IXL skill plan | 3rd Grade plan for EL Education

Skill plan for EL Education - 3rd Grade

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1	Module 1 Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far
Unit 1 - Reading Literary Texts: Overcoming Learning Challenges—School and Education
Module lessons: 1–11		Reading literary 1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Reading comprehension 3. Order events in a story 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing 5. Spell the sight word: easier 6. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 8. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Language 9. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 10. Use guide words
Module lessons: 1–11
Reading literary 1. Which book title goes with the picture? 2. Read realistic fiction with illustrations Reading comprehension 3. Order events in a story 4. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Writing 5. Spell the sight word: easier 6. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify the complete subject of a sentence 8. Identify the complete predicate of a sentence Language 9. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 10. Use guide words

ALL Block lessons: Unit 1		1. Select the words that don't belong
ALL Block lessons: Unit 1
1. Select the words that don't belong
Unit 2 - Reading and Writing to Inform: Overcoming Learning Challenges—Books
Module lessons: 1–12		Reading informational 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Use text features Writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific 5. Organize information by topic 6. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 7. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Grammar and mechanics 8. Commas with a series 9. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays Language 10. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Module lessons: 1–12
Reading informational 1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about art, music, and traditions 3. Use text features Writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific 5. Organize information by topic 6. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 7. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence Grammar and mechanics 8. Commas with a series 9. Capitalizing days, months, and holidays Language 10. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context

ALL Block lessons: Unit 2		1. Put two syllables together to create a word 2. Read about food 3. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
ALL Block lessons: Unit 2
1. Put two syllables together to create a word 2. Read about food 3. Identify the simple subject or predicate of a sentence 4. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment?
Unit 3 - Writing to Inform: Overcoming Learning Challenges—Reading
Module lessons: 1–14		Reading literary 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations Writing 2. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Choose reasons to support an opinion 5. Identify time-order words 6. Use coordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 7. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 8. Capitalizing proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages Language 9. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 10. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-
Module lessons: 1–14
Reading literary 1. Read historical fiction with illustrations Writing 2. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 3. Distinguish facts from opinions 4. Choose reasons to support an opinion 5. Identify time-order words 6. Use coordinating conjunctions Grammar and mechanics 7. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 8. Capitalizing proper adjectives, nationalities, and languages Language 9. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 10. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis-

ALL Block lessons: Unit 3		1. Match problems with their solutions
ALL Block lessons: Unit 3
1. Match problems with their solutions

2	Module 2 Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others: Adaptations and the Wide World of Frogs
Unit 1 - Reading and Writing Narratives: Poems and Pourquoi Tales about Frogs
Module lessons: 1–14		Reading literary 1. Identify story elements 2. Read science fiction with illustrations 3. Draw inferences from a text Reading poetry 4. Read poetry 5. Identify elements of poetry Reading comprehension 6. Use key details to determine the main idea Writing 7. Put the sentences in order 8. Show character emotions and traits 9. Use time-order words 10. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Grammar and mechanics 11. Punctuating dialogue 12. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 13. Use adjectives to compare 14. Spell adjectives that compare 15. Use adverbs to compare Language 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Module lessons: 1–14
Reading literary 1. Identify story elements 2. Read science fiction with illustrations 3. Draw inferences from a text Reading poetry 4. Read poetry 5. Identify elements of poetry Reading comprehension 6. Use key details to determine the main idea Writing 7. Put the sentences in order 8. Show character emotions and traits 9. Use time-order words 10. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb Grammar and mechanics 11. Punctuating dialogue 12. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 13. Use adjectives to compare 14. Spell adjectives that compare 15. Use adverbs to compare Language 16. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

ALL Block lessons: Unit 1		1. Identify sensory details 2. Label the rhyme scheme 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
ALL Block lessons: Unit 1
1. Identify sensory details 2. Label the rhyme scheme 3. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Unit 2 - Building Background Knowledge: Frogs and the Research Process
Module lessons: 1–12		Reading informational 1. Read about animals 2. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media Reading comprehension 3. Use text features 4. Determine the main idea of a passage 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Match causes with effects Writing 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Grammar and mechanics 9. Which word is a noun? 10. Use action verbs 11. To be: use the correct form 12. To have: use the correct form 13. Identify subordinating conjunctions 14. Use linking words to complete a passage Language 15. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Module lessons: 1–12
Reading informational 1. Read about animals 2. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media Reading comprehension 3. Use text features 4. Determine the main idea of a passage 5. Compare and contrast in informational texts 6. Match causes with effects Writing 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Combine sentences: subjects and predicates Grammar and mechanics 9. Which word is a noun? 10. Use action verbs 11. To be: use the correct form 12. To have: use the correct form 13. Identify subordinating conjunctions 14. Use linking words to complete a passage Language 15. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

ALL Block lessons: Unit 2		1. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 2. Identify the irregular past tense I 3. Identify the irregular past tense II 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
ALL Block lessons: Unit 2
1. Identify verbs in the regular past tense 2. Identify the irregular past tense I 3. Identify the irregular past tense II 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review
Unit 3 - Using Writing to Inform: Freaky Frog Text
Module lessons: 1–12		Reading informational 1. Select and use text features 2. Read about sports and hobbies Writing 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose the best transition 5. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 6. Choose the best concluding sentence 7. Create varied sentences based on models 8. Capitalization: review Grammar and mechanics 9. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 10. Change the sentence to future tense 11. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 12. Form and use the regular past tense 13. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 14. Is the sentence simple or compound? Language 15. Choose the synonym
Module lessons: 1–12
Reading informational 1. Select and use text features 2. Read about sports and hobbies Writing 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts 4. Choose the best transition 5. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 6. Choose the best concluding sentence 7. Create varied sentences based on models 8. Capitalization: review Grammar and mechanics 9. Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? 10. Change the sentence to future tense 11. Which sentence is in the regular past tense? 12. Form and use the regular past tense 13. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 14. Is the sentence simple or compound? Language 15. Choose the synonym

ALL Block lessons: Unit 3		1. Use dictionary entries 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Word pattern analogies
ALL Block lessons: Unit 3
1. Use dictionary entries 2. Identify coordinating conjunctions 3. Word pattern analogies

3	Module 3 Exploring Literary Classics
Unit 1 - Analyzing Author's Craft: Character Development in Peter Pan
Module lessons: 1–12		Reading literary 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Which book title goes with the picture? 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Read realistic fiction: set 1 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Distinguish points of view Grammar and mechanics 7. Order the words to create a sentence Language 8. Similes with pictures 9. Determine the meanings of similes 10. Describe the difference between related words 11. Which definition matches the sentence?
Module lessons: 1–12
Reading literary 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Which book title goes with the picture? 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Read realistic fiction: set 1 5. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 6. Distinguish points of view Grammar and mechanics 7. Order the words to create a sentence Language 8. Similes with pictures 9. Determine the meanings of similes 10. Describe the difference between related words 11. Which definition matches the sentence?

ALL Block lessons: Unit 1		1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
ALL Block lessons: Unit 1
1. Determine the order of events in informational texts 2. Is the sentence a statement, question, command, or exclamation? 3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
Unit 2 - Writing Grounded in Evidence: An Opinion of Peter Pan
Module lessons: 1–14		Reading literary 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2. Compare and contrast characters 3. Read science fiction with illustrations 4. Read realistic fiction: set 2 Writing 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion 6. Choose reasons to support an opinion 7. Complete the opinion passage with an example Grammar and mechanics 8. Is the subject singular or plural? 9. Use the correct subject or verb 10. Use subordinating conjunctions 11. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? Language 12. Use dictionary definitions 13. Which sentence matches the definition?
Module lessons: 1–14
Reading literary 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 2. Compare and contrast characters 3. Read science fiction with illustrations 4. Read realistic fiction: set 2 Writing 5. Identify an author's statement of opinion 6. Choose reasons to support an opinion 7. Complete the opinion passage with an example Grammar and mechanics 8. Is the subject singular or plural? 9. Use the correct subject or verb 10. Use subordinating conjunctions 11. Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? Language 12. Use dictionary definitions 13. Which sentence matches the definition?

ALL Block lessons: Unit 2		1. Read historical fiction 2. Identify personal pronouns 3. Use possessive pronouns 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 5. Learn to spell words with prefixes: re-, un-
ALL Block lessons: Unit 2
1. Read historical fiction 2. Identify personal pronouns 3. Use possessive pronouns 4. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 5. Learn to spell words with prefixes: re-, un-
Unit 3 - Reading Like a Writer: Revising Scenes from Peter Pan
Module lessons: 1–13		Writing 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Use time-order words 3. Show character emotions and traits 4. Add descriptive details to sentences 5. Correct errors with signs Grammar and mechanics 6. Capitalizing titles 7. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 8. Form the singular or plural possessive 9. Identify the irregular past tense I 10. Punctuating dialogue Language 11. Sort sensory details
Module lessons: 1–13
Writing 1. Put the sentences in order 2. Use time-order words 3. Show character emotions and traits 4. Add descriptive details to sentences 5. Correct errors with signs Grammar and mechanics 6. Capitalizing titles 7. Identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives 8. Form the singular or plural possessive 9. Identify the irregular past tense I 10. Punctuating dialogue Language 11. Sort sensory details

ALL Block lessons: Unit 3		1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 2. Identify time-order words
ALL Block lessons: Unit 3
1. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 2. Identify time-order words

4	Module 4 Water Around the World
Unit 1 - Building Background Knowledge: Water Around the World
Module lessons: 1–12		Reading informational 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about famous places 3. Read about science and nature 4. Compare information from two informational texts Writing 5. Organize information by topic 6. Identify and correct plagiarism Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify nouns 8. Identify personal pronouns 9. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 10. Identify action verbs 11. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 12. Identify adverbs Language 13. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 14. Use academic vocabulary in context 15. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Module lessons: 1–12
Reading informational 1. Determine the main idea of a passage 2. Read about famous places 3. Read about science and nature 4. Compare information from two informational texts Writing 5. Organize information by topic 6. Identify and correct plagiarism Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify nouns 8. Identify personal pronouns 9. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 10. Identify action verbs 11. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? 12. Identify adverbs Language 13. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures 14. Use academic vocabulary in context 15. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

ALL Block lessons: Unit 1		1. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 2. Identify adjectives 3. Order the words to create a sentence 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Form compound words with pictures 6. Learn to spell words with suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -y
ALL Block lessons: Unit 1
1. Identify the adjective that describes the noun 2. Identify adjectives 3. Order the words to create a sentence 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Form compound words with pictures 6. Learn to spell words with suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -y
Unit 2 - Developing an Opinion: The Importance of Water Conservation
Module lessons: 1–14		Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Identify text structures Writing 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 6. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 7. Use linking words to complete a passage 8. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and mechanics 9. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 10. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 11. Is the noun singular or plural? 12. Form and use irregular plurals 13. Commas: review Language 14. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 15. Shades of meaning with pictures 16. Positive and negative connotation
Module lessons: 1–14
Reading comprehension 1. Read about business and technology 2. Identify text structures Writing 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 6. Complete the opinion-reason-example table 7. Use linking words to complete a passage 8. Choose the best concluding sentence Grammar and mechanics 9. Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 10. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies 11. Is the noun singular or plural? 12. Form and use irregular plurals 13. Commas: review Language 14. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 15. Shades of meaning with pictures 16. Positive and negative connotation

ALL Block lessons: Unit 2		1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
ALL Block lessons: Unit 2
1. Match problems with their solutions 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Unit 3 - Call to Action: Solutions to Water Issues
Module lessons: 1–13		Reading informational 1. Read about famous people Writing 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Combine sentences by adding key details 4. Correct errors with signs 5. Order items from most general to most specific Grammar and mechanics 6. Formatting street addresses 7. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 8. Greetings and closings of letters 9. Commas with the names of places 10. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features
Module lessons: 1–13
Reading informational 1. Read about famous people Writing 2. Identify supporting details in informational texts 3. Combine sentences by adding key details 4. Correct errors with signs 5. Order items from most general to most specific Grammar and mechanics 6. Formatting street addresses 7. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns 8. Greetings and closings of letters 9. Commas with the names of places 10. Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features

ALL Block lessons: Unit 3		1. Use subordinating conjunctions 2. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 3. Word pattern sentences 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
ALL Block lessons: Unit 3
1. Use subordinating conjunctions 2. Capitalizing the names of people and pets and titles of respect 3. Word pattern sentences 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

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