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Provide your third grade students with rigorous reading comprehension practice! Close reading, academic vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities support Common Core learning paths.
The informational texts cover grade-level content-area topics and a range of nonfiction text structures, such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, and time order.
Each of the 10 units presents a grade-appropriate nonfiction article and supporting activities that are easy to scaffold, including the following:
· dictionary page with content and academic vocabulary
· close reading activity
· reading comprehension activity
· vocabulary activity
· text structure activity
The unit culminates in a text-based writing assignment that can be used as an informal assessment.
Additional teacher support includes:
· Common Core State Standards correlations provided for every unit for easy reference
· Downloadable home–school connection activities and projects to extend learning at home
· Guided reading level to help identify appropriate texts for students
The informational texts and structures cover:
Science Articles
· Big, Wild Cats!
Text Structure: Compare and Contrast
· Plants of the Rainforest
Text Structure: Main Idea and Details
· Two Climates
Text Structure: Compare and Contrast
Social Studies Articles
· It’s a Grand Old Flag
Text Structure: Main Idea and Details
· The Mystery of Mesa Verde
Text Structure: Time Order
· About Banks
Text Structure: Question and Answer
Geography Article
· The Great Lakes
Text Structure: Cause and Effect
Biography Articles
· Sandra Day O’Connor
Text Structure: Time Order
· Barack Obama
Text Structure: Time Order
Technology Article
· The Zipper
Text Structure: Cause and Effect
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