Avenues, Level D—3rd Grade ASSESSMENT GUIDE
**All page numbers listed are from Level D Program Guide and Assessment Handbook**
3rd Grade
Unit 1: COMMUNITY COUNTS
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B1-B8)
Directions (1a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 1c (using Answer Key on pg. 10a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Verbs
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Identify Sequence/Draw Conclusion
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I1-I8)
Directions (1b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 1d (using Answer Key on pg. 10a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Verbs
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Identify Sequence/Relate Main Idea and Details/Draw Conclusion
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A1-A10)
Directions (1b) and Student Profile: pg: 1e (using Answer Key on pg. 10a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Verbs
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Identify Sequence/Relate Main Idea and Details/Draw Conclusion
Language Assessment: (pg 89)
“James Ale”
Language Function: Express Feelings, Intentions, and Opinions
“Chinatown”
Language Function: Express Likes and Dislikes
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement
Writing Assessment: (pp: 105-107)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 104)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Usage, Sentence Fluency
Written Composition: Write to Express
Writing Checklist: (pg. 98)
Thank-You Note
Fluency Assessment
Passage # 1 (pp 139-140) Progress Report (pg. 145)
3rd Grade
Unit 2: BLOOM & GROW
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B12-B19)
Directions (34a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 12a (using Answer Key on pg. 21a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Verbs/Questions
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Make Comparisons/Relate Main Idea and Details
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I12-I19)
Directions (34b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 12b (using Answer Key on pg. 21a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Verbs/Questions
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Make Comparisons/Relate Main Idea and Details
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A12-A21)
Directions (34b) and Student Profile: pg: 12b (using Answer Key on pg. 21a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Verbs/Questions
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Make Comparisons/Relate Main Idea and Details
Language Assessment: (pg.90)
“The Ugly Vegetables”
Language Function: Ask and Answer Questions
“How a Plant Grows”
Language Function: Ask and Answer Questions
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Questions
Writing Assessment: (pp: 109-111)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 108)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Usage, Mechanics
Written Composition: Write to Inform
Writing Checklist: (pg. 98)
Recipe
Fluency Assessment
Passage # 2 (pp 1041-142) Progress Report (pg. 145)
3rd Grade
Unit 3: MOON LIGHT, MOON BRIGHT
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B23-B30)
Directions (23a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 23c (using Answer Key on pg. 32a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Nouns
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Goal and Outcome/Make Comparisons
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I23-I30)
Directions (23b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 23d (using Answer Key on pg. 32a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Confirm Word Meaning
Grammar: Nouns
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Goal and Outcome/Make Comparisons/Summarize
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A23-A32)
Directions (23b) and Student Profile: pg: 23e (using Answer Key on pg. 32a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Confirm Word Meaning
Grammar: Nouns
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Goal and Outcome/Make Comparisons/Summarize
Language Assessment: (pg. 91)
“The Fox in the Moon”
Language Function: Ask for and Give Information
“The Moon”
Language Function: Make Comparisons
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Plural Nouns
Writing Assessment: (pp: 113-115)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 112)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Mechanics, Spelling
Written Composition: Write to Entertain
Writing Checklist: (pg. 99)
Fact Book
Fluency Assessment
Passage #3 (pp 143-144) Progress Report (pg. 145)
3rd Grade
Unit 4: THE CYCLE OF SEASONS
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B34-B41)
Directions (34a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 34c (using Answer Key on pg. 43a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Pronouns/Adjectives
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Problem and Solution/Classify
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I34-I41)
Directions (34b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 34d (using Answer Key on pg. 43a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Synonyms and Antonyms
Grammar: Pronouns/Adjectives
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Problem and Solution/Classify/Make Inferences
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A34-A43)
Directions (34b) and Student Profile: pg: 34e (using Answer Key on pg. 43a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Synonyms and Antonyms
Grammar: Pronouns/Adjectives
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Problem and Solution/Classify/Make Inferences
Language Assessment: (pg. 92)
“Gluskabe and Old Man Winter”
Language Function: Describe
“Sky Tree”
Language Function: Describe
Unit Wrap Up
Pronouns
Writing Assessment: (pp: 117-119)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 116)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Usage, Focus and Coherence
Written Composition: Write to Inform
Writing Checklist: (pg. 99-100)
Character Description
Story
Fluency Assessment
Passage # 1 (pp 139-140) Progress Report (pg. 145)
3rd Grade
Unit 5: CACTUS & CANYONS
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B45-B52)
Directions (45a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 45c (using Answer Key on pg. 54a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Complete Sentences/Verb Tense
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Interpret Graphic Aids/Identify Sequence
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I45-I52)
Directions (45b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 45d (using Answer Key on pg. 54a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Context Clues
Grammar: Complete Sentences/Verb Tense
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Interpret Graphic Aids/Identify Sequence/Distinguish Fact and Opinion
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A45-A54)
Directions (45b) and Student Profile: pg: 45e (using Answer Key on pg. 54a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Context Clues
Grammar: Complete Sentences/Verb Tense
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Interpret Graphic Aids/Identify Sequence/Distinguish Fact and Opinion
Language Assessment: (pg. 93)
“Deserts”
Language Function: Define and Explain
“Lost”
Language Function: Persuade
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Complete Sentences
Writing Assessment: (pp: 121-123)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 120)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Sentence Fluency, Spelling
Written Composition: Write to Inform
Writing Checklist: (pg. 100)
Paragraphs that Compare
Fluency Assessment
Passage # 2 (pp 1041-142) Progress Report (pg. 145)
3rd Grade
Unit 6: EVE BUNTING’S WORLD OF STORIES
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B56-B63)
Directions (56a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 56c (using Answer Key on pg. 65a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Helping Verbs/Verb Tense
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Analyze Story Elements/Relate Cause and Effect
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I56-I63)
Directions (56b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 56d (using Answer Key on pg. 65a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Prefixes and Suffixes
Grammar: Helping Verbs/Verb Tense/Common and Proper Nouns
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Analyze Story Elements/Relate Cause and Effect
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A56-A65)
Directions (56b) and Student Profile: pg: 56e (using Answer Key on pg. 65a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Prefixes and Suffixes
Grammar: Helping Verbs/Verb Tense/Common and Proper Nouns
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Analyze Story Elements/Relate Cause and Effect
Language Assessment: (pg. 94)
“A Picnic in October”
Language Function: Elaborate
“Respectfully Yours, Eve Bunting”
Language Function: Tell and Original Story
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Helping Verbs
Writing Assessment: (pp: 125-127)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 1124)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Mechanics, Sentence Combining
Written Composition: Write to Entertain
Writing Checklist: (pg. 101)
Summary
Fluency Assessment
Passage #3 (pp 143-144) Progress Report (pg. 145)
3rd Grade
Unit 7: GOOD FOR YOU!
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B67-B74)
Directions (67a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 67c (using Answer Key on pg. 76a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Helping Verbs/Negative Sentences
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Make Comparisons/Relate Main Idea and Details
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I67-I74)
Directions (67b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 67d (using Answer Key on pg. 76a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Suffixes
Grammar: Helping Verbs/Negative Sentences/Comparative and Superlatives Adjectives
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Make Comparisons/Relate Main Idea and Details
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A67-A76)
Directions (67b) and Student Profile: pg: 67e (using Answer Key on pg. 76a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Suffixes
Grammar: Helping Verbs/Negative Sentences/Comparative and Superlatives Adjectives
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Make Comparisons/Relate Main Idea and Details
Language Assessment: (pg. 95)
“Rosa Maria’s Rice and Beans”
Language Function: Use Appropriate Language
“Good Enough to Eat”
Language Function: Give Information
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Writing Assessment: (pp: 129-131)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 128)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Grammar, Development of Ideas
Written Composition: Write to Inform
Writing Checklist: (pg. 102)
Letter
Newsletter
3rd Grade
Unit 8: FAMILY GIFTS
Beginner Unit Progress Test (pp: B78-B85)
Directions (78a) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 78c (using Answer Key on pg. 87a)
Vocabulary: Key Words
Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Cause and Effect/Analyze Story Elements
Intermediate Unit Progress Test (pp: I78-I85)
Directions (78b) and Progress Test Student Profile: pg: 78d (using Answer Key on pg. 87a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Confirm Word Meaning and Pronunciation
Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns/Verb Tense
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Cause and Effect/Analyze Story Elements/Distinguish Literary Forms and Purposes
Advanced Unit Progress Test (pp: A78-A87)
Directions (78b) and Student Profile: (pg: 78e) (using Answer Key on pg. 87a)
Vocabulary: Key Words/Confirm Word Meaning and Pronunciation
Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns/Verb Tense
Comprehension/Critical Thinking: Relate Cause and Effect/Analyze Story Elements/Distinguish Literary Forms and Purposes
Language Assessment: (pg. 96)
“Faraway Home”
Language Function: Make Comparisons
“The Gift of Words”
Language Function: Make Comparisons
Unit Wrap Up
Grammar: Subject and Object Pronouns
Writing Assessment: (pp: 133-135)
Writing Test Answer Key (pg. 136) Student Profile (pg. 132)
Revising/Editing: Written Conventions: Grammar, Development of Ideas: Elaboration
Written Composition: Write to Express
Writing Checklist: (pg. 73)
Book Review
Poem
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