Eustace ISD Third Grade
Reading Placemat
1st 6 Weeks Genres: Fiction/Nonfiction Stories Vocabulary/Context Clues Story Elements/ Author’s Purpose Prefixes/Suffixes Predict Outcomes Multiple Meaning Words Drawing Conclusions | 2nd 6 Weeks Genres: Nonfiction/Poetry/ Historical Fiction/ Drama Vocabulary/Context Clues Story Elements/ Author’s Purpose Drawing Conclusions/ Inferences Sequence Character’s Feelings/Interactions | 3rd 6 Weeks Genre: Fiction/Nonfiction/ Friendly Letters Vocabulary/Context Clues Story Elements/ Author’s Purpose Sequence Cause/Effect Main Idea | 4th 6 Weeks Genres: Folktales Fiction/Nonfiction Stories Vocabulary/Context Clues Story Elements/ Author’s Purpose Summarize Compare/Contrast Synonyms/Antonyms Drawing Conclusions Character’s Feelings/ Interactions Figurative Language Sequence | 5th 6 Weeks Genre: Folktales/Fables/ Myths/Tall Tales Vocabulary/Context Clues Story Elements/ Author’s Purpose Sensory Language Sequence Cause/Effect Foreshadowing/ Predicting Outcomes Digital Media | 6th 6 Weeks Making Connections across a variety of Texts/Genres Vocabulary/ Context Clues Story Elements/ Author’s Purpose Novel Study/ Research Digital Media |