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Grade 3

Writing

Crosswalk, Essential Standards, Pacing Guides, and Resources

Marking Period 1

Language Arts/ Reading and Writing Crosswalk/ 2014-2015/ Grade 3

1st Marking Period 2nd Marking Period 3rd Marking Period 4th Marking Period

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Reading

Traditional Literature/

Fiction

ES: RL 3.2, 3.3, 3.7

Nonfiction Unit

ES: RI 3.1 – 3.10

Historical Fiction

ES: RL 3.3, 3.4,3.6

Mysteries

ES: RL 3.3, 3.5, 3.9

Writing

Writing

Community/Narrative

BAW Units 1-3

ES: W 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.10

Informative/

Explanatory

BAW Unit 5

ES: W 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10

Opinion

Supplemental

Persuasive Unit

ES: W.3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.10

Fiction/

Functional

BAW Units 4 & 6

ES: W 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 3 - WRITING

Essential Standards 1

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Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective

technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.

b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. d. Provide a sense of closure.

W 3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the

development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.

W 3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen

writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

W 3.10

Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and

revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range

of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADE 3 - WRITING

Essential Standards 1

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Demonstrate a 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. e. Form and use the simple (e.g. I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses. f. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose

between them depending on what is to be modified.

L 3.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standards English capitalization,

punctuation, and spelling when writing.

a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.

b. Use commas in addresses.

c. Form and use possessives.

L 3.4

Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple meaning word and

phrases based on grade 3 reading and writing content, choosing flexibly from

a range of strategies.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Writing Pacing Guide – Grade 3

Revised 2014

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Baseline Assessment Administered in September

* The Fundamentals of Grammar and Conventions Unit 1, Lessons 5 & 6

(Capitals). Essential Standards - L 3.2.a,b

* Complete two lessons on Nouns and Adjectives. Essential Standards – L 3.1.a,b,c,g

*Grammar Minutes Book * Capitalization Worksheet

*Noun Flip Book *Noun Worksheets

*Adjective Worksheets

* Complete The Fundamentals of Grammar and Conventions Unit 3, Lessons 1 – 3 (Verbs) & adverb lessons Essential Standards – L 3.1.a,d,e

*The Fundamentals of Grammar and Conventions Unit 2, Lessons 3 & 5

(Apostrophes). Essential Standards – L 3.2.d

*Grammar Minutes Book * Verb Tenses Worksheet

*Adverb Herd Game *Apostrophe Worksheets

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* Getting Ideas for Writing

*Follow the BAW manual for Week 1; Days 1 & 2, Week 2; Days 1 & 2

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* Getting Ideas from Our Own Lives

*Follow the BAW manual for Week 3; Day 2 may be eliminated at teacher’s discretion




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*Work on writing a paragraph using the writing process

* Use ideas from the Writing Community Unit.


*Hamburger Graphic Organizer for Paragraphs

(for informational and opinion writing in all content areas)

*Note this organizer should not be used in the upcoming narrative unit.

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*Exploring Personal Narratives

*Follow the BAW manual for Week 1

Essential Standards – W 3.3, W 3.4, W 3.5

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* Exploring and Drafting Personal Narratives



*Personal Narrative Writing Prompts

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* Select and Complete Draft, Analyze, Revise Draft



*Sensory Details – Use books from BAW Unit 1 Week 6

*Adjectives for the Senses Worksheet * Hooking the Reader Worksheet

*Good Endings Poster *Put to Bed Worn-Out Words List



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* Self-Assessing, Pair Conferring, Proofreading, Publishing



*Rainbow Editing Poster

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*The Fundamentals of Grammar and Conventions, Unit 1, Lessons 1 – 4 (Text Layout)

Essential Standards – RI 3.5, 3.7

* Complete two lessons on Dictionary Skills. Essential Standards – L 3.4.d

American Ed Week/Thanksgiving

*Dictionary Man * Digging through the Dictionary

* Grammar Minutes book

Appendix

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Gr. 3 - Writing

Resources

Capitalization Directions: Underline the words that need to be capitalized. On the line below each sentence, write the sentence correctly using correct capitalization.

Example: on sunday, my family will go eat at olive garden.

On Sunday, my family will go eat at Olive Garden.

1. my friend david liked the story very much.

2. we will go to target in the evening.

3. when i was little, my favorite holiday was christmas.

4. mike, tony and chris like to play basketball at the park.

5. i have a dentist appointment on thursday.

6. Can we go to six flags for halloween on saturday.

7. my birthday is on april 7, i will turn 8.

8. my cousin lives in texas.

9. dr. thomas put a cast on jimmy’s broken arm.

10. My teacher, mrs. bloom gave us reading books for valentine’s day.

cute

blue sturdy

furry

small smaller

small smaller smallest

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives We usually make comparative adjectives by adding “er” to the end of the adjective and superlative adjectives by adding “est” to the end of the adjective. Here are some exceptions . Fill in the chart with the words we use or add

more and most to the adjective .

Adjective Comparative Superlative

many

good

bad

far

little

beautiful

intelligent

generous

important

Making Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Choose an adjective from the box to complete each sentence. Add “er” or “est” so that it makes sense in the

sentence.

smart

pretty friendly dirtyfunny short large smelly

1. That was the movie I ever saw. My stomach hurts from laughing.

2. I think Cinderella has a dress than Snow White. I love the color.

3. Your shoes are than mine because you were walking through puddles and mud!

4. I want to order the ice cream cone ever. It will have 15 scoops!

5. Mark is than David, he only reaches up to his nose.

6. My mom is than me, she always knows what I am up to!

7. That cheese is than this one. I don’t even want to eat it.

8. That is the dog I’ve ever met, he licked my face three times!

Name: ____________________________________________

Past, Present, and Future Tense VerbsDraw a circle around the action verb in each sentence. On the line, tell whether the verb is past tense, present tense, or future tense.

examples:

Daniel played baseball yesterday. past tense

He plays baseball everyday. present tense

We will go to Daniel's baseball game. future tense

1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. _____________________________

2. He steps up to the plate. _____________________________

3. The pitcher tossed the ball. _____________________________

4. Daniel will swing hard. _____________________________

5. The ball struck the bat. _____________________________

6. The ball flies through the air. _____________________________

7. It landed over the fence. _____________________________

8. Daniel will run around the bases. _____________________________

9. The crowd screams loudly. _____________________________

10. He will slide into home plate. _____________________________

11. Daniel's teammates cheered. _____________________________

12. Daniel smiled proudly. _____________________________

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ANSWER KEYPast, Present, and Future Tense Verbs

Draw a circle around the action verb in each sentence. On the line, tell whether the verb is past tense, present tense, or future tense.

examples:

Daniel played baseball yesterday. past tense

He plays baseball everyday. present tense

We will go to Daniel's baseball game. future tense

1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. future tense

2. He steps up to the plate. present tense

3. The pitcher tossed the ball. past tense

4. Daniel will swing hard. future tense

5. The ball struck the bat. past tense

6. The ball flies through the air. present tense

7. It landed over the fence. past tense

8. Daniel will run around the bases. future tense

9. The crowd screams loudly. present tense

10. He will slide into home plate. future tense

11. Daniel's teammates cheered. past tense

12. Daniel smiled proudly. past tense


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AdverbsAn adverb is a word that describes an action verb.

An adverb can describe how an action happens.example: Jason quickly read the book.

How did Jason read? Quickly.

An adverb can describe when an action happens.example: Emma left early.

When did Emma leave? Early.

An adverb can describe where an action happens.example: Lily and Ben played here.

Where did Lily and Ben play? Here.

An action verb is underlined in each sentence. Write the number of theCircle the adverb that describes the verb. sentence that matches

each picture.

1. My grandpa snored loudly.

2. Chloe played on the beach yesterday.

3. I will visit my friend tomorrow.

4. George, will you come here?

5. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.

6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house.

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AdverbsAn action verb is underlined in each sentence. Write the number of theCircle the adverb that describes the verb. sentence that matches

each picture.

7. Neil stopped suddenly and listened.

8. Nathan stamped his feet angrily.

9. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model.

10. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

11. Yesterday, they played a game.

12. The truck grumbled loudly.

13. We will go to the concert soon.

14. Jen waited patiently for the computer to load.

15. Kayla finally arrived at the park.

16. My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework.

17. The astronaut easily fixed the problem.

18. I usually hug my mother when I get home.

19. My dog always barks.

20. Peter neatly wrote a shopping list.

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ANSWER KEYAdverbs

An adverb is a word that describes an action verb.

An adverb can describe how an action happens.example: Jason quickly read the book.

How did Jason read? Quickly.

An adverb can describe when an action happens.example: Emma left early.

When did Emma leave? Early.

An adverb can describe where an action happens.example: Lily and Ben played here.

Where did Lily and Ben play? Here.


each picture.

1. My grandpa snored loudly.

2. Chloe played on the beach yesterday. 5

3. I will visit my friend tomorrow.

4. George, will you come here? 2

5. My sheepdog sat lazily in the pool.

6. Neil slowly placed a card on the card house. 1


ANSWER KEYAdverbs


each picture.

7. Neil stopped suddenly and listened.

8. Nathan stamped his feet angrily. 10

9. I carefully glued the last piece onto the model.

10. Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

11. Yesterday, they played a game. 14

12. The truck grumbled loudly.

13. We will go to the concert soon.

14. Jen waited patiently for the computer to load. 9

15. Kayla finally arrived at the park.

16. My mother nicely reminded me to do my homework.

17. The astronaut easily fixed the problem. 17

18. I usually hug my mother when I get home.

19. My dog always barks.

20. Peter neatly wrote a shopping list. 18


Using Apostrophes

in Contractions

Name:__________________________________

An apostrophe is used to show that letters have been left out of words that have been combined to make a shorter contraction. The apostrophe is usually placed right above the place where the letters have been left out. Example: cannot = can’t (the apostrophe goes where the second n and the o are missing)

Write the contraction (shortened) form of each phrase. Use an apostrophe to show where the letters are missing. 1. I am =

2. you are = 3. we are = 4. they are = 5. he is = 6. she is = 7. you will = 8. are not = 9. will not = 10. is not = Write the phrase that each contraction represents. 1. don’t =

2. I’ve = 3. we’ll = 4. they’ve = 5. could’ve = 6. where’s = 7. won’t = 8. what’s = 9. here’s = 10. shouldn’t =

Write a sentence that uses at least two contractions.

KeyUsing Apostrophes

in Contractions

Name:__________________________________

An apostrophe is used to show that letters have been left out of words that have been combined to make a shorter contraction. The apostrophe is usually placed right above the place where the letters have been left out. Example: cannot = can’t (the apostrophe goes where the second n and the o are missing)

Write the contraction (shortened) form of each phrase. Use an apostrophe to show where the letters are missing. 1. I am =

I’m

2. you are = you’re 3. we are = we’re 4. they are = they’re 5. he is = he’s 6. she is = she's 7. you will = you'll 8. are not = aren't 9. will not = won't 10. is not = isn't Write the phrase that each contraction represents. 1. don’t =

do not

2. I’ve = I have 3. we’ll = we will 4. they’ve = they have 5. could’ve = could have 6. where’s = where is 7. won’t = will not 8. what’s = what is 9. here’s = here is 10. shouldn’t = should not

Write a sentence that uses at least two contractions. Student answers will vary. Check for two contractions used correctly.

Name: ____________________________

Apostrophes

Apostrophes are a type of punctuation mark. There are a two typesof words that use apostrophes.

1. Contractions are a short way of writing two words. Use an apostrophe ( ‘ ) to take the place of a missing letter or letters.

is not - isn't he will - he’ll

2. A possessive noun is a word that shows ownership or belonging. Add an apostrophe and an s ('s) to a singular noun to make it apossessive noun

Betty's sandwich Tommy’s fish

Write the contraction for each pair of words.

example: would not - wouldn't

1. has not ____________________ 2. are not ____________________

3. we are ____________________ 4. he is ____________________

5. I am ____________________ 6. they would ________________

7. she will ____________________ 8. we have ____________________

Rewrite each in the possessive form.

example: t he lunch that belongs to Joey - Joey's lunch

11. the phone that belongs to Anita - ________________________________________

12. the tools that belong to my dad - ________________________________________

13. the tail on the cat - ______________________________________________________

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Name: ____________________________

Apostrophes

Complete each sentence. Write the form of the noun inparentheses () that shows belonging.

11. This is ________________ textbook. (Emma)

12. The _____________ shirt is pink. (girl)

13. That ______________ feathers are bright blue. (bird)

14. Do you know which one is _______________ jacket? (Olivia)

15. The ___________ toy is wet. (dog)

16. Your ______________ house is very nice. (family)

17. Are these _______________ coins? (grandpa)

18. The _____________ stall is clean now. (horse)

19. __________ uniform needs to be washed. (Ben)

20. The _________ teddy bear is brand new. (baby)

ANSWER KEY

Apostrophes

Apostrophes are a type of punctuation mark. There are a two typesof words that use apostrophes.

1. Contractions are a short way of writing two words. Use an apostrophe ( ‘ ) to take the place of a missing letter or letters.

is not - isn't he will - he’ll

2. A possessive noun is a word that shows ownership or belonging. Add an apostrophe and an s ('s) to a singular noun to make it apossessive noun

Betty's sandwich Tommy’s fish

Write the contraction for each pair of words.

example: would not - wouldn't

1. has not hasn't 2. are not aren't

3. we are we're 4. he is he's

5. I am I'm 6. they would they'd

7. she will she'll 8. we have we've

Rewrite each in the possessive form.

example: t he lunch that belongs to Joey - Joey's lunch

11. the phone that belongs to Anita - Anita's phone

12. the tools that belong to my dad - my dad's tools

13. the tail on the cat - cat's tail

Name: ____________________________

Apostrophes

Complete each sentence. Write the form of the noun inparentheses () that shows belonging.

11. This is Emma's textbook. (Emma)

12. The girl's shirt is pink. (girl)

13. That bird's feathers are bright blue. (bird)

14. Do you know which one is Olivia's jacket? (Olivia)

15. The dog's toy is wet. (dog)

16. Your family's house is very nice. (family)

17. Are these grandpa's coins? (grandpa)

18. The horse's stall is clean now. (horse)

19. Ben's uniform needs to be washed. (Ben)

20. The baby's teddy bear is brand new. (baby)

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Personal Narrative Writing Prompts

Remember that a good story:

Has a clear beginning, middle and end

Has a main character or characters

Uses dialogue and description

Uses transition words to show the order of events

1. Write about a day you spent with your best friend. Who is your

best friend? What did you do together? Write a story telling

about your day.

2. Time capsules tell people in the future what you and others were doing in

a certain year. Choose one experience you would want to share with third

graders from the future. Tell a story about the experience.

3. Think about a time when you finally got something you had been

working hard to get. Tell the story about your struggle, how you

worked hard to get it, and what it was like to finally have it.

4. Think about a time when you were very scared and write

about it. What were you afraid of? Tell a story about what

happened.

5. Write about your favorite family vacation. Write a story telling

about one favorite part of your vacation.

6. Think about a day that was not so great. What happened?

Where did it happen? Why was it not a great day? Write a

story describing the events of that day.

7. Write a s t o r y t e l l i n g about your favorite school field trip.

What grade were you in? Where did you go? What did you

learn?

8. Write about your favorite memory at school. What grade

were you in? Why is it your favorite memory? Write a story

telling what happened on that special day.

9. Write a story telling about a very special time you spent

with your family. What did you do together? Who was there? Write a story describing what happened.

10. Think about the first night you spent away from home. Maybe

you spent the night at a friend’s house or family member ’s

house (such as a cousin’s or grandparent’s house). Write

about what it was like and what happened that night.

11. Think about something you do very well. Write a story telling

about a time when you discovered you were good at something.

12. Think about a time you met somebody special for the first time. It

could be a new family member, a new friend, or a pet. Write a

story telling about the day you met.

Sensory Details

Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell

The socks were on the floor. The muddy socks were piled on top of the rug.

The plane flew over. The buzzing sound filled the air.

The mud was gross. The mud felt slimy and cold between my toes.

The pizza was yucky. The pizza tasted like cardboard.

Her perfume smelled good. Her perfume smelled like flowers and vanilla.

Catchy introductions hook the reader!

Onomatopoeia: Clickety, clickety, clickety. The roller coaster slowly pulled along up

the steep hill.

Description of the setting: It was hard to walk through the people—women

pushing carriages, kids were running and bumping into each other, older couples

strolling along arm-in-arm—headed to the merry-go-round, my favorite ride.

Description of the character: Billy was not a coward. He just didn’t like the

twisty, turny rides, especially the ones that turned you upside down.

Simile: The roller-coaster track twisted and turned like an enormous boa

constrictor.

Short, choppy statement: No. no. I’ll never do that again!

Question: Is there any better way to spend a beautiful Saturday than at Great

Adventure Amusement Park with your best friends?

Name Statement: I, Lyddie Jones, will never, ever take my younger brother to an

amusement park with my best friends.

Action: Higher and higher it climbed, until it almost disappeared into the billowing

clouds, and all we could hear was the screaming.

Dialogue: “Come on, Billy! Hurry! If we run, we can ride in the front car!” Lyddie

squealed with excitement.

Once upon a time

Name: ____________________________________________

Writing Names

Names should begin with capital letters.

Sarah Green has a brown dog.

I will see Dr. Kirk.

Rewrite each name correctly.

1. mark smith ///////////2. miss long ///////////3. meg park ///////////Rewrite each sentence. Correct the names.

4. Hello, mr. scott.

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ANSWER KEY Writing Names

Names should begin with capital letters.

Sarah Green has a brown dog.

I will see Dr. Kirk.


1. mark smith Mark Smith

2. miss long Miss Long

3. meg park Meg Park

Rewrite each sentence. Correct the names.

4. Hello, mr. scott.

Hello Mr. Scott.

5. I sat by pat ryan.

I sat by Pat Ryan.


Totally surprise the reader

Give an unexpected solution

Tie up all the loose ends

Ask a question or answer a question

Finish an explanation

Solve a problem

Make the reader laugh

Teach a lesson

Leave the reader looking forward to you next

story

Leave the reader with a mystery

Big

colossal extensive gigantic hugeimmense largespacious vast

Instead of:

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Fun

enjoyable excitingentertaining festiveincredible fantastic splendid joyous

Instead of:

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Got

accomplished gainedgathered acquiredobtained earnedreceived retrieved

Instead of:

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Great

astonishing superbexcellent superiorglorious wonderfulmagnificent terrific

Instead of:

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Put to Bed Worn-Out WordsLet Them Rest

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Nice

agreeable helpfulkind cordialpleasant friendlycourteous warm

Instead of:

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Pretty

appealing lovelyattractive fairgorgeous beautifulstunning enchanting

Instead of:

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Small

compact minutediminutive petitelittle punyminiature tiny

Instead of:

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Said

announced hisseddeclared lecturedgabbed holleredwhispered gossiped

Instead of:

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Every paragraph should be a rainbow when you are done editing.

Indent: Use a STAR sticker to begin each paragraph

Red – Capitals: Beginning of sentences

Orange – Punctuation at the end of sentences

Green – Topic sentence

Blue – Details: add great adjectives

Purple – Spelling: If you are unsure, Put a box around it.

Try sounding it out, ask a neighbor then ask your teacher!

Every paragraph should be a rainbow when you are done editing.

Indent: Use a STAR sticker to begin each paragraph

Red – Capitals: Beginning of sentences

Orange – Punctuation at the end of sentences

Green – Topic sentence

Blue – Details: add great adjectives

Purple – Spelling: If you are unsure, Put a box around it.

Try sounding it out, ask a neighbor then ask your teacher!

Dictionary Man to the Rescue!

Do your students need help with their dictionary skills?

Do they need help with guide words,

parts of speech or simply need practice looking for definitions?

Look no further than Dictionary Man!

After introducing dictionary skills to your students, introduce them to

Dictionary Man!

Assign your students a word to look up in the dictionary, and have them follow the directions on

the pages that follow.

When they are finished filling in and coloring their Dictionary Man, they will assemble him

together with the help of a sentence strip (I refer to it as his spine).

When the students are finished, their Dictionary Man should look like the one below.

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Write the word you are

defining somewhere on

Dictionary Man’s head.

You may color his head

however you choose,

however the word must

be written neatly and

clearly!

Write the guide words you find at

top of the page on either side of the

bowtie. Write the page you found

the word on in the middle of the

bow tie.

Guide word

Page number Guide word

In the middle of the

belt, write the part of

speech of the word,

found in italics next to

the word in the

dictionary.

On the shirt, write the first two definitions that are given after the

word.

Part of speech

Definition 1:

Definition 2:

On the right pant leg, write a

sentence using the word you

are defining.

On the left pant leg, draw a

picture of the word you are

defining.

On the shoes, write a

synonym on one shoe and an

antonym on the other shoe.

Remember, a synonym is a

word that means the same as

another.

An antonym means the

opposite.

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My word is _.

I found my word on page _ _ _.

The guide words are _ and .

The entry word before my word is _.

The entry word after my word is .

My word means:

___ _ _ _ _ _ _

Here is a sentence using my word:

_ _ _ _ _ _

Name: ____________________________________________

Writing Place Names

Specific places should begin with capital letters.

I live in Ohio.

My house is on Elm Street.


1. spring street ///////////2. bird island ///////////3. new york ///////////Rewrite each sentence. Correct the names.

4. I went to disney world.

//////////////////5. We drove down oak street.

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ANSWER KEY Writing Names

Specific places should begin with capital letters.

I live in Ohio.

My house is on Elm Street.


1. spring street Spring Street

2. bird island Bird Island

3. new york New York

Rewrite each sentence. Correct the names.

4. I went to disney world.

I went to Disney World.

5. We drove down oak street.

We drove down Oak Street.


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NounsPerson Place Thing

Name: ____________________________

Common and Proper NounsDetermine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

• If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.• If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct

capitalization.

examples: waterfall common noun niagara falls Niagara Falls

1. march ___________________ 2. month ___________________

3. day ___________________ 4. tuesday ___________________

5. holiday ___________________ 6. christmas ___________________

7. cereal ___________________ 8. cheerios ___________________

9. dr. gomez ___________________ 10. doctor ___________________

11. city ___________________ 12. boston ___________________

13. street ___________________ 14. main street ___________________

15. burger king ___________________ 16. restaurant ___________________

17. slate creek ___________________ 18. creek ___________________

19. dog ___________________ 20. snoopy ___________________

Challenge: Write a complete sentence that has a proper noun and acommon noun in it.

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ANSWER KEY

Common and Proper NounsDetermine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

• If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.• If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using

correct capitalization.

examples: waterfall common noun niagara falls Niagara Falls

1. march March 2. month common noun

3. day common noun 4. tuesday Tuesday

5. holiday common noun 6. christmas Christmas

7. cereal common noun 8. cheerios Cheerios

9. dr. gomez Dr. Gomez 10. doctor common noun

11. city common noun 12. boston Boston

13. street common noun 14. main street Main Street

15. burger king Burger King 16. restaurant common noun

17. slate creek Slate Creek 18. creek common noun

19. dog common noun 20. snoopy Snoopy

Challenge: Write a complete sentence that has a proper noun and acommon noun in it.

Answers will vary.


Name: ____________________________

A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below. Circle all the nouns. Write them on the lines below the story. Write C next to common nouns, and P next to proper nouns.

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Identifying Nouns

Jillian and her mother went to an auction in the city. They were hoping to find paintings and other artwork to decorate their home. They looked around at all the things on display. There were vases, furniture, and sculptures. Everywhere they looked there were more beautiful and exotic items to see.

Eager to find the paintings, Jillian walked quickly to the far side of the building. She could hardly believe her eyes when she saw an original painting by Monet. Tiny colored dots combined to make a magnificent picture. She didn’t even want to guess how much it would cost. She knew that she would never have enough money to buy it. She did see several other paintings that she liked. She showed them to her mother, who agreed that they were beautiful.

The auction lasted for hours! Finally, one of the paintings that they liked was on the platform. Jillian’s mother had the winning bid! By the end of the auction, they had three lovely paintings to take home with them. Jillian also had some great memories of the time she had spent with her mother. She would think of that day, and the painting by Monet that she had seen up close, every time she saw the new paintings hanging in their home. It had been a wonderful day.

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A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below. Circle all the nouns. Write them on the lines below the story. Write C next to common nouns, and P next to proper nouns.

Jillian (P) mother (C) auction (C)

city (C) paintings (C) artwork (C)

home (C) things (C) display (C)

vases (C) furniture (C) sculptures (C)

items(C) paintings (C) Jillian (P)

side (C) building (C) eyes (C)

painting (C) Monet (P) dots (C)

picture (C) money (C) paintings (C)

mother (C) auction (C) hours (C)

paintings (C) platform (C) mother (C)

bid (C) end (C) auction (C)

paintings (C) home (C) Jillian (P)

memories (C) time (C) mother (C)

day(C) painting(C) Monet (P)

time (C) paintings (C) home (C)

day (C)

KEY

Identifying Nouns

Jillian and her mother went to an auction in the city. They were hoping to find paintings and other artwork to decorate their home. They looked around at all the things on display. There were vases, furniture, and sculptures. Everywhere they looked there were more beautiful and exotic items to see.

Eager to find the paintings, Jillian walked quickly to the far side of the building. She could hardly believe her eyes when she saw an original painting by Monet. Tiny colored dots combined to make a magnificent picture. She didn’t even want to guess how much it would cost. She knew that she would never have enough money to buy it. She did see several other paintings that she liked. She showed them to her mother, who agreed that they were beautiful.

The auction lasted for hours! Finally, one of the paintings that they liked was on the platform. Jillian’s mother had the winning bid! By the end of the auction, they had three lovely paintings to take home with them. Jillian also had some great memories of the time she had spent with her mother. She would think of that day, and the painting by Monet that she had seen up close, every time she saw the new paintings hanging in their home. It had been a wonderful day.

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4__________________________________ 5 _________________________________ 6 ____________________________

7__________________________________ 8 _________________________________ 9 ____________________________

10________________________________ 11 _______________________________ 12 ___________________________

13________________________________ 14 _______________________________ 15 ___________________________

16________________________________ 17 _______________________________ 18 ___________________________

19________________________________ 20 _______________________________ 21 ___________________________

22________________________________ 23 _______________________________ 24 ___________________________

25________________________________ 26 _______________________________ 27 ___________________________

28________________________________ 29 _______________________________ 30 ___________________________

31 _______________________________ 32 _______________________________ 33 ___________________________

34 _______________________________ 35 _______________________________ 36 ___________________________

37________________________________ 38 _______________________________ 39 ___________________________

40________________________________ 41 _______________________________ 42 ___________________________

43________________________________ 44 _______________________________ 45 ___________________________

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Plural Nouns that Don't Follow the Rules

Sometimes you don't add -s or -es to a noun to make it plural.

Read each sentence. Figure out the plural of the word in

parenthesis and write it on the line. If you need help, look the

word up in the dictionary.

1. Mrs. Jones has two ________________________. (child)

2. A flock of ________________________ just flew overhead. (goose)

3. Three ________________________ scurried through the kitchen. (mouse)

4. Mother cut the sandwich into two ________________________. (half)

5. The dental hygienist cleaned my ________________________. (tooth)

6. The ________________________ at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)

7. Grandpa sharpened the ________________________ in the kitchen. (knife)

8. Those ________________________ were making a lot of noise. (person)

9. Mama bought two ________________________ of bread. (loaf)

10. The ________________________ were fixing the hole in the street. (man)

11. I heard a pack of ________________________ in the forest. (wolf)

12. The farmer had a dozen ________________________. (sheep)


Name: ____________________________________________

Plural Nouns that Don't Follow the RulesANSWER KEY

Sometimes you don't add -s or -es to a noun to make it plural.

Read each sentence. Figure out the plural of the word in

parenthesis and write it on the line. If you need help, look the

word up in the dictionary.

1. Mrs. Jones has two children. (child)

2. A flock of geese just flew overhead. (goose)

3. Three mice scurried through the kitchen. (mouse)

4. Mother cut the sandwich into two halves. (half)

5. The dental hygienist cleaned my teeth. (tooth)

6. The women at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)

7. Grandpa sharpened the knives in the kitchen. (knife)

8. Those people were making a lot of noise. (person)

9. Mama bought two loaves of bread. (loaf)

10. The men were fixing the hole in the street. (man)

11. I heard a pack of wolves in the forest. (wolf)

12. The farmer had a dozen sheep. (sheep)


Name:___________________________

Adjectives describe nouns. They give information about something or someone that we can discover with our senses. They tell how he/she/it looks, feels, sounds, smells, or tastes.

Read the sentence. Circle the adjective. On the line after the sentence, write the noun that is being described.

1. The musician played an expensive guitar.

guitar

2. My boss invited me to a fancy dinner.

3. The furry dog made the girl sneeze.

4. The hungry man lived on the streets.

5. He was afraid to talk to the beautiful woman.

6. The perfume in the container is fragrant.

7. The shiny car caught his attention in the yard.

8. The homework in science was very difficult.

9. I didn’t want to sit on the wet ground.

10. My uncle who lives in Detroit is elderly.

11. The professor taught a fascinating class.

12. Explorers came to America from foreign lands.

13. Her mother is an amazing cook!

14. The textbook for the class was heavy.

15. The elephant purchased by the zoo is enormous.

16. The adorable toddler smiled at her grandmother.

17. The valuable sculpture was donated to the museum.

18. The brown banana was used to make bread.

Identifying Adjectives

Name:___________________________

Adjectives describe nouns. They give information about something or someone that we can discover with our senses. They tell how he/she/it looks, feels, sounds, smells, or tastes.

Read the sentence. Circle the adjective. On the line after the sentence, write the noun that is being described.

1. The musician played an expensive guitar.

guitar

2. My boss invited me to a fancy dinner.

dinner

3. The furry dog made the girl sneeze.

dog

4. The filthy man lived on the streets.

man

5. He was afraid to talk to the beautiful woman.

woman

6. The perfume in the container is fragrant.

perfume

7. The shiny car caught his attention in the yard.

car

8. The homework in science was very difficult.

homework

9. I didn’t want to sit on the wet ground.

ground

10. My uncle who lives in Detroit is elderly.

uncle

11. The professor taught a fascinating class.

class

12. Explorers came to America from foreign lands.

lands

13. Her mother is an amazing cook!

cook

14. The textbook for the class was heavy.

textbook

15. The elephant purchased by the zoo is enormous.

elephant

16. The adorable toddler smiled at her grandmother.

toddler

17. The valuable sculpture was donated to the museum.

sculpture

18. The brown banana was used to make bread.

banana

Identifying AdjectivesKey

Name: _____________________________________

Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.

Pick the two best “adjective choices” to complete each sentence. Make sure each sentence makes sense!

1. Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many

The dog had a ___________________ nose and ___________________ ears.

2. Adjective choices: tall, cold, spicy, yellow

The sunflowers in my backyard are ___________________ and ___________________.

3. Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy

I found a _________________ quarter lying outside on the _________________ sidewalk!

4. Adjective choices: blue, striped, sharp, frozen

The ___________________ tiger had ___________________ teeth.

5. Adjective choices: dull, sandy, hot, cheesy

We all ate the ___________________, ___________________ pizza.

6. Adjective choices: (healthy, warm, toasty, many)

The refrigerator was packed with ___________________ ___________________ foods.


ANSWER KEY

Adjectives

An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.

Pick the two best “adjective choices” to complete each sentence. Make sure each sentence makes sense!

1. Adjective choices: wet, green, floppy, many

The dog had a wet nose and floppy ears.

2. Adjective choices: tall, cold, spicy, yellow

The sunflowers in my backyard are tall and yellow.

(Note: Words may be in reverse order.)

3. Adjective choices: five, delicious, shiny, busy

I found a shiny quarter lying outside on the busy sidewalk!

4. Adjective choices: blue, striped, sharp, frozen

The striped tiger had sharp teeth.

5. Adjective choices: dull, sandy, hot, cheesy

We all ate the hot, cheesy pizza.

(Note: Words may be in reverse order.)

6. Adjective choices: (healthy, warm, toasty, many)

The refrigerator was packed with many healthy foods.


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