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Grade 3, Reading Std Phonics IIB: Apply advanced phonetic analysis to multiple-syllable words, including consonants, short vowels, blends, long vowel markers, and r-controlled vowels (AL COS 1). B. Recognize within words the structural elements required for reading unknown words 1. compound words (SAT 10) 2. morphemes (SAT 10) 3. syllabication (AL COS) (SAT 10)

Lesson Plans: You Too Can Haiku This ARTSEDGE lesson introduces students to the Japanese poetic form of haiku. As an introductory activity, students are briefly introduced to the geography of Japan, as well as Japanese culture through examples of Asian art and music.

Resources: Compound Words: Jan Brett's Online game for compound words. Kidport.com: A short online quiz of compound words. Compound Word Hangman: Solve the puzzles using your knowledge of compound words. Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs): (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) E/B: Read one's own writing or simple narrative text and begin to produce phonemes appropriately. E/B: Recognize and produce English phonemes students already know, and possibly use them in simple phrases or sentences. D: Identify change in voice and expression in stories that are read by self and read aloud. D: Use letter-sound relationships and word roots to produce and understand multi-syllabic words; E: Use letter-sound relationships and word roots to produce and understand new word families. D, E: Recognize and use prefixes and suffixes to find meanings of unknown words. D: Use synonyms and antonyms to demonstrate understanding of words; E: Use synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs to determine meanings of words. E: Identify and analyze sentence and context clues to find meanings of unknown words. E: Read narrative and expository texts with change in voice and expression.
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