IXL skill plan | 3rd grade plan for the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress

Skill plan for the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress - 3rd grade

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Claim 1 Reading
Literary Texts
Target 1: Key Details		Inference 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Draw inferences from a text Story elements 3. Identify story elements Literary texts 4. Read historical fiction
Target 1: Key Details
Inference 1. Make predictions about a story 2. Draw inferences from a text Story elements 3. Identify story elements Literary texts 4. Read historical fiction

Target 2: Central Ideas		Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Summary 2. Summarize a story
Target 2: Central Ideas
Theme 1. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales Summary 2. Summarize a story

Target 3: Word Meanings		Vocabulary in context 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? Prefixes and suffixes 3. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference skills 5. Use dictionary entries
Target 3: Word Meanings
Vocabulary in context 1. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context Multiple-meaning words 2. Which definition matches the sentence? Prefixes and suffixes 3. Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots Reference skills 5. Use dictionary entries

Target 4: Reasoning and Evidence Target 5: Analysis Within or Across Texts		1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Distinguish points of view
Target 4: Reasoning and Evidence Target 5: Analysis Within or Across Texts
1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 2. Distinguish points of view

Target 6: Text Structures and Features		Literary text structures 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama Illustrations 4. Read science fiction with illustrations 5. Compare mythological illustrations
Target 6: Text Structures and Features
Literary text structures 1. Read realistic fiction: set 1 2. Read poetry 3. Read drama Illustrations 4. Read science fiction with illustrations 5. Compare mythological illustrations

Target 7: Language Use		Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations Figurative language 2. Similes with pictures 3. Determine the meanings of similes
Target 7: Language Use
Vocabulary in context 1. Read fantasy with illustrations Figurative language 2. Similes with pictures 3. Determine the meanings of similes
Informational Texts
Target 8: Key Details		1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about science and nature
Target 8: Key Details
1. Use key details to determine the main idea 2. Read about science and nature

Target 9: Central Ideas		1. Determine the main idea of a passage
Target 9: Central Ideas
1. Determine the main idea of a passage

Target 10: Word Meanings Target 14: Language Use		Domain-specific vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 2. Shades of meaning with pictures Vocabulary in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 4. Read about animals
Target 10: Word Meanings Target 14: Language Use
Domain-specific vocabulary 1. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures Shades of meaning 2. Shades of meaning with pictures Vocabulary in context 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 4. Read about animals

Target 11: Reasoning and Evidence		1. Compare information from two informational texts
Target 11: Reasoning and Evidence
1. Compare information from two informational texts

Target 12: Analysis Within or Across Texts		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures
Target 12: Analysis Within or Across Texts
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts 2. Match causes and effects in informational texts 3. Match problems with their solutions 4. Identify text structures

Target 13: Text Structures and Features		1. Select and use text features
Target 13: Text Structures and Features
1. Select and use text features

Claim 2 Writing
Narrative Texts
Target 1a: Write Brief Narrative Texts		1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs
Target 1a: Write Brief Narrative Texts
1. Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs

Target 1b: Revise Brief Narrative Texts		1. Show character emotions and traits
Target 1b: Revise Brief Narrative Texts
1. Show character emotions and traits

Target 2: Compose Full Narrative Texts		Organize writing 1. Put the sentences in order Linking words 2. Use time-order words 3. Use linking words to complete a passage
Target 2: Compose Full Narrative Texts
Organize writing 1. Put the sentences in order Linking words 2. Use time-order words 3. Use linking words to complete a passage
Informational Texts
Target 3a: Write Brief Informational Texts		1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 2. Choose the best concluding sentence
Target 3a: Write Brief Informational Texts
1. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 2. Choose the best concluding sentence

Target 3b: Revise Brief Informational Texts		1. Add descriptive details to sentences 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence
Target 3b: Revise Brief Informational Texts
1. Add descriptive details to sentences 2. Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence

Target 4: Compose Full Informational Texts		Sentence variety 1. Create varied sentences based on models 2. Combine sentences by adding key details Transitions 3. Choose the best transition Organize writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific 5. Organize information by topic
Target 4: Compose Full Informational Texts
Sentence variety 1. Create varied sentences based on models 2. Combine sentences by adding key details Transitions 3. Choose the best transition Organize writing 4. Order items from most general to most specific 5. Organize information by topic

Target 5: Use Text Features		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 5: Use Text Features
Not assessed on summative assessment
Opinion Texts
Target 6a: Write Brief Opinion Texts		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion
Target 6a: Write Brief Opinion Texts
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Identify an author's statement of opinion 3. Choose reasons to support an opinion

Target 6b: Revise Brief Opinion Texts		1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb
Target 6b: Revise Brief Opinion Texts
1. Revise the sentence using a stronger verb

Target 7: Compose Full Opinion Texts		1. Complete the opinion passage with an example 2. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Target 7: Compose Full Opinion Texts
1. Complete the opinion passage with an example 2. Complete the opinion passage with a reason 3. Complete the opinion-reason-example table
Language and Vocabulary
Target 8: Language and Vocabulary Use		Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation Academic vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
Target 8: Language and Vocabulary Use
Shades of meaning 1. Describe the difference between related words 2. Positive and negative connotation Academic vocabulary 3. Use academic vocabulary in context
Writing Conventions
Target 9: Edit		Complete sentences 1. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Capitalization 2. Capitalization: review Punctuation 3. Commas: review 4. Punctuating dialogue Spelling 5. Spell the sight word: harder
Target 9: Edit
Complete sentences 1. Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? Capitalization 2. Capitalization: review Punctuation 3. Commas: review 4. Punctuating dialogue Spelling 5. Spell the sight word: harder
Technology
Target 10: Technology		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 10: Technology
Not assessed on summative assessment

Claim 4 Research
Target 1: Plan and Research		Not assessed on summative assessment
Target 1: Plan and Research
Not assessed on summative assessment

Target 2: Interpret and Integrate Information Target 3: Analyze Information/Sources		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people Understand events in a text 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts
Target 2: Interpret and Integrate Information Target 3: Analyze Information/Sources
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous people Understand events in a text 2. Determine the order of events in informational texts

Target 4: Use Evidence		1. Identify and correct plagiarism
Target 4: Use Evidence
1. Identify and correct plagiarism

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