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1 | FOURTH GRADE | |||
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3 | RELIGION | |||
4 | Note: Within each grade level some standards are italicized in blue. These standards represent “habits” that form students in living a life of faith and witness to the Gospel. | |||
5 | DOMAIN | CODE | ARCHDIOCESAN STANDARDS | |
6 | We Believe - The Creed pertains to what God, our Heavenly Father has revealed about Himself and His plan for our salvation (saving us from sin) and sanctification (making us holy) through Jesus Christ His Son by the power of the Holy Spirit. God has acted first. Faith is our response to what God has revealed. These Truths are gathered together in the Creed. | |||
7 | Revelation | r.b.4.1 | Develop practices to build an ongoing relationship with our loving God | |
8 | r.b.4.2 | Understand that God reveals himself gradually to us (CCC 53,287-288, 684, 758-759,992,2607) | ||
9 | r.b.4.3 | Describe the goodness of God’s creation and how God cares for it | ||
10 | r.b.4.4 | Understand grace as a sharing of God’s life | ||
11 | Sacred Scripture | r.b.4.5 | Apply the ability to locate passages in the Bible | |
12 | r.b.4.6 | Understand that the story of Adam and Eve describes how the first man and woman sinned against God | ||
13 | r.b.4.7 | Recognize and describe the following Scripture passages about God’s love for us, our love for others, and our need for mercy and forgiveness: Ten Commandments (Ex 20: 2-17); Beatitudes (Mt 5: 1-12); Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25-37); Prodigal Son (Lk 15: 11-24). | ||
14 | r.b.4.8 | Understand the meaning of the covenant with Noah, Abraham and Moses (Gn 9: 1-3, 17: 1-9; Ex 19: 1-8) | ||
15 | r.b.4.9 | Understand why God gave his law to Moses and the people of Israel | ||
16 | Trinity | r.b.4.10 | Understand that our faith is Trinitarian as expressed in Baptism | |
17 | r.b.4.11 | Articulate that the Holy Spirit is our helper and guide in making good choices | ||
18 | Jesus Christ | r.b.4.12 | Explain how Jesus is our Savior and that "Jesus" means "God Saves" | |
19 | r.b.4.13 | Describe Jesus' mission as proclaiming the Good News and bringing about the Kingdom of God | ||
20 | r.b.4.14 | Understand that Christ's death and resurrection were part of God's plan | ||
21 | Church History | r.b.4.15 | Understand that Mary is the Mother of God as she is the Mother of Jesus (the Second Person of the Trinity) | |
22 | r.b.4.16 | Explore how Mary appeared in numerous places throughout history to strengthen people in their faith in her son Jesus (i.e., Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of La Salette, Our Lady of Kibeho, etc.) | ||
23 | r.b.4.17 | Identify Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the Americas (North and South) | ||
24 | r.b.4.18 | Demonstrate how saints are models of love and mercy | ||
25 | r.b.4.19 | Identify our own lives with the lives of the saints | ||
26 | r.b.4.20 | Explain that the Church is present in local churches, over which the Church of Rome presides | ||
27 | Creed | r.b.4.21 | Identify that God is truth and God is all-knowing | |
28 | r.b.4.22 | Recall “Christians are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” | ||
29 | r.b.4.23 | Discuss how in everything Jesus did, he is our model. | ||
30 | r.b.4.24 | Understand Mary continues to pray for us. | ||
31 | We Worship - This section pertains to the way God continues to make available to us His grace won for us by Jesus' saving Death and Resurrection. We receive God's saving grace in the sacraments which are actions of God to bring us into communion with Him and to strengthen us to remain in communion with Him. He has given us a share in His divine life- for no other reason than He loves us. We need to respond to the grace God gives us in the Sacraments. | |||
32 | Liturgy/ Liturgical Year | r.w.4.1 | Demonstrate reverent behavior in church | |
33 | r.w.4.2 | Differentiate the seasons of the Liturgical Year and the symbolic colors of each season | ||
34 | r.w.4.3 | Identify the significance of practices involved in the liturgical seasons and feasts | ||
35 | r.w.4.4 | Name the Holy Days of Obligation | ||
36 | Sacraments | r.w.4.5 | Understand that the sacraments are signs of grace and encounters with Jesus Christ | |
37 | r.w.4.6 | Celebrate Reconciliation as a sacrament of conversion, God's forgiveness, mercy, and love | ||
38 | r.w.4.7 | Recognize the process and value in examining one's conscience | ||
39 | r.w.4.8 | Understand prayers of contrition express sorrow for sins. | ||
40 | Eucharist | r.w.4.9 | Recognize the celebration of the Eucharist as a sacrament of the Church's unity | |
41 | r.w.4.10 | Understand the importance of regular participation in the Sunday Eucharist | ||
42 | r.w.4.11 | Explain the ways Christ is present at Mass | ||
43 | r.w.4.12 | Explain how in the Mass, we join our prayers to those of Mary and the saints in heaven. | ||
44 | We Live - Life in Christ is about how we should respond to Jesus' love by the way we live. As his brothers and sisters, we should love as he has asked. The moral life is not an arbitrary list of rules, but laws of love that help us to know how to live and stay close to Jesus. Living life as Jesus asks us to leads to true joy and peace | |||
45 | Dignity of the Human Person | r.l.4.1 | Explain that God created us in his own image with a spiritual soul, including intellect and free will | |
46 | r.l.4.2 | Recognizes the Beatitudes as a way of life modeled by Christ to bring happiness (Mt 5: 1-12) | ||
47 | The Human Community | r.l.4.3 | Describe the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy as ways of responding to the needs of others | |
48 | r.l.4.4 | Demonstrate Catholic Social Teaching by reaching out to others through positive words and actions | ||
49 | Grace | r.l.4.5 | Recognizes the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Is 11: 2) | |
50 | r.l.4.6 | Define holiness as the call of all Christians and explain how holiness may look different from person to person. | ||
51 | Virtue, Sin, and Forming Conscience | r.l.4.7 | Examine the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude | |
52 | r.l.4.8 | Identify the seven lively virtues | ||
53 | r.l.4.9 | Identify the seven capital (deadly) sins | ||
54 | r.l.4.10 | Understand that temptation is a pull toward something we know is sinful, and is a part of everyone’s life | ||
55 | r.l.4.11 | Understand that original sin is the human condition into which we are all born | ||
56 | r.l.4.12 | Distinguish between mortal and venial sin | ||
57 | r.l.4.13 | Explain how sin creates harm within a community | ||
58 | r.l.4.14 | Understand the meaning of God’s mercy and forgiveness | ||
59 | r.l.4.15 | Understand that our feelings and emotions are gifts of God, but they are not always indicators of right and wrong. | ||
60 | The Ten Commandments | r.l.4.16 | Articulate the Ten Commandments | |
61 | r.l.4.17 | Recall the two Great Commandments as guides for loving God and one another | ||
62 | r.l.4.18 | Demonstrate how the Ten Commandments help us live God's life of love | ||
63 | r.l.4.19 | Understand that blasphemy is using the name of God, Jesus, or Mary and the saints in an offensive way | ||
64 | r.l.4.20 | Understand that we must participate in Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation | ||
65 | r.l.4.21 | Recognize that we must respect our bodies and the bodies of others as temples of the Holy Spirit. | ||
66 | r.l.4.22 | Demonstrate how to do an examination of conscience using the Ten Commandments. | ||
67 | We Pray - Prayer is an essential way we respond to God who loved us first. Prayer is necessary if we are to know God personally and to do His will. Living the Christian life is only possible with the help of prayer. | |||
68 | Prayer | r.p.4.1 | Compare and contrast communal prayer and private prayer | |
69 | r.p.4.2 | Explain the difference between formal prayer and informal prayer and give examples (i.e. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be vs spontaneous prayer) | ||
70 | r.p.4.3 | Understand and recite the Hail, Holy Queen and Identify the Mysteries of the Rosary | ||
71 | r.p.4.4 | Recognize Jesus as a model of prayer | ||
72 | r.p.4.5 | Define the creeds as the statements of Catholic beliefs | ||
73 | r.p.4.6 | Understand that daily prayer connects us to and builds our relationship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit | ||
74 | r.p.4.7 | Recognize Jesus’ last days through participation in the Stations of the Cross | ||
75 | r.p.4.8 | Demonstrate reverence and praise through prayer | ||
76 | r.p.4.9 | Understand that seeking God's kingdom means desiring to follow what He wants us to be | ||
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78 | COMMUNICATION ARTS (Updated 6/19/23) | |||
79 | DOMAIN | CODE | ARCHDIOCESAN STANDARDS | PRIORITY STANDARD |
80 | Reading | ca.r.4.1 | Develop and demonstrate reading skills in response to text by: a. drawing conclusions and inferring by referencing textual evidence b. drawing conclusions by providing textual evidence c. monitoring comprehension and making corrections and adjustments when understanding breaks down | |
81 | ca.r.4.2 | Develop an understanding of vocabulary by: a. determining meaning of academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic root words and their prefixes and suffixes b. using the context of the sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words or multiple-meaning words c. completing analogies d. identifying the meaning of common idioms and figurative language e. using a dictionary or glossary to determine meanings, syllabication, and pronunciation of unknown words f. using conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases | ||
82 | ca.r.4.3 | Explain relevant connections between: a. text to text b. text to world | ||
83 | ca.r.4.4 | Read independently for multiple purposes over sustained periods of time by: a. reading text that is developmentally appropriate b. producing evidence of reading | ||
84 | ca.r.4.5 | Read, infer, analyze, and draw conclusions to: a. summarize and sequence the events/plots and explain how past events impact future events, and identify the theme b. describe the personality traits of characters from their thoughts, words, and actions c. describe the interaction of characters, including relationships and how they change d. compare and contrast the adventures or exploits of characters and their roles e. compare and contrast the point of view from which stories are narrated; explain whether the narrator or speaker of a story is first or third person | ||
85 | ca.r.4.6 | Read, infer, and draw conclusions to explain structural elements of poetry | ||
86 | ca.r.4.7 | Read, infer, and draw conclusions to: a. analyze how characters change from the beginning to the end of a play or film b. explain structural elements of dramatic literature | ||
87 | ca.r.4.8 | Read, infer, and draw conclusions to: a. use multiple text features to locate information and gain an overview of the contents of text b. describe the sequence of events, ideas, concepts, or steps needed to carry out a procedure c. interpret and explain factual information presented graphically | ||
88 | ca.r.4.9 | Read, infer, and draw conclusions to: a. explain similarities and differences between the events and characters' experiences in a fictional work and the actual events and experiences described in an author's biography b. analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about persuasive text; use evidence from the text to explain the author's purpose; and support the analysis c. explain how an author uses language to present information to influence what the reader thinks or does | ||
89 | ca.r.4.10 | Read, infer, and draw conclusions to: a. distinguish fact from opinion in a text and explain how to verify what is a fact b. explain explicit and implicit relationships among ideas in texts c. explain author's purpose d. compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic | ||
90 | ca.r.4.11 | Read to develop an understanding of media and its components by: a. explaining the positive and negative impacts of advertisement techniques use in various genres of media to impact consumer behavior b. explaining how various design techniques used in media influence the message c. comparing various written conventions used for digital media d. explaining text structures and graphics features of a web page and how they help readers to comprehend text | ||
91 | ca.r.4.12 | Develop phonics in the reading process by: a. decoding words using knowledge of all letter-sound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology to read unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context b. reading root words, prefixes, suffixes, and important words from specific content curricula | ||
92 | ca.r.4.13 | Read appropriate texts with fluency, with purpose, and for comprehension a. use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary | ||
93 | Writing | ca.w.4.1 | Follow a writing process to: a. select appropriate genre for an audience b. formulate questions related to the topic c. access prior knowledge related to the topic d. use a prewriting strategy | |
94 | ca.w.4.2 | Develop a multiple-paragraph draft that: a. includes a thesis statement b. is organized with topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusion sentences c. addresses an appropriate audience | ||
95 | ca.w.4.3 | Revise a draft to strengthen: a. main idea b. sequence of ideas c. focus d. organizational structure e. word choice f. sentence structure g. transitions h. audience and purpose i. language conventions | ||
96 | ca.w.4.4 | Utilize technology to publish writing | ||
97 | ca.w.4.5 | Write opinion texts that: a. include an introductory paragraph b. state an opinion supported by reasons c. use specific words d. reference the name of the author of a source e. use transitions f. are organized into introductory, supporting, and concluding paragraphs | ||
98 | ca.w.4.6 | Write informative texts that: a. include an introductory paragraph b. develop the main idea in supporting paragraphs with facts, details, and quotations c. use specific words d. contain transitions e. utilize text structures f. include a concluding paragraph | ||
99 | ca.w.4.7 | Write narratives that: a. establish a setting and introduce characters b. use narrative techniques c. sequences events d. use a variety of transitions e. use specific words | ||
100 | ca.w.4.8 | Apply a research process to: a. generate a list of subject-appropriate topics b. create relevant research questions c. identify a variety of relevant sources d. use text features to locate information e. convert data into written notes f. determine the accuracy of the information g. differentiate between paraphrasing and plagiarism h. record bibliographic information to a standard format | ||