P.S./M.S. 108

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Grade 4

ELA

Module 1: Poems, Poetry and Becoming Writers

Module Summary: This gist of the module is to have students explore the meaning and inspiration behind poetry. Through mastering the skills of close reading to analyze various forms of poetry, students will explore the characteristics of poetry to understand how it differs from prose writing. In this unit, students will identify the themes of various poems while reflecting on how characters develop throughout a text. The ultimate goal of the module is to inspire students use these skills to become authors of their own poetry. 

Unit Tasks:  

• Students revise their poems to choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely and to choose punctuation for effect. They then complete a revisions form to show what they have revised and the rationale for the choice they have made. 

 

Module 2: Animal Defense Mechanisms

Module Summary: In this module students explore animal defense mechanisms. They build proficiency in writing an informative piece, examining the defense mechanisms of one specific animal about which they build expertise. Students also build proficiency in writing a narrative piece about this animal. Students read closely to practice drawing inferences as they begin their research and use a research notebook to make observations and synthesize information. 

Unit Tasks: 

• Students view and read new informational texts and answer selected response and short answer questions about them (mid-unit assessment). Students read a new informational text, answer selected response questions about it and summarize it (end of unit assessment).

 

Eureka Math

Module 3: Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division 

Students will... 

• solve multiplicative comparison word problems
• multiply by multiples of 10, 100, and 1,000
• multiply three- and four- digit numbers 
• solve multiplication and division word problems 
• understand and solve two-digit dividend division problems 
• explain remainders

Common Core Learning Standards:

4.MD.C.3 - Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor.

4.OA.A.1 - Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.

4.OA.A.2 - Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.

4.OA.A.3 - Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

4.OA.B.4 - Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite.

4.NBT.B.5 - Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

4.NBT.B.6 - Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.