4th Grade ELA Review: Inferences, Summarizing Themes, Character Traits, Study notes of Reasoning

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ELA Virtual Learning

4th Grade

April 8, 2020

4th Grade ELA Lesson: April 8, 2020

Learning Target: Students will… ● Make inferences and draw conclusions ● Summarize and identify the theme ● Describe characters personality traits

Let’s Practice!

1. Listen to the lesson on theme: Theme Lesson
2. Follow this link to the listen to the story The Invisible Boy and then answer the questions on the next 3 slides.

Practice

An inference is based onreasoning and evidence. ● Look for clues inpictures and/or ● textWords to use when you infer:I think… I infer…

What inference can you make about Brian?

How did the author/illustrator help to make the meaning clear?

Practice

Think back to the video. Helpful questions:

● What did the ● character learn?How did the character grow orchange?

Decide what the theme of The Invisible Boy is. Include evidence from the story to support your thinking.

Possible Answers to Practice

● The theme of The Invisible Boy is acceptance of others. Brian is different than his peers, and feels invisible because no one accepts him until the new boy, Justin comes.

● The theme of The Invisible Boy is friendship. Brian makes a friend after writing an encouraging note to the new student, Justin. Once he makes a friend, he begins to feel happy.

Possible answers to Practice

Character Trait

1. shy/quiet
2. kind
3. artistic

Evidence

1. Brian doesn’t say a lot in the story
2. He left Justin a note and a drawing to cheer him up
3. Brian draws pictures for his group project

Practice on your own

Go to this website: Character Traits Slideshow

1. Read the first slide and answer the question
2. Click the right arrow to go to the next slide
3. Answer all 7 of the slides