Links to Useful Resources for Think Link Objectives

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Setting, Character, Plot
3.1.4. Identify setting, characters, and plot in a reading situation.

2. Text forms
3.1.10 Identify different forms of text as poems, plays, or stories.

3. Sequence
3.1.14 Determine the sequence of events in a story.

4. Plot features
3.1.15 Recognize basic plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.

5. Problem in a story
3.1.22 Determine the problem in a story and recognize its solution.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/...
Brothers Grimm is a lesson plan that helps students understand the characteristics of fairy tales and relate the plots to their own lives.

2. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill...
Scroll down for links on main idea, story elements and sequencing

3. http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pag...
Scroll down to Reading for student resources in sequencing

4. http://www.oswego.org/testprep/goals.cfm...
This site has a variety of web pages created by teachers to address subskills in math, reading, and language arts. Some are single pages, and some are multiple pages. Many are interactive.

Grammar conventions

Description:
Students will write with a command of standard English conventions appropriate to this grade level.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Capitalization with dates & addresses
3.3.1 Identify correctly used capital letters with dates and addresses

2. Subject & predicate
3.3.2 Select the simple subject and predicate of a sentence.

3. Capitalization & punctuation within context
3.3.3 Recognize correct capitalization and end punctuation within context.

4. Parts of speech
3.3.4 Identify the correct use of nouns, (i.e., as subjects, singular and plural), verbs (i.e., present, past and future tense), adjectives, (i.e., comparative and superlative) within context.

5. Commas
3.3.5 Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.

6. End marks
3.3.6 Identify declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences by recognizing appropriate end marks.

7. Contractions & plurals in context
3.3.7 Choose the correct formation of contractions and plurals in context.

8. Usage errors
3.3.10 Recognize usage errors occurring within context (i.e., double negatives, troublesome words: to, too, two; there, their, they’re).

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/subje...
Putting It Together-- This is a short description of a subject/verb activity using Microsoft Word.

2. http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/headl...
Headliners-- Give each child a highlighter and a section of the newspaper. At this point you could have a discussion about the newspaper. Talk about how most of the stories in the newspaper have already happened so that the students would understand they are looking for things in the past. That could give the children a better understanding of what the newspaper actually is. Then ask them to find the past tense verbs in their section of newspaper and highlight them. Also ask them to try to figure out when in the past that action happened.

3. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill...
Scroll down for two links on parts of speech & two on sentence structure

4. http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pag...
Scroll down to Writing/Grammar for links to resources for students in grammar, capitalization, and punctuation

Meaning

Description:
Students will read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They will draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as needed (e.g., generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, comparing information).

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Main idea
3.1.11 Identify the stated main idea of a reading selection.

2. Cause & effect
3.1.12 Identify stated cause and effect relationships in text.

3. Fact & opinion
3.1.13 Distinguish between fact and opinion within text.

4. Clarifying questions
3.1.18 Select questions to focus and clarify thinking while reading.

5. Inferences
3.1.19 Determine appropriate inferences from text.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill...
Scroll down for links on main idea

2. http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/eleme...
8 interactive stores... questions with dropdown answers and immediate feedback

3. http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pag...
Scroll down to Reading for links to main idea practice sites for students

Techniques and Skills

Description:
The student will develop the organizational and text analysis skills necessary to locate and ultilize information.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Alphabetical order
3.3.9 Rearrange and identify words in alphabetical order (e.g., lists, telephone directory).

2. Parts of books
3.1.3 Recognize the parts of a book (e.g., table of contents, glossary).

3. Text illustrations
3.1.20 Recognize how illustrations support the text.

4. Maps, charts, & graphics
3.1.21 Select information using available text features (e.g., maps, charts and graphics)

5. Reliable source
3.2.14 Identify the most reliable source of information for preparing a report.

6. Spelling
3.3.8 Identify correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill...
Scroll down for 8 links on spelling... there are also links for sequencing

2. http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pag...
Scroll down to Reading for student resources in sight words and vocabulary; Writing/Grammar for student resources in abc order and spelling

3. http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcord...
a free online game for kids learning abc order to play online

Vocabulary

Description:
Students will understand the basic features of reading. They will select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They will apply this knowledge to improve reading comprehension.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Rhyming words
3.1.1 Identify and/or select rhyming words.

2. Word sounds
3.1.2 Distinguish individual sounds, including consonant blends, within words.

3. Root words/ inflections
3.1.5 Recognize root words and their various inflections (walks, walking and walked).

4. Word meaning/ affixes
3.1.6 Determine word meaning within context using prefixes and suffixes.

5. Compound words, contractions, abbreviations
3.1.7 Recognize grade level compound words, contractions, and common abbreviations within context.

6. Word meaning from context clues
3.1.9 Determine word meanings through the use of context clues.

7. Grade appropriate vocabulary
3.1.16 Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary within context.

8. Multiple meaning words
3.1.17 Determine correct meaning/usage of multiple meaning words.

9. Synonyms and antonyms
3.1.8 Select appropriate synonyms and antonyms within context.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/activ...
Password: This activity is based on the old Password game show. Take the vocabulary words from the reading stories for the past several weeks and make two cards for each word.

2. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill...
Scroll down for links... prefix/suffix, compound words, synonyms/homonyms and much more

3. http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pag...
Scroll down to Reading for student resources in phonics, vocabulary, multiple word meaning; to Writing/Grammer for compound words, synonyms, antonyms

Writing/Organization

Description:
Students will write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences. Student writing will demonstrate a command of standard American English and the drafting, research, and organizational strategies.

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Story web
3.2.1 Complete a simple graphic organizer (e.g., webbing) to group ideas for writing.

2. Rearrange events in sequence
3.2.4 Rearrange events in sequential order.

3. Topic sentence
3.2.5 Choose a topic sentence for a paragraph.

4. Text title
3.2.6 Select the best title for a text.

5. Sequential sentences in paragraphs
3.2.7 Rearrange sentences to form a sequential, coherent paragraph.

6. Story sequence
3.2.9 Rearrange a story sequentially with a logical beginning, middle and ending.

7. Graphic organizers
3.2.12 Complete a graphic organizer (i.e., chart, graph, diagrams) arranging information to be used in a writing sample

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.usd267.com/TL%20Student%20Pag...
Scroll down to Reading for student resources in sequencing

2. http://www.sunshine.co.nz/nz/kia/books/i...
E-Books-- This resource of online books provides students with practice in reading to learn to pace themselves, reread, pause, etc. It is a good idea to have students read in pairs. One student reads one page aloud. The second student reads the next page, etc. Students are more likely to be self-correcting if reading to someone else.

3. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/s...
K-W-L-H Technique is a good method to help students activate prior knowledge. It is a group instruction activity developed by Donna Ogle (1986) that serves as a model for active thinking during reading.

Writing/Writing Process

Description:
Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing successive versions).

Reporting Sub-Categories for this Reporting Category for TN at the Grade 3 level.

1. Writing purpose
3.2.2 Identify the purpose for writing (i.e., to entertain, to inform, exhibit knowledge, response to a picture, story or art).

2. Most specific word in sentence
3.2.3 Choose the most specific word to complete a simple sentence.

3. Relevance
3.2.8 Identify unnecessary information in a paragraph.

4. Supporting sentences
3.2.10 Choose a supporting sentence that best fits the content and flow of ideas in a paragraph.

5. Intended audience
3.2.11 Identify the audience for which a text is written.

6. Sentence combining
3.2.13 Select the best way to combine sentences within context in order to provide syntactic variety.

7. Compound sentences
3.3.11 Select the compound sentence that correctly combines two simple sentences.

Links to Useful Resources for this Objective

1. http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/auto...
Treasury of Literature--This site provides links to sites where they can read stories written by other students or write about their school. They can also read about world landmarks.

2. http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/track_t...
This site includes links for students too express ideas, check spelling and word meaning on line, and incorporate new ideas into a paragraph.

3. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/...
Story Map-- This is an interactive story map exercise that helps students organize information about characters, plot, or setting. It requires a Shockwave download. The resulting story maps are printable.

4. http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/...
Writing Descriptive Paragraphs-- In this lesson, students write and illustrate a descriptive paragraph entitled "My Favorite Place" highlighting a dominate impression or dominant feeling in their paragraph. At the end of the lesson are links to other sites that provide help with paragraph writing.