1. “I Can” Learning Targets
Important Note: Slide 1 Cover slide Slide 2-9 (Skills to be covered throughout the year. All of these skills will not be addressed in one six wks.) Slide “I Can” Learning Targets for skill pages in text, 2nd Six Weeks
4th Grade Reading
2nd Six Weeks

2. “I Can” Literature, Part I
GLE 8.1
I can describe the meaning of…
“making an inference”
“compare”
“contrast”
“author’s purpose”
I can give my opinion about what I read.
I can use different pre-reading strategies (based on what I already know, study important words, and I can relate what I read to past and current events).
I can determine how a problem in a story is connected to its solution/conclusion.
I can understand what I have read.
I can learn new words by listening to literature, participating in discussions, and reading the books I choose.
I can understand that literature comes from different cultures.
I can identify author’s purpose. (to entertain, to inform, to persuade, and to share feelings)
I can identify and describe a characters actions, motives, and appearances.
I can find the problem and solution in a story and I can think of other possible solutions.
I can sequence the events of a story from beginning to end.
I can compare and contrast different versions of the same story that is set in different cultures.
I can make predictions about what I read.
I can make inferences and draw conclusions based on information I read.
GLE 8.2
I can read smoothly without stopping, pausing, or repeating words as I read from different kinds of texts like poetry, drama, current events, or novels.

3. “I Can” Literature, Part II
GLE 8.3
I can describe the meaning of…
“fable”
“genre”.
I can read different genres. (poetry, novels, short stories, plays, historical fiction, and nonfiction).
I can understand first person point of view.
I can identify different types of things to read (poems, plays, and novels).
I can understand the theme of a story.
I can identify different plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.
GLE 8.4
I can describe the meaning of…
“alliteration”
“metaphor”
“simile”
I can identify sound devices in poetry. (alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and onomatopoeia)
I can identify and understand figurative language. (imagery, simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole)

4. “I Can” Informational Text, Part I (ex
“I Can” Informational Text, Part I (ex. Expository Nonfiction, Articles, etc.)
I can make an inference.
I can identify author’s purpose.
I can make predictions.
I can draw conclusions.
I can find information that supports my opinions.
I can prepare to read by using a graphic organizer to organize information I already know.
I can get information by reading a chart, map, or timeline.
I can understand what I read.
I can understand different ways to get information (e.g. autobiographies, letters, diaries, Internet sites).
I can prepare to read by exploring important words
I can give my opinion, make inferences, and draw conclusions based on what I read.
I can name the main idea and supporting details from what I read.
I can relate things I know to things I read.
I can ask myself questions about a story before I read, while I am reading, and after I read. information.
I can identify the parts of a book including the glossary and table of contents.

5. “I Can” Informational Text, Part II (ex
“I Can” Informational Text, Part II (ex. Expository Nonfiction, Articles, etc.)
I can describe the meaning of…
“index”
“caption”
I can follow instructions with more than one step (a scavenger hunt or building a model).
I can use a chapter title, glossary, and index.
I can put instructions in sequential order.
I can understand the sequence of events that I have read.
I can use headings, key words, graphics, captions, and side bars.
I can use a title, title page, and table of contents.

6. “I Can” Communication (part 1)
I can describe the meaning of “audience”.
I can listen without interrupting.
I can be an active listener by making eye contact, facing the speaker, and using appropriate facial expressions.
I can ask the speaker questions about the speech.
I can answer questions about a speech.
I can give appropriate verbal responses.
I can retell what was said.
I can understand and follow multi-step directions like those used to play a game.
I can identify the main idea (including supporting details) of a speech.
I can identify the best summary of a speech.

7. “I Can” Communication (part 2)
I can describe the meaning of “audience”.
I know that each member of a team has a job.
I know and can use the correct voice level in different settings.
I understand and can use gestures.
I understand and can use facial expressions.
I can use the correct posture.
I can discuss in a group and work in a team by listening and not interrupting, taking turns, and remaining on task.
I can be polite when talking to someone.
I can read aloud with a group.
I can talk about something I’ve read.
I can memorize and retell a passage that the teacher has assigned or I have chosen myself.
I can stand up and tell a about something I have read or been assigned such as a book report, demonstration, or a science/social studies project.
I can act-out something I’ve read.
I can tell about myself and share my opinions.

8. “I Can” Media I can identify main idea in a picture.
I can understand the uses of media.
I can use media to view, read, and represent information researched.
I can describe the difference between media present and past.
I can use print, pictures and my understanding for writing and presenting.
I can use libraries and media centers to find needed resources.
I can use media to make my reports and oral presentations more interesting.
I can choose the correct media for finding information, writing a report, or making a presentation.
I can choose the best way to make a short oral presentation more interesting (e.g., still pictures, model, diorama, PowerPoint, recording).

9. “I Can” Logic and Reasoning in Reading
I can describe the meaning of…
“making inferences”
“prediction”
“drawing conclusions”
“analogy”
I can make predictions while reading, viewing or listening.
I can find the problem in a story.
I can find the solution to the problem in the story.
I can find more than one solution to the problem in a story.
I can use synonyms and antonyms to solve analogies.
I can make inferences to draw conclusions about something I read.
I can put events in order as they happen.

10. “I Can” Skills (Skill pgs. 162-164, 188-190, 212-214, 240-242, 268-270)
I can describe the meaning of “drawing conclusions”.
I can draw conclusions.
I can locate information to support opinions, predictions, and conclusions.
I can give my opinion, make inferences, and draw conclusions based on what I read.
I can make inferences to draw conclusions about something I read.
I can use sentence clues, dictionaries, and glossaries to help me determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
I can describe the meaning of…
Details
Facts
I can distinguish fact from opinion.
Cont’d

11. “I Can” Skills (Text pgs. 162-164, 188-190, 212-214, 240-242, 268-270)
I can use a dictionary, glossary, thesaurus, and other materials.
I can tell the difference between information available from different reference materials (i.e. dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and encyclopedia).
I can name the main idea and supporting details from what I read.
I can distinguish cause from effect.
I can identify an effect in something I have read and decide its cause.
I can ask myself questions about a story before I read, while I am reading, and after I read.
I can use clues in the sentence and the prefixes and suffixes added to root words to help me determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Cont’d

12. “I Can” Skills (Text pgs. 162-164, 188-190, 212-214, 240-242, 268-270)
I can distinguish cause from effect.
I can identify an effect in something I have read and decide its cause.