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Extending the Common CoreState Standards

Scope and Sequenceof Skill Instruction

K-6

*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.Grade 378 Grade 3 79

Grade 3

Lesson Selections Phonics Fluency Comprehension listening/speaking/viewing Vocabulary Spelling Grammar Writing

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Main SelectionA Fine, Fine SchoolGenre: Humorous

Fiction

Paired Selection One-Room

SchoolhousesGenre: Informational

Text

Short vowels a, e, i, o, u

Words with the VCCV Pattern

Accuracy: Word Recognition

SkillStory Structure

StrategySummarize

Author’s Craft Repetition

Listen for a Purpose Target Vocabularyprincipal strolledproud worriedsoared announcedfinecertainly

Vocabulary Strategies Multiple-Meaning Words

Spelling PrincipleShort Vowels

Spelling Words Basic: crop, plan, thing, smell, shut, sticky, spent, lunch, pumpkin, clock, gift, class, skip, swing Review: next, hugChallenge: hospital, fantastic

Subjects and Predicates Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: DescriptiveParagraph

Focus TraitWord Choice: Exact Words

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Main SelectionThe Trial of Cardigan

JonesGenre: Fantasy

Paired SelectionJury DutyGenre: Readers’

Theater

Long Vowels a, e, i, o, u

Words with the VCe Pattern

Phrasing: Punctuation SkillConclusions

StrategyInfer/Predict

Author’s CraftWord Choice

Use Nonverbal Cues Target Vocabularyconvinced trialjury guiltypointed honestmurmurstand

Vocabulary StrategiesCompound Words

Spelling PrincipleVCe Spellings

Spelling Words Basic: spoke, mile, save, excuse,

cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, rule

Review: these, thoseChallenge: surprise, decide

Kinds of Sentences Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: Friendly Letter

Focus TraitIdeas: Audience and Purpose

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Main SelectionDestiny’s GiftGenre: Realistic

Fiction

Paired SelectionKids Making a

DifferenceGenre: Informational

Text

Common Vowel Pairs ai, ay, ee, ea

Accuracy: Words in Connected Text

SkillUnderstanding Characters

StrategyAnalyze/ Evaluate

Author’s CraftMood

Hold a Conversation or Discussion

Target Vocabularyraise spreadingearn figurecontacted blockafford customers

Vocabulary Strategies Antonyms

Spelling PrincipleMore Long a and Long e Spellings

Spelling Words Basic: lay, real, trail, sweet, today, dream, seem, tea, treat, afraid, leave, bait, screen, speed Review: paint, please Challenge: yesterday, explain

Sentence Fragments and Run-Ons

Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: Personal

Narrative Paragraph

Focus TraitVoice: Express Thoughts and

Feelings

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Main SelectionPop’s BridgeGenre: Historical

Fiction

Paired Selection BridgesGenre: Informational

Text

Long o Spelled oa, ow

Expression SkillCompare and Contrast


Author’s CraftSimile

Give and Follow Directions Target Vocabularybalancing tidecrew disappearsfoggy stretchexcitementcling

Vocabulary StrategiesBase Words and Endings –s, –es,

–ed, –ing

Spelling PrincipleMore Long o Spellings

Spelling Words Basic: load, open, told, yellow, soak, shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold, window, coach, almost, throatReview: cold, mostChallenge: tomorrow, sailboats

Common and Proper Nouns Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: Personal

Narrative

Focus TraitIdeas: Important, Interesting

Details

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Main SelectionRoberto Clemente,

Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Genre: Biography

Paired SelectionBaseball Poems Genre: Poetry

Long i spelled i, ie, igh

Intonation SkillCause and Effect

StrategyVisualize


Computers: Review of the Basics

Target Vocabularystand scorefans leagueslammed pronouncedstyle polish

Vocabulary Strategies Prefix mis–

Spelling PrincipleSpelling Long i

Spelling Words Basic: slight, mild, sight, pie, mind, tie, pilot, might, lie, tight, blind, fight, die, midnightReview: find, night Challenge: silent, frightening

Plural Nouns with –s and -es Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: Personal Narrative

Focus TraitSentence Fluency: Time-Order (Transition) Words

Unit 1: Good Citizens


Main Selections Comprehension Listening and Speaking Vocabulary Grammar Writing

Magazine: The Robodogs of GreenvilleGenre: Play

SE Reading: “Destiny’s Gift”Genre: Realistic Fiction

Comprehension: Understand the Structure

of a Play

Comprehension: Distinguish Point of View

Listening and Speaking: Recount an Experience

Vocabulary Strategies: Spatial and Temporal Words

Grammar: Simple and Compound Sentences

Writing: Time-Order Words and Phrases in Narrative Writing

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Lesson Selections Phonics Fluency Comprehension Listening/Speaking/Viewing Vocabulary Spelling Grammar Writing

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Main SelectionMax’s WordsGenre: Humorous

Fiction

Paired SelectionPoems That Slither,

Walk, and FlyGenre: Poetry

Words with the VCV Pattern

Rate SkillSequence of Events

StrategyQuestion

Author’s CraftOnomatopoeia

Interpret Poems Target Vocabularycollect scrambledorders sortedragged rapidlycontinued darted

Vocabulary Strategies Suffixes –er, –or

Spelling PrincipleMore Short and Long Vowels

Spelling Words Basic Words: math, toast, easy,

socks, Friday, stuff, paid, cheese, June, elbow, program, shiny, piles, sticky

Review Words: each, both, Challenge Words: comb, holiday

What is a Verb? Writing ModeWrite to Respond:Response Paragraph

Focus TraitIdeas: Details and Examples

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Main SelectionWhat Do Illustrators

Do?Genre: Informational

Text

Paired SelectionJack Draws a

BeanstalkGenre: Fairy Tale

Three-Letter Clusters (scr-, spr, str-, thr-)

Expression SkillText and Graphic

Features


Author’s CraftOrganization

Monitor Understanding and Ask Questions

Target Vocabularytracing imagineillustrate scribblessketches researchtextures tools

Vocabulary Strategies Synonyms

Spelling PrincipleThree-Letter Clusters

Spelling WordsBasic Words: three, scrap, street,

spring, thrill, scream, strange, throw, string, scrape, spray, threw, strong, scratch

Review Words: think, theyChallenge Words: straight, scramble

Verb Tenses Writing ModeWrite to Respond: Compare/ Contrast Paragraph

Focus TraitOrganization: Topic Sentence

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Main SelectionThe Harvest BirdsGenre: Folktale

Paired SelectionThe Farmer and the

DreamGenre: Readers’

Theater

Silent Letters kn, wr Stress SkillConclusions


Author’s CraftFigurative Language

Retell a Story Target Vocabularyharvest separateashamed bordersadvice borrowpatch serious

Vocabulary Strategies Multiple-Meaning Words

Spelling Principle Unexpected Consonant Spellings

Spelling Words Basic Words: itch, wreck, knee,

patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife, stretch, write, knew, knock, match, wrong

Review Words: know, catchChallenge Words: wrinkle, knuckle

Commas in a Series Writing ModeWrite to Respond:Summary Paragraph

Focus TraitWord Choice

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Main SelectionKamishibai ManGenre: Realistic

Fiction

Paired SelectionThe True Story of

KamishibaiGenre: Informational

Text

Vowel Diphthongs ow, ou

Intonation SkillCause and Effect

StrategyMonitor/Clarify

Author’s CraftFlashback

Respond to Questions Target Vocabularyfamiliar jerkyvacant ricketyblurry rudeblasted applause

Vocabulary Strategies Dictionary/Glossary Entry

Spelling PrincipleVowel Sound in town

Spelling Words Basic Words: clown, round, bow, cloud, power, crown, thousand, crowd, sound, count, powder, blouse, frown, poundReview Words: house, foundChallenge Words: mountain, coward

Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates

Writing ModeWrite to Respond: Response

to Literature

Focus TraitOrganization: Opinion Statement

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Main SelectionYoung Thomas EdisonGenre: Biography

Paired SelectionMoving PicturesGenre: Informational

Text

Words with au, aw, al, o

Accuracy: Self-Correct SkillMain Ideas and Details

StrategySummarize

Author’s CraftFigurative Language

Computers: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Databases

Target Vocabularysignal geniusgadget inventionlaboratory experimentoccasionalelectric

Vocabulary StrategiesCategorize and Classify

Spelling PrincipleVowel Sound in talk

Spelling Words Basic Words: talk, cross, awful, law,

cloth, cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw, salt, wall, lawn, always

Review Words: soft, smallChallenge Words: often, strawberry

Pronouns Writing ModeWrite to Respond: Response

to Literature

Focus TraitSentence Fluency: Avoiding

Redundancy

Unit 2: Express Yourself


Main Selections Comprehension Listening and Speaking Grammar Writing

Magazine: Lights, Camera, Action!Genre: Informational

Text

SE Reading: Moving Pictures Genre: Informational

Text

Comprehension: Distinguish Point of View

Compare and Contrast Texts on the Same Topic

Listening and Speaking and Viewing:

Determine Main Ideas in Diverse Media

Grammar: Complex Sentences

Writing: Connecting Words and Word Choice in Opinion Writing

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Main SelectionJump!Genre: Biography

Paired Selection Science for Sports

FansGenre: Informational

Text

Vowel Diphthongs oi, oy

Phrasing: Natural Pauses

SkillFact and Opinion

StrategyQuestion

Author’s CraftAlliteration

Computers: Introduce the Internet Target Vocabularychampionship powerprofessional athleterooting courtcompetitorentire

Vocabulary StrategiesSuffixes –y, –ful, -ous

Spelling PrincipleVowel Sound in joy

Spelling Words Basic Words: joy, point, voice, join,

oil, coin, noise, spoil, toy, joint, boy, soil, choice, boil

Review Words: come, areChallenge Words: poison, destroy

More Plural Nouns Writing ModeWrite to Narrate:Descriptive Paragraph

Focus TraitWord Choice: Sensory Words and

Details

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Main SelectionThe Science FairGenre: Realistic

Fiction

Paired SelectionScience PoemsGenre: Poetry

Homophones

Words Ending in –er, -le

Stress SkillStory Structure

StrategyVisualize

Author’s CraftDialogue

Interview Target Vocabularyreport eruptpresentation creativeeducational certificateimpressive charts

Vocabulary StrategiesIdioms

Spelling PrincipleHomophones

Spelling WordsBasic Words: hole, whole, its, it’s,

hear, here, won, one, our, hour, their, there, fur, fir

Review Words: road, rodeChallenge Words: peace, piece

More Proper Nouns Writing ModeWrite to Narrate:Humorous Poem

Focus TraitWord Choice: Onomatopoeia

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Main SelectionYonder Mountain: A

Cherokee LegendGenre: Legend

Paired SelectionThe Trail of TearsGenre: Informational

Text

Contractions with n’t, ‘d, ‘ve

Rate SkillCompare and

Contrast


Author’s CraftImagery/ Symbols

Listen for and Retell (Paraphrase) Main Ideas Target Vocabularypeak examinedfondly steeprugged pausingmist pleaded

Vocabulary StrategiesHomophones/ Homographs

Spelling PrincipleContractions

Spelling Words Basic: I’d, he’s, haven’t, doesn’t,

let’s, there’s wouldn’t, what’s, she’s, aren’t, hasn’t, couldn’t, he’d, they’re

Review: can’t, isn’t Challenge: we’re, weren’t

Subject-Verb Agreement

Writing ModeWrite to Narrate:Narrative Poem

Focus TraitOrganization

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Main SelectionAero and Officer MikeGenre: Informational

Text

Paired SelectionKids and CrittersGenre: Informational

Text

Words with ar, or, ore

Accuracy: Words in Connected Text

SkillAuthor’s Purpose

StrategySummarize

Author’s CraftWord Choice:

Technical Jargon

Computer: Internet Strategy Target Vocabularylying loyalpartners shiftquiver patrolability snap

Vocabulary StrategiesPrefixes in-, im-

Spelling PrincipleVowel + /r/ Sounds

Spelling Words Basic Words: horse, mark, storm, market, acorn, artist, March, north, barking, stork, thorn, forest, chore, restoreReview Words: dark, story Challenge Words: partner, fortune

Pronouns and Verbs Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: Autobiography

Focus TraitIdeas: Choosing an Important

Event and Purpose

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Main SelectionThe Extra-Good

SundayGenre: Humorous

Fiction

Paired SelectionTía Luisa’s Fruit Salad Genre: Readers’

Theater

Words with er, ir, ur, or

Expression SkillUnderstanding

Characters


Author’s CraftMetaphor

Listen to Make Connections Target Vocabularyanxiously degreestense ingredientsrecommended remarkedfestivecross

Vocabulary StrategiesUsing a Thesaurus

Spelling PrincipleVowel + /r/ Sounds

Spelling WordsBasic Words: nurse, work, shirt, hurt, first, word, serve, curly, dirt, third, worry, turn, stir, firmReview Words: her, girlChallenge Words: perfect,

hamburger

Forming the Past Tense Writing ModeWrite to Narrate: Autobiography

Focus TraitVoice: Using Details That Show

Thoughts and Feelings

Unit 3: Learning Lessons


Main Selections Comprehension Vocabulary Grammar Writing

Magazine: Technology Wins the Game

Genre: Technical Text

Comprehension: Make Connections in a

Technical Text

Use Text Features and Search Tools

Vocabulary Strategies: Shades of Meaning

Grammar: Abstract Nouns

Writing: Describe Actions, Thoughts, and Feelings in Narrative Writing

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Main Selection A Mr. Rubbish Mood Genre: Humorous

Fiction

Paired Selection Save the RainforestGenre: Informational

Text

Words with air, ear, are

Intonation SkillAuthor’s Purpose


Author’s CraftOnomatopoeia

Listen Critically Target Vocabularyrecycle projectdripping cartoncomplicated globalrubbish hardlyshade pollution

Vocabulary StrategiesContext Clues

Spelling PrincipleVowel + /r/ Sounds in air and fear

Spelling Words Basic Words: air, wear, chair, stairs,

bare, bear, hair, care, pear, pair, share, near, ear, beard

Review Words: buy, yearChallenge Words: earring, compare

What Is an Adjective? Writing ModeWrite to Persuade:Persuasive Letter

Focus TraitIdeas: Stating a Clear Purpose and

Goal

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Main SelectionThe Albertosaurus

Mystery: Philip Currie’s Hunt in the Badlands

Genre: Informational Text

Paired SelectionFinding Fossils for

FunGenre: Informational

Text

Words with /j/ and /s/

Words with the VCCCV Pattern

Stress SkillConclusions

StrategyVisualize


Computer: Use the Internet Target Vocabularyclues remainsevidence provefossils skeletonsuncoveringburiedfiercelocation

Vocabulary Strategies Suffix –ly

Spelling PrincipleWords with /j/ and /s/

Spelling Words Basic Words: age, space, change,

jawbone, jacket, giant, pencil, circle, once, large, dance, jeans, bounce, huge

Review Words: nice, placeChallenge Words: excited, gigantic

Adjectives and Articles Writing ModeWrite to Persuade:Opinion Paragraph

Focus TraitVoice: Convincing Voice

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Main SelectionA Tree Is GrowingGenre: Informational

Text

Paired SelectionPoems About Nature Genre: Poetry

Words with /k/ and /kw/

Expression SkillText and Graphic Features

StrategyQuestion

Author’s CraftSensory Language/ Word

Choice

Listen to Compare and Contrast Target Vocabularypollen storeclumps passagesabsorb throughoutcoverings spinestropicaldissolve

Vocabulary StrategiesCategorize and Classify

Spelling PrincipleSpelling the /k/ and /kw/ Sounds

Spelling Words Basic Words: shark, check, queen,

circus, flake, crack, second, squeeze, quart, squeak, quick, coldest, Africa, Mexico

Review Words: black, thank Challenge Words: correct, question

Using the Verb be and Helping Verbs

Writing ModeWrite to Persuade:Problem-Solution Paragraph

Focus TraitWord Choice: Exact Words

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Main SelectionDogzillaGenre:

Paired SelectionWhose Land Is It?Genre: Informational

Text

Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood

Rate: Adjust Reading Rate To Purpose

SkillCause and Effect

StrategySummarize

Author’s CraftHumor

Compare and Contrast Media Messages Target Vocabularyfiery withinscientific ancientmysterious emergencypanicking horrifyingprehistoricimmediately

Vocabulary StrategiesPrefixes pre-, re-, bi-

Spelling PrincipleVowel Sounds in spoon and wood

Spelling Words Basic Words: mood, wooden,

drew, smooth, blue, balloon, true, crooked, chew, tooth, hooves, cool, food, pooch

Review Words: blew, foot Challenge Words: loose, jewel

Irregular Verbs Writing ModeWrite to Persuade: Persuasive

Essay

Focus TraitIdeas: Thinking About Your

Audience

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Main SelectionLife on the IceGenre: Informational

Text

Paired SelectionThe Raven: An Inuit

MythGenre: Myth/

Readers’ Theater

Compound Words


SkillMain Ideas and Details


Author’s CraftSimile

Media: Evaluate Internet Information Target Vocabularyshelter layerconstant climatewilderness regionunexpected glidingoverheatedcolony

Vocabulary StrategiesDictionary/Glossary

Spelling Principle Compound Words

Spelling Words Basic Words: birthday, anyone,

sometimes, everything, homework, afternoon, airplane, grandmother, something, without, himself, faraway, sunburned, daylight

Review Words: someone, cannotChallenge Words: scorekeeper,

everybody

Contractions Writing ModeWrite to Persuade: Persuasive

Essay Focus TraitOrganization: Paragraphs for

Reasons

Grade 3

Unit 4: Extreme Nature


Grade 3

(Continued)Unit 4: Extreme Nature

Main Selections Comprehension Vocabulary Writing

Magazine: “My Favorite Pet” and “My Smelly Pet”

Genre: Humorous Fiction

SE Reading: “A Mr. Rubbish Mood”Genre: Humorous

Fiction

Comprehension: Understand the Structure

of Poems and Books

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast

Stories in a Series

Vocabulary Strategies: Print and Digital Dictionaries Vocabulary Strategies: Word Roots

Writing: Definitions and Connecting Words

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Main SelectionTwo Bad AntsGenre: Fantasy

Paired Selection Poems about BugsGenre: Poetry

Base Words and -ed, -ing

Intonation SkillStory Structure


Author’s CraftPoint of View

Organize Ideas for a Speech Target Vocabularyscout narrowsurrounded undergroundpuzzling glassyviolently liquidsoggyunaware

Vocabulary Strategies Base Words and Prefix non–

Spelling PrincipleWords with -ed and -ing

Spelling Words Basic Words: coming, swimming,

dropping, tapping, taping, invited, saving, stared, planned, changing, joking, loved, gripped, tasted

Review Words: making, stoppedChallenge Words: freezing, scared

Possessive Nouns and Possessive Pronouns

Writing ModeWrite to Express: Fictional

Narrative

Focus TraitIdeas: Building Suspense

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Main SelectionThe Journey: Stories

of MigrationGenre: Informational

Text

Paired SelectionThe Grasshopper and

the AntGenre: Fable

Spelling Changes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing

Less Common

Plurals

Phrasing: Attention to Punctuation

SkillCompare and Contrast

StrategyVisualize

Author’s CraftWord Choice: Sensory

Words

Computers: Using Visuals Target Vocabularysurvival migrateplenty frighteningaccidents solidchilly landscapethunderous dramatic

Vocabulary Strategies Prefixes in–, im–

Spelling PrincipleChanging Final y to i

Spelling Words Basic Words: cities, cried, puppies,

hurried, stories, flies, parties, tried, pennies, fried, carried, babies, spied

Review Words: pretty, veryChallenge Words: countries,

libraries

Using Proper Nouns Writing ModeWrite to ExpressDescriptive Paragraph

Focus TraitWord Choice: Simile

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Main SelectionThe Journey of Oliver

K. WoodmanGenre: Fantasy

Paired SelectionMoving the U.S. MailGenre: Informational

Text

Suffixes -ful, -y, -ous, -ly, -er

Rate SkillSequence of Events


Author’s CraftTone

Give a Speech Target Vocabularysincere conversationsmanaged inspiredloaded reunionloveliest currentlyterror pleasure

Vocabulary StrategiesSuffixes -er, -est

Spelling PrincipleThe Suffixes -ful, -ly, and -er

Spelling Words Basic Words: singer, loudly, joyful,

teacher, fighter, closely, powerful, farmer, quickly, careful, friendly, speaker, wonderful, truly

Review Words: hopeful, safely Challenge Words: listener, calmly

Abbreviations Writing ModeWrite to Express:Dialogue

Focus TraitVoice: Characters’ Feelings

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Main SelectionDog-of-the-Sea-

WavesGenre: Realistic

Fiction

Paired SelectionThe Land Volcanoes

BuiltGenre: Informational

Text

Prefixes un-, pre-, re-, bi-

Accuracy SkillAuthor’s Purpose

StrategyQuestion

Author’s CraftMetaphor

Review Internet Strategy Target Vocabularyguided rippledarrival voyagetwisted aboardanchor spottedbay lava

Vocabulary Strategies Words from Other Languages

Spelling PrincipleThe Prefixes re- and un-

Spelling Words Basic Words: unfold, rejoin, untie,

reheat, unfair, unclear, repaid, rewrite, unhurt, recheck, unlucky, unwrap, reuse, unsure

Review Words: reread, unsafe Challenge Words: unbuckle,

unknown

What Is an Adverb? Writing ModeWrite to Express: Fictional

Narrative

Focus TraitIdeas: Vivid Details

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Main SelectionMountains: Surviving

on Mt. EverestGenre: Informational

Text

Paired SelectionThe Big CleanupGenre: Play

Suffixes -less, -ness, -able

Expression SkillText and Graphic

Features


Author’s CraftMood/Tone

Presenting a Report Target Vocabularyapproached sectionavalanches increasesequipment tanksslopes altitudesucceed halt

Vocabulary StrategiesAnalogies

Spelling PrincipleThe Suffixes -less and -ness

Spelling WordsBasic Words: painless, sickness,

sadness, helpless, thankless, kindness, hopeless, darkness, fearless, thickness, careless, goodness, spotless, softness

Review Words: useful, weaklyChallenge Words: breathless,

eagerness

What Is a Preposition? Writing ModeWrite to Express: Fictional

Narrative

Focus TraitWord Choice: Choosing Strong

Words

Unit 5: Going Places


Grade 3

(Continued)Unit 5: Going Places

Main Selections Comprehension Listening and Speaking Grammar Writing

Magazine: Ram’s Angry Horns

Genre: Myth

SE Reading: The Grasshopper and the Ant

Genre: Fable

Comprehension: Determine the Message of

Fables and Myths

Comprehension: Distinguish Literal from

Nonliteral Language

Listening and Speaking: Create Audio Recordings

Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs That Compare

Writing: Develop Plot in Narrative Writing

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Long ArticleThe Foot Race Across

AmericaGenre: Informational

Text

Short ArticlePaca and the Beetle: A

Folktale from BrazilGenre: Traditional Tale

Common Final Syllables (-tion, -sion, -ture)

Accuracy: Self-Correct SkillMain Idea and Details

StrategyAnalyze and Evaluate

Brainstorm Problems and Solutions

Review Vocabularyprincipal, proud, announced, advice, loyal, collect, ability, absorb, ancient, loveliest

Vocabulary Strategies Suffix –ion

Spelling PrincipleVCCV Words

Spelling Words Basic Words: person, helmet, until,

carpet, Monday, enjoy, forget, problem, Sunday, garden, order, mistake, umpire, herself

Review Words: after, under Challenge Words: expect, wisdom

Quotations Writing ModeWrite to Inform: Compare/Contrast Paragraph

Focus TraitOrganization: Organizing Ideas

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Long ArticleThe Power of MagnetsGenre: Informational

Text

Short ArticleElectromagnets and

YouGenre: Informational

Text

Double Consonants Intonation SkillCause and Effect

StrategySummarize

Computers: Create a Newsletter

Review Vocabularyresearch, tools, familiar, gadget, invention, experiment, electric, power, prove, scientific

Vocabulary StrategiesHomographs/ Homophones

Spelling PrincipleDouble Consonants

Spelling Words Basis Words: jelly, bottom, pillow,

happen, butter, lesson, cherry, sudden, arrow, dollar, hello, rabbit, letter, button

Review Words: funny, betterChallenge Words: stubborn, mirror

Commas in Sentences Writing Mode Write to Inform: Problem/Solution Paragraph

Focus Trait Ideas: Elaborating with Details

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Long ArticleBecoming Anything

He Wants to BeGenre: Informational

Text

Short ArticleMy Blue Belt Day!Genre: Journal Entry

Words with ough, augh


SkillFact and Opinion

StrategyVisualize

Make a Descriptive Presentation

Review Vocabularythroughout, textures, peak, steep, tropical, report, educational, landscape, slopes, altitude

Vocabulary Strategies Word Roots

Spelling Principleough and augh

Spelling Words Basic Words: taught, thought,

rough, laugh, bought, cough, ought, caught, fought, daughter, tough, through, enough, brought

Review Words: was, drawChallenge Words: sought, naughty

Commas in Sentences Writing Mode Write to Inform: Instructions

Focus Trait Word Choice: Exact Words and

Details

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Long ArticleA New Team of HeroesGenre: Play

Short ArticleC-H-A-M-P-I-O-NGenre: Informational

Text

Words Ending in -er, -le

Expression SkillUnderstanding Characters


Dramatize a Story Review Vocabularyexcitement, score, darted, championship, athlete, rooting, competitor, tense, creative, succeed

Vocabulary StrategiesPrefixes –un, -dis

Spelling PrincipleWords that end with er or le

Spelling Words Basic Words: apple, river, little, October, ladder, summer, purple, later, November, giggle, uncle, winter, center, doubleReview Words: flower, peopleChallenge Words: whistle, character

Possessive Pronouns Writing Mode Research Report: Write to Inform

Focus Trait Ideas: Gathering Facts

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Long ArticleSaving BusterGenre: Fiction

Short ArticleActing Across

GenerationsGenre: Informational

Text

Schwa Sound Rate: Adjust Reading Rate to Purpose

SkillConclusions/

Generalizations

StrategyQuestion

Make a Visual Presentation Review Vocabularyworried, certainly, raise, afford, applause, impressive anxiously, emergency, dramatic, guided

Vocabulary StrategiesCompound Words

Spelling PrincipleWords that Begin with a or be

Spelling Words Basic Words: below, about, belong,

around, again, alone, because, above, between, alive, behind, begin, along, before

Review Words: away, want Challenge Words: awhile, beyond

Correct Pronouns Writing Mode Research Report: Write to Inform Focus Trait Organization: Main Ideas and

Details

Unit 6: Make Your Mark

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