IXL skill plan | ELA Reading 3rd grade plan for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking

Skill plan for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking - ELA Reading 3rd grade

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Reading Prose and Poetry
Reading Informational Text
Reading Across Genres & Vocabulary

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Reading Prose and Poetry
Score: 140–185 (Level 1)
Literary Elements		Setting and character 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Sequence 2. Order images in a story Read-along literary texts 3. Read along with fantasy 4. Read along with realistic fiction Read-alone literary texts 5. Read animal fantasy 6. Read realistic fiction
Literary Elements
Setting and character 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Sequence 2. Order images in a story Read-along literary texts 3. Read along with fantasy 4. Read along with realistic fiction Read-alone literary texts 5. Read animal fantasy 6. Read realistic fiction

Theme		1. Read myths, legends, and fables
Theme
1. Read myths, legends, and fables

Perspective and Point of View		1. Who is the narrator?
Perspective and Point of View
1. Who is the narrator?

Poetry
Poetry

Score: 186–200 (Level 2)
Literary Elements		Character development 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 2. Order events in a story Read-along literary texts 3. Read along with realistic fiction 4. Read along with fantasy 5. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 6. Read animal fantasy 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read science fiction
Literary Elements
Character development 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 2. Order events in a story Read-along literary texts 3. Read along with realistic fiction 4. Read along with fantasy 5. Read along with historical fiction Read-alone literary texts 6. Read animal fantasy 7. Read realistic fiction 8. Read science fiction

Theme		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Theme
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Perspective and Point of View		1. Distinguish points of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Distinguish points of view

Poetry		1. Read poetry
Poetry
1. Read poetry
Score: 201–212 (Level 3)
Literary Elements		Character development 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 2. Identify story elements Literary texts 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Read historical fiction
Literary Elements
Character development 1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Story elements 2. Identify story elements Literary texts 3. Read fantasy with illustrations 4. Read historical fiction

Theme		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Theme
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Perspective and Point of View		1. Distinguish points of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Distinguish points of view

Poetry		1. Label the rhyme scheme
Poetry
1. Label the rhyme scheme
Score: 213–224 (Level 4)
Literary Elements		1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Read realistic fiction: set 1
Literary Elements
1. Show character emotions and traits 2. Read realistic fiction: set 1

Theme		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Theme
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Perspective and Point of View		1. Identify the narrative point of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Identify the narrative point of view

Poetry		1. Read poetry
Poetry
1. Read poetry
Score: 225–260 (Level 5)
Literary Elements		1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Read fantasy with illustrations
Literary Elements
1. Compare and contrast characters 2. Read fantasy with illustrations

Theme		1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales
Theme
1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Perspective and Point of View		1. Distinguish points of view
Perspective and Point of View
1. Distinguish points of view

Poetry		1. Identify elements of poetry
Poetry
1. Identify elements of poetry

Reading Informational Text
Score: 140–185 (Level 1)
Structure		1. Use text features 2. Match each effect to its cause
Structure
1. Use text features 2. Match each effect to its cause

Central Idea		1. What is the picture about? 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read about animals
Central Idea
1. What is the picture about? 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read about animals

Purpose and Perspective		1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Purpose and Perspective
1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

Argument		1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences
Argument
1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences
Score: 186–200 (Level 2)
Structure		Text features 1. Use text features Text structure 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages
Structure
Text features 1. Use text features Text structure 2. Match each effect to its cause 3. Match each cause to its effect 4. Compare and contrast in informational passages

Central Idea		1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read about animals
Central Idea
1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read along about science and nature 3. Read about animals

Purpose and Perspective		1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Purpose and Perspective
1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

Argument		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Argument
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Score: 201–212 (Level 3)
Structure		Text features 1. Use text features Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts
Structure
Text features 1. Use text features Text structure 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts 3. Compare and contrast in informational texts 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts

Central Idea		1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read about famous people
Central Idea
1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read about famous people

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the author's purpose: mixed media

Argument		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Complete the opinion passage with an example 3. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Argument
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Complete the opinion passage with an example 3. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Score: 213–224 (Level 4)
Structure		1. Select and use text features 2. Identify text structures
Structure
1. Select and use text features 2. Identify text structures

Central Idea		1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about famous places 3. Read about famous people
Central Idea
1. Determine the central idea of a passage 2. Read about famous places 3. Read about famous people

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the author's purpose: passages
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the author's purpose: passages

Argument		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Argument
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Score: 225–260 (Level 5)
Structure		Text features 1. Select and use text features 2. Read graphic organizers Text structure 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Identify text structures
Structure
Text features 1. Select and use text features 2. Read graphic organizers Text structure 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts 4. Compare and contrast in informational texts 5. Match causes and effects in informational texts 6. Identify text structures

Central Idea		1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read about famous places
Central Idea
1. Use key details to determine the central idea 2. Read about famous places

Purpose and Perspective		1. Identify the purpose of a text
Purpose and Perspective
1. Identify the purpose of a text

Argument		1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Argument
1. Identify an author's statement of opinion 2. Choose reasons to support an opinion 3. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Reading Across Genres & Vocabulary
Score: 140–185 (Level 1)
Paraphrasing and Summarizing		Literary texts 1. Order images in a story Informational texts 2. What is the picture about?
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Literary texts 1. Order images in a story Informational texts 2. What is the picture about?

Morphology		1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 2. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 3. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Morphology
1. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 2. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 3. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

Context and Connotation		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms Context clues 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Homophones 4. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 5. Find the words with related meanings 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Order related words based on meaning
Context and Connotation
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms Context clues 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Homophones 4. Homophones with pictures Shades of meaning 5. Find the words with related meanings 6. Describe the difference between related words 7. Order related words based on meaning
Score: 186–200 (Level 2)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Similes and metaphors with pictures
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Similes and metaphors with pictures

Paraphrasing and Summarizing		Literary texts 1. Order events in a story Informational texts 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Literary texts 1. Order events in a story Informational texts 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

Comparative Reading		1. Compare mythological illustrations
Comparative Reading
1. Compare mythological illustrations

Morphology		Inflectional endings 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Prefixes and suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 7. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Morphology
Inflectional endings 1. Complete the word with the ending that you hear 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Prefixes and suffixes 3. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 5. Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes 6. Prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 7. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Context and Connotation		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Which sentence uses an antonym? Context clues 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Homophones 5. Homophones with pictures 6. Identify homophones Multiple-meaning words 7. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 8. Shades of meaning with pictures 9. Find the words with related meanings 10. Describe the difference between related words 11. Order related words based on meaning Reference materials 12. Use dictionary entries
Context and Connotation
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Which sentence has the same meaning? 2. Find synonyms in context 3. Which sentence uses an antonym? Context clues 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Homophones 5. Homophones with pictures 6. Identify homophones Multiple-meaning words 7. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Shades of meaning 8. Shades of meaning with pictures 9. Find the words with related meanings 10. Describe the difference between related words 11. Order related words based on meaning Reference materials 12. Use dictionary entries
Score: 201–212 (Level 3)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Identify similes and metaphors
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Identify similes and metaphors

Paraphrasing and Summarizing		Literary texts 1. Identify story elements 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Informational texts 3. Determine the central idea of a passage
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Literary texts 1. Identify story elements 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Informational texts 3. Determine the central idea of a passage

Comparative Reading		1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Compare information from two informational texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare mythological illustrations 2. Compare information from two informational texts

Morphology		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Greek and Latin roots 5. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Morphology
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness 4. Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment Greek and Latin roots 5. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words

Context and Connotation		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context Context clues 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Homophones 4. Homophones with pictures Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words Reference materials 7. Use dictionary entries
Context and Connotation
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Find synonyms in context 2. Find antonyms in context Context clues 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Homophones 4. Homophones with pictures Multiple-meaning words 5. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 6. Describe the difference between related words Reference materials 7. Use dictionary entries
Score: 213–224 (Level 4)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Similes and metaphors with pictures 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Paraphrasing and Summarizing		Literary texts 1. Summarize a story 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Informational texts 3. Read about science and nature
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Literary texts 1. Summarize a story 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Informational texts 3. Read about science and nature

Comparative Reading		1. Compare information from two informational texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare information from two informational texts

Morphology		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 3. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review 3. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 5. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Context and Connotation		Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use academic vocabulary in context Homophones 3. Identify homophones Multiple-meaning words 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 6. Use dictionary definitions
Context and Connotation
Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use academic vocabulary in context Homophones 3. Identify homophones Multiple-meaning words 4. Which sentence matches the definition? Shades of meaning 5. Positive and negative connotation Reference materials 6. Use dictionary definitions
Score: 225–260 (Level 5)
Interpreting Figurative Language		1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors
Interpreting Figurative Language
1. Identify similes and metaphors 2. Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors

Paraphrasing and Summarizing		Literary texts 1. Summarize a story 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Informational texts 3. Combine central ideas from two texts 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts
Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Literary texts 1. Summarize a story 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Informational texts 3. Combine central ideas from two texts 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts

Comparative Reading		1. Compare information from two texts
Comparative Reading
1. Compare information from two texts

Morphology		Prefixes and suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Greek and Latin roots 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 5. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 6. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 7. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Morphology
Prefixes and suffixes 1. Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- 2. Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less 3. Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness Greek and Latin roots 4. Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words 5. Use the meanings of words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 6. Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots 7. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots

Context and Connotation		Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Homophones 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Identify homophones Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 7. Shades of meaning with pictures 8. Describe the difference between related words Reference materials 9. Use thesaurus entries
Context and Connotation
Context clues 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Homophones 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Identify homophones Multiple-meaning words 6. Which definition matches the sentence? Shades of meaning 7. Shades of meaning with pictures 8. Describe the difference between related words Reference materials 9. Use thesaurus entries

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