Language Strand Grade 3 Category Grade Specific Standards Activity Ideas 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard Brainstorm and sort lists of specific parts of Conventions English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. speech. of Standard English a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and Highlight various nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. adverbs in text and identify their function. b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns. c. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood). Use color-coded sticky notes to classify each part d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs. of speech (e.g., yellow for nouns, blue for verbs, e. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) etc...). verb tenses. f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.* Use a three column chart to classify verbs g. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and according to past, present and future. adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. Edit incorrectly worded sentences both in print h. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. and electronically. i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. Locate simple, compound and complex sentences 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard within text. English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Record dialogue using quotation marks where appropriate. a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles. b. Use commas in addresses. Use addresses from the telephone book to place c. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. commas appropriately. d. Form and use possessives. e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other Identify which words from the word wall contain studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., base-words and suffixes. sitting, smiled, cries, happiness). f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words. g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
Language Strand Grade 3 Category Grade Specific Standards Activity Ideas Conventions of Standard English 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns. c. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood). d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs. e. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses. f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.* g. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. h. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles. b. Use commas in addresses. c. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. d. Form and use possessives. e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness). f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words. g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings. Brainstorm and sort lists of specific parts of speech. Highlight various nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in text and identify their function. Use color-coded sticky notes to classify each part of speech (e.g., yellow for nouns, blue for verbs, etc...). Use a three column chart to classify verbs according to past, present and future. Edit incorrectly worded sentences both in print and electronically. Locate simple, compound and complex sentences within text. Record dialogue using quotation marks where appropriate. Use addresses from the telephone book to place commas appropriately. Identify which words from the word wall contain base-words and suffixes.
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