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Reference Skills: Alphabetizing, Dictionaries, and Glossaries
3rd Grade · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Alphabetize words through the third and fourth letters, and utilize print and digital reference materials to verify spelling, syllabication, pronunciation, and definitions.
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Alphabetizing Words Through the Third and Fourth Letter
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Curriculum Framework
3rd Grade · Ela · Open Global English
1
10 lessons
Nouns, Pronouns, and Verb Types
Identify and correctly use common, proper, and abstract nouns, subjective, objective, and possessive pronouns, and action, feeling, saying, and linking verbs.
2
9 lessons
Verb Tenses, Agreement, and Consistency
Form simple verb tenses, maintain consistent tense across paragraphs, and ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
3
9 lessons
Modifiers and Phrases: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Prepositions
Form and use comparative and superlative modifiers, adverbs of manner and time, and prepositional phrases to enrich sentence descriptions.
4
8 lessons
Sentence Structures, Conjunctions, and Clauses
Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to construct compound and complex sentences and transform declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative types.
5
10 lessons
Capitalization, Punctuation, and Dialogue Mechanics
Apply capitalization and punctuation conventions in titles, names, direct speech, addresses, lists, compound sentences, and possessives.
6
9 lessons
Spelling Patterns, Syllables, and Word Form Changes
Apply orthographic rules for multisyllabic syllable types, base-word suffix alterations, homophones, compound words, and abbreviations.
7
6 lessons
Reference Skills: Alphabetizing, Dictionaries, and Glossaries
Alphabetize words through the third and fourth letters, and utilize print and digital reference materials to verify spelling, syllabication, pronunciation, and definitions.
8
10 lessons
Word Analysis: Affixes, Roots, and Context Clues
Determine unknown word meanings using Greek and Latin roots, common prefixes and suffixes, and sentence- and paragraph-level context clues.
9
6 lessons
Word Relationships: Nuance, Idioms, and Shades of Meaning
Distinguish synonyms, antonyms, homographs, idioms, and subtle shades of meaning among related verbs and adjectives.
10
7 lessons
Academic Vocabulary, Transitions, and Language Registers
Acquire general academic and domain-specific vocabulary, utilize spatial and temporal transition words, and distinguish oral vernacular from formal written registers.