3rd Grade ELAR Unit 2

Big Idea:

Identify parts of speech, word meaning, and reading strategies within fictional text.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

3.3(B) Use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple-meaning words;

3.6(B) Generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;

3.6(C) Make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;

3.6(E) Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;

3.6(F) Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding

3.7(D) Retell and paraphrase texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order

3.8(A) Infer the theme of a work, distinguishing theme from topic;

3.8(B) Explain the relationships among the major and minor characters;

Focus TEKS

3.2(Av) decoding words using knowledge of prefixes

2.2(Bi) spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables

3.2(Bii) spelling homophones

3.2(Bvi) spelling words using knowledge of prefixes

3.2(Bvii) spelling words using knowledge of suffixes, including how they can change base words such as dropping e, changing y to i, and doubling final consonants

3.2(C) alphabetize a series of words to the third letter

3.3(A) use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation;

3.3(C) identify the meaning of and use words with affixes such as in- (into), non-, dis-, in- (not, non), pre-, -ness, -y, and -ful

3.3(D) identify, use, and explain the meaning of antonyms, synonyms, idioms, homophones, and homographs in a text

3.11(Dii) past, present, and future verb tense

3.11(Diii) singular, plural, common, and proper nouns

3.11(Div) adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms

3.11(Dvii) pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases

3.11(Dix) capitalization of official titles of people, holidays, and geographical names and places

3.11(Dxi) correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words

Ongoing TEKS

3.1(A) Listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information, and make pertinent comments;

3.1(B) Follow, restate, and give oral instructions that involve a series of related sequences of action;

3.1(C) Speak coherently about the topic under discussion, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and the conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively;

3.1(D) Work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules, norms, and protocols; and

3.1(E) Develop social communication such as conversing politely in all situations.

3.2(Avii) identifying and reading high frequency words from a research based list

3.2(D) write complete words, thoughts, and answers legibly in cursive leaving appropriate spacing between words

3.3(A) use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation

3.4 Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate, accuracy, and prosody) when reading grade-level text.

3.5 Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.(E) develop social

3.6(H) synthesize information to create new understanding

3.6(I) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down communication such as conversing politely in all situations.

3.7(A) Describe personal connections to a variety of sources, including self-selected texts

3.7(C) Use text evidence to support an appropriate response

3.7(E) Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting or illustrating.

3.7(F) Respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate

3.7(G) Discuss specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning

3.8(C) analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution; and

3.8(D) explain the influence of the setting on the plot.

Student Learning Targets:

• I will use context to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• I will use context to determine the appropriate meaning of multiple meaning words.
• I will ask questions about the fiction text before, during and after reading to understand the text.
• I will make predictions prior to reading and then confirm/check my predictions.
• I will make connections as a reader to myself, to other text and to the real world.
• I will make inferences using text evidence to support my understanding.
• I will retell the events in texts in logical order.
• I will infer the theme of a fiction text.
• I will describe the relationships between major and minor characters in a fiction text.
• I will use affixes to understand how they change the meaning of a word.
• I will summarize the important events of a story.

Essential Questions:

• What is the importance of knowing the theme of a text and how can you relate this to your life?
• What do prefixes and suffixes do to a word and it’s meaning?
• How does the text relate to your life? A book you have read? Or the world?
• How do knowing antonyms and synonyms help you with writing?
• Why is it important to ask questions before, during, and after reading?
• Why is it important to recognize the ways that characters change in a text? How does that relate to real life?
• How can adjectives improve your writing?
• How can retelling text in a different sequence or logical order affect the meaning of the text?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Journeys, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

District Grading Policy

Fry Sight Word List

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center