Grade 03 ELA - EC: E03.A-V.4.1.1
Grade 03 ELA - EC: E03.A-V.4.1.1
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
Activities
- Use the meaning of the prefix/suffix and/or the meaning of the root word to define given words.
- Identify difficult words in a given passage and look up their meanings. Then use synonyms or antonyms to help define those words.
- Use context clues to define the underlined words in this passage.
- What is the meaning of the underlined word, as it is used in this sentence?
- Describe strategies that you used to define difficult words within this passage.
- Analyze the way the author wrote the passage that allowed you to understand difficult words. Give specific examples of what was done.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Students will accurately define words with affixes.
- Students will identify synonyms or antonyms to help define difficult words in a passage.
- Students will look for context clues to help define the chosen difficult words in a passage.
- Students will choose the correct definition of a multiple-meaning word, using the context of the sentence.
- Students will identify words that were difficult within the passage. They will describe the strategies that were used, including specific details that helped them understand the meanings of these words.
- Students will understand grade 3 level words. They will explain the context clues that the author embedded to help readers understand difficult words. They will find clues such as synonyms, antonyms, examples, and definitions.
