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NE.LA 3.1.Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.

Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 3.1.3. Word Analysis: Students will use phonetic analysis to read and write grade-level text.
LA 3.1.3.a. Know and apply advanced sound/spelling patterns (e.g., Anglo-Saxon common roots and affixes, special vowel spellings [ough, ion], multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Multiple Meaning
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide oo Vowel Sound
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words/Prefixes/Suffixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vowel Digraphs
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vowel Diphthongs
 
LA 3.1.3.b. Use word structure to read text (e.g., prefixes/suffixes contractions, syllabication, derivation).
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LA 3.1.4. Fluency: Students will develop accuracy, phrasing, and expression while reading a variety of grade-level print/digital text to support comprehension.
LA 3.1.4.b. Use context to adjust pace and prosody based on purpose, text complexity, form, and style.
 
LA 3.1.5. Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.
LA 3.1.5.a. Determine meaning of words through the knowledge of word structure elements, known words, and word patterns (e.g., contractions, plurals, possessives, parts of speech, syllables, affixes, base and root words, abbreviations).
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Multiple Meaning
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes
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LA 3.1.5.b. Apply context clues (e.g., word, phrase, and sentence clues) and text features to help infer meaning of unknown words.
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LA 3.1.5.c. Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Content Vocabulary
 
LA 3.1.5.d. Identify semantic relationships (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs, homophones, multiple-meaning words) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.
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LA 3.1.5.e. Locate words and determine meaning using reference materials.
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LA 3.1.6. Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by using prior knowledge and text information while reading grade-level literary and informational text.
LA 3.1.6.a. Identify author’s purpose(s) (e.g., explain, entertain, inform, persuade) to support text comprehension.
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LA 3.1.6.b. Identify and describe elements of literary text (e.g., characters, setting, plot, point of view).
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LA 3.1.6.c. Identify and explain why authors use literary devices (e.g., simile, alliteration, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, personification, hyperbole, idioms).
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LA 3.1.6.d. Summarize a literary text and/or media, using key details to identify the theme.
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LA 3.1.6.e. Determine main ideas and supporting details from informational text and/or media.
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LA 3.1.6.f. Use text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Text Features
 
LA 3.1.6.g. Compare and contrast the characteristics that distinguish a variety of literary and informational texts.
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LA 3.1.6.i. Construct and/or answer literal and inferential questions and support answers with specific evidence from the text or additional sources.
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LA 3.1.6.l. Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to identify text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections before, during, and after reading.
 
LA 3.1.6.m. Self-monitor comprehension by recognizing when meaning is disrupted and apply strategies to clarify, confirm, or correct.
 
LA 3.1.6.n. Make and confirm/modify predictions and inferences before, during, and after reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Precictions/Conclusions/Inferences
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LA 3.1.6.o. Demonstrate an understanding of text via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
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LA 3.1.6.p. Make connections between the text of a story, drama, or poem and a visual or oral presentation of the text.
 

NE.LA 3.2.Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.

Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 3.2.1. Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.
LA 3.2.1.a. Use prewriting activities and inquiry tools to generate ideas and organize information.
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LA 3.2.1.d. Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct sentences of varying length, complexity, and type.
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LA 3.2.1.e. Revise to improve and clarify writing through self-monitoring strategies and feedback from others.
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LA 3.2.1.g. Adjust writing processes to persevere in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
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LA 3.2.1.h. Proofread and edit writing recursively for format and conventions of standard English (e.g., spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, syntax, semantics).
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LA 3.2.2. Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
LA 3.2.2.a. Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
LA 3.2.2.d. Use precise word choice and domain-specific vocabulary to write in a variety of modes.

NE.LA 3.4.Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.

Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 3.4.1. Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).
LA 3.4.1.a. Locate, organize, and evaluate information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.