Nebraska 4th Grade ELA Standards in Reading Prose and Poetry

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LA.4.RP Reading Prose and Poetry

• Central Ideas and Details: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development of themes or central ideas in grade-level literary text.
  • LA.4.RP.1 Determine a theme in a literary text and how it is conveyed through key details.
  • LA.4.RP.2 Analyze a character, setting, or event in a literary text, drawing on specific details such as a character’s thoughts, words, or actions.
• Author’s Craft: Citing relevant and thorough evidence to support ideas, evaluate the development and interaction of individuals, ideas, and events in grade-level literary text.
  • LA.4.RP.3 Distinguish reader perspective from the perspective and point of view of the narrator or the characters in a literary text.
  • LA.4.RP.4 Compare and contrast the structural elements of literary texts (e.g., dramas, narratives, and poems).
• Knowledge and Ideas: Citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support ideas, evaluate how an author’s perspective or use of point of view shapes the style and meaning of grade-level literary text.
  • LA.4.RP.5 Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics and patterns of events in literary texts by different authors or from different cultures.
  • LA.4.RP.6 Explain what the text says explicitly and draw inferences when asking or answering questions, quoting or paraphrasing specific evidence from the text as appropriate.
  • LA.4.RP.7 Explain an author or narrator/speaker’s treatment of similar themes and/or patterns of events in a wide range of literary texts.
• Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: Read and comprehend complex, grade-level literary text independently and proficiently.
  • LA.4.RP.8 Read and comprehend a wide range of literary texts of appropriate complexity for Grade 4 independently and proficiently.