* RL.4.6 I can compare and contrast different stories by thinking about the points of view from which they are told.
* RL.4.6 I can tell the difference between first- and third- person narrators.

* RL.4.9 I can compare and contrast how authors from different cultures write about similar themes (e.g., good vs. evil) in stories, myths and traditional literature.
* RL.4.9 I can compare and contrast how authors from different cultures write about patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths and traditional literature.

* RL.4.3 I can use specific details in fiction text to help me describe a character, setting or event in the story.

* RL.4.5 I can write or talk about the differences between poems, plays and fictional stories.
* RL.4.5 I can refer to specific elements of poems (verse, rhythm, meter) and plays (characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when I write or talk about a piece of fiction.

* RL.4.10 I can read and understand fourth grade stories, plays and poems independently.

I can read, understand and discuss the fiction stories I read.
* RL.4.1 I can explain a story by referring to details and examples in the text.

* RL.4.2 I can figure out the theme of a fiction text by thinking about the details in the text.
* RL.4.2 I can summarize a fiction text in my own words.

* RL.4.7 I can make connections between a written text and a visual or oral presentation of the same text.

* RL.4.4 I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases an author uses.
* RL.4.4 I can understand words that have been created from characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).