4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
1ST NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Launching Reading Workshop with Fiction / Writing Workshop / Citizenship
Wee
k 1
Au
gu
st 2
5 -
29
Reading
Workshop
L1: Reflecting on Our
Reading Lives
L2: Reading
Resolutions & L3:
Library Routines
L4: Well-balanced
Reading & Reader’s
Notebook &
S5: Fluency (IRL)
L8 & 9: Read Aloud
with Accountable
Talk
TL1: Characteristics
of Traditional
Literature
Writing
Workshop
L1: Personalizing
Writer’s Notebook
L2: Introducing
Writer’s Notebook
L3: Discovering
Environment of
Writing Community
L4: Creating Strong
Writing Partnerships
L5: Writer’s Role in a
Conference & L6:
6 Traits Overview
Revising
& Editing
Capitalize &
Punctuate Sentences
Capitalize &
Punctuate Sentences
Capitalize &
Punctuate Sentences
Capitalize &
Punctuate Sentences
Capitalize &
Punctuate Sentences
Integrated
Social
Studies
Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship
Wee
k 2
Sep
tem
ber
1 -
5
Reading
Workshop
Student &
Staff Holiday
TL 2&3: Envisioning
to Understand
Setting & Characters
S8: Check
Understanding
When You Read
L10: Sticky Notes & S7: Retelling
Important Ideas (IRL)
TL4: Understanding
Lesson in a Fable
Writing
Workshop
L7, L8, or L9: Neighborhood Maps,
People & Places, or Adding to Notebook
L7, L8, or L9: Neighborhood Maps,
People & Places, or Adding to Notebook
L10: Selecting Seed
from Idea Garden
L11: Writers Have
Project Deadlines
Revising
& Editing
Complete Sentence
with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence
with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence with Subject &
Predicate
Integrated
Social
Studies
Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship
Wee
k 3
Sep
tem
ber
8 -
12
Reading
Workshop
Begin IRL Assessment
TL6: “Hooked In” Story’s Problem & TL7: Revisiting Exposition
TL16: Story Elements
Test Talk
TL14: Investigating
Parts of a Summary -
CPR
TL15: Construct
Well-Crafted
Summary
TL18: Summary
Test Talk
Writing
Workshop
L12: Crafting a Story
Moment by Moment L13: Let’s Draft!
L14: Digging Deeper
in Our Drafts
L15: Revising with Eye on Colorful
Thoughts & Feelings
L16: Rearranging, Adding, & Deleting
Parts of Text
Revising
& Editing
Complete Sentence
with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence
with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence with Subject &
Predicate
Complete Sentence
with Subject &
Predicate
Integrated
Social
Studies
Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship Citizenship
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
1ST NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Drama & Realistic Fiction / Personal Narrative / Celebrate Freedom & Regions of Texas & U.S.
Wee
k 4
Sep
tem
ber
15
- 1
9
Reading
Workshop
DPM Begins D1: Recognizing Characteristics of
Plays
D2: Building the
Backdrop, Take 1
D3: Building the
Backdrop, Take 2
D4: Determining
Reader’s Role
D5: Getting into
Character
Writing
Workshop
L17: Editing
Our Stories
L18: Publishing &
Celebrate BOY Writing DPM BOY Writing DPM
PN1: Introduction to Personal Narratives or
PN2: Elements of
Personal Narratives
Revising
& Editing
Edit Sentence
Fragments
Edit Sentence
Fragments
Edit Sentence
Fragments
Edit Sentence
Fragments
Edit Sentence
Fragments
Integrated
Social
Studies
Celebrate Freedom
Week
Celebrate Freedom
Week
Celebrate Freedom
Week
Celebrate Freedom
Week
Celebrate Freedom
Week
Wee
k 5
Sep
tem
ber
22
- 2
6
Reading
Workshop
D6: Performing a
Play
D7: Reading Plays
for an Audience
BOY Reading
DPM
BOY Reading
DPM
DPM Ends
F1: Characteristics of
Realistic Fiction
Writing
Workshop
PN3: Reading
Mentor Texts
PN4: Rereading the Notebook –
Small Moments
PN5: Generating Ideas through
Quicklist
PN6: Weaving Experience & Beliefs
Together
PN7: Story Behind the Picture
Revising
& Editing
Singular & Plural
Nouns
BOY Revising &
Editing DPM Singular & Plural
Nouns Singular & Plural
Nouns Singular & Plural
Nouns
Integrated
Social
Studies
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Wee
k 6
S
epte
mb
er 2
9 -
Oct
ob
er 3
Reading
Workshop
F2: Igniting Our
Imaginations as We
Read
F3: Igniting Our
Imaginations to
Make Predictions
F4: Adding It Up
Equals Solid
Inference
F5: Incorporating
New Ideas
F30a: Author’s Craft
Overview
Writing
Workshop
PN9: Reflecting on
Levels of Personal
Experience
PN10: Getting
Acquainted with
Truisms
PN12: Writing a
Kernel Essay –
Pre-write Plan
PN13: Getting Right
to Story - Draft
PN14: Telling the
Story & Asking the
Questions
Revising
& Editing
Irregular Plural
Nouns
Irregular Plural
Nouns
Irregular Plural
Nouns
Irregular Plural
Nouns
Irregular Plural
Nouns
Integrated
Social
Studies
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
1ST NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Realistic Fiction & Nonfiction / P. Narrative & Prompt-based PN / Region of Texas & U.S. & Tech.
Wee
k 7
Oct
ob
er 6
- 1
0
Reading
Workshop
F30b: Author’s Craft
in Fiction
F26: Inference
Test Talk
F9/10/11: Narrator’s
Point of View
F7: Envisioning to
Understand
Characters
F8: Growing Ideas
about Characters
Writing
Workshop
PN15: Hooking Readers with Leads or PN16: Beginnings
– Draw a Picture
PN22: Strengthening
Leads & Endings
with Truisms
PN18: Getting Our
Writing F.I.T.
PN19: Add Revision Sensory Bling - or
PN20: Exploding the Moment
PN21: Golden Line or PN23: Ba-da-bing
Sentences
Revising
& Editing
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Integrated
Social
Studies
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Wee
k 8
Oct
ob
er 1
3 -
17
Reading
Workshop
Professional
Day
&
Parent
Conferences
F12: Recognizing
Characters’ Internal
Tension
F27: Character
Analysis Test Talk
Checkpoint
F21 or 22:
Author’s Message
F29: Author’s
Message Test Talk
Writing
Workshop
PN24: Introduction
to Punctuation
Dialogue
PN25: Using an
Editing Checklist
PN26: Publishing
Decisions: Final
Copy
PN27: Celebrate &
Reflect on Good
Times
Revising
& Editing Verb Tense Verb Tense Verb Tense Verb Tense
Integrated
Social
Studies
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Regions of Texas &
the U.S.
Wee
k 9
Oct
ob
er 2
0 -
24
Reading
Workshop
NF1: Characteristics
of Nonfiction
NF2: Nonfiction Text
Features
NF3: Using Titles to
Activate Schema &
Make Predictions
NF4: Noticing
Visuals
NF5: Noticing
Changes in Print
Writing
Workshop
NP1: STAAR
Personal Narrative
Rubric of 3s & 4s
NP2: STAAR
Personal Narrative
Rubric of 1s & 2s
NP3: Connecting Life
Experiences to a
Narrative Prompt
NP4: Planning Well-
Crafted Composition
Focused on Prompt
NP5: Moving from Pre-Writing Plan to
First Draft
Revising
& Editing
Apostrophes in
Contractions &
Possessives
Apostrophes in
Contractions &
Possessives
Apostrophes in
Contractions &
Possessives
Checkpoint
Apostrophes in
Contractions &
Possessives
Apostrophes in
Contractions &
Possessives
Integrated
Social
Studies
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4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
2ND NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Nonfiction & Thinking Across Genres / Essay & PB Essay Writing / Native American Groups
Wee
k 1
Oct
ob
er 2
7 -
31
Reading
Workshop
NF37: Media
Literacy
NF36: Media
Literacy Test Talk
NF6: Asking
Questions to Expand
Thinking
NF7: Reading Deeply
to Teach Others
NF8: Share Time for
Nonfiction Texts
Writing
Workshop
NP6: Revising First
Draft with Eye on
the 6 Traits
NP7: “On the Spot”
Editing
Celebrate & Evaluate
Prompt-based
Personal Narratives
* STAAR Editing
Minilesson
* STAAR Editing Minilesson
Revising
& Editing
Quotation Marks in
Dialogue
Quotation Marks in
Dialogue
Quotation Marks in
Dialogue
Quotation Marks in
Dialogue
Quotation Marks in
Dialogue
Integrated
Social
Studies
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Wee
k 2
No
vem
ber
3 -
7
Reading
Workshop
NF10: Text Structures
– Sequence and
Cause & Effect
NF11: Text Structures
– Problem & Solution
and Question &
Answer
NF12: Text Structures
– Compare &
Contrast and
Description
Checkpoint
NF14: Using Text
Structures to Predict
NF30: Text Structures
Test Talk
Writing
Workshop
SE*: Comparing &
Contrasting
Narratives & Essays
SE1: Essay
Structure
Boot Camp
SE2: Collecting
Ideas as Essayists
SE3: Writing to
Discover New
Ways of Thinking
SE4: Using Elaboration Prompts
to Grow Ideas
Revising
& Editing Capitalization Capitalization Capitalization Capitalization Capitalization
Integrated
Social
Studies
Native American
Groups Native American
Groups Native American
Groups Native American
Groups Native American
Groups
Wee
k 3
No
vem
ber
10
- 1
4
Reading
Workshop
TG1: Inner
Conversations with
Author
TG2: Using What
You Know to Make
Connections
TG3: Examining
Details from the Text
TG3: Examining
Details from the Text
TG4: Making
Inferences about
Details
Writing
Workshop
SE5a & b: Mining Our
Writing… & Crafting
Central Ideas
SE6: Boxes-and-
Bullets – Framing
Essays
SE7: Return to Boot
Camp – A Shared
Writing Experience
SE8: Composing &
Sorting Mini-
Stories
SE9: Building a Case of Evidence
Revising
& Editing
Insert Central Idea &
Closing Sentence
Insert Central Idea &
Closing Sentence
Insert Central Idea &
Closing Sentence
Insert Central Idea &
Closing Sentence
Insert Central Idea &
Closing Sentence
Integrated
Social
Studies
Native American
Groups Native American
Groups Native American
Groups Native American
Groups Native American
Groups
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
2ND NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Thinking across Genres / Essay & Prompt-based Essay Writing / Native Americans & Texas
Wee
k 4
No
vem
ber
17
- 21
Reading
Workshop
TG4: Making Inferences about
Details
TG5: Making Connections about the Big Ideas in a
Text
TG5: Making Connections about the Big Ideas in a
Text
TG6: Making Connections about
the Author’s Craft & Purpose
TG6: Making Connections about
the Author’s Craft & Purpose
Writing
Workshop
SE9: Building a
Case of Evidence
SE10: Organizing
for Drafting
SE11: Creating a
Cohesive Draft
SE12: Becoming Our Own Job Captains
SE12: Becoming Our Own Job Captains
Revising
& Editing Revise Transitions Revise Transitions Revise Transitions
Checkpoint
Revise Transitions Revise Transitions
Integrated
Social
Studies
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Native American
Groups
Wee
k 5
Dec
emb
er 1
- 5
Reading
Workshop
TG7: Connections between Traditional Literature & Drama
TG7: Connections between Traditional Literature & Drama
TG8: Connections between Fiction &
Nonfiction
Checkpoint
TG8: Connections between Fiction &
Nonfiction
Needs-based Minilesson
Writing
Workshop
SE13a: Boot Camp –
Framing Essay with
Leads & Conclusions
SE13b: Revising an
Essay’s Leads &
Conclusions
SE14: Edit Checklist
& Run-On/Fragment
Sentences
SE15: Publishing
with Our Goals in
Mind
SE16: Celebrating Journeys of Thought
Revising
& Editing Commas in a Series Commas in a Series Commas in a Series Commas in a Series Commas in a Series
Integrated
Social
Studies
Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project Technology Project
Wee
k 6
Dec
emb
er 8
- 1
2
Reading
Workshop
Characteristics of
Literary Nonfiction
LN 2
Determining
Importance
LN 5
Impact of Time &
Place Related to
Issues
LN 9
LN 10: Determining
Order of Events
Needs-based
Minilesson
Writing
Workshop
EP2: STAAR Expository Writing
Rubric – 3s & 4s
EP3: STAAR Expository Writing
Rubric – 2s & 1s
EP4: Determine Purpose of
Expository Prompt
EP5: Plan Organized,
Focused Essay
EP6: Moving from Boxes & Bullets to First Draft
Revising
& Editing
Insert Details &
Topic Sentence
Insert Details &
Topic Sentence
Insert Details &
Topic Sentence
Insert Details &
Topic Sentence
Insert Details &
Topic Sentence
Integrated
Social
Studies
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
2ND NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Literary Nonfiction & Poetry / Prompt-based Essay & Poetry / Exploration & Colonization of Texas
Wee
k 7
Dec
emb
er 1
5 -
19
Reading
Workshop
LN 11: Growing
Ideas about People
LN 12: Seeking
Underlying Ideas
Present in Literary
Nonfiction
LN 13b: Author’s
Craft
LN 16: Inference
Test Talk LN 14: Summary
Writing
Workshop
EP7: Revising
First Draft
EP8: Getting Writing
Conventions Fit
for Readers
EP9: A “Toast” to Essay Journey of
Thought & * STAAR Revision Minilesson
* STAAR Revision
Minilesson
* STAAR Revision
Minilesson
Revising
& Editing Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns Pronouns
Integrated
Social
Studies
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Wee
k 8
Jan
uar
y 5
- 9
Reading
Workshop
Professional
Day
&
Student
Holiday
LN 14: Summary LN 17: Summary
Test Talk
LN 15: Media
Literacy
LN 18: Media
Literacy
Test Talk
Writing
Workshop
* STAAR Editing
Minilesson
* STAAR Revision
Minilesson
* STAAR Prompt-
based Personal
Narratives
* STAAR Prompt-
based Expository
Writing
Revising
& Editing
Revise Word Choice
& Sentences
Revise Word Choice
& Sentences
Checkpoint
Revise Word Choice
& Sentences
Revise Word Choice
& Sentences
Integrated
Social
Studies
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Wee
k 9
Jan
uar
y 1
2 -
16
Reading
Workshop
P1: Poetry
Characteristics
P8: Structural
Elements Review
P9: Relating Struct. Elements to Form & TT1: Genre Features
of Reading Tests
Checkpoint
P12: Making Inferences abt. Poetry
& TT2: Vocabulary of Test Talk
P16b: Author’s Craft in Poetry & TT3:
Activate Schema & Read for Fun
Writing
Workshop
P1: Craft & Attributes of Poetry
P2: Unpacking Seed Ideas from
Everyday Objects
P3: Poets Paint Word Pictures Using
5 Senses
P4: Poets Study Well-Crafted Poems
P5a or P5b: Growing Poems from Seed Ideas
Revising
& Editing Adjective Use Adjective Use Adjective Use Adjective Use Adjective Use
Integrated
Social
Studies
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
Exploration &
Colonization of
Texas
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
3RD NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Thinking Across Genres / Poetry & Literary Essay / Texas Revolution, Independence, & Statehood
Wee
k 1
Jan
uar
y 1
9 -
23
Reading
Workshop
Student &
Staff Holiday
P19: Poetry Test Talk
& TT4: Chunk,
Picture, &
Summarize
Writing
Benchmark
Writing
Benchmark
TG9: Connections
bet. LNF & Poetry &
TT5: Identify Key
Phrases/Text
Evidence
Writing
Workshop
P6, P7, P8:
Teacher Choice
P12: Publish &
Celebrate Poetry
Revising
& Editing
Needs-based
Minilesson
Needs-based
Minilesson
Integrated
Social
Studies
Getting Ready for
the Benchmark Current Events
Wee
k 2
Jan
uar
y 2
6 -
30
Reading
Workshop
TG9: Connections
bet. LNF & Poetry &
TT6: Predict &
Eliminate Answer
Choices Reading
Benchmark
TG10: Connections between Fiction &
Poetry
TG10: Connections between Fiction &
Poetry
TG11: Connections between
Nonfiction Texts
Writing
Workshop
LE1: Close Reading
to Generate Ideas
about Text
LE2: Generating
Writing by Studying
Characters
LE3: Elaborating
Ideas by Using
Prompts
LE4: Finding &
Testing Central Idea
Revising
& Editing
Irregular Verbs &
Adverbs
Irregular Verbs &
Adverbs
Irregular Verbs &
Adverbs
Irregular Verbs &
Adverbs
Integrated
Social
Studies
Getting Ready for the
Benchmark
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Wee
k 3
Feb
ruar
y 2
- 6
Reading
Workshop
TG11: Connections between Nonfiction
Texts
TG12: Connections between Nonfiction
& Poetry
TG12: Connections between Nonfiction
& Poetry
TG13: Connections across Poetry
TG13: Connections across Poetry
Writing
Workshop
LE5: Using Stories
from Text as
Evidence
LE6: Citing Textual
Evidence to Support
Big Idea
LE7: Using Author’s
Craft as Text
Evidence
LE8: Put Altogether:
Constructing
Literary Essays
LE9: Framing Literary
Essays w/Beginnings &
Endings
Revising
& Editing
Complex Sentences
with Prepositions &
Prepositional Phrases
Complex Sentences
with Prepositions &
Prepositional Phrases
Complex Sentences
with Prepositions &
Prepositional Phrases
Complex Sentences
with Prepositions &
Prepositional Phrases
Complex Sentences
with Prepositions &
Prepositional Phrases
Integrated
Social
Studies
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution, Independence, &
Statehood
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
3RD NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Nonfiction / Lit. Essay & Prompt-based Essay & PN / Texas and Civil War & Reconstruction
Wee
k 4
Feb
ruar
y 9
- 1
3
Reading
Workshop
NF17: Sifting Through Facts &
Details
NF18: Distinguishing Between Important & Unimportant Details
NF19: Pausing & Paraphrasing
NF20: Moving from Facts & Details to
Larger Ideas
NF33: Main Idea Test Talk
Writing
Workshop
Revising Literary
Essay
LE10: Editing –
Preparing Literary
Essay for Readers
LE11: Publishing –
Celebrating Our
Literary Essays
SCE1: Constructing Central Idea for
Expository Writing
SCE2: Planning Prompt-based Essay
Revising
& Editing
Compound
Sentences with
Conjunctions
Compound
Sentences with
Conjunctions
Compound
Sentences with
Conjunctions
Checkpoint
Compound
Sentences with
Conjunctions
Compound
Sentences with
Conjunctions
Integrated
Social
Studies
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Wee
k 5
Feb
ruar
y 1
6 -
20
Reading
Workshop
Professional
Day
&
Student
Holiday
NF26:
Understanding the
Purpose of Facts &
Opinions
NF28: What Is the
Author Making
You Feel and How?
Checkpoint
NF29:
Understanding
Author’s Motivations
NF35: Author’s
Purpose Test Talk
Writing
Workshop SCE3: Crafting First
Draft of Essay SCE4: Revising First
Draft Essay SCE4: Revising First
Draft Essay
SCE5: Editing Draft
Using Proofreading
Strategies
Revising
& Editing
Review Grade-level
Spelling Concepts
Review Grade-level
Spelling Concepts
Review Grade-level
Spelling Concepts
Review Grade-level
Spelling Concepts
Integrated
Social
Studies
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Texas Revolution,
Independence, &
Statehood
Wee
k 6
Feb
ruar
y 2
3 -
27
Reading
Workshop
NF21:
Understanding
How Effective NF
Summaries are
Constructed
NF22: Evaluating
Effectiveness of a
Summary
Math
Benchmark
NF22: Evaluating
Effectiveness of a
Summary
NF32: Summary Test
Talk
Writing
Workshop
SCE6: Evaluating
Our Prompt-based
Essays
New Prompt
SCE1: Constructing
Central Idea for
Expository Writing
SCE2: Planning Prompt-based Essay
SCE3: Crafting First Draft of Essay
Revising
& Editing
Revise for Central
Idea
Revise for Topic
Sentence &
Conclusion
Revise to Insert
Detail
Revise to Insert
Detail
Integrated
Social
Studies
Civil War &
Reconstruction
Civil War &
Reconstruction Civil War &
Reconstruction
Civil War &
Reconstruction
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
Updated 7.30.14
3RD NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Historical Fiction / STAAR Expository & PN / Civil War & Reconstruction
Wee
k 7
Mar
ch 2
- 6
Reading
Workshop
HF1: Historical
Fiction Genre
HF2: Envision Life
During Different
Time & Place
HF3: Impact of
Setting on
Character
HF5: Impact of
Historical Events
on Plot
HF6: Tracking
Characters &
Developing Theories
Writing
Workshop SCE4: Revising First
Draft Essay
SCE5: Editing Draft
Using Proofreading
Strategies
SCE6: Evaluating Our Prompt-based
Essays
SCPN1: Planning a
Prompt-based
Personal Narrative
SCPN2: Crafting
First Draft of
Personal Narrative
Revising
& Editing
Sentence Structure:
Complex Sentences
Edit for Comma
Use & Correctness
– Run-ons &
Fragments
Spell Possessives &
Singular/Plural
Verbs
Punctuation –
Commas in a Series
& Compound
Sentences
Editing
Independent
Practice
Integrated
Social
Studies
Civil War &
Reconstruction
Civil War &
Reconstruction Civil War &
Reconstruction
Civil War &
Reconstruction Civil War &
Reconstruction
Wee
k 8
Mar
ch 1
6 -
20
Reading
Workshop
HF7: Recognizing
How Behaviors are
Influenced by
Historical Context
HF10: Cause & Effect
Relationships
HF13: Predictions
about Characters’
Future Actions
Checkpoint
HF14: Character Test
Talk
HF8: Developing &
Revising Our
Thinking About a
Story
Writing
Workshop
SCPN3a & b:
Revising Personal
Narrative
SCPN4: Editing
Personal Narrative
SCPN5: Evaluating
Personal Narrative
New Prompt
SCPN1: Planning a
Prompt-based
Personal Narrative
SCPN2: Crafting
First Draft of
Personal Narrative
Revising
& Editing
Capitalization of
Proper Nouns
Grammar - Pts. of
Speech (good/well -
Adjective vs.
Adverb, etc.
Spelling Review
Checkpoint
Revise Word
Choice & Insert
Transition
Revision & Editing
Independent
Practice
Integrated
Social
Studies
Civil War &
Reconstruction
Civil War &
Reconstruction Civil War &
Reconstruction
Civil War &
Reconstruction Civil War &
Reconstruction
Wee
k 9
Mar
ch 2
3 -
27
Reading
Workshop
HF9: Considering
How Individual
Parts Communicate
a Big Idea
HF11: Uncovering
Universal Truths
About People, Life,
and the World
HF15: Theme/Main
Message Test Talk
HF12: Pondering
the Author’s
Purpose
HF16: Author’s Purpose Test Talk
Writing
Workshop
SCPN3a & b:
Revising Personal
Narrative
SCPN4: Editing
Personal Narrative
SCPN5: Evaluating
Personal Narrative Needs-based Needs-based
Revising
& Editing
Revision Review:
Sentence Structure
Editing Review:
CUPS (Dialogue,
Double Negatives,
etc.)
Revision Review:
Central Idea, Topic
Sentence, &
Conclusion
Editing Review:
CUPS
Revision & Editing
Independent
Practice
Integrated
Social
Studies
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4TH NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
STAAR Connect… Genres / Letter Writing & PSA / Economics
Wee
k 1
Mar
ch 3
0 –
Ap
ril
3
Reading
Workshop
Writing Day 1
Writing Day 2
Connections
between Literary
Texts
Connections
between Literary
Texts
Student &
Staff Holiday
Writing
Workshop Letter Writing Letter Writing
Revising
& Editing Apply Conventions Apply Conventions
Integrated
Social
Studies
Economics Economics
Wee
k 2
Ap
ril
6 -
10
Reading
Workshop
Connections between Literary
Texts
Connections between Literary
Texts
Connections between Literary
Texts
Checkpoint
Connections between
Literary Texts
Connections between
Literary &
Expository Texts
Writing
Workshop Letter Writing Letter Writing Letter Writing Letter Writing Letter Writing
Revising
& Editing
Conventions in
Business Letters
Conventions in
Business Letters
Conventions in
Business Letters
Conventions in
Business Letters
Conventions in
Business Letters
Integrated
Social
Studies
Economics Economics Economics Economics Economics
Wee
k 3
Ap
ril
13 -
17
Reading
Workshop
Connections between
Literary &
Expository Texts
Connections between
Literary &
Expository Texts
Connections between
Literary & Expository
Texts
Connections between
Literary &
Expository Texts
Connections between
Literary &
Expository Texts
Writing
Workshop
PSA1: Discovering
Genre of
Persuasive Writing
PSA2: Examining
Purpose of PSAs
PSA3: Examining the
Craft of PSAs
PSA4: Searching the World for Issues
that Matter
PSA5: Choosing a Meaningful Topic –
Take a Stand!
Revising
& Editing
Cite Sources in
Bibliography
Cite Sources in
Bibliography
Cite Sources in
Bibliography
Cite Sources in
Bibliography
Cite Sources in
Bibliography
Integrated
Social
Studies
Economics Economics Economics Economics Economics
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
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4TH NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
STAAR Connect… Genres & Persuasive / PSA / Economics & 20th Century
Wee
k 4
Ap
ril
20 -
24
Reading
Workshop
Connections between
Literary &
Expository Texts
Math
Reading
Needs-based
Minilesson
Needs-based
Minilesson
Writing
Workshop
PSA6: Asking
Questions &
Organizing Research
PSA7: Using Opinions to Assist
in PSAs
PSA8: Trash-and-
Treasure Note
Taking
Revising
& Editing
Apply Conventions
in Writing
Apply Conventions
in Writing
Apply Conventions
in Writing
Integrated
Social
Studies
Getting Ready to
Shine Economics Economics
Wee
k 5
Ap
ril
27 -
May
1
Reading
Workshop
Begin IRL
PV1: Purpose &
Types
PV2: Techniques of
Persuasion
PV3: Identifying
Facts
PV4: Words that
Signal Opinions`
PV5: Distinguishing
Facts & Opinions
Writing
Workshop
PSA9: Exploring Resources: Wading Through the Web
PSA10: Research
Process
PSA10: Research
Process
PSA11: Hooking Reader
PSA12: Creating an
Outline & Attention-
Getting Script
Revising
& Editing
Complex Sentences
w/ Subordinating
Conjunctions
Complex Sentences
w/ Subordinating
Conjunctions
Complex Sentences
w/ Subordinating
Conjunctions
Checkpoint
Complex Sentences
w/ Subordinating
Conjunctions
Complex Sentences
w/ Subordinating
Conjunctions
Integrated
Social
Studies
20th Century- Texas in
a Changing World
20th Century- Texas
in a Changing
World
20th Century- Texas
in a Changing
World
20th Century- Texas
in a Changing
World
20th Century- Texas
in a Changing
World
Wee
k 6
May
4 -
8
Reading
Workshop
DPM Begins
PV6: Using Strong
Words
PV7: Text
Organization of
Letters, Editorials,
Essays, & Speeches
PV8: More
Persuasive
Techniques
PV9: Persuasive
Genre Test Talk
Needs-based
Minilesson
Writing
Workshop
PSA13: Storyboard
Organizer
PSA14: Creating
Compelling
Conclusions
PSA15: Using
Technology to
Publish a PSA
PSA15: Using
Technology to
Publish a PSA
PSA16: Raising
Awareness on
Issues that Matter
Revising
& Editing Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences
Integrated
Social
Studies
20th Century-Events 20th Century-Events 20th Century-Events 20th Century-Events 20th Century-Events
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4TH NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Social Issues Book Clubs / Fiction / 20th Century
Wee
k 7
May
11
- 15
Reading
Workshop
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
DPM Ends
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Writing
Workshop
F1: Imaging Stories
from Ordinary
Moments
F2: Imagining Stories
We Wished Existed
F3: Developing
Believable Characters
F4: Giving
Characters Struggles
& Motivations
F5: Plotting with a
Story Mountain
Revising
& Editing Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences Complex Sentences
Integrated
Social
Studies
20th Century-Texas
Industry
20th Century-Texas
Industry 20th Century-Texas
Industry 20th Century-Texas
Industry 20th Century-Texas
Industry
Wee
k 8
May
18
- 22
Reading
Workshop
Social Issues
Book Clubs Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Checkpoint
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Writing
Workshop
F6: Show, Don’t Tell:
Planning & Writing
Scenes
F7: Feeling &
Drafting the Heart
of Your Story
F8: Studying
Published Leads to
Make Leads
F9: Orienting
Readers
with Setting
F10: Writing
Powerful Endings
Revising
& Editing Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions
Integrated
Social
Studies
20th Century-
Celebrate Texans 20th Century-
Celebrate Texans 20th Century-
Celebrate Texans 20th Century-
Celebrate Texans 20th Century-
Celebrate Texans
Wee
k 9
May
25
- 29
Reading
Workshop
Student &
Staff Holiday
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Writing
Workshop
F11: ReVision:
Rereading
with a Lens
F12: Making a Space
for Writing
F13: Using Mentor
Texts to Flesh Out
Characters
F14: Editing with
Various Lenses
Revising
& Editing Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions
Integrated
Social
Studies
Texas Today &
Tomorrow Texas Today &
Tomorrow Texas Today &
Tomorrow Texas Today &
Tomorrow
4th Grade Reading, Writing, & Integrated Social Studies Pacing Guide for 2014-2015
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4TH NINE WEEKS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Social Issues Book Clubs / Fiction / 20th Century
Wee
k 1
0
Jun
e 1
- 5
Reading
Workshop
Social Issues
Book Clubs
Social Issues
Book Clubs Celebrate Reading Celebrate Reading
Professional
Day
Writing
Workshop
F15: Publishing
Anthologies:
A Celebration
F15: Publishing
Anthologies:
A Celebration
Celebrate Writing Celebrate Writing
Revising
& Editing Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions Apply Conventions
Integrated
Social
Studies
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