Columbus City Schools, 2015 K-5 Reading Department Fourth Grade I Can Statements Checklist RL 4.1 I can refer to specific examples of a text and use that information to make an inference. RL 4.2 I can determine the theme in a story and use that information to summarize it. RL 4.2 I can determine the theme in a poem and use that information to summarize it. RL 4.2 I can determine the theme in a drama and use that information to summarize it. I can describe characters in depth by using details in a story like their thoughts, words, or actions. I can describe the setting in depth by using details in a story. I can describe the events in depth by using details in a story. I can describe characters in depth by using details in a drama like their thoughts, words, or actions. I can describe the setting in depth by using details in a drama.
I can describe the events in depth by using details in a drama. RL 4.4 I can determine the meaning of words used in a text. RL 4.4 I can determine the meaning of phrases used in a text. RL 4.4 I can determine the meaning of words and phrases used in mythology. I can explain the difference between a poem, drama, or prose. I can refer to the structural elements of a poem such as verse, rhythm, and meter when responding to a text.. I can refer to the structural elements of a prose such as paragraph and sentence when responding to a text. I can refer to the structural elements of a drama such as casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, and stage directions when responding to a text. RL 4.6 I can compare and contrast points of view including first and third person point of view. RL 4.7 I can compare a story to a visual or oral presentation of a text. RL 4.7 I can compare a drama to a visual or oral presentation of a text.
RL 4.7 RL 4.9 RL 4.9 RL 4.9 I can identify how each version of a story reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text. I can compare and contrast similar themes in a story, myth, or literature from different cultures. I can compare and contrast similar topics in a story, myth, or literature from different cultures. I can compare and contrast similar patterns of events in a story, myth, or literature from different cultures. RL 4.10 I can read fourth grade fictional texts.
Columbus City Schools, 2015 K-5 Reading Department Fourth Grade I Can Statements Checklist RI 4.1 I can refer to specific examples of a text and use that information to make an inference. RI 4.2 I can identify the main idea of a text and key details that support it. RI 4.2 I can describe how key details support the main idea. RI 4.2 RI 4.3 RI 4.3 RI 4.3 I can summarize a text. I can make a connection between events that happened in the past and determine why they occurred, based upon the evidence in a text. I can make a connection between scientific ideas or concepts and determine why they occurred, based upon the evidence in a text. I can make a connection between procedures or steps on how to do something and determine why they occurred, based upon the evidence in a text. RI 4.4 I can determine the meaning of domain-specific words in a text. RI 4.4 I can determine the meaning of academic words in a text.
RI 4.4 I can determine the meaning of domain-specific phrases in a text. RI 4.4 I can determine the meaning of academic phrases in a text. I can describe the structure of texts written in chronological order. I can describe the structure of texts written in a compare and contrast structure. I can describe the structure of texts written in a cause and effect structure. I can describe the structure of texts written in a problem and solution structure. RI 4.6 I can compare and contrast between a firsthand and secondhand account of an event. RI 4.6 RI 4.7 I can describe the difference in the focus and accounts in the event. I can interpret information presented visually in a diagram, timeline, animation, chart, or graph. RI 4.7 RI 4.7 I can interpret information presented orally. I can explain how a visual representation contributes to understanding a concept or part of a text.
RI 4.7 I can explain how an oral representation contributes to understanding a concept or part of a story. RI 4.8 I can explain how an author uses reasons or evidence to support a claim or point. RI 4.9 RI 4.10 I can integrate information from two texts on the same topic. I can understand and use fourth grade non-fiction texts in social studies, science, and technology to gather information.