English Language Arts Curriculum
3rd Grade
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Course Purpose: |
Students will apply common figurative language devices and other specific skills to comprehend unfamiliar text. Students will incorporate text evidence to support answers and write multi-paragraph papers in the three genre types. |
Outcomes and Components:
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LA.3.7 |
Students will interpret and produce correct use of figurative language. |
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Pacing Instruct/ Assess |
Component Code |
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Standard(s) |
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LA.3.7.1 |
Use context clues to determine the meaning of words in literal and nonliteral phrases. |
3.RL.4 |
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LA.3.7.2 |
Interpret and produce similes, metaphors, and idioms. Distinguish between literal and non literal, apply real life connections, and discuss shades of meaning. |
3.L.5a 3.L.5b 3.L.5c |
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LA.3.7.3 |
Utilize text illustrations to help interpret figurative language. |
3.RL.7 |
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LA.3.7.4 |
Ask and answer questions to clarify and elaborate information from a speaker and text. |
3.SL.3 |
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LA.3.7.5 |
Decode multisyllable words. |
3.RF.3c |
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LA.3.7.6 |
Apply proper grammar in speaking and listening. |
3.L.1a |
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