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What is our Classroom Library?

Our Classroom Libraries consist of highly effective instructional
materials for grades K through 8.

Research based Embedded learning strategies Exemplary teaching strategies Direct instruction

Classroom validated Informational, nonfiction, Organization by reading Book selection strategies
and non-narrative texts level, genre, theme, author

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Your books arrive neatly in Classroom Library Bins,
complete and ready to use!

Created by teachers, for teachers, the research-based curriculum
maps in this catalog present a comprehensive, coherent sequence
of thematic units for teaching the skills outlined in the CCSS.
Every standard is addressed, yet the maps are flexible and
adaptable enough to accommodate diverse teaching styles.

• Each grade is broken down into six units that include
focus standards, suggested works, sample activities
and assessments, lesson plans, and more

• Teachers can use the maps to plan their year and craft
their own, more detailed lesson plans

Any teacher, school, or district that chooses to follow the Common
Core maps can be confident that they are adhering to the standards!

ISBN *Maps included in all complete
9781118108222 (K-5th) grade-level CCSS Classroom Libraries.

9781118108215 (6th-8th)

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WELCOME TO SCHOOL SPECIALTY’S INTRODUCTION

Common Core State Standards Catalog

As teachers we are now looking at the Common Core State Standards front and center in the teaching of English
Language Arts. It has become and will remain the foundation of U.S reading and content area education. The Common
Core framework is required knowledge for every beginning teacher and is central to his/her planning. The CCSS do
not tell educators “how,” but rather “what” students are supposed to learn. With this in mind, we have done some extensive
research on programs that have aligned literature and informational texts to the standards ensuring that your reading program
will help students deeply understand content and build the literacy skills needed to advance through the grades.

Our Classroom Libraries were built around the Jossey-Bass Common Core Curriculum Maps by reading specialists and
educators. The Common Core Curriculum maps:

• provide you with a complete year-long Common Core-aligned curriculum.
• were written by teachers, for teachers!
• include 6 grade specific units (K-8).
• revolve around a central theme.
• include book lists including all Exemplar Texts.
• include thought-provoking activities for each set.

We know how important it is to be able to trust that the materials you purchase are carefully chosen.

School Specialty works with reading/ literacy specialists and former educators who are trained in assigning Guided Reading levels
and are knowledgeable in Common Core State standards. We are thrilled to be able to pass on this information to you in our new
Common Core State Standards Catalog! We know what you’re facing because we’ve been in your shoes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Kindergarten Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
First Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Second Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Third Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fourth Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fifth Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sixth Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seventh Grade Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Eighth Grade Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Text Exemplar Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Professional Development Reference Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

The following standards offer a focus for instruction in Kindergarten and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure
to a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts
through the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and
retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS RI.K.5. Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of
RL.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions a book.
about key details in a text.
RI.K.6. Name the author and illustrator of a text and define
RL.K.2. With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in
including key details. a text.

RL.K.3. With prompting and support, identify characters, INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
settings, and major events in a story.
RI.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE between illustrations and the text in which they appear
RL.K.4. Ask and answer questions about unknown words in (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustra-
a text. tion depicts).

RL.K.5. Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, RI.K.8. With prompting and support, identify the reasons an
poems). author gives to support points in a text.

RL.K.6. With prompting and support, name the author and RI.K.9. With prompting and support, identify basic similarities
illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling in and differences between two texts on the same topic
the story. (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS RI.K.10. Actively engage in group reading activities with
RL.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship purpose and understanding.
between illustrations and the story in which they appear
(e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). Reading Foundational Skills

RL.K.8 (Not Applicable to Literature) PRINT CONCEPTS

RL.K.9. With prompting and support, compare and contrast RF.K.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and
the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories. basic features of print: a. Follow words from left to right, top
to bottom, and page by page; b. Recognize that spoken
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY words are represented in written language by specific
RL.K.10. Actively engage in group reading activities with sequences of letters; c. Understand that words are separated
purpose and understanding. by spaces in print; d. Recognize and name all upper- and
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
Reading Informational Texts
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS
RI.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer RF.K.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
questions about key details in a text. syllables, and sounds (phonemes): a. Recognize and produce
rhyming words; b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment
RI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic syllables in spoken words; c. Blend and segment onsets and
and retell key details of a text. rimes of single-syllable spoken words; d. Isolate and pronounce
the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in
RI.K.3. With prompting and support, describe the three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words
connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.);
of information in a text. e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple,
one-syllable words to make new words.

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PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION Speaking and Listening KINDERGARTEN

RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
skills in decoding words: a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of
one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the SL.K.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with
primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with
each consonant; b. Associate the long and short sounds with peers and adults in small and larger groups: a. Follow
common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels; agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others
c. Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts
to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does); d. Distinguish between under discussion); b. Continue a conversation through
similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters multiple exchanges.
that differ.
SL.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or
FLUENCY information presented orally or through other media by
asking and answering questions about key details and
RF.K.4. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and under- requesting clarification if something is not understood.
standing.
SL.K.3. Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get
Writing information, or clarify something that is not understood.

TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing SL.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events
to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
topic or the name of the book they are writing about and
state an opinion or preference about the topic or book SL.K.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions
(e.g., My favorite book is...). as desired to provide additional detail.

W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing SL.K.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and
to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name ideas clearly.
what they are writing about and supply some information
about the topic. Language

W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing CONVENTIONS OF STANDARD ENGLISH
to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell
about the events in the order in which they occurred, and L.K.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
provide a reaction to what happened. English grammar and usage when writing or speaking: a. Print
many upper- and lowercase letters; b. Use frequently occurring
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING nouns and verbs; c. Form regular plural nouns orally by adding
/s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes); d. Understand and use
W.K.4. (Begins in grade 3) question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when,
why, how); e. Use the most frequently occurring prepositions
W.K.5. With guidance and support from adults, respond (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with); f. Produce and
to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
strengthen writing as needed.
L.K.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
W.K.6. With guidance and support from adults, explore a English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing:
variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, a. Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I;
including in collaboration with peers. b. Recognize and name end punctuation; c. Write a letter or
letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes);
RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE d. Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of
sound-letter relationships.
W.K.7. Participate in shared research and writing projects
(e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE
express opinions about them).
L.K.3. (Begins in grade 2)
W.K.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall
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provided sources to answer a question.

W.K.9. (Begins in grade 4)

W.K.10. (Begins in grade 3)

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VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USE understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by
relating them to their opposites (antonyms); c. Identify real-
L.K.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places
multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten at school that are colorful); d. Distinguish shades of meaning
reading and content: a. Identify new meanings for familiar among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk,
words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings.
and learning the verb to duck); b. Use the most frequently
occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, L.K.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations,
-ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word. reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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relationships and nuances in word meanings: a. Sort common and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense
of the concepts the categories represent; b. Demonstrate

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

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Unit 1 KINDERGARTEN

Theme: A Colorful Time with Rhythm and Rhyme

Essential Question: How does rhyme affect the way that we hear and read poetry?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RI.K.4, RL.K.5, RF.K.2, RF.K.2(a), W.K.1, SL.K.1, SL.K.1(a),
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

The following standards offer a focus for instruction in First Grade and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure to
a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts through
the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and retain or
further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS RI.1.4. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify
RL.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

RL.1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate RI.1.5. Know and use various text features (e.g., headings,
understanding of their central message or lesson. tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons)
to locate key facts or information in a text.
RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a
story, using key details. RI.1.6. Distinguish between information provided by
pictures or other illustrations and information provided by
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE the words in a text.
RL.1.4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that
suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

RL.1.5. Explain major differences between books that RI.1.7. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe
tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide its key ideas.
reading of a range of text types.
RI.1.8. Identify the reasons an author gives to support points
RL.1.6. Identify who is telling the story at various points in in a text.
a text.
RI.1.9. Identify basic similarities in and differences between
INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions,
RL.1.7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its or procedures).
characters, setting, or events.
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
RL.1.8. (Not applicable to literature)
RI.1.10. With prompting and support, read informational
RL.1.9. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
of characters in stories.
Reading Foundational Skills
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
RL.1.10. With prompting and support, read prose and poetry PRINT CONCEPTS
of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
RF.1.1. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and
Reading Informational Texts basic features of print: Recognize the distinguishing features
of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending
KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS punctuation).
RI.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
RI.1.2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RF.1.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
RI.1.3. Describe the connection between two individuals, syllables, and sounds (phonemes): a. Distinguish long from
events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words; b. Orally
produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes),
including consonant blends; c. Isolate and pronounce initial,
medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-
syllable words; d. Segment spoken single-syllable words into
their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).

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PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION W.1.9. (Begins in grade 4) FIRST GRADE

RF.1.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and RANGE OF WRITING
word analysis skills in decoding words: a. Know the spelling- W.1.10. (Begins in grade 3)
sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs
(two letters that represent one sound); b. Decode regularly Speaking and Listening
spelled one-syllable words; c. Know final -e and common
vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds; COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
d. Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel
sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed SL.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with
word; e. Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers
by breaking the words into syllables; f. Read words with and adults in small and larger groups: a. Follow agreed-upon
inflectional endings; g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speak-
irregularly spelled words. ing one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion);
b. Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to
FLUENCY the comments of others through multiple exchanges; c. Ask
questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and
RF.1.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support texts under discussion.
comprehension: a. Read grade-level text with purpose and
understanding; b. Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, SL.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
appropriate rate, and expression; c. Use context to confirm or read aloud or information presented orally or through other
self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading media.
as necessary.
SL.1.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says
Writing in order to gather additional information or clarify something
that is not understood.
TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES
PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
W.1.1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic
or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, SL.1.4. Describe people, places, things, and events with
supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
closure.
SL.1.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions
W.1.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide
some sense of closure. SL.1.6. Produce complete sentences when appropriate to
task and situation.
W.1.3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more
appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding Language
what happened, use temporal words to signal event order,
and provide some sense of closure. CONVENTIONS OF STANDARD ENGLISH

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING L.1.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage when writing or speaking:
W.1.4. (Begins in grade 3) a. Print all upper- and lowercase letters; b. Use common,
proper, and possessive nouns; c. Use singular and plural
W.1.5. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops;
topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and We hop); d. Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns
add details to strengthen writing as needed. (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything);
e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
W.1.6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow
of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in I will walk home); f. Use frequently occurring adjectives;
collaboration with peers. g. Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so,
because); h. Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives);
RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE i. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond,
toward); j. Produce and expand complete simple and
W.1.7. Participate in shared research and writing projects compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and
(e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

W.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall
information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.

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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

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L.1.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard L.1.5. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate
English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when understanding of figurative language, word relationships and
writing: a. Capitalize dates and names of people; b. Use end nuances in word meanings: a. Sort words into categories
punctuation for sentences; c. Use commas in dates and to (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the
separate single words in a series; d. Use conventional spelling categories represent; b. Define words by category and by one
for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger
occurring irregular words; e. Spell untaught words phonetically, is a large cat with stripes); c. Identify real-life connections
drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions. between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that
are cozy); d. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs
KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl)
and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by
L.1.3. (Begins in grade 2) defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings.

VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND USE L.1.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations,
reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including
L.1.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple
multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading relationships (e.g., because).
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Unit 1 FIRST GRADE

Theme: Alphabet Books and Children Who Read Them

Essential Question: Why is it important to ask questions while you are reading?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.1.1, RI.1.1, W.1.7, SL.1.1, L.1.1, L.1.1j

Item Number # of Items List Price Your Price
1477385 30 $282.86 $211.00

Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price

1476834 26 Letters and 99 Cents (EA) NP Informational Books $6.99 $5.21
1476215 Alphabet City “ $6.99 $5.21
1478344 Exactly the Opposite (EA) G / BR “ $6.99 $5.21
1478318 Exercise O / 530L “ $5.95 $4.45
1478265 Germs Make Me Sick!** LB / NP “ $5.99 $4.47
1478336 I Read Signs (E) “ $6.99 $5.21
1476838 Look Book (EA) LB “ $17.99 $13.44
1478339 School Bus (EA) NC650L “ $6.99 $5.21
1476690 Bugs A to Z** $4.99 $3.72
Informational Books
1476298 Eating the Alphabet LB / NP (Read Aloud) $7.00 $5.22
1477264 “ $5.99 $4.47
1476835 Getting Rest** I / 520L “ $11.99 $8.95
1476340 “ $16.99 $12.69
1476670 I Spy: An Alphabet in Art NP “ $18.99 $14.19
1477336 “ $19.99 $14.94
1476903 Museum ABC “ $17.99 $13.44
1476183 “ $6.99 $5.21
1476336 The Graphic Alphabet P / NP Poems $6.99 $5.21
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1478251 The Hidden Alphabet
1478247 Stories
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1476463 “
1478354 Good Books, Good Times! NP
1478302 Stories (Read Aloud)
1478346 You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: M “
1476405 Very Short Scary Tales to Read together “
1476324 “
1476770 A Kiss for Little Bear (EA) H / 100L “ $3.95 $2.95
1476373 “ $3.99 $2.98
1477275 Little Bear's Visit (EA) J / 290L “ $3.95 $2.95
“ $17.99 $13.44
Morris Goes to School J / 190L $7.99 $5.96
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Alphabet Mystery I / 430L $6.99 $5.21
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom AD530L $6.99 $5.21
$16.00 $11.94
Dr. Seuss's ABC (EA) NP $6.99 $5.21
$7.25 $5.41
Gathering the Sun /Recogiendo El Sol Un Abecedar** AD590L

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (EA) J / 380L

Library S / NP

Our Library 390L

Tomas and the Library Lady (E) 440L

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Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
1476735 Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price
1478349 The Gingerbread Man
1477158 The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses** 360L “ $3.99 $2.98
La Tortuga Y La Liebre / 670L “ $6.99 $5.21
1476914 The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit AD560L “ $7.95 $5.94
1476100 The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea
1478384 The Gingerbread Cowboy AD510L “ $6.99 $5.21
1477129 Little Red Riding Hood T / AD800L “ $17.99 $13.44
1476883 The Princess and the Pea Stories (Read Aloud) $7.99 $5.96
The Toughest Cowboy: O / 800L “ $7.95 $5.94
1476216 Or How the Wild West Was Tamed K “ $6.99 $5.21
1476832 John Henry
1476819 Johnny Appleseed AD900L
1476824 Paul Bunyan
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Classroom Library Small Bin 920L “ $6.99 $5.21
1030L “ $6.99 $5.21
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Unit 3

Theme: Building Bridges with Unlikely Friends

Essential Question: Why do authors use figurative language?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.2.3, RL.2.7, RI.2.6, W.2.2, L.2.2, L.2.2 (b), L.2.4, L.2.4 (d)

Item Number # of Items List Price Your Price
1477394 25 $316.98 $236.60

Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price

1476941 Bridge Building: Bridge Designs and How They Work**S / 840L Informational Text $9.00 $6.72
(Read Aloud)
1477361 Bridges! Amazing Structures to Design, Build & Test “ $12.95 $9.67
1476302 “ $9.00 $6.72
1476487 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats NP “ $16.99 $12.69
1476483 ” $16.99 $12.69
Owen and Mzee: The Language of Friendship 980L
1476444 “
Owen and Mzee: The True Story R / AD920L
1477081 of a Remarkable Friendship Poems (Read Aloud)
1476095 “
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1476865 Who Became Best Friends Stories
1476161 “
1476507 I Am the Dog I Am the Cat NP “ $16.99 $12.69
1476907 $17.99 $13.44
If Not for the Cat NP Stories (Read Aloud) $27.00 $20.15
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George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two 500L $3.99 $2.98
$6.99 $5.21
Henry and Mudge: The First Book (E) 460L $7.99 $5.96

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My Father's Dragon (E) N / 990L

Beatrice's Goat** AD640L

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1476322 Cricket in Times Square (E) S / 780L “ $7.99 $5.96
1477078 Four Feet, Two Sandals 620L “ $6.99 $5.21
1477319 Mackinac Bridge “ $17.00 $12.69
1476769 One Green Apple O / 450L “ $17.95 $13.39
1476279 Pop's Bridge AD630L “ $17.99 $13.44
1477335 Silent Music AD830L “ $17.00 $12.69
1477106 Snow in Jerusalem O / AD380L “ $17.99 $13.44
1477355 The Boy Who Grew Flowers** AD920L “ $6.99 $5.21
1476831 The Day of Ahmed's Secret AD810L “ $7.99 $5.96
1476459 Zen Shorts N / 540L “ $6.99 $5.21
1477275 Classroom Library Small Bin “ $17.99 $13.44
$7.25 $5.41

Unit 4

Theme: A Long Journey to Freedom

Essential Question: What is challenging about writing a narrative?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.2.6, RI.2.3, RI.2.9, W.2.1, W.2.3, W.2.6

Item Number # of Items List Price Your Price
1477395 21 $234.93 $175.35

Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price

1476479 Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story From AD380L Informational Text $17.99 $13.44
the Underground Railroad (1849)
1478276 O / 520L “ $3.99 $2.98
1476516 I Am Rosa Parks** M / 480L “ $3.99 $2.98
1477241 AD410L “ $7.99 $5.96
Martin Luther King Jr March Washington (E)
1476681 P / 410L “ $3.99 $2.98
1476339 Martin's Big Words: AD500L “ $16.99 $12.69
The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1477132 N / AD930L Informational Text $7.99 $5.96
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (Read Aloud)

Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up (1960)
By Sitting Down

A Picture Book of Jesse Owens

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Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
1476415 Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price
1477059
Lincoln: A Photobiography (E) V / 1110L “ $9.95 $7.42
1476873 “
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1476464 Her People to Freedom “
1477195
Norman Rockwell: Storyteller With a Brush 980L “ $22.99 $17.15
1476143 Poems
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Poems (Read Aloud)
1476910 The Story of Ruby Bridges (E) AD730L “ $6.99 $5.21
1476435 $14.95 $11.19
1477235 Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes (EA) /NP Stories
1476466 “
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1476250 Stories (Read Aloud)
1477275 Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems NP “ $6.99 $5.21
“ $13.95 $10.40
On the Bus With Rosa Parks: Poems 1030L “

(includes poetry suggested in the curriculum maps)

Freedom Summer (1964) AD460L $7.99 $5.96
$16.99 $12.69
The Other Side L / AD300L $7.99 $5.96
$16.99 $12.69
A Sweet Smell of Roses AD710L $16.99 $12.69
$5.99 $4.47
Dear Mr. Rosenwald 720L $7.25 $5.41

Finding Lincoln N / AD650L

Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins AD660L

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Theme: Hand-Me-Down Tales from Around the World

Essential Question: How are stories and poems alike? How are they different?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.2.2, RI.2.7, W.2.3, SL.2.3, SL.2.4

Item Number # of Items List Price Your Price
1477396 37 $409.78 $305.89

Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price

1476828 Bread, Bread, Bread 30L Informational Text $6.99 $5.21
1476830 Houses and Homes NP “ $6.99 $5.21
1478342 On the Go AD480L “ $6.99 $5.21
1476841 Shoes, Shoes, Shoes 100L “ $6.99 $5.21
1477124 Where in the World?** “ $9.95 $7.42
1476360 How I Learned Geography (EA) AD660L $16.95 $12.65
Informational Text
1477188 Hungry Planet: What the World Eats (Read Aloud) $24.99 $18.64
1477283 “ $18.95 $14.15
If the World Were a Village: (E) R / 840L “
1477203 A Book About the World's People
Poetry
1477101 Poetry for Young People: Robert Louis Stevenson NP $6.95 $5.19
(includes poems suggested in the curriculum maps) Poetry (Read Aloud)

Poetry for Young People: Robert Browning NP $14.95 $11.19

(includes poems suggested in the curriculum maps)

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1476776 Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price
1478242
1478283 Bone Soup** AD690L Stories $16.00 $11.94
1478281 “ $6.99 $5.21
1477088 Caps for Sale K / AD480L “ $8.00 $5.96
1478329 “ $7.00 $5.22
1476280 Cuckoo / Cucu “ $8.99 $6.72
1476793 “ $3.99 $2.98
1478295 Lazo a La Luna / Moon Rope “ $3.95 $2.95
1477107 “ $15.00 $11.19
Liang and the Magic Paintbrush M / AD480L “ $7.99 $5.96
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1477084 “
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1478277 “
1477291 The Wooden Sword: “
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1476269 “
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1476915 “ $7.95 $5.94
1476281 Bone Button Borscht M / 300L $7.95 $5.94
1477330 “ $17.99 $13.44
1478294 Nail Soup** “ $7.99 $5.96
1477275 “ $7.95 $5.94
Stone Soup J / 480L “ $16.99 $12.69
$16.99 $12.69
Stone Soup AD480L $4.99 $3.72
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Just So Stories (E)

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, P / AD720L
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Not One Damsel in Distress: $21.00 $15.66
World Folktales for Strong Girls

The Five Chinese Brothers 710L $5.99 $4.47
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The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale (EA) AD600L $14.95 $11.19
$17.99 $13.44
The Thirteen Clocks (E) NC790L $14.50 $5.41

The Village of Round and Square Houses AD850L

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Unit 6

Theme: Taking Care of Ourselves

Essential Question: Why should we support our opinions with reasons?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RL.2.4, RL.2.10, SL.2.5, RI.2.8, RI.2.10, W.2.1

Item Number # of Items List Price Your Price
1477397 40 $361.26 $269.50

Item Number Title Guided Reading Category from List Your
Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price

1476165 Good Enough to Eat: AD570L Informational Text $6.99 $5.21
A Kid's Guide to Food and Nutrition
1476647 The Nervous System R / 730L “ $6.95 $5.19
1478258 The Skeleton Inside You 600L “ $5.99 $4.47
1476167 What Happens to a Hamburger? 520L “ $5.99 $4.47
1477304 Your Digestive System** 630L “ $8.95 $6.68
1476847 Bones Informational Text $6.99 $5.21
(Read Aloud)
1477215 Break It Down: The Digestive System “ $8.99 $6.72
1476638 “ $6.95 $5.19
1478235 Eat Your Vegetables! Drink Your Milk! S “ $17.99 $13.44
1476846 “ $6.99 $5.21
1477261 Guts 980L “ $6.95 $5.19
1478311 “ $16.99 $12.69
1477038 Muscles: Our Muscular System T “ $8.95 $6.68
1476646 “ $6.95 $5.19
1478363 MyPlate and You** 700L “ $5.95 $4.45
1477042 ” $8.95 $6.68
Showdown at the Food Pyramid
1477305 “
1476147 The Astounding Nervous System R / NC770 Poems
1476414
1476406 The Digestive System R / 750L “
“
1477201 The Digestive System** L
Poems (Read Aloud)
1476090 The Mighty Muscular–Skeletal System: R / IG10L
How Do My Bones and Muscles Work? “
1477354
1478347 Your Nervous System Songs $8.95 $6.68
1478315 Stories $5.95 $4.45
1476683 Chicken Soup With Rice: A Book of Months (EA) M $7.99 $5.96
1478244 “ $22.99 $17.15
1476608 How My Parents Learned to Eat M / 450L “
“
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children NP “

(includes poems suggested in the curriculum maps)

Poetry for Young People: Lewis Carroll $6.95 $5.19
(includes poems suggested in the curriculum maps)

Where the Sidewalk Ends NP $18.99 $14.19

(includes poems suggested in the curriculum maps)

Dry Bones F $6.99 $5.21
$6.99 $5.21
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs M / AD730L $6.99 $5.21
$6.99 $5.21
Dim Sum for Everyone! $7.99 $5.96
$6.99 $5.21
Gregory, the Terrible Eater 490L

In the Night Kitchen (EA) AD330L

Tar Beach P / AD790L

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Level/Lexile Curriculum Map Price Price
1476928
1477243 Thunder Cake 630L “ $7.99 $5.96
1478359 “ $6.99 $5.21
1477164 Yoko AD350L Stories (Read Aloud) $7.99 $5.96
1477163 “ $6.95 $5.19
1476806 Chato's Kitchen M / 740L “ $6.95 $5.19
1477364 “ $6.99 $5.21
1476791 Everybody Bakes Bread M / AD670L “ $15.95 $11.89
1476737 “ $7.99 $5.96
1476422 Everybody Cooks Rice M / 690L “ $6.99 $5.21
1476921 “ $18.95 $14.15
1477275 How to Make An Apple Pie and See the World** AD590L “ $7.99 $5.96
$7.25 $5.41
My Mom Loves Me More Than Sushi

Strega Nona M / AD660L

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body P / AD520L

The Sweetest Fig AD530L

Too Many Tamales M / 670L

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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

The following standards offer a focus for instruction in Third Grade and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure to
a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts through
the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and retain or
further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature Reading Informational Texts

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

RL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate RI.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the
basis for the answers. basis for the answers.

RL.3.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths RI.3.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key
from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, details and explain how they support the main idea.
or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details
in the text. RI.3.3. Describe the relationship between a series of historical
events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical
RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time,
motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions sequence, and cause/effect.
contribute to the sequence of events.
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
RI.3.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and
RL.3.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a
they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral grade 3 topic or subject area.
language.
RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words,
RL.3.5. Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given
writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, topic efficiently.
scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds
on earlier sections. RI.3.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the
author of a text.
RL.3.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the
narrator or those of the characters. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS RI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps,
photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate
RL.3.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how
contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story key events occur).
(e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
RI.3.8. Describe the logical connection between particular
RL.3.8. (Not applicable to literature) sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/
effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
RL.3.9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots
of stories written by the same author about the same or similar RI.3.9. Compare and contrast the most important points and
characters (e.g., in books from a series): Range of Reading and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Level of Text Complexity
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
RL.3.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend
literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high RI.3.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend
end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently informational texts, including history/social studies, science,
and proficiently. and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text
complexity band independently and proficiently.

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Reading Foundational Skills RESEARCH TO BUILD AND PRESENT KNOWLEDGE THIRD GRADE

PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION W.3.7. Conduct short research projects that build
knowledge about a topic.
RF.3.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis
skills in decoding words: a. Identify and know the meaning of W.3.8. Recall information from experiences or gather
the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes; b. Decode information from print and digital sources; take brief notes
words with common Latin suffixes; c. Decode multisyllable on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
words; d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
W.3.9. (Begins in grade 4)
FLUENCY
RANGE OF WRITING
RF.3.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support
comprehension: a. Read grade-level text with purpose and W.3.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time
understanding; b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames
with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression; c. Use context (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-
to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
rereading as necessary.
Speaking and Listening
Writing
COMPREHENSION AND COLLABORATION
TEXT TYPES AND PURPOSES
SL.3.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
W.3.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with
a point of view with reasons: a. Introduce the topic or text diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on
they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly: a. Come to
organizational structure that lists reasons; b. Provide reasons discussions prepared, having read or studied required material;
that support the opinion; c. Use linking words and phrases explicitly draw on that preparation and other information
(e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion;
and reasons; d. Provide a concluding statement or section. b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the
floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking
W.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion);
a topic and convey ideas and information clearly: a. Introduce c. Ask questions to check understanding of information
a topic and group related information together; include presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the
illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension; b. Develop remarks of others; d.Explain their own ideas and understanding
the topic with facts, definitions, and details; c. Use linking in light of the discussion.
words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to
connect ideas within categories of information; d. Provide a SL.3.2. Determine the main ideas and supporting details of
concluding statement or section. a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
W.3.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive SL.3.3. Ask and answer questions about information from
details, and clear event sequences: a. Establish a situation a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an
event sequence that unfolds naturally; b. Use dialogue and PRESENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS
descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop
experiences and events or show the response of characters SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an
to situations; c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive
event order; d. Provide a sense of closure. details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WRITING SL.3.5. Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems
that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace;
W.3.4. With guidance and support from adults, produce add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance
writing in which the development and organization are certain facts or details.
appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations
for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.) SL.3.6. Speak in complete sentences when appropriate
to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or
W.3.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, clarification.
develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning,
revising, and editing. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

W.3.6. With guidance and support from adults, use
technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding
skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

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Unit 5

Theme: A Feast of Words on a Planet Called Earth – and Beyond

Essential Question: What makes a word of phrase the “right” word or phrase?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RI.3.7, RF.3.3, RF.3.3 (b), L.3.4, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, W.3.1

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Unit 6

Theme: Fantastic Adventures with Dragons, Gods, and Giants

Essential Question: Why is it important to know mythology?

Suggested Pacing: 6 weeks

Standards Addressed in Lesson: RI.3.10, RF.3.4, RF.3.4 (c), RL.3.2, RL.3.6, RL.3.10, SL.3.5

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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

English Language Arts & Literacy in History/
Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

The following standards offer a focus for instruction in Fourth Grade and help ensure that students gain adequate exposure
to a range of texts and tasks. Rigor is also infused through the requirement that students read increasingly complex texts
through the grades. Students advancing through the grades are expected to meet each year’s grade-specific standards and
retain or further develop skills and understandings mastered in preceding grades.

Reading Literature Reading Informational Texts

KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

RL.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining
what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from
the text. the text.

RL.4.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from RI.4.2. Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it
details in the text; summarize the text. is supported by key details; summarize the text.

RL.4.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in RI.4.3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a
a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened
(e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). and why, based on specific information in the text.

CRAFT AND STRUCTURE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE

RL.4.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they RI.4.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and
are used in a text, including those that allude to significant domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade
characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean). 4 topic or subject area.

RL.4.5. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and RI.4.5. Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology,
prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas,
(e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing
or speaking about a text. RI.4.6. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand
account of the same event or topic; describe the differences
RL.4.6. Compare and contrast the point of view from which in focus and the information provided.
different stories are narrated, including the difference between
first- and third-person narrations. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS RI.4.7. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines,
RL.4.7. Make connections between the text of a story or animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain
drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying how the information contributes to an understanding of the
where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions text in which it appears.
in the text.
RI.4.8. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to
RL.4.8. (Not applicable to literature) support particular points in a text.

RL.4.9. Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes RI.4.9. Integrate information from two texts on the
and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns same topic in order to write or speak about the subject
of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional knowledgeably.
literature from different cultures.
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
RANGE OF READING AND LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY
RI.4.10. By the end of year, read and comprehend
RL.4.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science,
literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the and technical texts, in the grades 4–5 text complexity band
grades 4–5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of
as needed at the high end of the range. the range.

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