Grade 4: PPS Literacy Resources
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    • Writing About Reading >
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    • Reading Nonfiction, Reading the World >
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    • Social Issues/Poetry and Poetic Craft >
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    • Reading History: Topics in Social Studies >
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    • Unit of Choice AND Poetry and Poetic Craft in Literature
    • Historical Fiction Clubs >
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    • Author Study: Reading Like a Fan >
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      • Launching/Raising the Quality of Narrative Writing >
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      • The Arc of Story: Realistic Fiction >
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      • Boxes & Bullets: Personal and Persuasive Essays >
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      • Literary Essay >
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      • Bringing History to Life: Information Writing About History >
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      • Unit of Choice
      • Historical Fiction >
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  • Word Study: Structural Analysis, Vocabulary, and Spelling
Text Suggestions from Previous Interpretation Text Sext Unit
Below are mentor texts and text suggestions for book clubs originally created by the PPS Summer Curriculum Committee to support the Interpretation Text Sets unit taught in grade 4.  The books in these lists also support the work of Social Issues Book Clubs.  We just encourage you to supplement the text sets with nonfiction articles and poetry.
Interpretation Text Sets Mentor Texts.doc
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Text Suggestions for Book Clubs
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Text Suggestions and Tips for Creating Social Issues Book Club Collections
Social Issues Book List and Tips.pdf
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Social Issues Books Group by Issue and Level.xls
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Resources for Articles that Address Social Issues
Websites
  • NEWSELA
  • storiaschool.com​
Comprehension Toolkit Articles and Supplemental Texts
Magazines Frequently Found in School and School Libraries:
  • Time for Kids
  • Scholastic
  • Cricket
  • Highlights​
Poetry Resources
Poetry Books Purchased for Classrooms Grades 4-5.docx
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Demonstration Texts and Other Resources Suggested in the Unit.docx
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