a major character and summarize the story from that character’s point of view.

· In pairs, students think-pair-share. Teachers ask the class to think of their funniest moment. With partners, students share these experiences. During debriefing, each student summarizes his/her partner’s funny moment for the class.

· In groups of four, students interview one another about their favorite books. Students count off. Students 1 and 3 listen while students 2 and 4 tell about their favorite books. Then, students 1 and 3 tell what they have learned. Next, students 1 and 3 tell about their favorite books while students 2 and 4 listen. Finally, 2 and 4 tell what they have learned.

· Following a discussion of important people in students’ lives, each student draws a picture of one important person and tells a story about that individual to the rest of the class.

· Each student prepares and delivers a one-minute story detailing a personal school-success experience.

Vignettes (in PDF Format):

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