RL.4.2 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2
:"Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text."
These worksheets and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Storyboard Summary
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Storyboard Summary
With this storyboard, students will draw and write about events in a chronological order.
4th Grade
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Simple Storyboard
Worksheet
Simple Storyboard
This graphic organizer helps students quickly identify the main events in the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional text.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: A Script with Adverbs
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Vocabulary Cards: A Script with Adverbs
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.
4th Grade
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Glossary: A Script with Adverbs
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Glossary: A Script with Adverbs
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.
4th Grade
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Paraphrasing Practice
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Paraphrasing Practice
Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Figuring Out the Theme
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Figuring Out the Theme
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.
4th Grade
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Lesson Plans
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Lesson plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.
4th Grade
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Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Lesson plan
Sum It Up: Introduction to Writing Summaries
Students are often taught that written pieces should be long and detailed, but this isn't the case when it comes to summaries. This lesson gives students the chance to practice keeping summaries concise in a fun and engaging way.
4th Grade
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Close Reading: Reading Through Character Emotion
Lesson plan
Close Reading: Reading Through Character Emotion
Close reading isn’t about just ticking through words on a page; it’s about absorbing ideas and expanding on them. In this lesson, students will use this strategy to make interpretations about a character's emotions through their actions.
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Jazzy Bio Poems
Lesson plan
Jazzy Bio Poems
Integrate reading, writing, and social studies in this lesson about famous jazz musicians! This lesson would fit perfectly in a unit about biographies or Black History Month.
4th Grade
Lesson plan
Comparing Literature Themes
Lesson plan
Comparing Literature Themes
Your ELs will compare and contrast two similar stories while strengthening their grammar skills related to noun and pronoun agreement in this lesson. Use it as a stand-alone lesson or as a precursor to the lesson Venn Diagram Collage.
4th Grade
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Storyboard Superstars
Lesson plan
Storyboard Superstars
Help your students become super readers! In this lesson, your students will create storyboards to identify the beginning, middle, and end in fictional texts.
4th Grade
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Workbooks
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Games
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Exercises
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