New Jersey Common Core Standards
NJ.CC.4.L. Language Standards
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
4.L.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
4.L.5.a. Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.
NJ.CC.4.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
Craft and Structure
4.RL.5. Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
Key Ideas and Details
4.RL.2. Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
4.RL.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
4.RL.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4-5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
NJ.CC.4.W. Writing Standards
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
4.W.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
4.W.9.a. Apply grade 4 reading standards to literature (e.g., ''Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text .'').