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HMH Into Reading Alignment Chart* — Grade 4
Wondering how Storyworks can fit into your core curriculum? The following stories and resources handpicked by the editors of Storyworks perfectly align with each module, enriching and expanding your core reading program.
HMH Into Reading Modules
Vocabulary
Communication
Foundational Skills
Storyworks Resources
1. What Makes Us Who We Are?
Essential Question: How do your experiences help shape your identity?
Skills Covered
- Character
- Theme
- Author’s craft
- Personal narrative writing
Storyworks Resources
- Realistic Fiction: “Learning to Fly”
- Fantasy: “Scaredy Cat”
- Poetry: “My Tongue Is Like a Map”
- Video: “Author Visit: Meet Varian Johnson”
- Skill Builder: Write a Personal Narrative
2. Come to Your Senses
Essential Question: How do people and animals use their senses to navigate the world?
Skills Covered
- Summarizing
- Text structure
- Text features
- Informational writing
Storyworks Resources
- Paired Texts: “Bobbie’s Amazing Journey” and “Back on Track”
- Narrative Nonfiction: “Lost in Death Valley”
- Narrative Nonfiction: “The Pigeon Hero of World War I”
- Video: “Secrets of Sight”
- Writing Kit: Write an Informational Essay
3. Rise to the Occasion
Essential Question: What does it take to meet a challenge?
Skills Covered
- Point of view
- Theme
- Synthesize
- Opinion writing
Storyworks Resources
- Paired Texts: “A Wildfire Changed My Life” and “Maui Strong”
- Play: “The Woman Who Swam With Sharks”
- Debate: “Is It OK to Quit?”
- Video: “Beyond the Story: ‘I Live in a Refugee Camp’”
- Writing Kit: Opinion Essay Tool Kit
4. Heroic Feats
Essential Question: What makes someone a Hero?
Skills Covered
- Theme
- Elements of drama
- Inference
- Narrative writing
Storyworks Resources
- Narrative Nonfiction: “Frozen Dreams”
- Paired Texts: “El Magnifico” and "More Than a Sport"
- Play: “This Is What Courage Looks Like”
- Video: “Beyond the Story: Fighting Hatred”
- Writing Kit: Fiction Writing Tool Kit
5. Art Everywhere
Essential Question: How far can your talents take you?
Skills Covered
- Text features
- Central idea
- Figurative language
- Informational writing
Storyworks Resources
- Realistic Fiction: “Starring Me, Sophia Sun”
- Paired Texts: “Becoming Darth Vader” and “Finding Her Voice”
- Mini Read: “Designing for Difference”
- Video: “Meet Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer”
- Writing Kit: Write an Informational Essay
6. Marvels of Nature
Essential Question: What makes Earth’s natural wonders exciting and unique?
Skills Covered
- Central idea
- Synthesize
- Elements of poetry
- Letter writing
Storyworks Resources
- Paired Texts: “Out of the Death Zone” and “Mount Everest Speaks”
- Poetry: “Dear Sky”
- Mini Read: “Caves of Doom”
- Video: “Powerful Plants”
- Writing Rubric: Letter
7. Tricksters and Tall Tales
Essential Question: What can you learn from characters in traditional tales?
Skills Covered
- Character
- Genre
- Theme
- Literary elements
Storyworks Resources
- Play: “The Moongazer”
- Play: “The Elephants and the Mice”
- Play: “The Three Challenges”
- Video: “What Is a Folktale?”
- Glossary: Literary Terms Glossary
8. Food for Thought
Essential Question: What can we do to make more healthful food choices?
Skills Covered
- Text and graphic features
- Author’s purpose
- Media techniques
- Opinion writing
Storyworks Resources
- Paired Texts: “Are These Chips Too Delicious?” and “Love at First Crunch”
- Infographic: “Your Future Favorite Foods”
- Debate: “Would You Eat Insects?”
- Video: “Behind the Scenes: Two Miles for a Drink of Water”
- Writing Kit: Opinion Essay Tool Kit
9. Global Guardians
Essential Question: What can people do to care for our planet?
Skills Covered
- Inference
- Theme
- Summarize
- Research
Storyworks Resources
- Narrative Nonfiction: “Night of the Grizzlies”
- Play: “Sea Turtle Summer”
- Debate: “Water Bottles: Handy or Harmful?”
- Video: “Meet the Parrots”
- Research Kit: How can human activity cause or prevent the extinction of animal species?
10. Communication Nation
Essential Question: What forms can communication take?
Skills Covered
- Text structure
- Central idea
- Point of view
- Informational writing
Storyworks Resources
- Narrative Nonfiction: “Rescue at Sea”
- Narrative Nonfiction: “Code Talkers”
- Debate: “Does Lulu Need a Phone?”
- Video: “Behind the Scenes: Rescue at Sea”
- Writing Kit: Write an Informational Essay
Genre Study: Nonfiction
Skills Covered
- Poetry writing
Storyworks has hundreds of informational texts, biographies, and argumentative texts in its archive.
- Writing Kit: Poetry Writing Tool Kit
Genre Study: Fiction
Skills Covered
- Editorial writing
Storyworks has hundreds of realistic fiction stories, myths, folktales, fairy tales, and science fiction stories in its archive.
- Writing Kits: Opinion Essay Tool Kit; Write a Fiction Book Review
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