EngageNY
Grade 4, Module 4
Module Focus: Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others
Module Title: Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement
and the Importance of Voting
Correlations done using the Engage NY Common Core Curriculum.
EngageNY
Grade 4, Module 4
Unit
Number
Mid-Unit 1
End of Unit 1
Mid-Unit 2
Focus of Part
of Unit
Focus: Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others
Title: Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement and the Importance of Voting
CCSS Standard
Answering
RI 4.2 - Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported
Questions and
by key details; summarize the text.
Summarizing a Text
about Frederick
Douglass
Comparing
Firsthand and
Secondhand
Accounts of
Inauguration Day
On-Demand
Reading of New
Chapter of The
Hope Chest
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
Resource Link
Leveled Book
The Bill of Rights, U
Leveled Book - Multilevel
Fredrick Douglass: Forever
Free, V
Leveled Book
Ella Fitzgerald, Z
RI 4.4 - Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific
words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
Leveled Book
Women and the Vote, V
Leveled Book
Elizabeth Blackwell:
America’s First Woman
Doctor, T
RI 4.2 - Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported
by key details; summarize the text.
Leveled Book
Abraham Lincoln, Z
Leveled Book
The Bill of Rights, U
Close Reading Pack (Grade 5) How Does a Poet Create
Images that Support the
Theme of a Poem?
Leveled Book
Protests and Uprisings, Y
RL 4.1 - Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the
text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Leveled Book
Don’t Wake the Mummy, U
RL 4.2 - Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the
text; summarize the text.
Leveled Book
Rosalind Franklin’s Beautiful
Twist, X
RL 4.3 - Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama,
drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words,
or actions).
Leveled Book
Samson: A Horse Story, U
Comprehension Skill Packs
(Grade 4)
Comprehension Skill Pack
Lessons
2
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EngageNY
Grade 4, Module 4
Unit
Number
Mid-Unit 2
(cont.)
Focus of Part
of Unit
On-Demand
Reading of New
Chapter of The
Hope Chest (cont.)
Focus: Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others
Title: Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement and the Importance of Voting
CCSS Standard
L 4.4 - Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning
words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly
from a range of strategies.
L 4.5 - Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word
relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
End of Unit 2
RL 4.2 - Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported
On-Demand
by key details; summarize the text.
Writing: How do
Leaders Impact
the Actions of
Others? Reading
and Answering
Questions about
Characters and
Theme (Part I);
Writing an Essay
Analyzing How a
Character’s Actions
Contribute to the
Theme of The Hope
Chest (Part II)
3
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
Resource Link
Leveled Book
The Last Great Race, V
Leveled Book
Meeting Mrs. Pierce, X
Leveled Book - Multilevel
Frederick Douglass: Forever
Free, S
Leveled Book
Natural Wonders of the World
Poetry Books
Making Changes : Poems
About Great African
Americans, T
Leveled Book
Dust Bowl Disaster, X
Leveled Book
Clara Barton: The Angel on
the Battlefield, V
Leveled Book
Wildflower Children
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EngageNY
Grade 4, Module 4
Unit
Number
Focus of Part
of Unit
End of Unit 2
(cont.)
On-Demand
Writing: How do
Leaders Impact
the Actions of
Others? Reading
and Answering
Questions about
Characters and
Theme (Part I);
Writing an Essay
Analyzing How a
Character’s Actions
Contribute to the
Theme of The Hope
Chest (Part II)
(cont.)
Focus: Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others
Title: Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement and the Importance of Voting
CCSS Standard
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
Resource Link
RL 4.3 - Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical,
scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on
specific information in the text.
Leveled Book
Meeting Mrs. Pierce, X
RL 4.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used
in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in
mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Leveled Book
Running for Freedom, T
Leveled Book
Sally’s Secret Ambition, T
RL 4.6 - Compare and contrast the point of view from which different
stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and thirdperson narrations.
Close Reading Pack (Grade 4) How Does Point of View
Affect How a Story is Told?
Leveled Book
Saved by the Stars, X
W 4.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey
ideas and information clearly.
Leveled Book - Multilevel
(Guided Reading lesson Writing Connection)
Fredrick Douglass: Forever
Free, S
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Harriet Tubman and the
Underground Railroad, S
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Elizabeth Blackwell:
America’s First Woman
Doctor, T
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Cathy Freeman, T
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Women and the Vote, V
W 4.9a - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support
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analysis, reflection, and research. Apply grade 4 reading standards to
literature (e.g., “Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or
drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., a character’s thoughts,
words, or actions]”).
4
Samson: A Horse Story, U
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EngageNY
Grade 4, Module 4
Unit
Number
Mid-Unit 3
End of Unit 3
Focus of Part
of Unit
Reading and
Comparing New
Informational Texts
about Voting
Public Service
Announcement
about Importance
of Voting:
Assessment of First
Draft Writing and
Presentation
Focus: Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others
Title: Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement and the Importance of Voting
CCSS Standard
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
RI 4.5 - Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/ Leveled Book
effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text
Leveled Book
or part of a text.
Resource Link
Women and the Vote, V
Dust Bowl Disaster, X
Leveled Book
The Great Hunger, Y
RI 4.8 - Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support
particular points in a text.
Leveled Book
Jazz Greats, V
RI 4.9 - Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to
write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
Leveled Book
Women and the Vote, V
Leveled Book
Meeting Mrs. Pierce, X
W 4.1 - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view
with reasons and information.
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
More Valuable Than Gold, U
W 4.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and
organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Sacagawea, Y
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Historic Peacemakers, Z
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Malala the Brave, X
Leveled Book (Guided
Reading lesson - Writing
Connection)
Pocahontas at Jamestown, Y
SL 4.3 - Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support
particular points
5
Close Reading Pack (Grade 4) What are the Rights and
Responsibilities of Being a
Citizen?
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EngageNY
Grade 4, Module 4
Unit
Number
End of Unit 3
(cont.)
Focus of Part
of Unit
Public Service
Announcement
about Importance
of Voting:
Assessment of First
Draft Writing and
Presentation (cont.)
Focus: Gathering Evidence and Speaking to Others
Title: Susan B. Anthony, the Suffrage Movement and the Importance of Voting
CCSS Standard
Reading A–Z
Resource Type
Resource Link
SL 4.4 - Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an Literature Circle Journal
organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details
to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Harriet Tubman and the
Underground Railroad, S
SL 4.6 - Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g.,
presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate
(e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task
and situation
Leveled Book
Fabulous Faberge Eggs, U
L 4.1c - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g.,
can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
Leveled Book
Pocahontas at Jamestown, Y
L 4.1f - Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
Leveled Book - Multilevel
grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Produce complete
sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons. Leveled Book - Multilevel
Two Kettles, V
L 4.3 - Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing,
speaking, reading, or listening.
Poetry Writing Lessons
Free Verse
Leveled Book
Page’s School Report, U
Leveled Book
Fabulous Faberge Eggs, U
6
Gems: Treasures of the Earth,
V
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