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Grade 4 Read/Write

Unit 3: American Revolution: The Road to
Independence

November 14, 2024

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Do Now

1. The bad news is that more than half the weight of
certain sticks of gum is sugar. This can harm your
teeth. But the good news is that chewing gum can
help wash sugar and small bits of food into your
stomach. So chewing sugarless gum after a snack can
be helpful. And some scientists claim that, besides
helping you feel more calm and mellow, chewing
gum can help you feel more awake.

Excerpt from “Alicia’s Butterfly” used with permission from HMH © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

In the paragraph, the suffix -less helps the reader
understand the word sugarless means —

A. without flavor
B. no sugar
C. less sugar
D. more sugar

2. Her mother chose a simple butterfly pattern for
Alicia. First, she had Alicia use scissors to cut the
pieces out of the thick paper they were printed on.
Next, Alicia chose a piece of glass she liked and used
a marker to copy the pattern pieces onto its surface.
After the pieces were marked, Alicia and her mother
put on their safety glasses for the next step.

Excerpt from “Alicia’s Butterfly” used with permission from HMH © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Read the dictionary entry for the word pattern.

Which definition most closely fits the way the word
pattern is used in the text?

A. Definition 1
B. Definition 2
C. Definition 3
D. Definition 4

pattern /ˈpadərn/ noun

1. a repeated arrangement or sequence
2. a repeated decorative design
3. a guide; model
4. the typical activities of a group or person

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LO:

SWBAT make connections to ideas in other texts.

DOL: Given a text, students will correctly make

connections to ideas in other texts in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Unit 3: American Revolution: The Road to Independence

Ⓡ ELA 4.6E make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society

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republic

(noun)

a nation in which those
who make the laws and
run the government are

elected by the people

pamphlet

(noun)

elected

(verb)

to choose by means of

voting

Content Vocabulary

a thin book that has a
paper cover, written to

give information on

some topic

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What was the main reason colonists were

unhappy with British rule? I Do

Colonists were unhappy with British rule
because..

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Text-to-Text Connections We Do

“A Little Common

Sense ”
Similarities

“The Declaration
of Independence”

Difference

Difference

Common Sense was a
persuasive pamphlet meant
to convince people

The Declaration was
written by Jefferson and
revised by a committee

The Declaration was an
official government
document

Both discuss influential
figures in American
independence

You Do BOTH selections convey the idea that
independence was ______________________.

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achieved through military action alone

opposed by most colonists

supported by written documents

declared without any planning

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A.
Paine's work was ignored by colonists, while Jefferson’s work was widely read.

B. Paine wrote his work quickly, while Jefferson spent many years on the Declaration.

C. Paine worked alone on his writing, while Jefferson's work was revised by others.

D. Paine supported the king, while Jefferson opposed British rule.

E. Paine wrote to convince common people, while Jefferson wrote an official
government document.

How does Thomas Paine in “A Little Common Sense” DIFFER
from Thomas Jefferson in “The Declaration of Independence”?
Select TWO correct answers. We Do

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A. Both writings were stored in

Philadelphia's library.

B.Both writings challenged the

British system of ruling.

C. Both writings were created by

newspaper editors.

D. Both writings were completed in

August of 1776.

You Do Which
sentence best

describes a

SIMILARITY between

the texts “A Little

Common Sense” and
“The Declaration of

Independence"?

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Closing

How do readers make

text to text
connections?

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DOL: Given a text,
students will
correctly make
connections to
ideas in other texts
in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Demonstration of Learning