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Level 4
Language Arts by Topic
Ollie Level 4

Weeks
Topics
New Skills
1
Motivation
Capitalization, Periods, and Indentation
Cause and Effect and Journal
2
Where We Live
Kinds of Sentences:
Interrogative, Imperative,
Exclamatory, and Declarative
Informative Paragraph
3
Earth and the Planets
Capitalization of Proper Nouns
Research Paragraph
and Narrative (A)
4
Life
Plural Nouns
Informative Paragraph
5
California
Plural Nouns
Informative Paragraph
6
Native Americans
Past Tense Verbs
Informative Paragraph
and Narrative (A)
7
California Missions
Linking Verbs
Informative Paragraph (A)
8
California Gold Rush
Helping Verbs
Informative Paragraph
and Narrative (A)
9
United States Geography
Present Tense Verbs
Informative Paragraph
10
Thanksgiving
"A Day of Thanks"
Future Tense Verbs
Opinion Paragraph
11
Oceanography
Irregular Verbs
Descriptive Paragraph and Narrative (A)
12
Fish
Topic Sentence
Descriptive Paragraph and Narrative (A)
13
Saint Nicholas
Pronouns - Definition Paragraph
14
Friendly Letter
Christmas Card and Friendly Letter
15
Setting Goals
Comparison Adjectives
Goal Setting Paragraph
16
Martin Luther King Jr.
Adjectives
Biography
17
Sports
Exact Verbs
Informative Paragraph and Narrative
18
Book Report
Book Report
Island of the Blue Dolphins
19
Water
3 Paragraph Format, Prepositions
Research Essay
20
Water Cycle
Sentence Variety
Prepositional Phrases
3 Paragraph Format
Research Essay
21
Abraham Lincoln
Combining Sentences with the Same Predicate
3 Paragraph Format - Biography
22
George Washington
Combining Sentences with the Same Subject
3 Paragraph Format - Biography and Select A Biography
23
Volcanoes
Combining Sentences
(using or, and , or but)
3 Paragraph Format - Research Essay and Narrative (A)
24
African-Americans
Adding Descriptive Words (enhancing your idea using adjectives and adverbs)
3 Paragraph Format - Biography
25
Story
Question Marks, Commas
3 Paragraph Format
Creative Story
26
School Projects
(Sequential Order) - Transitions
3 Paragraph Format Expository Essay
27
Open House
Invitation, Thank-You Note, and Envelope
28
Remembered Event, Person and Place
3 Paragraph Format
Autobiography
29
Classroom News Story
5 Paragraph Format
News Story Essay
30
Hurricanes & Tornadoes
How Things are the Same
5 Paragraph Format
Comparison Essay
31
Hurricanes & Tornadoes
How Things Are Different
5 Paragraph Format
Contrast Essay (A)
32
Rain Forests
Review Adjectives
5 Paragraph Format
Descriptive Essay
33
Environments
5 Paragraph Format
Persuasive Essay
Inserts are additional lessons.
Insert 1
Independence Day
Capitalization
Definition Paragraph
Insert 2
Halloween
Antonyms
Definition Paragraph and Narrative
Insert 3
Hanukkah
Review
Magazine Article
Insert 4
Kwanzaa
Commas
Definition Paragraph
Insert 5
Chinese New Year
Staying on Topic
Definition Paragraph
Insert 6
Valentine's Day
Prefixes and Suffixes
Definition Paragraph
Insert 7
Cinco de Mayo
Contractions
Definition Paragraph
Insert 8
Mother's Day
Synonyms
Tells Feelings Letter
Insert 9
Father's Day
3 Paragraph Format
Creative Story
Insert 10
Ramadan
Topic Sentence
Definition Paragraph
After Week 5, all weeks contain previously learned skills.
(A)= These Pre-Writes are for accelerated students.