Grade 4 Literacy

Module 1: A Great Heart

Invite students to examine the complexity of the human heart. Not only is it a biological wonder, it is also a symbol of human caring. What does it mean to think with our hearts? How o people demonstrate “great heart?” What can we do to have healthy hearts?

Core Texts

• The Circulatory Story (I) by Mary K. Corcoran
• Love That Dog (L) by Sharon Creech
• The Clinic of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (Art) by Thomas Eakins

L: Literary Text
I: Informative Text

Module 2: Extreme Settings

Core Texts

• All Summer in a Day (article)
• Mountains by Seymour Simon 
• SAS Survival Handbook
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen