4th Grade B.10

4th Grade B.10

Refer to multiple details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text

Open Ended

Ms. West woke up late this morning. She spilled coffee on her shirt when she had breakfast. Then she went out to her car and it wouldn't start! She was late for work and and ran into her classroom right before her students arrived.

What could you infer about how Ms. West feels this morning? Include a piece of evidence!

Answer + Evidence + Explanation

Let's try with short texts first! Watch me!

• This is an excerpt about life on the Oregon Trail

• Question: Is this a firsthand or second hand account? Include Answer + Evidence

• Answer: This is a firsthand account. For example, the author uses words like "I" and "We." The author also describes her life with her family, using words like "ourselves."

Open Ended

Read the excerpt again: Eliza looks sick still but she says she feels like helping me prepare dinner. Oh dear, I think it will be a hard time still. On Saturday, the 15th, we traveled in both prairie and forest. We got lost. We took the wrong road and were lost in the prairie grass for a long time. Sometimes the grass comes up as high as the horses' backs. When night came we cut some of the grass. Then we pitched our tents. We tried to make ourselves as comfortable as possible, even though there were many mosquitos.

How does the author feel about life on the prairie? Use text evidence.

Let's practice answering questions with a longer text!

Upcoming question: which word best describes these settlers?

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes these settlers?

• Angry

• Excited

• Determined

• Bored

Multiple Choice

What piece of evidence best supports that they are determined?

• "When settlers came, they traded goods with the Potawatomi to get food and animal skins."

• "I have dragged one foot after the other so long and hope for the best."

• "The prairies look fine."

• "While they found the land difficult to plant in because of the thick root system, trees were not in the way—the area was mostly an open grassland."

Upcoming Question: Why did the Potawatomi have to leave this area?

Multiple Choice

Why did the Potawatomi have to leave this area?

• They sold their land

• The settlers wanted their land

• They wanted to move west

• They fought with the settlers

Upcoming question: Why would someone want to farm on this land?

Multiple Choice

Why would a settler want to farm here?

• Good transportation

• Open land

• Trading posts

• Prairie plants

Multiple Choice

After the tornado passed in the beginning, why did they walk around the house?

• They wanted to see if there was any damage

• They wanted to rest after being in the safe room

• They checked to see if the tornado was gone

• They looked for the other family members in the house

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the best evidence for the previous answer, that they checked to see the damage in the house?

• "As they walked around the house, they found that the tornado had only damaged one spot"

• "She could smell the freshly cut green grass"

• "She was afraid to leave the house unless the sky was bright with no rain in sight"

Your next question will be, how does Evy feel about weather? Use text evidence to support your answer.

Open Ended

How does Evy feel about bad weather? Use text evidence to support your answer.