Grade 4 – Unit 4

From Emperors to Elders: Governments of the Past

Bring Social Studies and literacy together with ONlit’s Learning through Literacy Releasing Writers-inspired units.

From Emperors to Elders: Governments of the Past is directly connected to the Ontario Grade 4 Social Studies curriculum and helps students explore early societies while building understanding of power and decision-making.

This unit also includes explicit vocabulary instruction and focused syntax support, teaching students how to write complex sentences using independent and dependent clauses — so they strengthen both their content knowledge and their writing skills at the same time.

Structured Writing Cycle

From Emperors to Elders: Governments of the Past

• Mentor Text – From Emperors to Elders: Governments of the Past
• Educator Resource – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Structured Writing
  • Instructional Slide Deck – Vocabulary
  • Colour Coded and Student Exemplars
  • Student Writing Page with Prompt

General Resources

• Learning Through Literacy Grade 4 Overview