Fourth graders delve into a variety of informational text types to begin building background knowledge on life in Colonial America. The unit engages learners in researching this time period by exploring how colonists survived, what the different roles were within a colony, and what colonists home life was like.

Fourth graders continue their research on colonial life in America and build on knowledge gained in the first two units of the module. Taking that knowledge and putting it into a historical fiction narrative is the focus of this final unit. Learners get used to drafting and revising, as this is a huge part of the process, before crafting their final narrative. Use this collection in conjunction with the first and second and units in this module.