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Grade 4 Literacy: John Muir Unit Unit PlanGrade 4 Literacy: John Muir Unit Unit Plan
Publisher
New York City Department of Education
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Grade
4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr 30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Year
2012
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Fine Print: Educational Use
Unit Plan

Grade 4 Literacy: John Muir Unit

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Learn how to correctly analyze and score a written performance task. Example work shows annotated think alouds for grading. Teachers also have access to graphic organizers for helping writers succeed,

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

key details, text analysis, essay writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the rubric to practice writing a level four task before looking at sample writings

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed for use with text John Muir: The  Conservationist on the Quarter, which requires a Superteacher account to download
  • Used as standalone assessment or as part of a unit

Pros

  • Includes graded pupil samples
  • Gives support for special circumstances such as students with disabilities and English learners

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.10 W.4.2.a W.4.2.b W.4.2.c W.4.2.d W.4.2.e SL.4.1.a

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