RI.4.3 explains that students should be able to explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text. This includes explaining what happened and why, based on specific information found in the text. Students are expected to understand and recount the key details and events from an informational text and explain the reasons behind them using evidence from the text.

1. English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade 4
RI.4.3. Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including
what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Science:
Language Arts:
Read every chapter in the book Conduct a lab experiment from lab
“James and the Giant Peach” except manual record observations and
for the last one. Throughout the book explain your conclusion in a 1 page
we will work on explaining the events paper.
that are occurring throughout the
book. Before reading the last chapter
students will draft their own
English Arts:
conclusions. After they are done we
Explain events, procedures,
will finish and then discuss the
differences as well as how they came ideas, or concepts in a
to their conclusions. historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what Physical Education
happened and why, based on Learning how to keep
specific information in the score in a game of
bowling.
text.
Mathematics
“Think-pair-share”-solving word
problems in groups.
Social Studies
“Jigsaw”- One student in every group
will become an expert on one of the
recognized Native American tribes
here in Idaho then share their new
information with group.
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