October 15, 2021

Mrs. Suggs 3rd Grade ELA

October 13, 2021

Multiple Choice

Bell Ringer

Why does Miss Franny Block mention mosquitoes so big they could fly away with you in paragraph 14?

• Miss Franny Block is showing Opal that she has always been frightened by animals.

• Miss Franny Block is showing Opal that she knows everything about insects and animals.

• Miss Franny Block is comparing her size as a child to the sizes of mosquitoes in Florida.

• Miss Franny Block is exaggerating the mosquitoes’ sizes to demonstrate that Florida was wild back then.

​We Are Learning ...

​RL 3.5 - Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections

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L.3.1h - Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

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L.3.5- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language. Distinguish the lateral and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context

RF 3.3 - Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

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W 3.1 - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons

​I Know I've Got It When I Can ...

​I can refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each part builds on earlier sections

I can use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions

I can demonstrate understanding of figurative language. Distinguish the lateral and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context

I can know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words

I can write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons

​Phonics

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​LET'S PRACTICE OUR SPELLING WORDS

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct spelling

• laun

• lawn

• lown

• laln

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct spelling

• auful

• awfl

• awful

Open Ended

Listen and type the correct spelling of the word said.

Vocabulary Words

​1. anxiously (adjective)– afraid or nervous about what might happen

 

2. arrange (verb)- to prepare or plan

 

3. canyon (noun) – a deep narrow valley with steep sides and oftentimes with a stream flowing through it

 

4. curious (adjective) – eager to learn

 

5. eventually (adverb) – at a later time

 

6. wander (verb) – to move about without a purpose

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means to prepare or to plan

• canyon

• arrange

• wander

• anxiously

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means at a later time

• eventually

• wander

• curious

• arrange

​Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

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Multiple Choice

Which conjunction (FANBOYS) would you use to combine the following sentences? 
Do you want to order pizza?
Should I make spaghetti?

• and
• but
• or
• so 

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence by choosing the correct subordinating conjunction.

___ you are here, you can water the plants.

• Where

• Since

• So that

​Literal and Nonliteral Language

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Multiple Choice

My little sister was playing with toy cars. She drove them over the carpet, the kitchen floor, and the coffee table. She even drove them up the walls!

• Literal
• Nonliteral

Multiple Choice

This room is an oven!

• Literal
• Nonliteral

​RL 3.5 - Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections

​Academic Vocabulary

Stories - an account of something that happened

Dramas - a story written so it can be acted out for an audience - play

Poems - a piece of writing, often with words that rhyme and have a particular rhythm

Chapter - sections of a book

Scene - a part of an act in a movie or play.

Stanza - a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem

Successive - following one after another

Multiple Choice

Dramas are organized by ________.

• plays

• chapters

• stanzas

• acts and scenes

Multiple Choice

A group of lines that look similar to a paragraph is called a _____________________.

• line break

• paragraph

• stanza

• rhyme

Multiple Choice

A section or part of a longer story or book.

• poem

• line

• simile

• chapter

​Opinion Writing

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Multiple Choice

What is an opinion?

• Something that can be proven

• The way you think or feel about a topic

Should dogs be allowed at school?

• My Opinion: YES

• My Topic Sentence: I believe that dogs should be allowed at school.

Open Ended

Use this prompt to write a topic sentence.

Which is better pancakes or waffles?

(remember you can start with "I believe that" or "In my opinion")

Open Ended

Use this prompt to write a topic sentence.

Should there be a waterslide at school?