Grade 4 ELAR TEKS Standards

TEKS 4.10A

Author's Purpose and Message

Explain the author's purpose and message within a text

1 lesson

TEKS 4.10B

Text Structure and Purpose

Explain how the use of text structure contributes to the author's purpose

1 lesson

TEKS 4.10C

Print and Graphic Features

Analyze the author's use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes

1 lesson

TEKS 4.10D

Author's Imagery and Language

Describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes

4 lessons

TEKS 4.10E

Point of View

Identify and understand the use of literary devices, including first-or third-person point of view

1 lesson

TEKS 4.10F

Author's Language and Voice

Discuss how the author's use of language contributes to voice

1 lesson

TEKS 4.10G

Use of Anecdote

Identify and explain the use of anecdote

1 lesson · 2 worksheets

TEKS 4.6F

Make Inferences

Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

2 lessons

TEKS 4.6G

Evaluate Key Ideas

Evaluate details read to determine key ideas

1 lesson

TEKS 4.6H

Synthesize Information

Synthesize information to create new understanding

1 lesson

TEKS 4.2B vi

Spelling Rules with Suffixes

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants

2 lessons

TEKS 4.3B

Context Clues for Word Meaning

Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words

2 lessons · 5 worksheets

TEKS 4.3C

Words with Affixes and Roots

Determine the meaning of and use words with affixes such as mis-, sub-, -ment, and -ity/ty and roots such as auto, graph, and meter

2 lessons

TEKS 4.3D

Homophones

Identify, use, and explain the meaning of homophones such as reign/rain

1 lesson · 4 worksheets

TEKS 4.4

Reading Fluency and Comprehension

The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) when reading grade-level text.

1 worksheet

TEKS 4.8A

Infer Themes

Infer basic themes supported by text evidence

1 lesson

TEKS 4.8B

Character Interactions

Explain the interactions of the characters and the changes they undergo

1 lesson

TEKS 4.8C

Analyze Plot Elements

Analyze plot elements, including the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

1 lesson

TEKS 4.8D

Setting Influence on Plot

Explain the influence of the setting, including historical and cultural settings, on the plot

1 lesson

TEKS 4.9A

Children's Literature Characteristics

Demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, legends, myths, and tall tales

5 lessons · 11 worksheets

TEKS 4.9B

Figurative Language in Poetry

Explain figurative language such as simile, metaphor, and personification that the poet uses to create images

2 lessons

TEKS 4.2B i

Syllable Types and Spelling

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

5 lessons · 11 worksheets

TEKS 4.2B ii

Spelling Homophones

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling homophones

1 lesson · 4 worksheets

TEKS 4.2B iii

Spelling Multisyllabic Words

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns

11 worksheets

TEKS 4.2B v

Prefixes

Demonstrate and apply spelling knowledge by spelling words using knowledge of prefixes

1 lesson

TEKS 4.2A i

Decoding Words with Rules and Patterns

Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words with specific orthographic patterns and rules, including regular and irregular plurals

1 lesson · 2 worksheets

TEKS 4.2A ii

Multisyllabic Words

Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

5 lessons · 11 worksheets

TEKS 4.2A iv

Prefixes

Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using knowledge of prefixes

1 lesson

TEKS 4.2A v

Suffixes

Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants

2 lessons