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Marking
Period 1
Fourth Grade Focus: Reading to be Informed
What do we need to know and be able to do?
What questions do we ask ourselves?
1. What strategies do good readers use to understand
informational text?
2. How will knowing my purpose for reading the text
help me decide what is important as I read?
3. What are the text features I can use to help me
locate facts and information quickly?
What words do we need to know to master the
objectives?
 Print features : bold print, heading, label
 Graphic aids : charts, timelines, diagrams
 Organizational Aids : table of contents,
glossaries, index
 Illustrations : photos, labeled drawings
What resources will we use?*
Graphic organizers
Highlighters
Various non-fiction texts
Sticky notes
1. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to
support particular point in a text
2. Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it
is supported by key details; summarize the text
3. Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand
account of the same event or topic; describe the
differences in focus and the information provided
4. Interpret information presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time
lines, animations, or interactive elements on web
sites) and explain how the information contributes to
an understanding of the text in which it appears
How will we master the objectives?
1. Survey and preview the text by examining features
such as the title, illustrations, photographs, charts an
digraphs
2. Set a purpose for reading the text
3. Use strategies to make meaning from text
4. Reread the difficult parts slowly and carefully
5. Use a graphic organizer or note-taking technique to
record important ideas or information
6. Use strategies to demonstrate understanding of the
text