Reading Informational Text, Grade 3 - Softcover

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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.
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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.
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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
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The unit culminates in a text-based writing assignment that can be used as an informal assessment.
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Additional teacher support includes:
·     Common Core State Standards correlations provided for every unit for easy reference
·     Downloadable homeâ??school connection activities and projects to extend learning at home.
·     Guided reading level to help identify appropriate texts for students
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The informational texts and structures cover:
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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
·     Itâ??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 Oâ??Connor
Text Structure: Time Order
·     Barack Obama
Text Structure: Time Order

Technology Article
·     The Zipper
Text Structure: Cause and Effect

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