RI.3.11.a
Description:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
4A
Exemplars
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
4A: Interpreting Word Meaning
Description:
Interpreting Word Meaning
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
C-6
C-6
Grade level: 3
Word count: 1273 words
Author: Madeline Arroyo
Synopsis: Baseball is known as an American game, but it got its start on the other side of the world.
Excerpt:
In the 1920s and 1930s, power players like Ruth were hugely popular with the fans. They made the sport even more of a hit.
Question:
Read this part of the selection. Based on how it is used, what does the word "hit" mean?
- big success
- score a point
- knock something over
- home run
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Choose a selection that included some unfamiliar vocabulary. Replace the unfamiliar words with synonyms that are easier to understand yet still convey the same meaning.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions