Language, Grade 4

My rights and responsibilities online

I can explain one right and one responsibility I have when I go online.

Managing my privacy and looking out for my well-being

I can protect my privacy and think about how being online affects how I feel.

Checking if information is trustworthy

I can check whether a piece of information seems credible before I use it.

How media is built to affect its audience

I can explain how a technique in a video or ad is meant to affect the people watching it.

Form, message, audience, and purpose all connect

I can explain how a text's form, message, audience, and purpose all fit together.

Using digital tools to solve real problems

I can choose a digital tool that fits a real problem I'm trying to solve.

Collaborating online with respect and cultural awareness

I can collaborate respectfully online with people from different backgrounds.

Identity, belonging, and history in diverse stories

I can explain how a story's historical context shapes a character's identity and sense of belonging.

Themes and ways of knowing in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures

I can explain a theme from a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit story and what it teaches about ways of knowing.

Asking questions that help a speaker say more

I can ask a question that helps a speaker share more, and respond to what others say.

Using listening strategies and seeking clarification

I can choose a listening strategy and ask for clarification when something isn't clear.

Speaking clearly by paraphrasing and restating

I can paraphrase or restate an idea to make sure my meaning is clear.

Explaining how gestures and expression add meaning

I can use a gesture or expression and explain how it helps share meaning.

Choosing vivid words and varied sentences when speaking

I can use vivid describing words and a mix of sentence types when I speak.

Using word parts to read and spell

I can use a word's base, prefix, or suffix to help read, spell, and understand it.

Figuring out new words using context and word parts

I can figure out an unfamiliar word by combining context clues and word parts.

Reading fluently and adjusting expression to purpose

I can read fluently and change my expression to match why I'm reading aloud.

Independent and dependent clauses

I can build a sentence that joins an independent clause with a dependent clause.

Sentences built with prepositional phrases

I can build a sentence using a prepositional phrase to add detail.

Relative pronouns: who, which, and that

I can use a relative pronoun to connect extra information to a sentence.

The perfect verb tense

I can use the perfect tense to show an action that connects the past to now.

Verbs for asking and commanding

I can use a verb correctly to ask a question or give a command.

Using pronouns as adjectives

I can use a pronoun as an adjective to describe a noun.

Capital letters for proper adjectives

I can capitalize a proper adjective, like 'Canadian' or 'French.'.

Commas to set off nouns of direct address

I can use a comma to set off the name of the person I'm talking to.

Quotation marks for titles of short works

I can use quotation marks around the title of a short work, like a poem or a magazine article.

Reading and understanding a variety of texts

I can read and understand a variety of different kinds of texts.

Describing text forms, genres, and cultural texts

I can describe features of a text's form and genre, including cultural text forms.

Using text patterns and features to find meaning

I can use a text pattern or feature, like spatial order or a hyperlink, to understand a text better.

How images, graphics, and design create meaning

I can explain how an image, graphic, or design choice creates meaning in a text.

Analyzing style choices and why they fit a text

I can analyze a text's style and explain why it fits its form and genre.

Comparing first-, second-, and third-person narration

I can name a story's point of view and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of it.

Making meaning from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit texts

I can explain what a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit text taught me about relationships and community.

Using and explaining prior knowledge

I can identify my prior knowledge and explain how it helps me understand a new text.

Choosing texts by diverse creators for a purpose

I can choose a text by a diverse creator that fits my purpose for reading.

Predicting and checking with a question

I can make a prediction and pose a question to check if it was right.

Adjusting reading rate and consulting other sources

I can slow down, read ahead, or check another source when a text gets confusing.

Connecting ideas to my life, other texts, and the world

I can describe how an idea in a text connects to my life, another text, or the wider world.

Summarizing and drawing a conclusion

I can summarize a text's main idea and details, and draw a simple conclusion from them.

Explaining which strategies helped me understand

I can explain how a specific reading strategy helped me understand a text.

Personification and anthropomorphism

I can identify personification or anthropomorphism and explain why it fits the text's purpose.

Making local and global inferences

I can make a small, local inference and a big, whole-story inference using text evidence.

Analyzing main ideas, multiple plots, and cause and effect

I can sequence a story with more than one plot and explain what caused what.

Investigating cultural elements and their meaning

I can investigate a cultural element in a text and connect it to my own or another culture.

Noticing perspective, evidence, and bias

I can identify a perspective and any bias in a text, with evidence, and explain the effect on an audience.

Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in texts

I can explain how a text addresses diversity, inclusion, or accessibility and what message it sends.

Connecting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit texts to today

I can explain how a historical period shaped a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit text and connect it to life today.

Naming the critical thinking skills that helped me

I can name a critical thinking skill I used and explain how it helped me evaluate a text.

Choosing a text form that suits my purpose and audience

I can explain why the text form I chose fits my topic, purpose, and audience.

Generating ideas from many topics and subjects

I can generate writing ideas about topics like fairness, inclusion, or something learned in another subject.

Gathering and recording information from sources

I can gather information from a variety of sources and keep track of where it came from.

Selecting, classifying, and sequencing my content

I can select the best information, classify it into groups, and sequence it to fit my text form.

Explaining which planning tools helped me grow as a writer

I can describe a planning tool that helped me and explain how it made me a better writer.

Drafting narrative, persuasive, and informational texts

I can draft a narrative, persuasive, or informational text using a strategy that fits its form.

Writing in cursive and beginning touch-typing

I can write in cursive with the right shape and slant, and start typing without looking at the keys.

Establishing a personal voice and tone

I can write with a personal voice and a tone that fits my text's form and genre.

Noticing point of view and bias in my own writing

I can identify the point of view in my own writing and notice any bias it might show.

Revising content and style using feedback

I can revise my draft's content and style using feedback to make it clearer and more focused.

Editing for accuracy and style using a word processor

I can edit my draft for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and format using a word processor.

Publishing a final text using digital design tools

I can use a digital design tool to produce a polished final version of my text.

Publishing, presenting, and explaining my media choices

I can present my text using media and tools I chose, and explain why each one helped my message.

Describing strategies that helped me grow as a presenter

I can describe a presenting strategy that helped me and explain how it made me a better text creator.