Grade 03 ELA - Standard: CC.1.1.3.D
Grade 03 ELA - Standard: CC.1.1.3.D
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- How many syllables do the following words have?
- What is the root of the following word?
- Explain how adding the following prefix to the word changes the meaning of the word.
- Which of the following forms of the word best completes the sentence?
- The following word has both a prefix and a suffix. Tell what the word means. Explain the process you went through to determine the meaning of the word.
- What is a prefix? What is a suffix? Explain how they change the meanings of words.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Students should be able to break a word into syllables. They will identify the number of syllables in each word.
- Students should be able to remove any affixes to reveal root words.
- Students should use the meaning of the prefix and the meaning of the root word to explain the meaning of the newly constructed word. They should compare the meanings of the root word with the new word.
- Students will choose the correct form of a word to complete a sentences. They will need to apply their knowledge of prefixes and suffixes to determine the meanings of their choices. They will then use context clues to decide which choice works best to complete the sentence.
- Students should tell the meaning of the word. They should then explain how they used the meaning of the prefix, the meaning of the suffix, and the meaning of the root word to determine the meaning of the word.
- Students should explain that prefixes are word parts that can be added to the beginnings of words. Students should explain that suffixes are word parts that can be added to the endings of words. They should tell that prefixes and suffixes have definitions, and these definitions should be applied to the meanings of the root words that they are attached to.
