RL.4.2 Worksheets
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2
:"Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
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Vocabulary Cards: Figuring Out the Theme
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Vocabulary Cards: Figuring Out the Theme
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.
4th Grade
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Making Connections with Texts Concept Web
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Making Connections with Texts Concept Web
Use this handy concept web to teach your students about ways to interact with text, including text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections that can help deepen their understanding of what they read.
4th Grade
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Summarizing with Sequence Words
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Summarizing with Sequence Words
In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.
4th Grade
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
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Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction
In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Summarizing with Sequence Words
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Glossary: Summarizing with Sequence Words
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Summarizing with Sequence Words
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Vocabulary Cards: Summarizing with Sequence Words
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Summarizing with Sequence Words.
4th Grade
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Simple Fiction Summary
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Simple Fiction Summary
Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then structure to summarize a short fiction text.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Basic Fiction Summaries
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Vocabulary Cards: Basic Fiction Summaries
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Basic Fiction Summaries
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Glossary: Basic Fiction Summaries
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Basic Fiction Summaries.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes
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Vocabulary Cards: Comparing Literature Themes
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes
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Glossary: Comparing Literature Themes
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Comparing Literature Themes.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: Problems and Solutions in Fiction
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Vocabulary Cards: Problems and Solutions in Fiction
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Problems and Solutions in Fiction
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Glossary: Problems and Solutions in Fiction
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Problems and Solutions in Fiction.
4th Grade
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Vocabulary Cards: A Script with Adverbs
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Vocabulary Cards: A Script with Adverbs
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.
4th Grade
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Glossary: A Script with Adverbs
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Glossary: A Script with Adverbs
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: A Script with Adverbs.
4th Grade
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Paraphrasing Practice
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Paraphrasing Practice
Paraphrasing is all about summing up a lengthy text, and it can be a great way to help your child hone reading comprehension skills.
4th Grade
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Glossary: Figuring Out the Theme
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Glossary: Figuring Out the Theme
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Figuring Out the Theme.
4th Grade
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Conflict in Literature
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Conflict in Literature
Learn all about conflict in literature and how it makes the story possible in this conflict in literature worksheet.
4th Grade
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Writing Book Reviews
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Writing Book Reviews
This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!
4th Grade
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Narrative Poem: Casey at the Bat
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Narrative Poem: Casey at the Bat
Ask students questions about "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to develop their reading comprehension skills.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #1
This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1–38 of The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #2
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the second part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #3
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the third part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
3rd Grade
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4
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Novel Study: The One and Only Ivan: Discussion Guide #4
Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.
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Say It With A Summary!
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Say It With A Summary!
Your students will be flexing their comprehension and explanation skills with this worksheet.
3rd Grade
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Super Story Retelling
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Super Story Retelling
Story retelling is a wonderful exercise in comprehension and vocabulary use.
4th Grade
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Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget
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Think About Theme: The Golden Nugget
Young readers practice identifying the theme of a story in this thoughtful fable about two friends who find gold in the forest.
4th Grade
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Three Sentence Summary
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Three Sentence Summary
Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.
4th Grade
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #1
Support literacy development by asking questions as they read the first part of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.
4th Grade
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2
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Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2
Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder.
4th Grade
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