*RI.4.9 I can use information from two different informational texts on the same topic to help me write or speak with knowledge about the topic.

I can read, understand and discuss informational texts I read.
* RI.4.1 I can explain what informational text teaches me by referring to details and examples from the text.
* RI.4.1 I can draw inferences from informational texts by referring to details and examples from the text.

*RI.4.7 I can figure out, understand and use information from charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations or other internet presentations to help me explain my understanding of informational texts.

* RI.4.2 I can figure out the main idea in informational texts.
* RI.4.2 I can explain how the main idea in informational texts is supported by the details in the text.
* RI.4.2 I can use my own words to summarize informational texts I have read.

* RI.4.5 I can describe the organization (e.g., time order, comparison, cause & effect or problem & solution) of events, ideas, concepts or information in informational texts. 

*RI.4.10 I can read and understand 4th grade informational texts independently.

*RI.4.8 I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in informational text.

* RI.4.4 I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases in science and social studies texts.

* RI.4.3 I can read about and explain historical events and tell why they happened using information that was given in the text.
* RI.4.3 I can read about a scientific procedure, idea or concept and explain what and why it happened using information that was given in the text.
* RI.4.3 I can read about a technical procedure, idea or concept and explain what and why it happened using information that was given in the text.

*RI.4.6 I can compare and contrast the information given in a firsthand account (a person who was present) and secondhand account (a person who was not present, but was told) of the same event or topic.