Reading

Title:Synthesizing Complex Texts      Subject: Reading                    Grade: 4

Key Learning(s): Read, organize and report on complex text and text features for different purposes. Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write/speak knowledgably about a subject, using reasons and evidence.

Unit Essential Question(s):  Why is it important to be able to read, organize and report on complex text and text features for different purposes?

Concept: LA.4.6.1.1 The student will read informational text and text features (e.g. format, graphics, legends, illustrations, diagrams) to organize information for different purposes (e.g. being informed, following multi-step directions, creating a report, conducting interviews, preparing to take a test, performing a task).	Concept: 4.RI.3.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.	Concept: 4.SL.1.3 Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.
Lesson Focus Questions: How can reading complex text and text features help you to organize information for different purposes?	Lesson Focus Questions: How can integrating information from two texts help you to write or speak knowledgeably about a subject?	Lesson Focus Questions: Why is it important to have reasons and evidence to support particular points?
Vocabulary: complex text, text features, organize	Vocabulary: integrating, knowledgeably	Vocabulary: Reasons, evidence, support

Concept: 4.SL.2.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.	Concept: 4.SL.2.5 Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.	Concept:
Lesson Focus Questions: How can you effectively report on a topic/text, tell a story or recount an experience?	Lesson Focus Questions: How can adding audio recordings and/or visual displays to presentations enhance the main idea and/or themes?	Lesson Focus Questions
Vocabulary: Effectively, report, recount, experience, appropriate, relevant, understandable pace	Vocabulary: Audio recordings, visual displays, presentations, enhance	Vocabulary: