Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Work Smarter Karen’s science teacher asked the students in his class to write a report about machines. Karen decided to write about simple machines. She created the web below. Use the web to answer the questions that follow. 1Karen’s web will help her – Alearn about simple machines Borganize her thoughts before she writes Cwrite with no errors Dspell all of the words in her paper correctly 2Which of these could BEST be added under screw on Karen’s web? Fjar lid Gbicycle Hscissors Jwheelbarrow Simple machines lever pulley inclined plane shovel flag pole ramp screw

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use QuestionCorrect AnswerVA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation 1B3.10ba – generate ideas and plan writing 2F Notes to Teacher: The Standards of Learning English: Writing assessments ask students to respond to a series of multiple choice questions on different parts of the writing process. Prewriting is the getting-ready to write stage. Prewriting will be assessed on the Standards of Learning multiple-choice tests. Students will be provided with webs, lists, story frames, or event frames. They will be asked to analyze the visual and respond to questions. To be successful on this part of the test students must be able to focus on central topic and group related ideas. Students can prepare for this part of the Standards of Learning writing assessments by participating in different prewriting activities prior to writing. Student prewriting can be shared with their peers. Students can be asked questions like: Is there any item in the wrong place?, What could be added?, Should anything be deleted?, Who is the intended audience?, etc.

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Read the first part of Karen’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below. (1)Have you ever had trouble lifting something heavy? (2)Have you ever had a hard time moving a heavy object a long way? (3)You needed a simple machine. (4)Simple machines are things that make work easier. 3How can sentences 1 and 2 BEST be combined without changing their meaning? AHave you ever had trouble lifting something or moving a heavy object a long way? BHave you ever had trouble lifting something even though you moved a heavy object a long way? CHave you ever had trouble lifting something but there was a heavy object to move a long way? DHave you ever had trouble lifting something therefore an object was too heavy to move a long way? 4How can sentence 4 be rewritten to include more detail? FSimple machines are tools that make work easier. GSimple machines do stuff to make work easier. HMachines are things that make work easier. JSimple machines make stuff more easier.

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use QuestionCorrect AnswerVA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation 3A3.9cb – focus on a central topic and group related ideas 4F3.10dd – clarify writing when revising by including specific vocabulary and information. Notes to Teacher: During the revising stage of the writing process students will revise for focus, organization, specific vocabulary, specific information, and elaboration. To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on grouping like information into clear paragraphs, ordering paragraphs so there is a logical flow of information and including vivid vocabulary in their writing. Working with students to replace “tired” words in their writing with “lively” ones will boost their vocabulary. Writer’s workshop mini-lessons provide the perfect opportunity to model the use of “vivid vocabulary” and passage organization. The Standards of Learning writing assessments ask students to use their revising skills to identify ways to improve a passage that is provided. To be successful on this section of the assessment, students should be able to identify the intended audience, follow the organization of particular forms of writing and clarify writing when revising by including specific vocabulary and information.

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Read the second part of Karen’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below. (5)Simple machines can make it easier to lift a heavy weight, move a heavy object, push things apart, or hold an object together. (6)The six simple machines are the lever, inclined plane, wedge, wheel and axle, screw, and pulley. (7)The lever is a bar that moves around. (8)You may have played on a lever called a seesaw. (9)You could also use a lever called a shovel to move snow. 5Who is the audience for Karen’s report? Aher friend, Allison Bher mother Cher science teacher Dher little sister 6How can sentence 7 be written with more description? FThe lever is a bar that moves in directions. GThe lever is something that moves around. HThe lever is a stiff bar that moves on a fixed point. JThe lever is a bar that goes back and forth.

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use QuestionCorrect AnswerVA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation 5C3.10cb – identify the intended audience 6H3.10dd – clarify writing when revising by including specific vocabulary and information Notes to Teacher: During the revising stage of the writing process students will revise for focus, organization, specific vocabulary, specific information, and elaboration. To assist students in developing these skills direct instruction must take place on grouping like information into clear paragraphs, ordering paragraphs so there is a logical flow of information and including vivid vocabulary in their writing. Working with students to replace “tired” words in their writing with “lively” ones will boost their vocabulary. Writer’s workshop mini-lessons provide the perfect opportunity to model the use of “vivid vocabulary” and passage organization. The Standards of Learning writing assessments ask students to use their revising skills to identify ways to improve a passage that is provided. To be successful on this section of the assessment, students should be able to identify the intended audience, follow the organization of particular forms of writing and clarify writing when revising by including specific vocabulary and information.

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Read the third part of Karen’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below. (10)If you want to move a heavy object up or down, you need an inclined plane. (11)An inclined plane is a flat surface that is raised so one end is higher than the other. (12)There is an inclined plane in the back of my school. (13)It makes it easier for the delivery man to brought the milk to the cafeteria. (14)A ramp. 7Sentence 13 is correctly written – AIt makes it easier for the delivery man to bringed the milk to the cafeteria. BIt makes it easier for the delivery man to bringing the milk to the cafeteria. CIt makes it easier for the delivery man to bring the milk to the cafeteria. Das it is 8Which of these is an incomplete sentence? Fsentence 11 Gsentence 12 Hsentence 13 Jsentence 14

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use QuestionCorrect AnswerVA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation 7C3.11cc – use past and present verb tenses 8J3.11aa – use complete sentences Notes to Teacher: During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for correct punctuation and sentence construction.

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Read the final part of Karen’s rough draft. Use it to answer the questions below. (15)It is a surprise to discover that a screw is a simple machine. (16)A screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a cone. (17)Screws are used to hold objects together. (18)A jar lid. (19)There are simple machines all around us. (20)When you see a seesaw shovel screw or ramp you will know you are looking at a simple machine. (21)Find a simple machine and your work will be easier. 9Sentence 20 is correctly written – AWhen you see a seesaw, shovel, screw, or ramp you will know you are looking at a simple machine. BWhen you see a seesaw, shovel screw or ramp you will know you are looking at a simple machine. CWhen you see a seesaw shovel screw, or ramp you will know you are looking at a simple machine. Das it is 10Which is NOT a complete sentence? Fsentence 16 Gsentence 17 Hsentence 18 Jsentence 19

Grade 3Week 4 Daily SOL Writing Practice provided by Simply Achieve, Inc. Answer Sheet – For Teacher Use QuestionCorrect AnswerVA SOL Essential Understanding Correlation 9A3.11eg – punctuate correctly; commas in a simple series 10H3.11aa – use complete sentences Notes to Teacher: During the editing stage of the writing process students will edit for correct punctuation and sentence construction.