ELAR 4.11 TEKS

Grade 4 Read/Write

Unit 1: Personal Narratives: My Story, My Voice

September 9, 2024

Read the following paragraphs. Then answer the questions.

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Bison had once nearly disappeared. “Restoring bison and fire to the tallgrass prairie has been hard,” says Hamilton. “It takes a huge effort to re-create a
natural system once it’s been changed by people. But this is also a great example of how we can work to be a part of [the way nature heals].”

Excerpt from “Let the Buffalo Roam” used with permission from HMH © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

The scientists worried that allowing the bison to roam
would lead to too much grazing. This might destroy the
prairie they were working so hard to save. But their plan has shown admirable results.

Excerpt from “Let the Buffalo Roam” used with permission from HMH © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

1. The word heals in the paragraph means -

A. harms itself
B. trusts itself
C. hides itself
D. repairs itself

2. In the paragraph, the suffix -able helps the

reader determine that the word admirable
means -

A. surprising
B. common
C. good
D. new

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LO: SWBAT develop drafts by

developing an engaging idea
with relevant details.

Ⓡ 4.11(B) develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by: (ii) develop drafts into a focused, structured,and coherent piece of

writing by developing an engaging idea with relevant details.

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What are two reasons why it's important for writers to clearly state the central idea in their writing?

A. It helps readers understand what the writing is
mostly about.

B. It makes the writing longer and more complicated.
C. It guides the writer in choosing relevant supporting

details.

D. It allows the writer to use more difficult vocabulary.

E. It ensures the writing has many characters and plot

twists.

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Why is it important for
writers to clearly state
the central idea in their

writing?

What is Central Idea?

What is the purpose of the

central idea statement in your

writing?

The purpose of the
central idea
statement in my
writing is…

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Sophia Sanchez-Maes developed an

interest in space exploration through

her curiosity and educational

pursuits.

Let’s Review!

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Why is it important for
writers to clearly state
the central idea in their

writing?

Sophia Sanchez-Maes developed an

interest in space exploration through her

curiosity and educational pursuits.

How can
writers
support

their central

idea?

Writers can support their central idea by…

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Which portion of
your planning will
help you develop
the details that

support the central

idea?

From Planning to
Drafting

The portion of my planning that will help me develop the details are…

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Read the text “Finding My Passion.” Based on the details in
the text, write a response to the following:

Explain how the narrator develops an interest for space
exploration throughout the text.

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses
specific evidence from the article to support your answer.

Remember to —

● clearly state your central idea
● organize your writing
● develop your ideas in detail
● use evidence from the selection in your response
● use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and

grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can —

● review the selection
● plan your response
● write your response
● revise and edit your response

Record your answer in the box provided.

From Planning to Drafting

Read the text “Finding My Passion.” Based on the details in
the text, write a response to the following:

Explain how the narrator develops an interest for space
exploration throughout the text.

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses
specific evidence from the article to support your answer.

Remember to —

● clearly state your central idea
● organize your writing
● develop your ideas in detail
● use evidence from the selection in your response
● use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and

grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can —

● review the selection
● plan your response
● write your response
● revise and edit your response

Record your answer in the box provided.

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“Informational Text” Anchor Chart from HMH – used with permission © Houghton

Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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Finding

My

Passion

Read

Stop

Jot!

Read the text

Stop and ask yourself:

●what is happening in the text?

●which details from the text
support the statements on
your map?

⭐

WRITE IT DOWN This is important!

Underline key words

or details

❓

I don’t understand

Readers are expected to…

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Which sentence from the text supports this
statement?

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Let’s
Write!

3 In first or second grade, a friend's father who
was an astronomer came to talk to our class for
career day. He was asking everyone questions,
and I didn't have a lot of answers at the time. I
didn't know a ton about astronomy at that
point. So instead I kept asking him questions
because I wanted to know more. I think that
showed something about my interest and my
passion for the subject. He gave me color
printouts of pictures of the universe from the
Hubble Space Telescope. My mom was so
happy that I was so happy that she framed
them very nicely and hung them above my bed,
and they've been there ever since.

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Why is it important for
writers to clearly state
the central idea in their

writing?

When Citing evidence from the text
writers use sentence starters…

According to the

text, .......

The text
states, “”

In paragraph
___ the author

states, “”

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Let’s
Write!

The text states, “So instead I

because I wanted to know more.”

kept asking him questions

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Why is it important for
writers to clearly state
the central idea in their

writing?

When Explaining evidence from the text
writers use sentence starters…

This shows…

This

explains…

This

demonstrates…

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Let’s
Write!

Why is this
evidence
important to the
central idea?

The text states, “So instead I

kept asking him questions

because I wanted to know more.”

This shows that Sophia was

curious about space exploration

at a youngage.

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Let’s
Write!

Development and Organization of Ideas

The body paragraph:

❏

consistently supports and develops the central idea

❏

uses evidence that is drawn from (at least one) text

(quoted or paraphrased)

❏

reflects understanding of the writing purpose

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Sarah read the text “Finding My Passion” and developed a draft of a body
paragraph for her essay. Read the following body paragraph written by Sarah
and look for the revisions and changes she needs to make. Then answer the
question that follows.

(1) In kindergarten, Sophia entered a contest called "My Space Trip Essay
Contest." (2) The text states, "I wrote a story about a trip around the solar
system to all the different planets with my aunt and my cousin.”

Which sentence could best follow and support sentence 2?

A. This shows that Sophia entered various types of contests starting at a young

age in her life.

B. This shows that Sophia comes from a family of experienced astronauts.

C. This shows that even as a little kid, Sophia was thinking about space and what

it would be like to explore it.

D. This shows that Sophia knew all the names of the planets in the solar system.

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Read the text “Finding My Passion.” Based on the details in
the text, write a response to the following:

Explain how the narrator develops an interest for space
exploration throughout the text.

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses
specific evidence from the article to support your answer.

Remember to —

● clearly state your central idea
● organize your writing
● develop your ideas in detail
● use evidence from the selection in your response
● use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and

grammar

Manage your time carefully so that you can —

● review the selection
● plan your response
● write your response
● revise and edit your response

Record your answer in the box provided.

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What should writers

remember to include in their body paragraph?

Closing

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Let’s
Write!

The text states, “So instead I kept
asking him questions because I
wanted to know more.” This shows
that Sophia was curious about space
exploration at a young age.

Sophia Sanchez-Maes developed an
interest in space exploration through
her curiosity and educational
pursuits.

The text states, “So coming into
college, I decided this is what I wanted
to do, and I'm majoring in
astrophysics.”This demonstrates
Sophia's strong desire to study space
exploration further.

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“Finding My Passion” Vocabulary

Image

Synonyms

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university

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“Finding My Passion” Vocabulary

Image

Synonyms

a large school, where
people both learn and do
research (noun)

My senior year of high
school, there was a
university career fair.

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college

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academy

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institute

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school

university