Table of Contents About Finish Line New York ELLs ........................................ 4 UNIT 1 Speaking 5 Lesson 1 School Projects ........................................... 6 Lesson 2 The Skies Above ........................................ 10 Lesson 3 The Pilgrims ............................................. 15 Lesson 4 The School Day ......................................... 19 Lesson 5 The Desert .............................................. 23 Lesson 6 Our 50 States ........................................... 28 UNIT 2 Listening/Reading/Writing 32 Lesson 7 Food .................................................... 33 Lesson 8 The Great Outdoors .................................... 49 Lesson 9 The Sea ................................................. 63 Lesson 10 Around the World ...................................... 83 Lesson 11 The Animal World ..................................... 101 Lesson 12 America’s Past ......................................... 121 UNIT 3 Transition to ELA 139 Session 1 Informational .......................................... 141 Session 2 Literary ................................................. 153 Appendix 167 Parent Letter .......................................................... 169 Classroom Learning Activities to Support Speaking Skills ............. 171 Classroom Learning Activities to Support Listening Skills ............. 172 Classroom Learning Activities to Support Reading Skills .............. 173 Classroom Learning Activities to Support Writing Skills .............. 174 NYSESLAT Anchors and Targets of Measurement, Grades 3–4 ...... 175 Answer Sheets with Rubrics ........................................... 180 NYS Common Core Learning Standards for ELA, Grade 3 ........... 190 Skill Analysis Chart, Transition to ELA ............................... 194 Proficiency Chart, Transition to ELA ................................... 195 Connecting Assessment to Instruction, Transition to ELA .............. 196
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Say: Read the story. Then answer the questions that follow. Fill in the correct circle.
Green Sea Turtles
1 It is night. A mother green sea turtle crawls from the ocean and slowly makes her way up on the beach. It is hard work. Her flippers are good for swimming, but not for pulling her large weight across the sand. Finally, she makes it and starts to dig a hole. In the hole, she buries 100 eggs. Then she covers the hole with sand. She is exhausted, but she crawls slowly back to the ocean.
2 In about two months, baby sea turtles hatch from the eggs. They start to dig out of the sand, but the sand feels hot. They wait. When the sand feels cool, they know it is night. Then they dig out and rush for the ocean, but some don’t make it. Crabs or birds eat them. When they finally reach the ocean, fish eat many more of them. Very few grow up to be big green sea turtles.
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3 Green sea turtles are reptiles. They can weigh up to 500 pounds and can live to be 60 years old. They live in the ocean, but they have to breathe air as people do. Usually the turtles come up for air every few minutes. But when they are sleeping, they can stay underwater for more than 2 hours.
4 These creatures are different than turtles that live on land. Their shells are lighter, so they can float. They cannot pull their heads into their shells for protection. Instead of legs, they have flippers for swimming. They can also swim hundreds of miles and can go as fast as 35 miles an hour.
5 The green turtle’s shell is mostly brown. The animal eats plants, so its body fat is greenish. Also, its shell has green algae on it, so it looks green. Fish eat the algae from the turtle’s shell. The fish get an easy meal, and the turtle gets a clean shell. When two animals help each other like this, it is called symbiosis.
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6 The green sea turtle has only two known predators—sharks and people. Sharks like to eat these tasty turtles, and so do people. People also dig up the eggs for food and make jewelry and other things from the turtle’s shell. The beaches where turtles lay their eggs are also changing. People build hotels and homes on the beaches. The sea turtles have no place to lay their eggs.
7 At one time there were millions of green sea turtles in oceans all over the world. Today, there are fewer than 200,000. These turtles have existed since dinosaurs roamed Earth 150 million years ago. Let’s hope they don’t ever die out.
1. What is this story about?
A an animal that breathes underwater with gills
B an animal that lives in the ocean and breathes air
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Say: You are about to begin the Writing portion of the unit. Look at the directions at the top of the page. Read the directions to yourself as I read them out loud.
Read the story again. Then write about the story.
Turn to page 80 and point to the planning space.
Green Sea Turtles
1 It is night. A mother green sea turtle crawls from the ocean and slowly makes her way up on the beach. It is hard work. Her flippers are good for swimming, but not for pulling her large weight across the sand. Finally, she makes it and starts to dig a hole. In the hole, she buries 100 eggs. Then she covers the hole with sand. She is exhausted, but she crawls slowly back to the ocean.
2 In about two months, baby sea turtles hatch from the eggs. They start to dig out of the sand, but the sand feels hot. They wait. When the sand feels cool, they know it is night. Then they dig out and rush for the ocean, but some don’t make it. Crabs or birds eat them. When they finally reach the ocean, fish eat many more of them. Very few grow up to be big green sea turtles.
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3 Green sea turtles are reptiles. They can weigh up to 500 pounds and can live to be 60 years old. They live in the ocean, but they have to breathe air as people do. Usually the turtles come up for air every few minutes. But when they are sleeping, they can stay underwater for more than 2 hours.
4 These creatures are different than turtles that live on land. Their shells are lighter, so they can float. They cannot pull their heads into their shells for protection. Instead of legs, they have flippers for swimming. They can also swim hundreds of miles and can go as fast as 35 miles an hour.
5 The green turtle’s shell is mostly brown. The animal eats plants, so its body fat is greenish. Also, its shell has green algae on it, so it looks green. Fish eat the algae from the turtle’s shell. The fish get an easy meal, and the turtle gets a clean shell. When two animals help each other like this, it is called symbiosis.
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6 The green sea turtle has only two known predators—sharks and people. Sharks like to eat these tasty turtles, and so do people. People also dig up the eggs for food and make jewelry and other things from the turtle’s shell. The beaches where turtles lay their eggs are also changing. People build hotels and homes on the beaches. The sea turtles have no place to lay their eggs.
7 At one time there were millions of green sea turtles in oceans all over the world. Today, there are fewer than 200,000. These turtles have existed since dinosaurs roamed Earth 150 million years ago. Let’s hope they don’t ever die out.
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Say: Now read the directions below.
Suppose you went swimming in the ocean and saw a green sea turtle. What would you say about it? Write two paragraphs explaining what you know about the green sea turtle. Use information from the story to support your answer.
You may use this space to plan your answer for the question. Read the question and make notes below about how you might answer it. Do not write your final answer on this page. Your writing on this page will not be scored. Write your final answer on pages 81–82.
Turn the page and point to the checklist and writing lines.
Plan Your AnswerUse the space below to plan your writing and organize your thoughts. Do NOT write your final answer on this page. Your writing on this page will NOT be scored.
