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Standard Identifier: W.3.3

Grade: 3
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Writing
Cluster: Text Types and Purposes

Standard:
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. d. Provide a sense of closure.

Standard Identifier: RF.4.3

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Foundational Skills
Cluster: Phonics and Word Recognition

Standard:
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. a. Use combined knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g., roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context.

Standard Identifier: RI.4.4

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area. (See grade 4 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RI.4.5

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Standard Identifier: RI.4.6

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic; describe the differences in focus and the information provided.

Standard Identifier: RL.4.4

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean). (See grade 4 Language standards 4–6 for additional expectations.) CA

Standard Identifier: RL.4.5

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

Standard Identifier: RL.4.6

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Reading: Literature
Cluster: Craft and Structure

Standard:
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.

Standard Identifier: SL.4.4

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Speaking and Listening
Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. a. Plan and deliver a narrative presentation that: relates ideas, observations, or recollections; provides a clear context; and includes clear insight into why the event or experience is memorable. CA

Standard Identifier: SL.4.5

Grade: 4
Subject Area: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (K–5)
Domain: Speaking and Listening
Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard:
Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

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