English 4 Teacher Edition, 3rd ed.

The 4th grade English teacher’s edition offers grammar lessons for grade 4 that include options and strategies to teach students standard English conventions and writing skills. This teacher’s edition includes ideas for engaging students, strategies for enhancing instruction, and assessment opportunities to gauge instruction.

What do the lesson plans include?

The teaching cycle follows four steps:

• Engage: Teachers will find instructions for engaging students with visual analyses of full-page illustrations; discussion suggestions about biblical worldview shaping themes; literature and language links
• Instruct: Suggested teaching strategies guide students through the material; discussion guides encourage group interaction and collaborative learning; options for modeling writing and grammar application for students and directions for using mentor texts
• Apply: Practice pages allow students to use new grammar concepts; writing activities require students to apply grammar skills and the writing process to improve communication; journaling activities encourage further application
• Assess: Educators can use classroom discussions, journaling, practice pages, Reviews, Write it Rights, chapter tests, and cumulative reviews as opportunities for formative assessment

Features

• Suggested discussion questions
• Guides for presenting biblical worldview shaping themes
• Instructions for completing guided and independent practice
• Suggestions for writing conferences with the teacher and with peers
• Differentiated learning suggestions for ELL, struggling students, advanced students, and general enrichment
• Instructional Aids that include writing rubrics