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Grade 4 Unit 1 Literature Selection Genre Phonics and Decoding Structural Analysis and Skills Miss Tan s Hints Introduce /a/ a, /e/ e, /i/ i, /o/ o, /u/ u and Final Consonant Blends Skill: Make Inferences Word Origins Dot s Lesson Introduce Initial Review /a/ a, /e/ e, /i/ i, /o/ o, /u/ u and Final Consonant Blends Introduce Compound Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Thesaurus: Synonyms Subjects and Predicates Phil Plans a Trip Nonfiction Introduce Digraphs /f/ ph, /sh/ sh, /th/ th, /hw/ wh Review Initial and /a/ a, /e/ e, /i/ i, /o/ o, /u/ u and Final Introduce Prefix un- Review Compound Text Structure Skill: Compare and Contrast Thesaurus: Antonyms Compound Kate in Space Introduce /ā/ a_e, /ē/ e_e, /ī/ i_e Skill: Character Using a Dictionary Complex Review Digraphs /f/ ph, /sh/ sh, /th/ th, /hw/ wh and Initial Review Prefix un- At Home with Whales Introduce /ō/ o_e, /ū/ u_e Review /ā/ a_e, /ē/ e_e, /ī/ i_e and Digraphs /f/ ph, /sh/ sh, /th/ th, /hw/ wh Introduce Closed Skill: Sequence Connotation and Denotation Run-on Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Reading Triumphs 2011 Page 1 of 6

Grade 4 Unit 2 Literature Selection Genre Phonics and Decoding Structural Analysis and Skills Gail at the Game Introduce /ā/ a, ai, ay Review /ō/ o_e, /ū/ u_e and /ā/ a_e, /ē/ e_e, /ī/ i_e Introduce Suffix -er Review Closed Purpose Word Parts: Prefixes and Suffixes Common and Proper Nouns A Year in My Life Introduce /ē/ e, ee, ea, y Review /ā/ a, ai, ay and /ō/ o_e, /ū/ u_e Introduce Contractions Review Suffix -er Purpose Description Singular and Plural Nouns Up in the Sky Nonfiction Introduce /ī/ i, y, igh Review /ē/ e, ee, ea, y and /ā/ a, ai, ay Review Contractions Skill: Main Idea and Details Idioms Irregular Plural Nouns Edison Shows the Way Nonfiction Introduce /ō/ o, oa, ow Review /ī/ i, y, igh and /ē/ e, ee, ea, y Introduce Open and Closed Text Structure Skill: Cause and Effect Paragraph Clues Possessive Nouns The Snake Watcher Introduce Digraph /ch/ ch, tch Review /ō/ o, oa, ow and /ī/ i, y, igh Introduce Suffix -less Review Open and Closed Skill: Sequence Homophones Plurals and Possessives Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Reading Triumphs 2011 Page 2 of 6

Grade 4 Unit 3 Literature Selection Genre Phonics and Decoding Structural Analysis and Skills Spring and the Beanstalk Introduce Triple Consonant Blends /spr/ spr, /skr/ scr, /str/ str, /spl/ spl Introduce Suffix -ly Review Suffix -less Skill: Make Inferences Word Parts: Base Action Verbs Review Digraph /ch/ ch, tch and /ō/ o, oa, ow César Chávez: Righting a Wrong Hard-Working Kids Nonfiction Introduce Silent Consonants /n/ kn, gn, /r/ wr, /m/ mb, /t/ bt Review Triple Consonant Blends /spr/ spr, /skr/ scr, /str/ str, /spl/ spl and Digraphs /ch/ ch, tch Nonfiction Introduce r-controlled Vowel /är/ ar Review Silent Consonants /n/ kn, gn, /r/ wr, /m/ mb, /t/ bt and Triple Consonant Blends /spr/ spr, /skr/ scr, /str/ str, /spl/ spl A Nation Is Born Introduce r-controlled Vowel /ôr/ or, ore Review r-controlled Vowel /är/ ar and Silent Consonants /n/ kn, gn, /r/ wr, /m/ mb, /t/ bt A New Language Introduce r-controlled Vowel /ûr/ er, ir Review r-controlled Vowels /ôr/ or, ore and /är/ ar Introduce Unaccented Syllable /әl/le, al Review Suffix -ly Introduce Comparative Suffixes -er, -est Review Unaccented Syllable /әl/le, al Introduce Prefix dis- Review Comparative Suffixes -er, - est Introduce r-controlled Vowel Review Prefix dis- Skill: Draw Conclusions Skill: Fact and Opinion Skill: Theme Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Word Parts: Prefixes Word Parts: Latin Prefixes Analogies: Synonyms and Antonyms Examples and Definitions Verb Tenses Main and Helping Verbs Linking Verbs Irregular Verbs Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Reading Triumphs 2011 Page 3 of 6

Grade 4 Unit 4 Literature Genre Phonics and Decoding Structural Analysis Selection and Skills Uncle Bob and Nurse Murphy Introduce r-controlled Vowel /ûr/ er, ir, ur Review r-controlled Vowels /ûr/ er, ir and /ôr/ or, ore Introduce Suffix -ful Review r-controlled Vowel Skill: Theme Paragraph Clues Pronouns and Antecedents Storm Chasers Nonfiction Introduce Variant Vowel oo Review r-controlled Vowel /ûr/ ur, er, ir Introduce Unaccented Review Suffix -ful Skill: Description Word Parts: Greek and Latin Roots Types of Pronouns Oil: From Fuels to Tools Nonfiction Introduce Variant Vowel /ü/ oo Review Variant Vowel oo and r-controlled Vowel /ûr/ ur Introduce Prefix re- Review Unaccented Purpose Definitions Pronoun-Verb Agreement Humpback Whales Nonfiction Introduce Diphthong /oi/ oi, oy Review Variant Vowels /ü/ oo and oo Introduce Contractions Review Prefix re- Skill: Draw Conclusions Analogies: Synonyms and Antonyms Possessive Pronouns The Rise and Fall of Tides Nonfiction Introduce Variant Vowel /ô/ au, aw; /ôl/ al, all, awl Review Diphthong /oi/ oi, oy and Variant Vowel /ü/ oo Introduce Prefix pre- Review Contractions Perspective Word Parts: Suffixes Pronouns and Homophones Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Reading Triumphs 2011 Page 4 of 6

Grade 4 Unit 5 Literature Selection Genre Phonics and Decoding Structural Analysis and Skills In the Hot Sand Nonfiction Introduce Triple and Final Review Variant Vowel /ô/ au, aw and /ôl/ al, all, awl and Diphthong /oi/ oi, oy Introduce Suffixes and Prefixes re-, -ful, pre-, - ly Review Prefix pre- Skill: Main Idea and Details Surrounding Adjectives Miss Brown s Class Helps Out Play Introduce Diphthong /ou/ ow, ou Review Triple and Final and Variant Vowel /ô/ au, aw and /ôl/ al, all, awl Introduce Compound Review Suffixes and Prefixes re-, -ful, pre-, - ly Skill: Problem and Solution Thesaurus: Synonyms Articles The Edge of the World! Nonfiction Introduce Soft Consonants /s/ c, /j/ g Review Diphthong /ou/ ow, ou and Triple and Final Introduce Unaccented Review Compound Skill: Main Idea and Details Word Parts: Latin Roots Adjectives That Compare A Challenge for Chen Introduce Final /əl/ el, le Review Soft Consonants /s/ c, /j/ g and Diphthong /ou/ ow, ou Introduce Suffixes -able, -ible Review Unaccented Skill: Compare and Contrast Multiple-Meaning Comparing with More and Most Wild Horses of the West Nonfiction Introduce Final /ər/ er, ar, or Review Final /əl/ el, le and Soft Consonants /s/ c, /j/ g Introduce Suffixes -er, - ar, -or Review Suffixes -able, - ible Text Structure Skill: Sequence Homographs Comparing with Good and Bad Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Reading Triumphs 2011 Page 5 of 6

Grade 4 Unit 6 Literature Selection Genre Phonics and Decoding Structural Analysis and Skills Fright in the Forest Review and Contrast /ā/ a, ai, ay, a_e, /a/ a Review Final /ər/ er, ar, or and Final /əl/ el, le Introduce Suffixes -ture, -ure Review Suffixes -er, -ar, -or Skill: Problem and Solution Unfamiliar Adverbs They Came to California Review and Contrast /ī/ i, y, igh, i_e, /i/ i Review and Contrast /ā/ a, ai, ay, a_e, /a/ a; Review Final /ər/ er, ar, or Introduce Suffixes -tion, -ion, -sion -ation, -ition Review -ture, -ure Skill: Cause and Effect Word Parts: Suffixes Comparing with Adverbs Galapagos: Exploring a Dream Nonfiction Review and Contrast /ē/ e, ee, ea, y, e_e, /e/ e Review and Contrast /ī/ i, y, igh, i_e, /i/ i and /ā/ a, ai, ay, a_e, /a/ a Introduce Suffix -ness Review -tion, -ion, -sion, -ation, -ition Skill: Fact and Opinion Word Parts: Latin, Greek, and Other Linguistic Roots Negatives Wilbur and Orville Wright: Heroes of Flight Nonfiction Review and Contrast /ō/ o, oa, ow, o_e, /o/ o Review and Contrast /ē/ e, ee, ea, y, e_e, /e/ e and /ī/ i, y, igh, i_e, /i/ i Review Suffix -ness Skill: Draw Conclusions Multiple-Meaning Prepositions Zoom In on Ants! Nonfiction Review and Contrast Variant Vowels oo, /ü/ oo Review and Contrast /ō/ o, oa, ow, o_e, /o/ o and /ē/ e, ee, ea, y, e_e, /e/ e Introduce Multisyllable Perspective Idioms Using Prepositions Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Reading Triumphs 2011 Page 6 of 6