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Use a Thesaurus to Locate Words
L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.3.4.DL.3.4.D Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
This writing strategies lesson focuses on using the organization of a thesaurus to locate words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use the organization of the thesaurus (synonyms, antonyms, etc) to practice looking up new words. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Form and Use Simple Tense Verbs
This language lesson focuses on forming and using simple tense verbs. In this lesson, students will read pairs of sentences, identify the verbs, and then identify which sentence contains the present, past, or future tense verb.
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Expand Simple Sentences
This Language lesson requires students to produce simple sentences on given topics. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, Students use a sample all of the major components of a sentence to describe a picture using a complete simple sentence.
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Identify Complex Sentences
This Language lesson focuses on having students identify complex sentences. Students will be asked to identify the clauses and determine the structure of the sentence based on the subordinating conjunction. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of facts and details related to topics for review and organizing.
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Produce Compound Sentences
This language lesson focuses on producing compound sentences using a word bank to describe a picture. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Use Reflexive Pronouns
This language lesson focuses on the use of reflexive pronouns. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.
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Ensure Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement - Subjective Pronouns
This language lesson focuses on ensuring the pronoun-antecedent agreement of subjective pronouns. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments.
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Determine the Meaning of Multiple-Meaning Words
This language lesson has students determine the meaning of multiple-meaning words.