Grade 4 English Language Arts
13 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Learning focus
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
Units
Unit 1
Word Builders
Using word parts to work out meanings: prefixes like re- and mis-, suffixes like -able and -ment, finding the base word, and (at the stretch level) roots such as port and tele.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · word parts, meanings and new vocabulary
Unit 2
Reading Detectives
Reading short original stories and articles, then finding the main idea and key details, making inferences from clues, working out word meanings and choosing the best summary.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · predicting, using strategies to understand, and recalling important information
Unit 3
Text Features
Using the parts of a nonfiction book to find information: reading a table of contents and index, knowing what glossaries, captions, labels and timelines are for, and choosing headings.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · the form and structure of texts, and text features
Unit 4
Figurative Language
Spotting similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia and alliteration (plus hyperbole at the stretch level), and explaining what figurative phrases really mean.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · descriptive language and varied, vivid writing
Unit 5
Point of View
Telling first-person stories (I, me, we) from third-person stories (he, she, they), finding pronoun clues, and noticing when dialogue uses “I” in a third-person story.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · how different perspectives in a text can influence an audience
Unit 6
Parts of Speech
Naming the job each word does in a sentence, with a focus on Grade 4's pronouns, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions. Easier levels stick to nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · using words and word meanings correctly in writing
Unit 7
Super Sentences
Joining sentences with and, but, or and so; spotting and fixing fragments and run-ons; and choosing verbs that agree with the subject and match the tense.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · varied and complex sentences with transitions
Unit 8
Sound-Alikes
Choosing between words that sound alike (there/their/they're, to/too/two, its/it's) and using context to tell which meaning of a word like “bark” or “bow” is meant.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · spelling patterns and homophones
Unit 9
Paragraph Power
Choosing topic and concluding sentences, finding the sentence that doesn't belong, using transition words, identifying cause and effect, and putting sentences in order.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · organizing writing into paragraphs
Unit 10
Listening & Talking Together
Practises listening for key ideas, taking turns, asking open-ended questions, giving reasons and using rich words and linking words in conversation.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · listening, taking turns, asking open-ended questions and sharing ideas in conversation
Unit 11
Big Words & Smooth Reading
Practises breaking long words into syllables and parts, spelling tricky words, and reading smoothly by noticing punctuation.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · decoding and spelling multisyllabic words, and reading fluently with punctuation
Unit 12
Revise & Polish
Practises adding sensory details, choosing stronger words, revising to make writing clearer, using feedback and presenting final work neatly with words and images.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · word choice and sensory details, revising, legible and digital writing, and final multimodal texts
Unit 13
My Learning Goals
Practises setting specific goals, choosing strategies, using feedback and tracking progress in listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · self-monitoring, criteria, feedback, goals and tracking progress
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