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
Vocabulary Cards: Figuring Out the Theme
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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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Making Connections with Texts Concept Web
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Making Connections with Texts Concept Web
Use this handy concept web to teach your students about ways to interact with text, including text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections that can help deepen their understanding of what they read.
4th Grade
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Summarizing with Sequence Words
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Summarizing with Sequence Words
In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.
4th Grade
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Summarizing with Sequence Words
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Glossary: Summarizing with Sequence Words
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Summarizing with Sequence Words
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Summarizing with Sequence Words
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.
4th Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Close Reading Through Word Choice
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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
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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.
4th Grade
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Jazzy Bio Poems
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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
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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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