IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for the Kansas Assessment Program

Skill plan for the Kansas Assessment Program - 3rd grade

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Writing
Text Types & Purpose
Opinion Writing		Facts and opinions 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Development and support 2. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Transitions 4. Use linking words to complete a passage
Opinion Writing
Facts and opinions 1. Distinguish facts from opinions Development and support 2. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table Transitions 4. Use linking words to complete a passage

Informative/Explanatory Writing		Organization 1. Organize information by topic Introductions and conclusions 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Choose the best concluding sentence Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts Transitions 6. Choose the best transition
Informative/Explanatory Writing
Organization 1. Organize information by topic Introductions and conclusions 2. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 3. Choose the best concluding sentence Supporting details 4. Identify supporting details in informational texts 5. Identify supporting details in literary texts Transitions 6. Choose the best transition

Narrative Writing		Topic sentences 1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs Descriptive details 2. Show character emotions and traits Sequence 3. Put the sentences in order 4. Use time-order words
Narrative Writing
Topic sentences 1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs Descriptive details 2. Show character emotions and traits Sequence 3. Put the sentences in order 4. Use time-order words

Revision		1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 3. Add descriptive details to sentences
Revision
1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence 3. Add descriptive details to sentences
Language in Writing
Knowledge of Language		1. Positive and negative connotation 2. Choose the synonym 3. Sort sensory details
Knowledge of Language
1. Positive and negative connotation 2. Choose the synonym 3. Sort sensory details

Grammar and Usage		Regular plural nouns 1. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Irregular plural nouns 2. Form and use irregular plurals Abstract nouns 3. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns Regular past tense 4. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular verbs 5. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 Subject-verb agreement 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Pronoun-verb agreement Comparative adjectives and adverbs 8. Use adjectives to compare 9. Use adverbs to compare Coordinating conjunctions 10. Use coordinating conjunctions Compound sentences 11. Create compound sentences
Grammar and Usage
Regular plural nouns 1. Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies Irregular plural nouns 2. Form and use irregular plurals Abstract nouns 3. Identify nouns – with abstract nouns Regular past tense 4. Form and use the regular past tense Irregular verbs 5. Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 Subject-verb agreement 6. Use the correct subject or verb 7. Pronoun-verb agreement Comparative adjectives and adverbs 8. Use adjectives to compare 9. Use adverbs to compare Coordinating conjunctions 10. Use coordinating conjunctions Compound sentences 11. Create compound sentences

Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling		Capitalization 1. Capitalizing titles Punctuation 2. Punctuating dialogue 3. Commas with the names of places 4. Form the singular or plural possessive Spelling 5. Spell multisyllabic words 6. Word pattern analogies 7. Spell the sight word: harder
Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
Capitalization 1. Capitalizing titles Punctuation 2. Punctuating dialogue 3. Commas with the names of places 4. Form the singular or plural possessive Spelling 5. Spell multisyllabic words 6. Word pattern analogies 7. Spell the sight word: harder

Reading
Literary
Key Ideas & Details		Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Story elements 3. Identify story elements Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Key Ideas & Details
Reading comprehension 1. Read historical fiction Theme 2. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Story elements 3. Identify story elements Character analysis 4. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Craft & Structure		Vocabulary in context 1. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary text structures 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama Point of view 4. Distinguish points of view
Craft & Structure
Vocabulary in context 1. Read science fiction with illustrations Literary text structures 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama Point of view 4. Distinguish points of view

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas		1. Compare mythological illustrations
Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
1. Compare mythological illustrations
Informational
Key Ideas & Details		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people Main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Sequence 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts Cause and effect 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 5. Match problems with their solutions
Key Ideas & Details
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people Main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Sequence 3. Determine the order of events in informational texts Cause and effect 4. Match causes and effects in informational texts Problem and solution 5. Match problems with their solutions

Craft & Structure		Vocabulary in context 1. Read about science and nature Text features 2. Use text features Point of view 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion
Craft & Structure
Vocabulary in context 1. Read about science and nature Text features 2. Use text features Point of view 3. Identify an author's statement of opinion

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas		Informational text structures 1. Identify text structures Compare texts 2. Compare information from two informational texts
Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Informational text structures 1. Identify text structures Compare texts 2. Compare information from two informational texts
Across Genres
Language in Reading		Vocabulary in context 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Use academic vocabulary in context 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Prefixes and suffixes 5. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Reference materials 6. Use dictionary definitions Figurative language 7. Determine the meanings of similes 8. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Shades of meaning 9. Describe the difference between related words
Language in Reading
Vocabulary in context 1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 2. Use academic vocabulary in context 3. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Multiple-meaning words 4. Which definition matches the sentence? Prefixes and suffixes 5. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Reference materials 6. Use dictionary definitions Figurative language 7. Determine the meanings of similes 8. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Shades of meaning 9. Describe the difference between related words

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