There are six units in the 4^th grade reading curriculum. Each unit includes five stories with specific skills to that story.

Unit 4

Theme—Timeless Stories

Concept Question—Is there an explanation for everything?

Stories and skills in Unit 4

Half-Chicken

Skill—Compare and Contrast

Strategy—Predicting

Blame It on the Wolf

Skill—Compare and Contrast

Strategy—Visualize

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man

Skill—Character and Setting

Strategy—Monitor and Fix up

The Disguise

Skill—Graphic Sources

Strategy—Asking Questions

Keepers

Skill—Plot

Strategy—Prior Knowledge