Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 1 Academic Vocabulary: Character, Setting, Context Clues, Multiple Meanings

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine thedefinition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

Boom Town

SF Practice Book with book

Mike’s Teaching T-Shirts

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

Word scrambles

Multiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Spelling ABC Order SpellingCity.com Home Page

0301.2.1 Consistently use established rules for polite conversation and attentive listening (e.g., take turns, raise hands, ask questions, do not interrupt, face speaker).

0301.2.4 Listen and respond to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, videos).

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.8 Consistently use rules for conversation and verbal participation.

0301.2.10 Participate in group discussions.

0301.2.11 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.

0301.2.12 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences).

SPI 0301.2.2 Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously, not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or inappropriate) for group activities.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.4 Write in journals

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

English Spelling Games and Activities Alphabet Book Game Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics ActivitiesDEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence StructureDescriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing AdjectivesDEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

10 second “speeches”

Work Out New Words

(English)GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.15 Recognize complete sentences and sentence fragments and edit appropriately.

Reader’s Theater Scripts from Whootie OwlAaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theater

DEA Resources:A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewKnowing the FactsActive Listening

SF GrammarTE 41e-41f

SF Grammar

Writing Book p. 50-53

English TB p. 32-33 &53English with Book

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Editing sentencesComplete sentences

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 2 Academic Vocabulary: Plurals, Singular

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

What About Me“Ben Franklin’s Little Words to Live By”

Practice Book

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

Word scramblesMultiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us DEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics Activities

0301.2.1 Consistently use established rules for polite conversation and attentive listening (e.g., take turns, raise hands, ask questions, do not interrupt, face speaker).

0301.2.4 Listen and respond to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, videos).

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.8 Consistently use rules for conversation and verbal participation.

0301.2.10 Participate in group discussions.

0301.2.11 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.

0301.2.12 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences).

SPI 0301.2.2 Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously, not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or inappropriate) for group activities.

(English)GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

DEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence StructureDescriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing AdjectivesDEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

Standard 210 second “speeches”Work Out New WordsReader’s Theater Scripts from Whootie Owl Aaron Shepard’s Reader’s TheaterDEA Resources:A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewKnowing the FactsActive Listening

SF GrammarTE 63E-63FSF 56-59HM 42-43

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.14 Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence (simple and compound).

0301.1.15 Recognize complete sentences and sentence fragments and edit appropriately.

SPI 0301.1.5 Select the simple subject and predicate of a sentence.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.4 Write in journals.

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesHangman gameSpelling CityChange y to i practicePlural spellings quiz gameDEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm PronounDEA Resources:Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the LessonDark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:ContractionsDEA Resources:Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.htmlRoot Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

Two parts to a sentence quizEditing sentencesComplete sentences

DEA Resources:http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activ...Asking and Telling: A Trip to AfricaAction VerbsVerbs: Types and AgreementA Closer Look at VerbsReview on Verbs and a Battle With Dark M...Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 3 .Academic Vocabulary: Declarative, Interrogative, Punctuation

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

Alexander, Who used to be Rich

Tips for Saving Money

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media CenterWord scramblesMultiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Spelling ABC Order SpellingCity.com Home Page English Spelling Games and Activities Alphabet Book Game Derby Ridge Library/Media CenterDEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)

0301.2.1 Consistently use established rules for polite conversation and attentive listening (e.g., take turns, raise hands, ask questions, do not interrupt, face speaker).

0301.2.4 Listen and respond to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, videos).

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.8 Consistently use rules for conversation and verbal participation.

0301.2.10 Participate in group discussions.

0301.2.11 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.

0301.2.12 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences).

SPI 0301.2.2 Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously, not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or inappropriate) for group activities.

(English)GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixesDEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics Activities

DEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence StructureDescriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing Adjectives

DEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, Everywhere

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked)

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.13 Recognize sentence types—statements, questions, commands, and exclamations—and apply appropriate end marks when writing and vocal intonation when speaking.

Learning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

10 second “speeches”

Work Out New Words

Reader’s Theater Scripts from Whootie OwlAaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theater

DEA Resources:A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewKnowing the FactsActive Listening

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesHangman gameSpelling City PunctuationCapitalization and punctuation gameChange y to i practice Plural spellings quiz game

DEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...

0301.1.15 Recognize complete sentences and sentence fragments and edit appropriately. SPI 0301.1.10 Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.4 Write in journals.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third Message

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...

DEA Resources:Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.htmlRoot Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

Commands and exclamations

Editing sentences Complete sentences DEA Resources:Word Placement The Perfect SentenceSentence Fragments & Run-On Sentences Th...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/maggiehar...A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewExclamation PointA Closer Look at Sentences

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...

The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 4 .Academic Vocabulary: Exclamatory, Abbreviations, Internet

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.1 Consistently use established rules for polite conversation and attentive listening (e.g., take turns, raise hands, ask questions, do not interrupt, face speaker).

0301.2.2 Demonstrate the ability to follow oral directions up to three steps.

0301.2.3 Respond to questions from teachers and other group members and pose follow-

If You Made a MillionMoney From Long Ago

Word scrambles

Multiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixesDEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode WordsDEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...

up questions for clarity.

0301.2.4 Listen and respond to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, videos).

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.8 Consistently use rules for conversation and verbal participation.

0301.2.9 Give oral directions up to three steps.

0301.2.10 Participate in group discussions.

0301.2.11 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.

0301.2.12 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences

SPI 0301.2.2 Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously, not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or inappropriate) for group activities.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response,

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence StructureDescriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing Adjectives

Phonics ActivitiesDEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues 10 second “speeches”Work Out New Words

Reader’s Theater Scripts from Whootie Owl Aaron Shepard’s Reader’s TheaterDEA Resources:A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewKnowing the FactsActive Listening

Write a friendly letterWriting a friendly letter 2

personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters.

0301.3.4 Write in journals.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

(English)GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter Practice using commasHangman gameSpelling City

DEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper Nouns

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.3 Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization (e.g., names, dates, cities and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles, abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter

0301.1.5 Use commas in direct address, dates, locations and addresses, and items in a series.

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

0301.1.9 Abbreviate words correctly.

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.4 Identify correctly used capital letters in names, dates, and addresses.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

Nouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun

DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third Message

DEA Resources:Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence Structure

Two parts to a sentence quiz

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game

0301.1.12 Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive.

0301.1.13 Recognize sentence types—statements, questions, commands, and exclamations—and apply appropriate end marks when writing and vocal intonation when speaking.

0301.1.15 Recognize complete sentences and sentence fragments and edit appropriately

SPI 0301.1.10 Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate

PunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commas

Handwriting 4 Kids -manuscript Handwriting 4 Kids –cursiveCursive handwriting worksheets

Commands and exclamationsEditing sentencesComplete sentences

DEA Resources:Word Placement The Perfect SentenceSentence Fragments & Run-On Sentences Th...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/maggiehar...A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewExclamation PointA Closer Look at Sentences

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 5 .Academic Vocabulary: Stanza

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.2 Demonstrate the ability to follow oral directions up to three steps.

0301.2.3 Respond to questions from teachers and other group members and pose follow-up questions for clarity

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.9 Give oral directions up to three steps.

0301.2.10 Participate in group discussions.

“Village Market”“My Rows and Piles of Coins”“Learning About Money”

Poetry:“A Single Penny”“Fund-raiser”“Money”“Coins”

Unit 1 Test

Word scramblesMultiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixesDEA Resources:

0301.2.11 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.

0301.2.12 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences).

SPI 0301.2.2 Given a list of interactive behaviors (i.e., taking turns, behaving courteously, not interrupting, listening, remaining on task), identify those that are appropriate (or inappropriate) for group activities.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

English

http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics ActivitiesWork Out New Words Reader’s Theater Scripts from Whootie OwlAaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theater DEA Resources:A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising ReviewKnowing the FactsActive Listening

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNouns

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.3 Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization (e.g., names, dates, cities and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles, abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.12 Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive.

0301.1.14 Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence (simple and compound).

0301.1.16 Combine simple sentences into compound sentences using compound subjects and/or predicates.

SPI 0301.1.6 Select the compound sentence that correctly combines two simple sentences.

Practice with adjectivesCapitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2PunctuationHangman gameSpelling CityDEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors Handwriting 4 Kids -manuscript Handwriting 4 Kids -cursiveCursive handwriting worksheets Two parts to a sentence quiz Combining Sentences

DEA Resources:http://english-4u.de/conjunctions_ex2.ht...Part Two: ConjunctionsIntroductionConjunction

ReviewReview: Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjuncti...

Combining Sentences

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 6 . Academic Vocabulary: Adjectives

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.19 Define and recognize word synonyms and antonyms.

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.17 Select appropriate synonyms and antonyms within context.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

Penguin Click

Plants: Fitting into Their World

Word scramblesSynonyms and Antonyms Multiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes DEA Resources:Your Word Bankhttp://www.kidport.com/Grade3/LanguageAr...http://www.rhlschool.com/eng4n14.htmYour Word BankA Closer Look at Types of WordsThe Analogical Guide: Step Three: Explai...The Analogical Guide: Steps One and Two:...

(English)

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics ActivitiesDEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNouns

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.2 Recognize and avoid errors in Standard English usage (e.g., to/too/two, their/ there/ they’re).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.14 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., double negatives, troublesome words: to/too/two; their/there/they’re).

SPI 0301.1.4 Identify correctly used capital letters in names, dates, and addresses.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.12 Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive.

Practice with adjectives

Using to, too, and two, worksheetThere, their, and they’re online practiceLearn 360: Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs video (great for review) Punctuation Capitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun

DEA Resources:Mystery Word: Homophoneshttp://www.tlsbooks.com/similarwords.pdfEditingEditing and Publishing: A Dog ScrapbookEditing and PublishingReviewing Your Writing: Sacagawea

A Notebook for there, their, they're, worksheet

DEA Resources:Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence Structure

Two parts to a sentence quiz

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

Handwriting 4 Kids -manuscriptHandwriting 4 Kids -cursiveCursive handwriting worksheets

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 7 .Academic Vocabulary: Adjectives

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

“A Day’s Work”“What is a Weed?”Multiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics Activities

DEA Resources:

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked)

Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesHangman gameSpelling City

Change y to i practice Plural spellings quiz game

DEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun

DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb Review

Verbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third MessageDEA Resources:Adverbs: How do Adverbs Modify VerbsAdjectives: Describing Yellowstonehttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Sel...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAdjecti...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAlitera...Adverbs in the DesertAdjectives in the DesertA Review of AdjectivesAdjectives: Describing YellowstoneA Closer Look at Adjectives

Practice with adjectivesDEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.htmlRoot Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 8 (3 day week) Academic Vocabulary: Organization, Summarize

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.5 Summarize information presented orally by others.

0301.2.6 Recognize the main idea conveyed in a speech.

0301.2.7 Construct a brief summary of a speech.

SPI 0301.2.1 Identify the main idea of a speech.

GLE 0301.2.2 Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.

0301.2.11 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.

0301.2.12 Participate in creative and expressive responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion, dramatizations, oral presentations, personal experiences).

SPI 0301.2.3 Given a written summary of a speech, choose from a list of ideas the one not mentioned in the speech.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

No Story

Speech

DEA Resources:In Summary: The Story of Tom ThumbMain Idea: Pyramid PlunderWork Out New WordsReader’s Theater Scripts from Whootie OwlAaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theater

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 9 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

GLE 0301.2.1 Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

“ Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved It.”“Meeting the Challenge of Collecting”

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

DEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Spelling ABC Order SpellingCity.com Home Page English Spelling Games and Activities Alphabet Book Game Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

Write a friendly letterWriting a friendly letter 2

DEA Resources:

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNouns

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.12 Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive.

Practice with adjectivesDEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm PronounReviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the LessonDark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:Contractions

Handwriting 4 Kids -manuscript Handwriting 4 Kids -cursiveCursive handwriting worksheets

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week: 10 .Academic Vocabulary: Main Idea, Supporting Details, Encyclopedia, Possessive

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.19 Define and recognize word synonyms and antonyms.

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.17 Select appropriate synonyms and antonyms within context.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.3 Compare and contrast two characters, ideas, or stories.

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-

“ Tops & Bottoms”“The Hare and the Tortoise”

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media CenterWord scramblesSynonyms and AntonymsDEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Spelling ABC Order SpellingCity.com Home Page English Spelling Games and Activities Alphabet Book Game Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

DEA Resources:Your Word Bank

reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.1 Develop and use pre-reading strategies (e.g., identify a purpose for reading {for information, for enjoyment, for understanding a writer’s position}, make predictions using text features {illustrations, graphics}, preview text using illustrations, graphics, text format, text structures, and skimming).

0301.6.2 Demonstrate strategies for determining meaning while reading (e.g., formulate clarifying questions, predict outcomes, create a mental image).

0301.6.4 Identify the main idea and supporting details in text.

0301.6.5 Distinguish fiction from nonfiction.

SPI 0301.6.2 Identify the stated main idea in a reading selection.

GLE 0301.7.1 Recognize that media can provide sources of information and entertainment.

0301.7.1 Use media to access information (e.g., online catalog, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet).

GLE 0301.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

0301.8.1 Develop and use pre-reading strategies (e.g., identify a purpose for reading {for information, for enjoyment, for understanding a writer’s position}, make predictions using text features {illustrations, graphics}, preview text using illustrations, graphics, text format, text structures, and skimming).

0301.8.2 Demonstrate strategies for determining meaning while reading (e.g., formulate clarifying questions, predict outcomes, create a mental image).

0301.8.4 Read with increasing fluency and confidence from a variety of texts (e.g., paired readings, shared reading, choral reading, teacher-led reading, reading from tapes/CDs).

0301.8.5 Build vocabulary by listening to literature and participating in discussions.

http://www.kidport.com/Grade3/LanguageAr...http://www.rhlschool.com/eng4n14.htmYour Word BankA Closer Look at Types of WordsThe Analogical Guide: Step Three: Explai...The Analogical Guide: Steps One and Two:...

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics ActivitiesDEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture CluesDEA Resources:Sources of InformationA Forefather, a Princess, and a WarriorAccents and ExpressionsBen Franklin: His Years in GovernmentIn Summary: The Story of Tom ThumbEvents That Led to the RevolutionDEA Resources:The Author's Purposehttp://www.rhlschool.com/read3n11.htm

0301.8.15 Discuss literature (e.g., book discussions, literacy circles, writing, oral presentations).

SPI 0301.8.5 Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to describe, to share feelings).

SPI 0301.8.6 Determine the problem in a story and recognize its solution.

GLE 0301.8.3 Learn basic characteristics of literary genres

0301.8.7 Read and review various literary (e.g., short stories, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, plays, and nonfiction).

SPI 0301.8.3 Identify forms of text as poems, plays, or stories.

SPI 0301.8.4 Recognize basic plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.

(English)GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object

Introducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerThe Author's Purpose

DEA Resources:Understanding Genrehttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...The Epic of Gilgamesh Inside the NurseryFinding a Home for Plymouth RockBuilding a SiteBoston's Conflict With the Redcoats

DEA Resources:Plot of a Storyhttp://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/1296myt...http://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/197myth...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/27...Building A New Island NationScary BitsKing Polydectes's Challenge to PerseusParts of a Story: Huck and JimA Dream Comes True: Twelve Rainbabies

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesHangman game

pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.9 Construct graphic organizers to group ideas for writing (e.g., webs, charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations).

SPI 0301.3.9 Complete a simple graphic organizer to group ideas for writing.

Spelling City

DEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun

DEA Resources:Prewriting Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 11 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.1 Develop and use pre-reading strategies (e.g., identify a purpose for reading {for information, for enjoyment, for understanding a writer’s position}, make predictions using text features {illustrations, graphics}, preview text using illustrations, graphics, text format, text structures, and skimming).

0301.6.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading).

0301.6.5 Distinguish fiction from nonfiction

SPI 0301.6.1 Select questions used to focus and clarify thinking before, during, and after reading text.

GLE 0301.7.1 Recognize that media can provide sources of information and entertainment.

“William’s House”“Log Cabins”

Multiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.usDEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixesDEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics Activities

DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...

0301.7.1 Use media to access information (e.g., online catalog, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet).

GLE 0301.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

0301.8.1 Develop and use pre-reading strategies (e.g., identify a purpose for reading {for information, for enjoyment, for understanding a writer’s position}, make predictions using text features {illustrations, graphics}, preview text using illustrations, graphics, text format, text structures, and skimming).

0301.8.2 Demonstrate strategies for determining meaning while reading (e.g., formulate clarifying questions, predict outcomes, create a mental image).

0301.8.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading, identify the stated or implied main idea).

0301.8.4 Read with increasing fluency and confidence from a variety of texts (e.g., paired readings, shared reading, choral reading, teacher-led reading, reading from tapes/CDs).

0301.8.15 Discuss literature (e.g., book discussions, literacy circles, writing, oral presentations).

SPI 0301.8.5 Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to describe, to share feelings).

SPI 0301.8.6 Determine the problem in a story and recognize its solution.

GLE 0301.8.3 Learn basic characteristics of literary genres.

0301.8.7 Read and review various literary (e.g., short stories, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, plays, and nonfiction).

SPI 0301.8.3 Identify forms of text as poems, plays, or stories.

SPI 0301.8.4 Recognize basic plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.

Main Idea: Pyramid PlunderVisualizing a StoryMaking PredictionsReading SpeedsReading Strategies

DEA Resources:The Author's Purposehttp://www.rhlschool.com/read3n11.htmIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerThe Author's Purpose

DEA Resources:Understanding Genrehttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...The Epic of Gilgamesh Inside the NurseryFinding a Home for Plymouth RockBuilding a SiteBoston's Conflict With the Redcoats

DEA Resources:Plot of a Storyhttp://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/1296myt...http://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/197myth...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/27...Building A New Island NationScary BitsKing Polydectes's Challenge to PerseusParts of a Story: Huck and JimA Dream Comes True: Twelve Rainbabies

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.12 Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive.

0301.1.13 Recognize sentence types—statements, questions, commands, and exclamations—and apply appropriate end marks when writing and vocal intonation when speaking.

0301.1.15 Recognize complete sentences and sentence fragments and edit appropriately.

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesPunctuationCapitalization and punctuation gameDEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm PronounDEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...

Handwriting 4 Kids -manuscript Handwriting 4 Kids -cursive Cursive handwriting worksheet.Commands and exclamationsEditing sentencesComplete sentences

DEA Resources:Word Placement The Perfect SentenceSentence Fragments & Run-On Sentences Th...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/maggiehar...A Closer Look at Revising a First DraftRevising

SPI 0301.1.10 Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.4 Write in journals.

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.9 Construct graphic organizers to group ideas for writing (e.g., webs, charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations).

SPI 0301.3.9 Complete a simple graphic organizer to group ideas for writing.

ReviewExclamation PointA Closer Look at Sentences

DEA Resources:Prewriting Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 12 .Academic Vocabulary: Apostrophe, Cause, Effect, Contraction, Verbs, Sequential

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

GLE 0301.5.1 Develop logic skills to enhance thoughtful reasoning and to facilitate learning.

0301.5.2 Distinguish cause from effect

SPI 0301.5.1 Draw appropriate inferences and conclusions from text.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.6 Indicate the sequence of events in text.

SPI 0301.5.3 Identify stated cause-effect relationships in text.

SPI 0301.5.4 Determine sequence of events in text.

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading).

GLE 0301.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

“The Gardner”“Worms at Work”

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixesDEA Resources:Mosquito and the Tall TaleAct One: The Three Little Pigs Build The...Was This Land Made For You and Me?Conflict At SeaCrow Boy Wins Acceptance

Arthur's Story ScrambleParagraphsDEA Resources:The Stages of Hurricane Developmenthttp://www.quia.com/mc/94601.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10769.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10770.htmlhttp://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/18...

0301.8.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading, identify the stated or implied main idea).

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

Benjamin Franklin: His Last Big IdeaThe Chain of Events that Create the Tall...Rikki Tikki Saves Teddy from a Snake Conflict With EnglandBenjamin Franklin: The Early Years

DEA Resources:http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebL...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Duck Demands: The Water Fowl Want a Divi...Paul Revere: His Early YearsMessages in the MediumLion Resolves the ConflictBusy Befana

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNouns

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.3 Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization (e.g., names, dates, cities and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles, abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation).

0301.1.5 Use commas in direct address, dates, locations and addresses, and items in a series.

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.4 Identify correctly used capital letters in names, dates, and addresses.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).

Practice with adjectives

Capitalization quizCapitalization practice Capitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letter Capitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2

Practice using commas

DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third Message

DEA Resources:Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence Structure

Two parts to a sentence quizDEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham Lincoln

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters.

A Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's ErrorsReviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commasDEA Resources:Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the LessonDark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:Contractions

DEA Resources:Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.html

Root Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 13 (3 day week)Academic Vocabulary: Run-on Sentence

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.4.1 Identify and narrow a grade-appropriate research topic.

0301.4.1 Define and narrow a topic for research.

GLE 0301.7.1 Recognize that media can provide sources of information and entertainment.

0301.7.1 Use media to access information (e.g., online catalog, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet).

0301.7.3 Understand the main idea or message in a visual image (e.g., pictures, cartoons, weather reports on television, newspapers, photographs).

0301.7.4 Visit libraries/media centers and regularly check out materials.

SPI 0301.7.1 Determine the main idea in a visual image.

SPI 0301.7.3 Recognize the sort of information available through a specific medium (e.g., the accent and emotion through audiotapes; visual images through videos).

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.8 Use all steps in the writing process: brainstorm and organize ideas, create a first draft, revise and proofread draft, share completed work.

0301.3.10 Select and refine a topic.

0301.3.11 Write in complete sentences developed into a logical, coherent paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

0301.3.13 Revise writing to improve detail after determining what could be added or deleted (e.g., reread; rearrange words, sentences, paragraphs; add descriptive words; remove unneeded information; incorporate suggestions; vary sentences structures).

0301.3.14 Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing

DEA Resources:http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Building a SiteHarry OnlineAdvertisingManipulating Mood: DraculaStereotypes in Media

DEA Resources: Tricks Used by Advertisers on TelevisionHarry for SaleResearching: A Dog History

DEA Resources:Powerful ParagraphsPowerful ParagraphsPrewriting Skills A Closer Look at Parts of a StorySources of InformationUsing What We Know

process.

SPI 0301.3.3 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph

SPI 0301.3.4 Choose a supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.5 Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.6 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.7 Choose the most specific word to complete a simple sentence.

SPI 0301.3.8 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.

(English)GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.16 Combine simple sentences into compound sentences using compound subjects and/or predicates.

SPI 0301.1.6 Select the compound sentence that correctly combines two simple sentences.

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/CherlHoll...Expository WritingA Closer Look at Prewriting SkillsRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingPowerful Paragraphshttp://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Carrieann...A Closer Look at ParagraphsMain Idea: Pyramid PlunderTwo Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Sentence StructureLearning About Brown BearsExpository Writinghttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Letter writingWriting Invitations: Chinese New YearRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingDescriptive Words: All About DogsSentence Structurehttp://www.resourceroom.net/Comprehensio...Finding Information with Thomas Jefferso...

Combining Sentences

DEA Resources:http://english-4u.de/conjunctions_ex2.ht...Part Two: ConjunctionsIntroductionConjunctionReview

Review: Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjuncti...

Combining Sentences

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week __14__Academic Vocabulary: Verb, Thesaurus, Atlas

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.5 Distinguish fiction from nonfiction.

SPI 0301.6.6 From a list of statements, locate the factual statements from the fictional ones.

GLE 0301.5.1 Develop logic skills to enhance thoughtful reasoning and to facilitate learning.

0301.5.2 Distinguish cause from effect.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations

SPI 0301.5.3 Identify stated cause-effect relationships in text.

GLE 0301.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

“Pushing Up the Sky”“Catch it and Run”

DEA Resources:The Stages of Hurricane Developmenthttp://www.quia.com/mc/94601.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10769.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10770.htmlhttp://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/18...Benjamin Franklin: His Last Big IdeaThe Chain of Events that Create the Tall...Rikki Tikki Saves Teddy from a Snake Conflict With EnglandBenjamin Franklin: The Early Years

DEA Resources:The Author's Purposehttp://www.rhlschool.com/read3n11.htm

0301.8.9 Compare and contrast different versions/representations of similar stories, legends, lessons, or events reflecting different cultures.

SPI 0301.8.5 Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to describe, to share feelings).

GLE 0301.8.3 Learn basic characteristics of literary genres.

0301.8.7 Read and review various literary (e.g., short stories, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, plays, and nonfiction).

SPI 0301.8.4 Recognize basic plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.

Introducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerThe Author's Purpose

DEA Resources:Plot of a Storyhttp://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/1296myt...http://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/197myth...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/27...Building A New Island NationScary BitsKing Polydectes's Challenge to PerseusParts of a Story: Huck and JimA Dream Comes True: Twelve Rainbabies

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

DEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...

DEA Resources:Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the LessonDark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:Contractions

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 15 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading).

GLE 0301.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

0301.8.3 Check for understanding after reading (e.g., draw conclusions based on evidence gained while reading, identify the stated or implied main idea).

“Night Letters”“Dear Stars”

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

SPI 0301.8.5 Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to describe, to share feelings).

GLE 0301.8.3 Learn basic characteristics of literary genres.

0301.8.7 Read and review various literary (e.g., short stories, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, plays, and nonfiction

SPI 0301.8.3 Identify forms of text as poems, plays, or stories.

Phonics Activities

DEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence StructureDescriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing Adjectives

DEA Resources:The Author's Purposehttp://www.rhlschool.com/read3n11.htmIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerThe Author's Purpose

DEA Resources:Understanding Genrehttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...The Epic of Gilgamesh Inside the NurseryFinding a Home for Plymouth RockBuilding a SiteBoston's Conflict With the Redcoats

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.3 Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization (e.g., names, dates, cities and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles, abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation).

0301.1.9 Abbreviate words correctly.

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure

0301.1.14 Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence (simple and compound).

SPI 0301.1.5 Select the simple subject and predicate of a sentence.

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game Write a friendly letterWriting a friendly letter 2DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third MessageDEA Resources:CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters.

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

Practice using commas

Two parts to a sentence quiz

DEA Resources:http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activ...Asking and Telling: A Trip to AfricaAction VerbsVerbs: Types and AgreementA Closer Look at VerbsReview on Verbs and a Battle With Dark M...

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speakinghttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 16 .Academic Vocabulary: Fact, Opinion

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.5.1 Develop logic skills to enhance thoughtful reasoning and to facilitate learning.

0301.5.1 Distinguish fact from opinion.

SPI 0301.5.2 Distinguish between fact and opinion within text.

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.5 Distinguish fiction from nonfiction.

SPI 0301.6.6 From a list of statements, locate the factual statements from the fictional ones.

“Symphony of Whales”

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence StructureDescriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing AdjectivesDEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, Everywhere

(English)

Learning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

Fact or Opinion Reading Test (PDF format)

DEA Resources:Using What We Knowhttp://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jl...http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/Instruc...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.teachingandlearningresources....Point of ViewThe Author's PurposeReasons to Read

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.2 Recognize and avoid errors in Standard English usage (e.g., to/too/two, their/ there/ they’re).

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

SPI 0301.1.14 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., double negatives, troublesome words: to/too/two; their/there/they’re).

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

Using to, too, and two, worksheetThere, their, and they’re online practiceLearn 360: Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs video (great for review)Change y to i practicePlural spellings quiz game

DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third MessageDEA Resources:Adverbs: How do Adverbs Modify VerbsAdjectives: Describing Yellowstonehttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Sel...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAdjecti...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAlitera...Adverbs in the DesertAdjectives in the DesertA Review of AdjectivesAdjectives: Describing YellowstoneA Closer Look at Adjectives

Practice with adjectives

DEA Resources:Mystery Word: Homophoneshttp://www.tlsbooks.com/similarwords.pdf

EditingEditing and Publishing: A Dog ScrapbookEditing and PublishingReviewing Your Writing: Sacagawea

A Notebook for there, their, they're, worksheet

DEA Resources:Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.htmlRoot Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week: 17 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring

in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.3 Compare and contrast two characters, ideas, or stories.

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.5 Distinguish fiction from nonfiction.

SPI 0301.6.6 From a list of statements, locate the factual statements from the fictional ones.

GLE 0301.7.1 Recognize that media can provide sources of information and entertainment.

0301.7.1 Use media to access information (e.g., online catalog, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet).

GLE 0301.8.1 Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.

0301.8.4 Read with increasing fluency and confidence from a variety of texts (e.g., paired readings, shared reading, choral reading, teacher-led reading, reading from tapes/CDs).

“Volcanoes”“Natural Disasters”

Poetry“Cloud Dragons”“Lemon Moon”“Hurt No Living Thing”“Springtime”“Laughing Boy”

Unit 2 Test

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

DEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Spelling ABC Order SpellingCity.com Home Page English Spelling Games and Activities Alphabet Book Game Derby Ridge Library/Media Center

0301.8.9 Compare and contrast different versions/representations of similar stories, legends, lessons, or events reflecting different cultures.

SPI 0301.8.5 Identify the author’s purpose (e.g., to entertain, to inform, to describe, to share feelings).

GLE 0301.8.3 Learn basic characteristics of literary genres.

0301.8.7 Read and review various literary (e.g., short stories, fairy tales, folktales, poetry, plays, and nonfiction).

SPI 0301.8.3 Identify forms of text as poems, plays, or stories.

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics ActivitiesDEA Resources:The Author's Purposehttp://www.rhlschool.com/read3n11.htmIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerThe Author's PurposeDEA Resources:Understanding Genrehttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...The Epic of Gilgamesh Inside the Nursery

Finding a Home for Plymouth RockBuilding a SiteBoston's Conflict With the Redcoats

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesDEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third MessageDEA Resources:Adverbs: How do Adverbs Modify VerbsAdjectives: Describing Yellowstonehttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Sel...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAdjecti...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAlitera...Adverbs in the DesertAdjectives in the Desert

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

A Review of AdjectivesAdjectives: Describing YellowstoneA Closer Look at Adjectives

Practice with adjectivesDEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 18 (4 Day Week)Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.4.1 Identify and narrow a grade-appropriate research topic.

0301.4.1 Define and narrow a topic for research

GLE 0301.6.1 Apply appropriate reading strategies to comprehend informational texts (e.g., pre-reading strategies, comprehension strategies).

0301.6.4 Identify the main idea and supporting details in text.

SPI 0301.6.1 Select questions used to focus and clarify thinking before, during, and after reading text.

SPI 0301.6.2 Identify the stated main idea in a reading selection.

SPI 0301.6.6 From a list of statements, locate the factual statements from the fictional ones

GLE 0301.7.1 Recognize that media can provide sources of information and entertainment.

0301.7.1 Use media to access information (e.g., online catalog, nonfiction books, encyclopedias, CD-ROM references, Internet).

0301.7.3 Understand the main idea or message in a visual image (e.g., pictures, cartoons, weather reports on television, newspapers, photographs).

0301.7.4 Visit libraries/media centers and regularly check out materials.

SPI 0301.7.1 Determine the main idea in a visual image.

SPI 0301.7.3 Recognize the sort of information available through a specific medium (e.g., the accent and emotion through audiotapes; visual images through videos).

GLE 0301.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English sentence structure.

0301.1.12 Write legibly in manuscript and in cursive.

No Reading Stories

DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Main Idea: Pyramid PlunderVisualizing a StoryMaking PredictionsReading SpeedsReading StrategiesDEA Resources:Sources of InformationA Forefather, a Princess, and a WarriorAccents and ExpressionsBen Franklin: His Years in GovernmentIn Summary: The Story of Tom ThumbEvents That Led to the Revolution

DEA Resources:http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Building a SiteHarry OnlineAdvertisingManipulating Mood: DraculaStereotypes in MediaDEA Resources: Tricks Used by Advertisers on TelevisionHarry for SaleResearching: A Dog History

Handwriting 4 Kids -manuscript Handwriting 4 Kids -cursiveCursive handwriting worksheets

DEA Resources:

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.1 Write on a specific topic to a specified audience (e.g., self, peers, adults).

0301.3.2 Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, demonstrate knowledge, answer questions, tell a story, respond to literature

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.8 Use all steps in the writing process: brainstorm and organize ideas, create a first draft, revise and proofread draft, share completed work.

0301.3.11 Write in complete sentences developed into a logical, coherent paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence

0301.3.12 Use correct page format (e.g., paragraphs, margins, indentations, and titles).

0301.3.13 Revise writing to improve detail after determining what could be added or deleted (e.g., reread; rearrange words, sentences, paragraphs; add descriptive words; remove unneeded information; incorporate suggestions; vary sentences structures).

0301.3.14 Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing process.

0301.3.15 Use a rubric to evaluate own and others’ writing through small group discussion and shared work.

0301.3.16 Use technology to publish and present

0301.3.17 Identify opportunities for publication (e.g., national and/or local contests, Internet websites, newspapers, periodicals).

SPI 0301.3.3 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph

Powerful ParagraphsPowerful ParagraphsPrewriting Skills A Closer Look at Parts of a Story

DEA Resources:Sources of InformationUsing What We Knowhttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/CherlHoll...Expository WritingA Closer Look at Prewriting SkillsRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and Publishing

DEA Resources:Powerful Paragraphshttp://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Carrieann...A Closer Look at ParagraphsMain Idea: Pyramid PlunderTwo Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Sentence StructureLearning About Brown Bears

DEA Resources:Expository Writinghttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Letter writingWriting Invitations: Chinese New Year

SPI 0301.3.4 Choose a supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.5 Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.6 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.7 Choose the most specific word to complete a simple sentence.

SPI 0301.3.8 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.

Revolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and Publishing

DEA Resources:Descriptive Words: All About DogsSentence Structure

DEA Resources:http://www.resourceroom.net/Comprehensio...Finding Information with Thomas Jefferso...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 19 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.11 Arrange and identify words in alphabetical order for practical purposes occurring in everyday life (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.11 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, phone directory).

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

GLE 0301.4.2 Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic

0301.4.2 Identify three or more resources using more than one medium to support a research topic. 8

0301.4.3 Use reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and encyclopedia).

0301.4.4 Visit the library/media center as a source of information for research.

0301.4.5 Organize information gathered using a simple graphic organizer.

SPI 0301.4.1 Identify the most reliable sources of information to support a research topic.

SPI 0301.4.2 Complete a simple graphic (e.g., chart, web) organizing information from text or technological sources.

SPI 0301.4.3 Select appropriate sources from which to gather information on a given topic.

SPI 0301.4.4 From a given list, identify information that is (or is not) available in a certain reference source (e.g., what information does one find in a thesaurus).

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.6 Indicate the sequence of events in text.

“Wings”“Beauty and the Beast”LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Spelling ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Derby Ridge Library/Media CenterDEA Resources:Locating Reference Materials School Libr...Locating Books Using Alphabetical Order ...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...http://mrsbogucki.com/cgi-bin/asort.pl?f...A Picture Dictionary: Let's Look It Up!

LearningPlanet.com - ABC Order Alphabetical Order - Primary Resources - Free teaching resources ... Spelling ABC Order SpellingCity.com Home Page English Spelling Games and Activities Alphabet Book Game Derby Ridge Library/Media CenterDEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

SPI 0301.5.3 Identify stated cause-effect relationships in text.

SPI 0301.5.4 Determine sequence of events in text.

GLE 0301.6.2 Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).

0301.6.6 Use text features to locate information (e.g., charts, tables of contents, maps, illustrations).

SPI 0301.6.4 Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).

SPI 0301.6.5 Recognize the parts of a book (e.g., glossary, table of contents).

GLE 0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres.

0301.8.6 Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas), plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters}.

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.8 Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events)

0301.8.10 Explore the use of language in literary texts (e.g., rhythm, beat, imagery, simile, and metaphor

0301.8.12 Explore the concept of first person point of view.

SPI 0301.8.2 Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading selection.

Internet Resources in writing and reading to use in English ...

Using a dictionaryEntry word practiceGuide word practiceReading for Information and Notetaking DEA Resources:http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap0...http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.ht...http://www.boobis.com/students/rdingchec...Messages in the MediumPoint of ViewNouns in the Grand CanyonIn Your Words: Inside a PyramidReading Books: Clues on the CoverDEA Resources:Previewing Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/grow...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPredict...Reading StrategiesMaking PredictionsA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Making PredictionsDEA Resources:Exploring EncyclopediasMission Possible: Approaching the Librar...Searching for Research Materials on the ...Researching VolcanoesVisual ResourcesDEA Resources:Visual Resourceshttp://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/sweet/s...Researching: A Dog History

Arthur's Story ScrambleParagraphsDEA Resources:The Stages of Hurricane Developmenthttp://www.quia.com/mc/94601.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10769.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10770.htmlhttp://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/18...Benjamin Franklin: His Last Big IdeaThe Chain of Events that Create the Tall...Rikki Tikki Saves Teddy from a Snake Conflict With EnglandBenjamin Franklin: The Early YearsDEA Resources:http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebL...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Duck Demands: The Water Fowl Want a Divi...Paul Revere: His Early YearsMessages in the MediumLion Resolves the ConflictBusy BefanaDEA Resources:Space Shuttle CitingGathering InformationMummies in the DictionaryResearching VolcanoesBrainstorming Ancient EgyptDEA Resources:Table of Contents & Index School Library...http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/r...Reading Books: Clues on the CoverLooking Up WordsA Closer Look at Reference Guides

Parts of A PlotDEA Resources:

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

Abel and Amanda's Picnic Turns Stormy an...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...The Birth of Angelica LongridderA Hike with Uncle ElephantA True Statesmen: Samuel Adams Rides a H...A Crocodile's Life in Wild Egypt A Decision Is Made to Sell the Goat

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

Change y to i practice Plural spellings quiz game

DEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of Nouns

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.5 Select the simple subject and predicate of a sentence.

GLE 0301.3.1 Write for a variety of purposes and to a variety of audiences.

0301.3.6 Compare characters, settings, and events within and between stories.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.4 Write in journals.

A Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...

DEA Resources:http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activ...Asking and Telling: A Trip to AfricaAction VerbsVerbs: Types and AgreementA Closer Look at VerbsReview on Verbs and a Battle With Dark M...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 20 Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound

patterns within words.

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context,

reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.3 Compare and contrast two characters, ideas, or stories.

GLE 0301.6.2 Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).

0301.6.6 Use text features to locate information (e.g., charts, tables of contents, maps, illustrations).

SPI 0301.6.4 Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).

GLE 0301.7.2 Use media to publish and present information.

0301.7.2 Use media to enhance reports and oral presentations.

SPI 0301.7.2 Select the most appropriate medium or media for accessing information, writing a report, or making a presentation.

SPI 0301.7.4 Choose the most effective medium to enhance a short oral presentation (e.g., still pictures, a model, short video clip, recording).

GLE 0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres.

“Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest”

“Great and Small”

Multiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics Activities

DEA Resources:Space Shuttle CitingGathering InformationMummies in the DictionaryResearching VolcanoesBrainstorming Ancient Egypt

DEA Resources:Sources of InformationExploring EncyclopediasA Closer Look at Choosing a BookChoosing a BookSources of InformationFinding Information with Thomas Jefferso...

0301.8.13 Visit libraries/media centers; select and check out materials.

0301.8.14 Read longer narrative and expository text independently, including chapter books.

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesChange y to i practice Plural spellings quiz gameDEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm PronounDEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context

. GLE 0301.3.1 Write for a variety of purposes and to a variety of audiences.

0301.3.1 Write on a specific topic to a specified audience (e.g., self, peers, adults).

0301.3.2 Write for a variety of purposes: to entertain, persuade, inform, demonstrate knowledge, answer questions, tell a story, respond to literature.

0301.3.5 Practice writing to a prompt within a specified time

0301.3.6 Compare characters, settings, and events within and between stories.

Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...DEA Resources:Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the LessonDark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:Contractions

DEA Resources:Powerful ParagraphsPowerful ParagraphsPrewriting Skills A Closer Look at Parts of a StoryDEA Resources:Sources of InformationUsing What We Knowhttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/CherlHoll...Expository WritingA Closer Look at Prewriting SkillsRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingDEA Resources:Powerful Paragraphshttp://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Carrieann...A Closer Look at Paragraphs

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.8 Use all steps in the writing process: brainstorm and organize ideas, create a first draft, revise and proofread draft, share completed work.

0301.3.9 Construct graphic organizers to group ideas for writing (e.g., webs, charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations

0301.3.11 Write in complete sentences developed into a logical, coherent paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

0301.3.12 Use correct page format (e.g., paragraphs, margins, indentations, and titles).

0301.3.13 Revise writing to improve detail after determining what could be added or deleted (e.g., reread; rearrange words, sentences, paragraphs; add descriptive words; remove unneeded information; incorporate suggestions; vary sentences structures).

0301.3.14 Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing process

SPI 0301.3.3 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph

SPI 0301.3.4 Choose a supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.5 Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.6 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.7 Choose the most specific word to complete a simple sentence.

SPI 0301.3.8 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.

SPI 0301.3.9 Complete a simple graphic organizer to group ideas for writing.

Main Idea: Pyramid PlunderTwo Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Sentence StructureLearning About Brown BearsDEA Resources:Expository Writinghttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Letter writingWriting Invitations: Chinese New YearRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingDEA Resources:Descriptive Words: All About DogsSentence StructureDEA Resources:http://www.resourceroom.net/Comprehensio...Finding Information with Thomas Jefferso...

DEA Resources:Prewriting Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 21 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.18 Continue to develop word consciousness (e.g., word play, word walls, words sorts).

0301.1.19 Define and recognize word synonyms and antonyms.

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

SPI 0301.1.17 Select appropriate synonyms and antonyms within context.

SPI 0301.1.19 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words, within context.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.5.2 Use learned logic skills to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of oral and written contexts.

0301.5.4 Draw inferences and adjust predictions during reading.

0301.5.5 Draw conclusions based on evidence acquired during reading.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

SPI 0301.5.3 Identify stated cause-effect relationships in text.

GLE 0301.6.2 Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text boxes,

“Rocks in His Head”“Everybody Needs a Rock”

Word scramblesSynonyms and AntonymsMultiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:Your Word Bankhttp://www.kidport.com/Grade3/LanguageAr...http://www.rhlschool.com/eng4n14.htmYour Word BankA Closer Look at Types of WordsThe Analogical Guide: Step Three: Explai...The Analogical Guide: Steps One and Two:...

DEA Resources:http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/gr...http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/pres...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LASentenc...Sentence Structure

diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).

0301.6.7 Follow multi-tasked instructions in informational and technical texts (e.g., follow a recipe, complete assembly instructions).

SPI 0301.6.3 Indicate which illustration or graphic best supports a particular text.

SPI 0301.6.7 Arrange a set of instructions in a sequential, step-by-step order.

GLE 0301.7.2 Use media to publish and present information.

0301.7.2 Use media to enhance reports and oral presentations.

SPI 0301.7.2 Select the most appropriate medium or media for accessing information, writing a report, or making a presentation.

SPI 0301.7.4 Choose the most effective medium to enhance a short oral presentation (e.g., still pictures, a model, short video clip, recording).

GLE 0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres.

0301.8.6 Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas), plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters}.

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.8 Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events)

0301.8.10 Explore the use of language in literary texts (e.g., rhythm, beat, imagery, simile, and metaphor).

Descriptive Words: All About DogsEncore and Sing-Along: The Fox Went Out ...Segment Two: Proper Nouns and Capitaliza...Segment Four: Reviewing Adjectives

DEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

Guess Who

DEA Resources:The Stages of Hurricane Developmenthttp://www.quia.com/mc/94601.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10769.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/pop/10770.htmlhttp://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/18...Benjamin Franklin: His Last Big IdeaThe Chain of Events that Create the Tall...Rikki Tikki Saves Teddy from a Snake Conflict With EnglandBenjamin Franklin: The Early Years

DEA Resources:http://schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.p...http://schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.p...http://schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.p...http://wings.avkids.com/Curriculums/Myth...Lightning and ElectricityBenjamin Franklin: The Early Years

0301.8.11 Identify and produce rhyming words.

0301.8.12 Explore the concept of first person point of view.

SPI 0301.8.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

SPI 0301.8.2 Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading selection.

The Childhood of Woody GuthrieBenjamin Franklin: The Years of Experime...Reading Strategies: Four Steps DEA Resources:http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebL...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Duck Demands: The Water Fowl Want a Divi...Paul Revere: His Early YearsMessages in the MediumLion Resolves the ConflictBusy Befana

DEA Resources:Sources of InformationExploring EncyclopediasA Closer Look at Choosing a BookChoosing a BookSources of InformationFinding Information with Thomas Jefferso...

Parts of A PlotRecognizing Rhyming PatternsRiddles for Rhyming PairsDEA Resources:http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O

DEA Resources:Abel and Amanda's Picnic Turns Stormy an...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...The Birth of Angelica LongridderA Hike with Uncle ElephantA True Statesmen: Samuel Adams Rides a H...A Crocodile's Life in Wild Egypt A Decision Is Made to Sell the Goat

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesPunctuation Capitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked)

Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.htmlRoot Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 22 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

GLE 0301.4.1 Identify and narrow a grade-appropriate research topic.

0301.4.1 Define and narrow a topic for research.

GLE 0301.4.2 Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic.

SPI 0301.4.1 Identify the most reliable sources of information to support a research topic.

SPI 0301.4.3 Select appropriate sources from which to gather information on a given topic.

GLE 0301.7.2 Use media to publish and present information.

0301.7.2 Use media to enhance reports and oral presentations.

SPI 0301.7.2 Select the most appropriate medium or media for accessing information, writing a report, or making a presentation.

SPI 0301.7.4 Choose the most effective medium to enhance a short oral presentation (e.g., still pictures, a model, short video clip, recording).

GLE 0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres.

0301.8.6 Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas), plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters}.

0301.8.14 Read longer narrative and expository text independently, including chapter

“America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle”“Women Athletes”

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap0...http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.ht...http://www.boobis.com/students/rdingchec...Messages in the MediumPoint of ViewNouns in the Grand CanyonIn Your Words: Inside a PyramidReading Books: Clues on the Cover

DEA Resources:Exploring EncyclopediasMission Possible: Approaching the Librar...Searching for Research Materials on the ...Researching VolcanoesVisual Resources

DEA Resources:

books.

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.3 Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization (e.g., names, dates, cities and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles,

Sources of InformationExploring EncyclopediasA Closer Look at Choosing a BookChoosing a BookSources of InformationFinding Information with Thomas Jefferso...

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game Write a friendly letterWriting a friendly letter 2Punctuation

abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.5 Use commas in direct address, dates, locations and addresses, and items in a series.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

SPI 0301.1.4 Identify correctly used capital letters in names, dates, and addresses.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.15 Use a rubric to evaluate own and others’ writing through small group discussion and shared work

0301.3.16 Use technology to publish and present.

0301.3.17 Identify opportunities for publication (e.g., national and/or local contests, Internet websites, newspapers, periodicals).

Capitalization and punctuation gamePractice using commas

DEA Resources:Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence Structure

Two parts to a sentence quiz

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at NounsLesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...

SPI 0301.3.9 Complete a simple graphic organizer to group ideas for writing. Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...

CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commas

DEA Resources:Prewriting Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 23 Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

SPI 0301.1.16 Determine word meanings using prefixes and suffixes and/or context clues.

GLE 0301.4.2 Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic.

SPI 0301.4.2 Complete a simple graphic (e.g., chart, web) organizing information from text or technological sources.

GLE 0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres.

0301.8.6 Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas), plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters}.

0301.8.14 Read longer narrative and expository text independently, including chapter books.

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.8 Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events)

0301.8.10 Explore the use of language in literary texts (e.g., rhythm, beat, imagery, simile, and metaphor).

0301.8.11 Identify and produce rhyming words.

0301.8.12 Explore the concept of first person point of view.

SPI 0301.8.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

SPI 0301.8.2 Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading selection.

“Fly Eagle Fly”“Purple Coyote”

Poetry“Me”“By Myself”“Limericks”“Written at the Po-Shan Monastery”

Unit Test

DEA Resources:Radical Riddles (Suffixes)http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/cr...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Spelling: A Supermarket SweepRadical Riddles (Suffixes)Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesReading Strategies: Four Steps

Prefixes and Suffixes Practice with suffixes and prefixes

DEA Resources:Previewing Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/grow...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPredict...Reading StrategiesMaking PredictionsA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Making Predictions

Parts of A Plot

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present,

Recognizing Rhyming PatternsRiddles for Rhyming Pairs

DEA Resources:http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

DEA Resources:

and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third Message

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 24 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

0301.1.19 Define and recognize word synonyms and antonyms.

0301.1.20 Use a variety of previously learned strategies (e.g., roots and affixes, context, reference resources) to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.

SPI 0301.1.17 Select appropriate synonyms and antonyms within context.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

SPI 301.1.20 Determine word meaning through context clues.

GLE 0301.5.2 Use learned logic skills to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of oral and written contexts.

0301.5.5 Draw conclusions based on evidence acquired during reading.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.3 Compare and contrast two characters, ideas, or stories.

“Suki’s Kimono”“Clothes Bringing Cultures Together”Synonyms and AntonymsMultiple Meaning online practice - www.manatee.k12.fl.us

DEA Resources:Your Word Bankhttp://www.kidport.com/Grade3/LanguageAr...http://www.rhlschool.com/eng4n14.htmYour Word BankA Closer Look at Types of WordsThe Analogical Guide: Step Three: Explai...The Analogical Guide: Steps One and Two:...http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics Activities

DEA Resources:Context CluesContext CluesReading Print: Words, Words, EverywhereLearning to Understand the Language of C...Have Information, Will ResearchPerformance and Encore

Using Picture Clues

Guess Who

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., Verb Recognition

nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

Verbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third Message

DEA Resources:Adverbs: How do Adverbs Modify VerbsAdjectives: Describing Yellowstonehttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Sel...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAdjecti...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAlitera...Adverbs in the DesertAdjectives in the DesertA Review of AdjectivesAdjectives: Describing YellowstoneA Closer Look at Adjectives

Practice with adjectives

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 25 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases

0301.1.19 Define and recognize word synonyms and antonyms.

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.3 Compare and contrast two characters, ideas, or stories.

GLE 0301.6.2 Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).

SPI 0301.6.4 Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g.,

“How My Family Lives in America”“Communities Celebrate Cultures”

Synonyms and Antonyms

DEA Resources:Space Shuttle CitingGathering InformationMummies in the DictionaryResearching VolcanoesBrainstorming Ancient Egypt

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectivesUsing to, too, and two, worksheetThere, their, and they’re online practice

nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.2 Recognize and avoid errors in Standard English usage (e.g., to/too/two, their/ there/ they’re).

SPI 0301.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

SPI 0301.1.14 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., double negatives, troublesome words: to/too/two; their/there/they’re).

Learn 360: Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs video (great for review)

DEA Resources:Adverbs: How do Adverbs Modify VerbsAdjectives: Describing Yellowstonehttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Sel...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAdjecti...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAlitera...Adverbs in the DesertAdjectives in the DesertA Review of AdjectivesAdjectives: Describing YellowstoneA Closer Look at Adjectives

Practice with adjectivesDEA Resources:Mystery Word: Homophoneshttp://www.tlsbooks.com/similarwords.pdfEditingEditing and Publishing: A Dog ScrapbookEditing and PublishingReviewing Your Writing: Sacagawea

A Notebook for there, their, they're, worksheet

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 26 Academic Vocabulary: Adverbs

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.

0301.1.17 Continue to maintain and develop the ability to distinguish sounds and sound patterns within words.

SPI 0301.1.18 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

GLE 0301.4.2 Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic.

0301.4.3 Use reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and encyclopedia).

GLE 0301.5.3 Apply learned logic skills to selections read, as well as to classroom situations.

0301.5.6 Indicate the sequence of events in text.

SPI 0301.5.4 Determine sequence of events in text.

GLE 0301.6.2 Recognize the different features of informational texts (e.g., separate text boxes, diagrams, captions, charts, graphs).

0301.6.6 Use text features to locate information (e.g., charts, tables of contents, maps, illustrations).

SPI 0301.6.4 Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).

GLE 0301.8.2 Experience various literary genres.

0301.8.6 Recognize varying forms of text (e.g., poems {lines and stanzas), plays {acts, stage directions}, novels {chapters}.

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

“Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong”“It’s a Small World”

DEA Resources:http://www.abcteach.com/free/a/ain_words...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Alphabet Pet: Vowel CombinationsSyllables: African Animal NamesAlphabet Pet: All About WordsWhat Kind of Word?Decode Words

Phonics ActivitiesUsing a dictionaryEntry word practice Guide word practiceReading for Information and Notetaking

Arthur's Story ScrambleParagraphs

DEA Resources:http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebL...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Duck Demands: The Water Fowl Want a Divi...Paul Revere: His Early YearsMessages in the MediumLion Resolves the ConflictBusy BefanaDEA Resources:Space Shuttle CitingGathering InformationMummies in the DictionaryResearching VolcanoesBrainstorming Ancient Egypt

SPI 0301.8.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

(English)GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs

DEA Resources:http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

DEA Resources:Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down Nouns

(e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

SPI 0301.1.4 Identify correctly used capital letters in names, dates, and addresses.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

Capitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence Structure

Two parts to a sentence quizDEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commas

DEA Resources:Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the LessonDark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:Contractions

Write a friendly letterWriting a friendly letter 2

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 27 (3 Day Week)

Academic Vocabulary:Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.4.1 Identify and narrow a grade-appropriate research topic.

0301.4.1 Define and narrow a topic for research.

GLE 0301.4.2 Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic.

SPI 0301.4.1 Identify the most reliable sources of information to support a research topic.

SPI 0301.4.2 Complete a simple graphic (e.g., chart, web) organizing information from text or technological sources.

SPI 0301.4.3 Select appropriate sources from which to gather information on a given topic.

SPI 0301.4.4 From a given list, identify information that is (or is not) available in a certain reference source (e.g., what information does one find in a thesaurus).

GLE 0301.7.2 Use media to publish and present information.

SPI 0301.7.2 Select the most appropriate medium or media for accessing information, writing a report, or making a presentation.

SPI 0301.7.4 Choose the most effective medium to enhance a short oral presentation (e.g., still pictures, a model, short video clip, recording).

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing,

No Stories

DEA Resources:http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap0...http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.ht...http://www.boobis.com/students/rdingchec...Messages in the MediumPoint of ViewNouns in the Grand CanyonIn Your Words: Inside a PyramidReading Books: Clues on the Cover

DEA Resources:Previewing Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/grow...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAPredict...Reading StrategiesMaking PredictionsA Closer Look at Reading StrategiesA Closer Look at Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Making Predictions

DEA Resources:Exploring EncyclopediasMission Possible: Approaching the Librar...Searching for Research Materials on the ...Researching VolcanoesVisual Resources

DEA Resources:Visual Resourceshttp://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/sweet/s...Researching: A Dog History

evaluating, and publishing.

SPI 0301.3.3 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph

SPI 0301.3.4 Choose a supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.5 Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph. SPI 0301.3.6 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.7 Choose the most specific word to complete a simple sentence.

SPI 0301.3.8 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.

SPI 0301.3.9 Complete a simple graphic organizer to group ideas for writing.

DEA Resources:Sources of InformationExploring EncyclopediasA Closer Look at Choosing a BookChoosing a BookSources of InformationFinding Information with Thomas Jefferso...DEA Resources:Powerful ParagraphsPowerful ParagraphsPrewriting Skills A Closer Look at Parts of a StoryDEA Resources:Sources of InformationUsing What We Knowhttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/CherlHoll...Expository WritingA Closer Look at Prewriting SkillsRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingDEA Resources:Powerful Paragraphshttp://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Carrieann...A Closer Look at ParagraphsMain Idea: Pyramid PlunderTwo Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Sentence StructureLearning About Brown Bears

DEA Resources:Expository Writinghttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...

Letter writingWriting Invitations: Chinese New YearRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingDEA Resources:Descriptive Words: All About DogsSentence StructureDEA Resources:http://www.resourceroom.net/Comprehensio...Finding Information with Thomas Jefferso...Prewriting Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 28 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.5.2 Use learned logic skills to make inferences and draw conclusions in a variety of oral and written contexts.

0301.5.4 Draw inferences and adjust predictions during reading.

0301.5.5 Draw conclusions based on evidence acquired during reading.

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.8 Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events)

0301.8.12 Explore the concept of first person point of view.

SPI 0301.8.2 Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading selection.

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.1 Know and use appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions of nouns (e.g., nouns as subjects, singular, plural, and possessives) pronouns (e.g., subject and object

“Jalapeno Bagels”“Foods of Mexico”

Guess WhoParts of A PlotDEA Resources:Abel and Amanda's Picnic Turns Stormy an...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...The Birth of Angelica LongridderA Hike with Uncle ElephantA True Statesmen: Samuel Adams Rides a H...A Crocodile's Life in Wild Egypt A Decision Is Made to Sell the Goat

Verb RecognitionVerbs and verb tensesNounsPractice with adjectives

pronouns, substitution for nouns, agreement with antecedents), verbs (e.g., past, present, and future tenses; irregular verb; agreement with simple and compound subjects), adjectives (e.g., vivid descriptive words, comparative/superlative, articles), and adverbs (e.g., common formation and placement in a sentence).

0301.1.7 Spell correctly high-frequency and commonly misspelled words appropriate to grade level.

SPI 0301.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural) within context.

SPI 0301.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs (i.e. present, past, and future tense) within context.

SPI 0301.1.3 Identify the correct use of adjectives (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.4 Write in journals.

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

Hangman gameSpelling CityDEA Resources:I Like Nouns: I'm Pronounhttp://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex5.h...http://english-4u.de/poss_pronouns_ex6.h...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Segment Four: Using Pronouns with Both t...Segment Three: Sorting Common and Proper...Lesson 2: Common and Proper NounsNouns in the Desert I Like Nouns: I'm Pronoun

DEA Resources:http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.shtm...Segment Four: Verb ReviewVerbs: Where the Action IsLesson Three: Verb TensesA Battle With Dark MarkerDark Marker's Third Message

DEA Resources:Adverbs: How do Adverbs Modify VerbsAdjectives: Describing Yellowstonehttp://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Sel...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAdjecti...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAAlitera...Adverbs in the DesertAdjectives in the DesertA Review of AdjectivesAdjectives: Describing YellowstoneA Closer Look at Adjectives

Practice with adjectives

DEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic SpeakingDEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 29 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.10 Explore the use of language in literary texts (e.g., rhythm, beat, imagery, simile, and metaphor).

0301.8.11 Identify and produce rhyming words.

SPI 0301.8.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.3 Know and apply correctly the rules for capitalization (e.g., names, dates, cities and states, addresses, holidays, titles of books, first word in a sentence, proper nouns, titles, abbreviations, parts of a friendly letter, first word in a direct quotation).

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.5 Use commas in direct address, dates, locations and addresses, and items in a series.

0301.1.9 Abbreviate words correctly.

0301.1.10 Apply correct orthographic patterns (e.g., consonant doubling, changing “y” to “i”, dropping the final silent “e” before adding the prefix).

SPI 0301.1.4 Identify correctly used capital letters in names, dates, and addresses.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the

“Me and Uncle Romie”“Country to City”

Poetry“My Friend in School”“Lunch Survey”“Saying Yes”

Unit Test

Recognizing Rhyming PatternsRiddles for Rhyming PairsDEA Resources:http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O

Capitalization quiz Capitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letter Capitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game Write a friendly letterWriting a friendly letter 2

PunctuationCapitalization and punctuation gamePractice using commas Change y to i practice

greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters.

SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture, story, or art).

Plural spellings quiz game DEA Resources:Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence Structure

Two parts to a sentence quiz

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation gameDEA Resources:CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier Reef

Meeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commasDEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 30 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.3.3 Know and apply the steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, evaluating, and publishing.

0301.3.8 Use all steps in the writing process: brainstorm and organize ideas, create a first draft, revise and proofread draft, share completed work.

0301.3.9 Construct graphic organizers to group ideas for writing (e.g., webs, charts, graphs, diagrams, illustrations).

0301.3.10 Select and refine a topic.

0301.3.11 Write in complete sentences developed into a logical, coherent paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

0301.3.12 Use correct page format (e.g., paragraphs, margins, indentations, and titles).

0301.3.13 Revise writing to improve detail after determining what could be added or deleted (e.g., reread; rearrange words, sentences, paragraphs; add descriptive words; remove unneeded information; incorporate suggestions; vary sentences structures).

0301.3.14 Use resources (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, computer) to aid in the writing process.

0301.3.15 Use a rubric to evaluate own and others’ writing through small group discussion and shared work.

0301.3.16 Use technology to publish and present.

0301.3.17 Identify opportunities for publication (e.g., national and/or local contests, Internet websites, newspapers, periodicals).

SPI 0301.3.3 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph

SPI 0301.3.4 Choose a supporting sentence that best fits the context and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.5 Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph.

“The Story of the Statue of Liberty”“A Nation of Immigrants”

DEA Resources:Powerful ParagraphsPowerful ParagraphsPrewriting Skills A Closer Look at Parts of a StoryDEA Resources:Sources of InformationUsing What We Knowhttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/CherlHoll...Expository WritingA Closer Look at Prewriting SkillsRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at SentencesEditing and PublishingDEA Resources:Powerful Paragraphshttp://www.learnnc.org/lessons/Carrieann...A Closer Look at ParagraphsMain Idea: Pyramid PlunderTwo Reading SpeedsA Closer Look at Sentence StructureLearning About Brown BearsDEA Resources:Expository Writinghttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...Letter writingWriting Invitations: Chinese New YearRevolt on the AmistadA Closer Look at Sentences

SPI 0301.3.6 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

SPI 0301.3.7 Choose the most specific word to complete a simple sentence.

SPI 0301.3.8 Select an appropriate title that reflects the topic of a written selection.

SPI 0301.3.9 Complete a simple graphic organizer to group ideas for writing.

GLE 0301.4.3 Present research results in a simple written report.

0301.4.6 Write a simple research report demonstrating the research results

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling. SPI 0301.1.13 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

Editing and Publishing

DEA Resources:Descriptive Words: All About DogsSentence StructureDEA Resources:http://www.resourceroom.net/Comprehensio...Finding Information with Thomas Jefferso...DEA Resources:Prewriting Skillshttp://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer...

Writing

DEA Resources:Apostrophehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/Contrac...http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAWriting...Compound WordsReviewing Words in the Lesson

Dark Marker's Third MessagePeriodMission to Mars:Contractions

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 31 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.8 Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events)

SPI 0301.8.2 Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading selection.

(English)

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.2 Recognize and avoid errors in Standard English usage (e.g., to/too/two, their/ there/ they’re).

0301.1.6 Recognize and use contractions and possessives using apostrophes.

0301.1.8 Form and spell contractions, plurals, and possessives.

0301.1.9 Abbreviate words correctly.

SPI 0301.1.14 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., double negatives, troublesome words: to/too/two; their/there/they’re).

SPI 0301.1.8 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals within context.

SPI 0301.1.15 Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking, walked).

“Happy Birthday Mr. King”“Back to the Wild”

Parts of A Plot

DEA Resources:Abel and Amanda's Picnic Turns Stormy an...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...The Birth of Angelica LongridderA Hike with Uncle ElephantA True Statesmen: Samuel Adams Rides a H...A Crocodile's Life in Wild Egypt A Decision Is Made to Sell the Goat

Using to, too, and two, worksheetThere, their, and they’re online practiceLearn 360: Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs video (great for review)

DEA Resources:Mystery Word: Homophoneshttp://www.tlsbooks.com/similarwords.pdfEditingEditing and Publishing: A Dog ScrapbookEditing and PublishingReviewing Your Writing: Sacagawea

A Notebook for there, their, they're, worksheet

DEA Resources:Reviewing Words in the LessonTypes of NounsA Closer Look at Nouns

Lesson 3: Singular and Plural Nouns, Re...Segment Four: Forming Plural Nouns with ...

DEA Resources:Word Pup Discovers Endingshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/sp...http://www.quia.com/custom/2200main.htmlhttp://www.quia.com/mc/578909.htmlRoot Words: Off to ItalySuffixes: Decoding Another ClueWord Pup Discovers Endings

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 32, 33, and 34Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

TCAP Review

TCAP

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 35 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.10 Explore the use of language in literary texts (e.g., rhythm, beat, imagery, simile, and metaphor

0301.8.11 Identify and produce rhyming words.

SPI 0301.8.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.7 Write poems, stories, and essays based upon thoughts, feelings, and experiences

SPI 0301.3.2 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

“Talking Walls ART for the People”“Nathaniel’s Rap”

Recognizing Rhyming PatternsRiddles for Rhyming Pairs

DEA Resources:http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O

PunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's Errors

Capitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nounsCapitalization and punctuation game

PunctuationCapitalization and punctuation game DEA Resources:CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commas

DEA Resources:http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g...A Closer Look at Writing for Your Audien...

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 36 Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.8 Define and identify setting, characters (including main and minor characters), and plot (including sequence of events)

SPI 0301.8.2 Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading selection.

GLE 0301.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.

0301.1.4 Understand and use correctly standard marks of punctuation (e.g., end punctuation; periods in initials, abbreviations and titles before names; colon between hour and minutes; parts of a letter).

0301.1.5 Use commas in direct address, dates, locations and addresses, and items in a series.

SPI 0301.1.7 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

SPI 0301.1.9 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

GLE 0301.3.2 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including narration, literary response, personal experience, and subject matter content.

0301.3.3 Write friendly letters. SPI 0301.3.1 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, to respond to a picture,

“Two Bad Ants”“Hiking Safety Tips”

Parts of A Plot

DEA Resources:Abel and Amanda's Picnic Turns Stormy an...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/Less...The Birth of Angelica LongridderA Hike with Uncle ElephantA True Statesmen: Samuel Adams Rides a H...A Crocodile's Life in Wild Egypt A Decision Is Made to Sell the Goat

PunctuationCapitalization and punctuation gamePractice using commas

DEA Resources:Capitalization: Abraham Lincolnhttp://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz...http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mqui...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h...Video Quiz: Herman's Chow-Down NounsCapitalization: Abraham LincolnA Closer Look at Sentence StructurePunctuation President Capitalizing on Dark Marker's ErrorsCapitalization quizCapitalization practiceCapitalizing namesCapitalizing in a letterCapitalizing proper nouns

story, or art). Capitalization and punctuation gamePunctuationCapitalization and punctuation gameDEA Resources:CommaDark Marker's Second Messagehttp://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...http://www.edhelper.com/language/commas5...IntroductionAustralia's Great Barrier ReefMeeting Dark MarkerCommaDark Marker's Second Message

Write a friendly letter Writing a friendly letter 2Practice using commasDEA Resources:Reasons for Writinghttp://content.scholastic.com/browse/art...http://www.fictionteachers.com/fictionfu...http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/le...The Author's PurposeIntroducing the Alphonse the Shoe MakerReasons for WritingWrite for Your AudiencePublic Speaking

Grade 3 Reading/Language Arts Pacing GuidesInstructional Week 37 .Academic Vocabulary:

Grade Level Expectations/Checks for Understanding/State Performance Indicators Resources

GLE 0301.8.4 Explore basic literary terms (e.g., setting, point of view, simile, metaphor, rhythm).

0301.8.10 Explore the use of language in literary texts (e.g., rhythm, beat, imagery, simile, and metaphor).

0301.8.11 Identify and produce rhyming words.

SPI 0301.8.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

“Elena’s Serenade”“Leading People to Freedom”

Poetry“The Star-Spangled Banner”“I watched an Eagle Soar”“Words Free as Confetti” Recognizing Rhyming PatternsRiddles for Rhyming PairsDEA Resources:http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/files/...http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.htmlShort and Long Vowels: E and UThe Long Vowels: A, I, OWhat If? (Rhyming) Poetry: Character, Setting, and PlotThe Short Vowels: A, I, O