Grade 4 Learning Objectives for “It Takes a Village”

2.1 Use Strategies and Cues

Use prior knowledge

• Use ideas and concepts, developed through personal interests, experiences and discussion, to understand new ideas and information
• Explain how the organizational structure of oral, print and other media texts can assist in constructing and confirming meaning

Use comprehension strategies

• Comprehend new ideas and information by responding personally and discussing ideas with others
• Monitor understanding by confirming or revising inferences and predictions based on information in text

Use textual cues

• Distinguish differences in the structural elements of texts, such as letters and storybooks, to access and comprehend ideas and information

Use phonics and structural analysis

• Identify and know the meaning of some frequently used prefixes and suffixes
• Apply knowledge of root words, compound words, syllabication, contractions and complex word families to read unfamiliar words in context
• Integrate knowledge of phonics and sight vocabulary with knowledge of language and context clues to read unfamiliar words in context

2.2 Respond to Texts

Experience various texts

• Experience oral, print and other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres, such as personal narratives, plays, novels, video programs, adventure stories, folk tales, informational texts, mysteries, poetry and CDROM programs
• Discuss a variety of oral, print or other media texts by the same author, illustrator, storyteller or filmmaker
• Retell events of stories in another form or medium
• Make general evaluative statements about oral, print and other media texts

Construct meaning from texts

• Connect the thoughts and actions of characters portrayed in oral, print and other media texts to personal and classroom experiences
• Identify the main events in oral, print and other media texts; explain their causes, and describe how they influence subsequent events
• Compare similar oral, print and other media texts and express preferences, using evidence from personal experiences and the texts
• Develop own opinions based on ideas encountered in oral, print and other media texts

Appreciate the artistry of texts

• Explain how language and visuals work together to communicate meaning and enhance effect

2.3 Understand Forms, Elements and Techniques

Understand forms and genres

• Describe and compare the main characteristics of a variety of oral, print and other media texts

Understand techniques and elements

• Identify and explain connections among events, setting and main characters in oral, print and other media texts

3.2 Select and Process

Access information

• Identify information sources that inform, persuade or entertain, and use such sources appropriately

Evaluate sources

• Recall important points, and make and revise predictions regarding upcoming information

3.3 Organize, Record and Evaluate

Organize information

• Organize ideas and information, using appropriate categories, chronological order, cause and effect, or posing and answering questions

• Organize oral, print and other media texts into sections that relate to and develop the topic

Record information

• Paraphrase information from oral, print and other media sources

Evaluate information

• Examine gathered information to identify if more information is required; review new understanding

4.3 Present and Share

Demonstrate attentive listening and viewing

• Connect own ideas, opinions and experiences to those communicated in oral and visual presentations
• Give constructive feedback, ask relevant questions, and express related opinions in response to oral and visual presentations

5.1 Respect Others and Strengthen Community

Appreciate diversity

• Describe similarities and differences between personal experiences and the experiences of people or characters from various cultures portrayed in oral, print and other media texts

Relate texts to culture

• Identify and discuss main characters, plots, settings and illustrations in oral, print and other media texts from diverse cultures and communities

L–4.5

• Relate personal interests to various occupations 

L–4.6

• Recognize that personal roles will change over time and circumstances