English 409
Fourth Grade Language Arts students learn to alphabetize, use the dictionary, understand word meaning and origins, and how to find root words. Students analyze literature, its themes, plots and characters. Fourth graders demonstrate the use of the thesaurus. They identify Antonyms, Synonyms, Idioms and Heteronyms. Fourth grade students organize simple and compound sentences, applying regular and irregular verbs, appositives and participial phrases. They learn to distinguish between different forms of literature, such as fables, fantasy, legends and myths. Students demonstrate writing ability, making paragraphs, writing dialogue and giving a speech.