I can use what I know about language in different situations.
* L.4.3 I can write, speak, read and listen by using my knowledge of the English language.
* L.4.3.A I can choose interesting words and phrases to help others understand my ideas better.
* L.4.3.B I can choose various punctuation to help me show different moods in writing.
* L.4.3.C I can figure out when I need to use formal speech and when I can use informal speech.

* L.4.2 I can show that I know how to write sentences correctly.
* L.4.2.A I can correctly use capitalization in all of my writing.
* L.4.2.B I can use commas and quotation marks to show direct speech and quotations from a text.
* L.4.2.C I can correctly use a comma before a conjunction when connecting two simple sentences.
* L.4.2.D I can use appropriate references to help me spell fourth grade words.

I can figure out what words mean and use them in different situations.
* L.4.4 I can determine the meanings of words by using the strategies I have learned and by thinking about what I have read.
* L.4.4.A I can use context clues to figure out the meanings of words or phrases.
* L.4.4.B I can determine the meanings of unknown words by using what I know about common Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and roots.
* L.4.4.C I can use print and computer reference sources to help me find the pronunciations and clarify meanings of new words or phrases.

* L.4.6 I can figure out and use fourth grade words that show specific actions, emotions or states of being.
* L.4.6 I can figure out and use fourth grade words that are centered around a specific topic.

* L.4.5 I can show that I understand figurative language.
* L.4.5 I can figure out how words are related and how their meanings might be similar.
* L.4.5.A I can explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors in context.
* L.4.5.B I can recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages and proverbs.
* L.4.5.C I can understand words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms.

I can use proper English when I write and speak.
* L.4.1 I can show that I know how to use words correctly when I write and speak.
* L.4.1.A I can use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why) correctly when I write or speak.
* L.4.1.B I can correctly write and use progressive verb tenses (e.g., I was talking, I am talking, I will be talking).
* L.4.1.C I can use auxiliary words to show different conditions (e.g., can, may, must).
* L.4.1.D I can use the common patterns I have learned about adjectives to order them correctly in sentences.
* L.4.1.E I can correctly write and use prepositional phrases.
* L.4.1.F I can write complete sentences.
* L.4.1.F I can recognize inappropriate sentence fragments and run on sentences.
* L.4.1.G I can correctly use commonly confused words (e.g., to, too, two; their & there).