English/Language Arts SOL Pacing Guide – 3rd Grade December- February Oral Language Reading Writing The student will use effective communication skills in The student will apply word-analysis The student will write for a variety of purposes. group activities. skills when reading. Identify the intended audience. Increase listening and speaking vocabularies. Use knowledge of regular and Use a variety of prewriting strategies. irregular vowel patterns. Write a clear topic sentence focusing on the Decode regular multisyllabic words. main idea. Write a paragraph on the same topic. The student will expand vocabulary Include details that elaborate the main idea. when reading. Revise writing for clarity of content using Use knowledge of homophones. specific vocabulary and information. Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms. The student will edit writing for correct grammar, Use vocabulary from other content capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. areas. Use correct spelling for frequently used sight Use word reference resources words, including irregular plurals. including the glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus. The student will write a short report. The student will read and demonstrate Construct questions about the topics. comprehension of fictional text and Identify appropriate resources. poetry. Collect and organize information about the Ask and answer questions about topic into a short report. what is read. Understand the difference between plagiarism Identify the main idea. and using own words. Read with fluency and accuracy. The student will use available technology for The student will continue to read and reading and writing. demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. Ask and answer questions about what is read. Identify the main idea. Read with fluency and accuracy. The student will demonstrate comprehension of information from a
English/Language Arts SOL Pacing Guide – 3rd Grade December- February Oral Language Reading Writing The student will use effective communication skills in group activities. Increase listening and speaking vocabularies. The student will apply word-analysis skills when reading. Use knowledge of regular and irregular vowel patterns. Decode regular multisyllabic words. The student will expand vocabulary when reading. Use knowledge of homophones. Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms. Use vocabulary from other content areas. Use word reference resources including the glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus. The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text and poetry. Ask and answer questions about what is read. Identify the main idea. Read with fluency and accuracy. The student will continue to read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. Ask and answer questions about what is read. Identify the main idea. Read with fluency and accuracy. The student will demonstrate comprehension of information from a The student will write for a variety of purposes. Identify the intended audience. Use a variety of prewriting strategies. Write a clear topic sentence focusing on the main idea. Write a paragraph on the same topic. Include details that elaborate the main idea. Revise writing for clarity of content using specific vocabulary and information. The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. Use correct spelling for frequently used sight words, including irregular plurals. The student will write a short report. Construct questions about the topics. Identify appropriate resources. Collect and organize information about the topic into a short report. Understand the difference between plagiarism and using own words. The student will use available technology for reading and writing.
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