Third Grade Word Study Pacing Guide Source: https://sites.google.com/a/apps4pps.net/pps-equity-based-balanced-literacy-framework/word-study

Date Aug. 6-17 Aug. 20-24 Aug. 27-31 Sept. 4-7 Sept. 10-14 Sept. 17-21 Oct. 1-5 Oct. 10-12 Foundational Word Study Kit 1 (3RF3&4) Unit 1 Compound words   Unit 2 Adding -ing to VC & VCC words Unit 3 Adding –ing to VCe & VVC words Unit 4 Adding –ing double, e-drop, no change Unit 5 Inflectional ending -ed Unit 6 Unusual past tense words Unit 7 Adding plural endings -es -ies Unit 8 Irregular plurals Unit 9 Inflectional endings to words ending in y Language Review basic language skills ELAGSE3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns. c. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood). d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs. Supporting Standards: 3L3, 3L4, 3L6 3L1j. Writes legibly in cursive. ELAGSE3L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. a. Choose words and phrases for effect. b. Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English. ELAGSE3L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly 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 when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion). d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. ELAGSE3L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific vocabulary, including words and phrases that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

Date Oct. 15-19 Oct. 22-26 Oct. 29-2 Nov. 5-8 Nov. 12-16 Nov. 26-30 Dec. 3-7 Dec. 10-14 Dec. 17-20 Foundational Word Study Kit 1 (3RF3&4)   BUFFER WEEK Unit 10 Syllable juncture in VCV & VCCV Unit 11 More Syllable juncture in VCV & VCCV Unit 12 Syllable juncture in VCV & VVCV Unit 13 Syllable juncture in VCCCV & VV Unit 14 Open and closed syllables and inflectional endings Unit 15 Long a patterns Unit 16 Long i patterns Language ELAGSE3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. e. Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses. f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. g. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. h. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. BUFFER WEEK Supporting Standards: 3L3, 3L4, 3L6 3L1j. Writes legibly in cursive.

a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles. b. Use commas in addresses. Date Jan. 7-11 Jan. 14-18 Jan. 22-25 Jan. 28- Feb. 1 Feb. 4-8 Feb. 11-15 Feb. 19-22 Feb. 25-1 March 4-8 Foundational Word Study Kit 1 (3RF3&4) Unit 17 Long o patterns Unit 18 Long u patterns Unit 19 Long e patterns Unit 20 Unaccented final syllables -le Unit 21 Unaccented final syllables -le, -el, -il, -al Unit 22 -er, -ar, -or Unit 23 Agents Unit 24 Final –y, -ey, -ie   Unit 25 Hard and soft c Language ELAGSE3L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles. b. Use commas in addresses. c. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. d. Form and use possessives. e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness). f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations(e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words. g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings. Supporting Standards: 3L3, 3L4, 3L6 3L1j. Writes legibly in cursive.

Date Mar. 11-15 Mar. 18-22 March 25-29 April 1-5 April 16-26 April 29-May 3 May 6-10 May 13-17 May 20-24 Foundational Word Study Kit 1 (3RF3&4)   BUFFER WEEK Unit 26 Hard and soft g Unit 27 /k/ spelled ck, ic, x Unit 28 Prefixes re-, un- Unit 29 Prefixes dis-, mis-, pre- Unit 30 Suffixes –y, -ly, -ily Unit 31 Comparative suffixes -er, -est Language ELAGSE3L5: With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. a. Distinguish the literal and non-literal meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). b. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful). c. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered). Supporting Standards: 3L3, 3L4, 3L6 3L1j. Writes legibly in cursive.