Course Description
Welcome to 4th grade English Language Arts! This multi-unit course covers all major topics taught in most 4th grade English classes across North America. In 4th grade English, students should have a strong foundation in word sense, prefixes, suffixes, root words, figurative language, sentence formation, different reading genres, and writing for different purposes. This course emphasizes how building a foundation on word sense can lead to better reading comprehension, more effective sentence, paragraph, and essay formation, and prepares students for all subjects.
The course consists of 40 video lessons, worksheets, worksheet review videos, and quizzes. Each video lesson is about 10-12 minutes in length. Students can take notes while listening during each lesson. Students complete a practice worksheet to apply what they learned for extended practice. The worksheet review video covers the answers on the practice worksheet and serves as a comprehension check for each lesson. At the end of each lesson, there is a 2-question quiz to check for the students' understanding. This course allows students to interact with the course content through quick and engaging videos while providing them with additional extended practice outside of the video lesson.
This course includes:
4 Units
40 Video Lessons
40 Practice Worksheets (students check their answers during the review video)
40 Activity/Worksheet Review Videos (I go over each worksheet answer step by step)
36 Weeks of Spelling Lists
1 Reading List (Over 40 books listed)
1 Reading Log Handout
Course Goals
Upon course completion, students will master 4th grade English language arts strands of parts of speech, root words, figurative language, reading comprehension, and writing styles.
Target Audience
This video course is primarily intended for 4th-grade students (10-11 years old). This course could be used by 5th-grade students who need to review previously taught concepts. This course could also be used by students who are learning English as a Second Language.
Course Requirements
Students taking this course are expected to have mastered the topics taught in a standard 3rd grade English course.
Course Topics:
Introduction
Unit 1: Word Sense & Vocabulary (Lessons 1-10)
Lesson 1: Parts of Speech Part I
Lesson 2: Parts of Speech Part II
Lesson 3: Greek & Root Words
Lesson 4: Prefixes & Suffixes
Lesson 5: Modal Verbs: Can, May, Must
Lesson 6: Spelling List Guide
Lesson 7: Synonyms
Lesson 8: Antonyms
Lesson 9: Homophones
Lesson 10: Homographs
Unit 2: Figurative Language (Lesson 11-20)
Lesson 11: Non-Literal (Figurative) vs. Literal
Lesson 12: Similes, Metaphors, & Personification
Lesson 13: Analysis of Similes, Metaphors in “Dreams” poem
Lesson 14: Hyperbole, Alliteration, & Onomatopoeia
Lesson 15: Analysis of Hyperbole in “Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox”
Lesson 16: Idioms
Lesson 17: Sweet Idioms
Lesson 18: Allusion & Oxymorons
Lesson 19: Figurative Language Comprehension Check
Lesson 20: Figurative Language Comprehension Check & Answers
Unit 3: Reading Genres & Features (Lessons 22-33)
Lesson 21: Reading Genres
Lesson 22: Autobiography: Little House on the Prairie
Lesson 23: Biography: Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Lesson 24: Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Lesson 25: Historical Fiction: Bud, Not Buddy
Lesson 26: Informational: Eye-Spy: Wild Ways Animals See the World
Lesson 27: Mystery: Artemis Fowl
Lesson 28: Poetry: Dreams
Lesson 29: Realistic Fiction: Wonder
Lesson 30: Science Fiction: The Giver
Lesson 31: Traditional Literature: Fables
Lesson 32: Reading Genres Comprehension Check
Lesson 33: Reading Genres Comprehension Check & Answers
Unit 4: Writing Basics (Lesson 34-40)
Lesson 34: Writing Basics: Punctuation
Lesson 35: Writing Basics: Capitalization
Lesson 36: Writing Basics: Author’s Purpose
Lesson 37: Writing Basics: The Writing Process
Lesson 38: Writing to Persuade
Lesson 39: Writing to Inform
Lesson 40: Writing to Entertain
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