Spelman-and-William-Smith-ELA-Packet-Week-of-10.19.2020

Sep 22, 2026

4th Grade ELA remote learning packet for the week of October 21st to October 27th, focused on inspiring details in William Carlos Williams poems. Students practice close reading skills using anchor chart tools for summary and theme, including prompts that ask which details support a summary or theme. The packet includes learning targets and assignments that require students to identify what inspired the poet from each poem and record the gist of model-essay paragraphs.

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4th Grade ELA Remote Learning Packet

Week and Remote Learning Information

Summary Anchor Chart Tools

Theme Anchor Chart Tools

Close Reading Strategy

Poem Analysis: Evidence Chart

Exit Ticket: Inspiration From Each Poem

Module 1 Unit 2: Lesson 9

Painted Essay Model Literary Essay Gist

4th Grade ELA Remote Learning Packet Week of: October 21st – October 27th 4th GRADE IS THE BEST! WE ARE ROLE MODELS AND LOVE CHALLENGES! Scholar Name | 4Th Grade ELA Anchor Chart Tools | | | --- | --- | | Questions referring to Summary include:
􀁸 Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the text?
􀁸 Which statement is the best summary of the text? | Summary
􀁸 A summary retells the main events of a text in a shorter version.
􀁸 Think of the important events or actions that happened in the text; probably connecting to the problem or what the character wants.
| | Questions referring to the Theme include:
􀁸 Paragraph supports a theme of the text by
􀁸 Which detail from paragraph best supports a theme of the text?
􀁸 Which theme is best supported by paragraph ?
􀁸 What statement best reflects the theme of the text? | Theme
The theme is the “BIG IDEA” or the lesson the author wants you to take away after reading the story.
To help you identify the theme you can ask yourself these questions after reading a text.
1. What was the problem or issue in the story?
2. What did the characters learn?
3. How did the characters feelings or actions change in the story?
Unlike the summary and main idea of a story, themes are general and could apply to multiple stories or poems.
| | Strategy to use when practicing Close Reading
of a text. | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Strategy to use when writing a short response | | | | Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 In-Person Day Name: Date: October 21, 2020 BCCS-Girls Spelman William Smith Module 1 Unit 2: Lesson 8 Do Now What are two things that inspired the poet you focused on in yesterday’s lesson? | | | --- | | | | | | | | Standard | RL.4.1
W.4.2 | | | --- | --- | --- | | Learning Target | I can describe what inspired my poet to write poetry using evidence from his or her poems | | | Assignment to Submit | CFU (Edlight)
Exit ticket on Inspiration
(Edlight) | | The Red Wheelbarrow BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens This Is Just To Say BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold Children’s Game II By: William Carlos Williams II Little girls whirling their skirts about until they stand out flat tops pinwheels to run in the wind with or a toy in 3 tiers to spin with a piece of twine to make it go blindman's-buff follow the leader stilts high and low tipcat jacks bowls hanging by the knees standing on your head run the gauntlet a dozen on their backs feet together kicking through which a boy must pass roll the hoop or a construction made of bricks some mason has abandoned Complete the following chart using the poems for evidence to support your claims about what inspires the poet: | The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams | Evidence from the poem: | | --- | --- | | This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams | Evidence from the poem: | | Children’s Games II by William Carlos Williams | Evidence from the poem: | Exit ticket: State an item that inspired William Carlos Williams from each poem that he wrote. | | | --- | | | | | Name: Date: BCCS-Girls College: Module 1 Unit 2: Lesson 9 | Learning Targets | -I can use the Painted Essay structure to analyze a model. (W.4.2, 4.4, 4.5)
-I can recognize and write a complete sentence (L.4.1f) | | --- | --- | | Assignment to Submit | CFU: What inspired William Carlos Williams to write?
Gist of each paragraph/color coded model essay. | Do Now Directions: Read the model literary essay. Then record the gist for each paragraph in the boxes. Model Literary Essay William Carlos Williams was an award-winning poet who wrote 48 books

FAQs

How do students practice summary questions in this packet?

Students answer prompts that ask which detail is most important for a summary, which statement best summarizes the text, and how to connect important events to the problem or what a character wants.

What does the packet say a theme is and how should students identify it?

The packet defines theme as the “BIG IDEA” or lesson the author wants readers to take away. Students can ask what the problem or issue was, what the characters learned, and how feelings or actions changed.

What assignment must students complete about inspiration in William Carlos Williams’s poems?

Students complete a chart using evidence from each poem and write an exit ticket stating an item that inspired William Carlos Williams from each poem he wrote.

Sep 22, 2026

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