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Unit 7: The United States Constitution Unit PlanUnit 7: The United States Constitution Unit Plan
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Core Knowledge Foundation
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4th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
21 days
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Year
2020
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Unit Plan

Unit 7: The United States Constitution

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  • Activity Book: The United States Constitution (.pdf)
  • Student Reader: The United States Constitution (.pdf)
  • Introduction to Fourth Grade CKLA (.pdf)
  • Yearlong Teacher Resources: Fourth Grade Ancillary Materials (.pdf)
  • Beginning of Year Assessment: Fourth Grade Ancillary Materials (.pdf)
  • Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement: Fourth Grade Ancillary Materials (.pdf)
  • Fluency Supplement: Fourth Grade Ancillary Materials (.pdf)
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Fourth graders delve into the United States Constitution in a unit designed to boost reading comprehension, grammar, and writing. During each lesson, scholars read through and discuss a new chapter and work with prefixes and verbs. Pupils draft an opinion essay and study spelling words.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

reading, read-alouds, reading aloud, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, Grammar, subject-verb agreement, prefixes, Writing, opinion writing, auxiliary verbs, spelling, spelling patterns, persuasive arguments, Persuasive Writing

Instructional Ideas

  • Display each chapter's big question as a guide while reading it
  • Review assessments to plan remediation and extension
  • Allow pupils to choose which finished products go into portfolios for conferences or Open House

Classroom Considerations

  • The seventh unit in an eight-part series by Core Knowledge
  • Look to the "At a Glance" sections for lists of materials needed

Pros

  • The color-coded pacing calendar shows daily topics and the time allotted
  • Offers take-home materials, some optional

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.4.2 RI.4.3 RI.4.4 RI.4.7 RI.4.10 W.4.1.a W.4.1.b W.4.1.d W.4.4 W.4.5 W.4.7 W.4.8 W.4.10 SL.4.1.c L.4.1.c L.4.2.d L.4.4.a L.4.4.b L.4.4.c L.4.6

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