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1 Teacher: Montellano/Harris/Pando/ Mendoza Subject: Reading/Language Arts Grade Level: 3th grade Six Week: 4TH WEEK ONE TEKS List 3.5A themes and lesson learned STAAR READY pgs Routine: antonyms/synonyms (daily 5 min. activity) 3.5A themes and lesson learned (lesson 15: The Lesson of Narcissus) QUESTIONS 1-5 Routine: antonyms/synonyms (daily 5 min. activity) 3.5A themes and lesson learned (lesson 15: The Lesson of Narcissus) QUESTIONS 6-10 Routine: antonyms/synonyms (daily 5 min. activity) ASSESSMENT 3.5A themes and lesson learned (lesson Unit 13: Paul Bunyan-Legendary Lumberjack- QUESTIONS 1-10) Routine: antonyms/synonyms (daily 5 min. activity) characters in a story. Given three questions, I will identify the main theme and lesson of the story. characters. Given five questions, I will identify the main theme and lesson of the story. characters. Given five questions, I will identify the main theme and lesson of the story. characters. Given ten questions, I will identify the main theme and lesson learned in a STAAR-like passage. Plan and 4TH Six Week (please list them) 3.5A themes and lesson learned (lesson Unit 13: Paul Bunyan-Legendary Lumberjack) (REVIEW) Routine: TEST- synonyms and antonyms I will be able to identify synonyms and antonyms of selected words. Given a synonyms and antonyms test, I will score at least 70% or more.

2 WEEK TWO 3.6A Poetry READY TO STAAR PGS Routine: Homographs. 3.6A Poetry (Unit 24: Songs the Wind Brings) QUESTIONS 1-6 Routine: homographs. 3.6A Poetry Unit 24: Songs the Wind Brings) QUESTIONS 7-12 Routine: homographs. ASSESSMENT 3.6A (Unit 20: The Spirit of Texas Ghost Towns) I will identify words that rhyme in a poem. Given three questions, I will be able to identify the words that rhyme. I will be able to identify the characteristics of a poem. Given six questions, I will identify the elements and rhyming words in a poem. I will be able to identify the characteristics of a poem. Given six questions, I will identify the elements and rhyming words in a poem. I will apply my reading strategies to complete a STAARlike test. Given 10 questions, I will be able to successfully complete a test with at least 70% Plan and 4 TH SIX Week (please list them) Journeys Lesson 6 (pg.214). 3.6A Poetry (Unit 20: The Spirit of Texas Ghost Towns) REVIEW I will be able to identify and understand homographs. TEST ON HOMOGRAPHS Given a test on homographs, I will identify homographs with at least 70% Plan and

3 WEEK THREE 3.8A Sequence (Prep for Texas s) 3.8A Sequence (Unit 17 : The Contest) QUESTIONS A Sequence (Unit 17 : The Contest) QUESTIONS 6-10 ASSESSMENT Unit 11: The A-Team Given five questions, I will identify the order of events in the order they occurred.. Given five questions, I will identify the order of events in the order they occurred. Given five questions, I will identify the order of events in the order they occurred. Given five questions, I will identify the order of events in the order they occurred. Plan and 4 TH Six Week (please list them) Journeys lesson 6 REVIEW: Unit 11: The A-Team I will be able to identify homophones: words that sound the same but have a different meaning. TEST: homophones Given a short paragraph, I will select seven out ten words depending on their meaning and the way they are used in a specified sentence.

4 WEEK FOUR Routine: Number rounding 3.5a STAAR READY PGS Unit 22: My Study Buddy (1-6) Unit 22: My Study Buddy (7-12) tastes, or feels with at least 70% tastes, or feels with at least 70% accuracy tastes, or feels with at least 70% accuracy Plan and 4 TH six Week End of Six Week (please list them) Journeys Lesson 12- visualize ASSESSMENT: Unit 21: Nature s Threats tastes, or feels with at least 70% accuracy I will be able to identify the meaning of words by their prefixes. Review Unit 21 Test: prefixes Given a list of 10 words, I will identify the meaning of their prefixes to understand the words with at least 70%

5 WEEK 5 STAAR READY PGS Unit 16: Adopt a Hwy (1-5) Unit 16: Adopt a Hwy (6-10) STAAR READY- ASSESSMENT PGS Given a story, I will identify the best summary of the story with 80% Given five questions, I will identify the best summary of the story with 80% accuracy or more. Given five questions, I will identify the best summary of the story with 80% accuracy or more. Given ten questions, I will identify the best summary of the story with 80% accuracy or more. Plan and 4 th Six Week (please list them) Journeys: Lesson 14-Summary Review Test: suffixes I will be able to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words by understanding the suffix. Given a list of ten words, I will identify the meaning of each suffix and root word.

6 WEEK SIX 3.8B Characters STAAR READY: PGS (GUIDED) 3.8B Characters STAAR READY: PGS (INDEPENDENT) 3.8B Characters Unit 9: The Winning Track (1-10) 3.8A,B, 3.10A, Fig. 19E, 3.5A, 3.6A ASSESSMENT: STAAR PRACTICE TEST REVIEW RDG. ASSESSMENT I will be able to describe the interaction of character including their relationships and the changes they undergo. Given five questions, I will identify the characters traits, feelings, and relationships with at least 80% I will be able to describe the interaction of character including their relationships and the changes they undergo. Given five questions, I will identify the characters traits, feelings, and relationships with at least 80% I will be able to describe the interaction of character including their relationships and the changes they undergo. Given ten questions, I will identify the characters traits, feelings, and relationships with at least 80% I will apply my reading strategies in a STAAR-like test Given a STAAR Practice test, I will apply my strategies and knowledge to complete it with at least 75% I will use context to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words. Plan and 4 th Six Week (please list them) Journeys Lesson 15: Characters TEST: vocabulary Given a story with unfamiliar words, I will identify the meaning using context clues with at least 70%

7 WEEK SEVEN ROUTINE: 3.2C Fractions Locate and name points of a number line using fractions Plan and 4th Six Week (please list them)

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