St.

Peter School Quincy, Illinois

Grade 4 English
Diary map is based on the 2016-2017 school year. Information may change year to year. Months are guidelines and items may be done at different times of the year.
Month Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Resources Technology

Aug. - Grammar: Sentences Grammar: Sentences Grammar: Sentences Grammar: Sentences Grammar: Sentences Grammar: Sentences
Sept. How are sentences used -Complete sentences -Distinguish between Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
to communicate a -Sentence fragments complete sentences, (2004) (2004)
complete thought? -Run-on sentences sentence fragments, and -workbook -textbook
-Types of sentences run-on sentences -reteaching workbook -workbook
-Subjects -Correct sentence -reteaching workbook
-Predicates fragments
-Identify and correct run-
on sentences
-Identify complete
subjects and complete
predicates
-Identify simple subjects
and simple predicates

Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal
Narratives Narratives Narratives Narratives Narratives Narratives
How do writers plan and -Reasons writers write -Identify reasons people -Personal Narrative -Portland Public Schools -ELMO
write narratives? -Writing ideas write Writing Rubric Launching Writing
-Writing with focus -Generate narrative topics Workshop Unit: Grade 4
-Writing stamina -Focus on a small
-Sensory details moment in a story
-Endings -Write with stamina
-Use sensory details
-Craft an ending that
gives closure
Oct. Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns
How are nouns used in -Common -Identify nouns in Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
the English language? -Proper sentences (2004) (2004)
-Singular -Identify common and -workbook -textbook
-Plural proper nouns -reteaching workbook -workbook
-Identify singular and -reteaching workbook
plural nouns
-Write all forms of plural
nouns correctly

Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal Writing: Personal
Narratives (cont.) Narratives (cont.) Narratives (cont.) Narratives (cont.) Narratives (cont.) Narratives (cont.)

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St. Peter School Quincy, Illinois
Grade 4 English
Diary map is based on the 2016-2017 school year. Information may change year to year. Months are guidelines and items may be done at different times of the year.
Month Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Resources Technology

How do writers plan and -Revisions -Identify parts of writing -Personal Narrative -Portland Public Schools -ELMO
write narratives? -Editing that need revision Writing Rubric Launching Writing
-Publishing -Edit writing for spelling, Workshop Unit: Grade 4
capitalization, and
punctuation
-Publish a personal
narrative
Nov. – Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns Grammar: Nouns
Dec. (cont’d.) (cont’d.) (cont’d.) (cont’d.) (cont’d.) (cont’d.)
How are nouns used in -Common -Identify nouns in Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
the English language? -Proper sentences (2004) (2004)
-Singular -Identify common and -workbook -textbook
-Plural proper nouns -reteaching workbook -workbook
-Possessive -Identify singular and -reteaching workbook
plural nouns
-Write all forms of plural
nouns correctly
-Write possessive nouns
correctly

Writing: Informative Writing: Informative Writing: Informative Writing: Informative Writing: Informative Writing: Informative
Article Article Article Article Article Article
How do writers plan and -Informative Writing vs. -Identify differences -Informative Article -Portland Public Schools -ELMO
write informative Narrative Writing between informative and Writing Rubric Launching Writing
articles? -Topic selection narrative writing Workshop Unit: Grade 4
-Taking notes -Select a topic
-Graphic organizer -Take notes
-Main ideas and details -Use a graphic organizer
-Introductory paragraph -Write an introductory
-Detail paragraphs paragraph using a strong
-Concluding paragraph lead sentence
-Editing -Write at least three detail
-Publishing paragraphs
-Write a concluding
paragraph that begins
with a transitional phrase
-Edit the article
-Publish the article

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St. Peter School Quincy, Illinois
Grade 4 English
Diary map is based on the 2016-2017 school year. Information may change year to year. Months are guidelines and items may be done at different times of the year.
Month Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Resources Technology

Jan. – Grammar: Verbs Grammar: Verbs Grammar: Verbs Grammar: Verbs Grammar: Verbs Grammar: Verbs
Feb. How are verbs used in -Action verbs -Identify and use action Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
the English language? -Main verbs and helping verbs (2004) (2004)
verbs -Identify main verbs and -workbook -textbook
-Present, past, and future helping verbs -reteaching workbook -workbook
-Subject-verb agreement -Identify and correctly -reteaching workbook
-Spelling the present use present, past, and
tense future verbs
-Spelling the past tense -Choose correct present
-Past tense with helping tense verbs for singular
verbs and plural subjects
-Irregular verbs -Form the present tense
-Special verb be of verbs
-Contractions with not -Form the past tense of
-Using exact verbs verbs
-Identify and write past
tense verbs with the
helping verbs has, have,
or had
-Write past tense forms
of irregular verbs
-Recognize the different
forms of the verb be
-Form contractions using
verbs and the word not
-Replace weak verbs with
exact verbs
Feb. Writing: Fairy Tale Writing: Fairy Tale Writing: Fairy Tale Writing: Fairy Tale Writing: Fairy Tale Writing: Fairy Tale
How do writers plan and -Planning -Plan a fractured fairy -Fairy Tale Rubric -Fairy Tales Narrative -ELMO
write fairy tales? -Features tale Writing Unit by Erica
-Revising -Plan and write the Trobridge
-Partner revision introduction
-Illustrations -Plan and write with
-Celebration point of view
-Plan the good and evil
traits with actions and
dialogue
-Include repetition or

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St. Peter School Quincy, Illinois
Grade 4 English
Diary map is based on the 2016-2017 school year. Information may change year to year. Months are guidelines and items may be done at different times of the year.
Month Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Resources Technology

groups of three,
dialogue between
characters,
sentence fluency, and
ending with a lesson
-Revise by choosing
words for specificity
-Revise writing with a
partner
-Add illustrations
-Publish and share the
fairy tale
March Grammar: Adjectives Grammar: Adjectives Grammar: Adjectives Grammar: Adjectives Grammar: Adjectives Grammar: Adjectives
How are adjectives used -Adjectives -Identify adjectives Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
in the English language? -Writing with adjectives -Write with adjectives (2004) (2004)
-A, an, and the -Use “a”, “an”, and “the” -workbook -textbook
-Making comparisons correctly -reteaching workbook -workbook
-More and most -Add “-er” or “-est” to -reteaching workbook
-Good and bad make comparisons
-Exact adjectives -Use “more” and “most”
to compare
-Use forms of “good” and
“bad” to compare
-Replace weak adjectives
with exact adjectives

mid Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive
March Essay Essay Essay Essay Essay Essay
How do writers plan and -Characteristics of -Identify characteristics -Persuasive essay rubric -Persuasive Essay Unit -ELMO
write persuasive essays? persuasive writing of persuasive writing by Portland Public
-Topic ideas -Brainstorm topic ideas Schools
-Strong reasons -Develop strong reasons
-Evidence -Provide evidence for -Boxes and Bullets:
-Graphic Organizer reasons Personal and Persuasive
-Essay draft -Use an essay organizer Essays by Lucy Calkins,
-Revision -Write an essay draft Kelly Hohne and Cory
-Editing -Revise the draft Gillette
-Publishing -Edit the draft

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St. Peter School Quincy, Illinois
Grade 4 English
Diary map is based on the 2016-2017 school year. Information may change year to year. Months are guidelines and items may be done at different times of the year.
Month Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Resources Technology

-Publish the essay

April- Grammar: Grammar: Grammar: Grammar: Grammar: Grammar:
May Capitalization and Capitalization and Capitalization and Capitalization and Capitalization and Capitalization and
Punctuation Punctuation Punctuation Punctuation Punctuation Punctuation
How are capitalization -Correct sentences -Write correct sentences Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
and punctuation used in -Proper nouns -Capitalize proper nouns (2004) (2004)
the English language? -Abbreviations -Write abbreviations -workbook -textbook
-Commas correctly -reteaching workbook -workbook
-Quotation marks -Use commas in a series -reteaching workbook
of words and after “yes”,
“no”, and “well”
-Use quotation marks
correctly

Grammar: Pronouns Grammar: Pronouns Grammar: Pronouns Grammar: Pronouns Grammar: Pronouns Grammar: Pronouns
How are pronouns used -Pronouns -Use pronouns in place of Houghton Mifflin English Houghton Mifflin English -ELMO
in the English language? -Subject and object nouns (2004) (2004)
pronouns -Identify subject and -workbook -textbook
-Writing with pronouns object pronouns -reteaching workbook -workbook
-“I” and “me” -Use “I” and “me” -reteaching workbook
-Possessive pronouns correctly
-Contractions -Identify possessive
-Homophones pronouns
-Combine pronouns and
verbs to write
contractions
-Distinguish between
homophones

Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive Writing: Persuasive
Essay (cont’d. from Essay (cont’d. from Essay (cont’d. from Essay (cont’d. from Essay (cont’d. from Essay (cont’d. from
March) March) March) March) March) March)

mid Informative Article Informative Article Informative Article Informative Article Informative Article Informative Article
May How do writers plan and -Topic selection -Select a topic -Informative Article -Informative Article Unit -ELMO
write informative -Note taking -Take notes Writing Rubric by Portland Public
articles? -Graphic organizer -Use a graphic organizer Schools
-Main ideas and details -Write an introductory

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St. Peter School Quincy, Illinois
Grade 4 English
Diary map is based on the 2016-2017 school year. Information may change year to year. Months are guidelines and items may be done at different times of the year.
Month Essential Questions Content Skills Assessment Resources Technology

-Introductory paragraph paragraph using a strong

-Detail paragraphs lead sentence
-Concluding paragraph -Write at least three detail
-Editing paragraphs
-Publishing -Write a concluding
paragraph that begins
with a transitional phrase
-Edit the article

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