Integrated Tasks L.3.4ab
Integrated Task
L.3.4ab
L3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies.
a. Use sentence level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed with a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
Knowledge Needed:
the meaning of a context clue
how to use context clues to determine the meaning of a word or phrase
Prefixes
Root word
Context Clues
Suffixes
Learning Targets and Student Outcomes:
identify the unfamiliar word/phrase
look for context clues in the text to help define the meaning of the unknown words
Use root words to learn the meaning of new words with the same root.
Use print and dictionaries to find the meanings of new words.
Use prefixes and suffixes to figure out word meanings
This sample is directly from the pre-post assessment. Teachers may use this structure as a guide when creating practice integrated questions for students.
In Quarter 3 Unit of Study, refer to:
Questions from Pre-Post Summative Assessment for Quarter 3
Question 1. Read the following passage from Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz
Ryan.
But more than that, she loved horses, always talking and clucking to them like they were here babies. Before long she could coax even the stubborn ones to do almost anything, with just the murmurings of her voice. The stock tenders shook their heads in amazement. And more than once, Charlotte caught Ebeneezer watching her with the horses.
In this passage, what does the word coax mean?
(RL.3.4, L.3.4a-c) a.
force b.
persuade c.
frighten
Integrated Task
L.3.4ab d.
bully
Question 2. Read the following passage from Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz
Ryan.
As soon as Charlotte approached, the horses started moving toward their gates and hanging their heads over to be petted. The smell of the sweet, dank hay and the horses comforted her like an old quilt on a cold day.
The elderly stable master was raking the stalls.
In this passage, what does the phrase, “ comforted her like an old quilt on a cold day
” mean?
(RL.3.4, L.3.4a-c, L.3.5ab) a.
They kept her warm b.
She thought they were old c.
She thought they smelled d.
They made her feel calm.
