Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit for Third Grade

Grade 3 Fiction Unit
Virginia SOL/ Common Core Objectives Addressed
3.3
(3.3a) Use knowledge of regular and irregular vowel patterns
(3.3b) Decode Multisyllabic Words
3.4
(3.4b) Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms (A)(D)
(3.4d) Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words
(3.4a) Use knowledge of homophones
(3.4) Using transition words of cause-effect (e.g., because, if…then, when…then)
3.5
(3.5a) Set purpose for reading
(3.5c) Make, confirm, and revise predictions
(3.5d) Compare and contrast characters, settings, and events
(3.5e) Identify author’s purpose
(3.5f) Ask and answer questions about what is read
(3.5g) Draw conclusions about text
(3.5h) Identify problem and solution
(3.5i) Main idea
(3.5j) Determine Supporting details
(3.5l) Differentiate between fiction and nonfiction
Reference Sources
3.7
(3.7a) Use dictionaries and indices to locate selected information in glossaries, dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias, atlases, and other print and online reference materials.