Dear Parents,
The ELA Final Exam for fourth grade will include questions on work covered for the entire year which is divided into FOUR different modules. Each section will include questions on vocabulary, grammar skills, phonics, and some short responses based on readings. Each class will also be required to write ONE complete essay of three paragraphs with an introduction and conclusion and some transition words. All students should review thorougly ALL past ELA quizzes/tests that will be returned to them on Thursday! All students can also refer to their ELA notebooks,Grammar Workshop, and Phonics books. Below is a detailed study guide for fourth grade:
FOURTH GRADE
Module 1A: Oral Tradition, Building Community
Vocabulary: constitution, wampum, democracy, quilt, bound, anxious, admitted
Grammar: multiple meaning words (light, roll)
fragment, run- on, or complete sentence GWpp 32-33
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences GW pp 8-9
Phonics: blend (cl) / digraph (ch)
Text question based on symbols of The Keeping Quilt
Module 2B: Animal Defense Mechanisms
Vocabulary: predator, prey, venemous, adaptation, camouflage, invertebrate,nocturnal
Grammar: homonyms: there/their/they're
prepositional phrases GW pp. 152, 154
progressive verb forms GW pp. 92-93
Phonics: spelling rules for adding suffixes
Text question based on a pufferfish's defense mechanisms
Module 3B: Perspectives on the American Revolution
Vocabulary: prose, poetry, drama (AND ELEMENTS OF EACH), act, scene, establish, absolute, point of view, first or third person
Grammar: multiple meaning words (object, right)
relative adverbs / relative pronouns GW p.180
use of punctuation in sentences with dialogue GW p. 220
Phonics: prefixes meaning not : un-, dis-, in-., im- and suffixes meaning like: -en, -ish, -y
Text question based on Divided Loyalties play
Module 4: The Suffrage Movement
Vocabulary: elaborate, reconvene, involuntary, unsuited, reassured, accomplished, ratify
Grammar: simple/complex/compond sentences GW pp. 24,28
choosing plural or possessive form based on context (see quizzes 5/13)
correct use of capitalization (see quizzes)
Phonics: number of syllables in a word
possessives: singular or plural (boy's, boys') GW p. 52
Text question based on The Hope Chest
**** BE SURE TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROSE, DRAMA, AND POETRY AND STUDY THE ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WTH EACH GENRE ON: http://mhschool.com/lead_21/grade4/ccslh_g4_rl_1_2c.html
