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