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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