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Grade 3

• Language

  • 3.L.1.a
  • 3.L.1.b
  • 3.L.1.f
  • 3.L.1.h
  • 3.L.1.i
  • 3.L.1
  • 3.L.2.c
  • 3.L.2.d
  • 3.L.2
  • 3.L.2.e
  • 3.L.2.f
  • 3.L.2.g
  • 3.L.3.a
  • 3.L.3
  • 3.L.4.b
  • 3.L.4.d
  • 3.L.4
  • 3.L.5.c
  • 3.L.5
  • 3.L.6

• Reading: Fluency

  • 3.RF.3.a
  • 3.RF.3.b
  • 3.RF.4.b

• Reading: Informational

  • 3.RI.3
  • 3.RI.8
  • 3.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

  • 3.RL.1
  • 3.RL.2
  • 3.RL.3
  • 3.RL.4
  • 3.RL.5
  • 3.RL.6
  • 3.RL.9
  • 3.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 3.SL.1.c
  • 3.SL.1
  • 3.SL.2
  • 3.SL.3
  • 3.SL.4
  • 3.SL.5

• Writing

  • 3.W.1.a
  • 3.W.1.b
  • 3.W.1.c
  • 3.W.1
  • 3.W.2.a
  • 3.W.2.c
  • 3.W.2
  • 3.W.3
  • 3.W.3.a
  • 3.W.3.b
  • 3.W.3.c
  • 3.W.3.d
  • 3.W.4
  • 3.W.5
  • 3.W.7
  • 3.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 3.RL.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words ("Jabberwocky") and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it's only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.