3rd grade Instructional Guide

Canyons School District

Instructional Supports Department

academic and content-specifc words within a text. (RL & RI)

Within the ELA curriculum, vocabulary is explicitly taught and highlighted every day. Therefore, these standards are intertwined throughout daily, weekly and unit over the course of the year. Consistent focus on these standards is essential to build background knowledge and make gains with reading comprehension.

Standard 3.R.9: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases choosing fexibly from a range of strategies. (RL & RI) a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Determine the meaning of a new word when a known affx or root is used. c. Use glossaries or dictionaries to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. Standard 3.R.10: Identify and discuss the structural elements of different types of text when writing or speaking about a text. (RL) Use text features and search tools to build comprehension and locate relevant information effciently. (RI) Standard 3.R.12: Explain how specifc illustrations or text features contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a text. (RL&RI)

The scope and sequence provides instruction with this standard in all units Within the ELA curriculum, vocabulary is explicitly taught and highlighted every day. Therefore, these standards are intertwined throughout daily, weekly and unit over the course of the year. Consistent focus on these standards is essential to build background knowledge and make gains with reading comprehension.

The scope and sequence provides instruction with this standard in all units. Questions for analysis of text structure are provided within the text sets of the ELA curriculum. During the close reading routine, reads 2 & 3 (or more) support this analysis.

The scope and sequence provides instruction with this standard in all units. Point of view is compared within the text sets of the ELA curriculum. During the close reading routine, reads 2 & 3 (or more) support analysis. When comparing primary and secondary sources, look to science and social studies curriculum to support additional sources. The scope and sequence provides instruction with this standard in all units. RL: The text sets, flm clips and offer different presentations of same time periods or events. RI: Text features such as graphics, illustrations, tables, side-bars are available to support details in text sets.

Standard 3.R.12: Explain how specifc illustrations or text features contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a text. (RL&RI)