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Subject: English Grade: Three

UNIT 3 WEEK 4
READING
Biography
A biography tells about a real person’s life.
An author of a biography writes about the
life events or experiences of someone else.
Biographies usually
• Take place during a real historical time
• Tell about a person’s life in time order
• Give facts and details about the person’s life
Analyze Text Structure
Text structure is how information is organized.
Text structures include description, cause and
effect, problem and solution, compare and
contrast, and time order. Look for details in a
text that suggest how it is structured. For
example, specific dates and words and phrases
such as first, then, and after that suggest a time-order text structure. Recognizing text structure and
explaining how it contributes to the author’s purpose can help you better understand a text.
Summarize Informational Text
You can summarize, or recount, the key ideas of a text in your own words. Use text structure to
help you identify and evaluate details and recount the most important ideas in a text.
Vocabulary
 ceremonies- formal religious or public events
 More than 1 000 people attended the ceremony.
 tradition: - customs or beliefs passed down among a group of people
 There's a tradition in our family that we have a party on Weddings.
 medicine: - a substance used for treating an illness
 Did you take your medicine?
 lamenting: - expressing feelings of sadness
  She sat alone weeping, lamenting her fate.
 offering: - giving or presenting
 He offered some useful advice.

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Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as
the underlined word.
1 There were ceremonies to honor the winners of the contests.
A decorations B events C happiness
2 The stories they passed down were part of the traditions of their country.
A customs B places C signs
3 The doctor gave her medicine when she was sick.
A illness B kindness C treatment
4 They were lamenting the loss of their family pet.
A whispering quietly B feeling sadness C urging others
Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.
5 Which word is a synonym for offering in the sentence below?
We are offering our services if they are needed.
A destroying B electing C presenting

Across Down
3. a substance used for treating an illness 1. expressing feelings of sadness

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4. customs or beliefs passed down among a 2. giving or presenting
group of people
5. formal religious or public events

Phonics &Word Study

Vowel Teams oo, ew, ue, ui, eu

Vowel teams are letter combinations that work together to form one sound. Different
vowel teams can make the same sound. The same vowel team can make different sounds.
Because a vowel team can have different sounds, you need to learn how to pronounce
each individual word.
Some words with the oo, ew, ue, ui, or eu vowel teams have the same vowel sound as the
word tool. Some have the same vowel sound as the word cue.
Directions: Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined
letters in the boldfaced word.
1. stew
A fruitcake B strawberry C tennis
2. juicy
A jumpy B mushy C sleuthing
3. tissue
A broken B argue C firewood
4. fruit
A below B cupcake C mushroom
Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer.
5. The word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined letters in the word nephew is
—
A cue B fried C necktie
Directions: Read the first word. Then read the two words next to it. Circle the
word that has the vowel team with the same vowel sound as the first word.
1. hoop: feud sue

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2. pew: statue suit

3. blue: chew rescue

4. cruise: cue true

Directions: Read each word. Underline the vowel team in each word. Circle
whether the vowel teams have the same sound or different sounds.
5. blew nephew same different
6. deuce neutral same different
7. argue true same different
8. suit bruise same different

 SPELLING WORDS
Spell Vowel Teams oo, ew, ue, ui, eu
Words with the vowel teams oo, ew, ue, ui, eu can have different sounds. The vowel
sound in tool can be spelled with the vowel team oo, ew, ue, ui, or eu. The vowel sound in
cue can be spelled with the vowel team ew, ue, or eu.

balloon newest spooky suitable choose

recruit statue threw feud rescue

Complete each word from the spelling list by writing the correct vowel team on the line.

1. b a l l ___n 6. r e s c ___
2. n ___e s t 7. f ___d
3. s p___ k y 8. r e c r___ t
4. t h r ___ 9. s t a t ___
5. s ___t a b l e 10. c h___ s e

Sort the words from the box above by writing them next to the vowel team they
use.
1. oo:

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2. ew:
3. ui:
4. eu:
5. ue

Language and Conventions

 Irregular Verbs
 Irregular verbs do not follow the usual spelling rules when forming past tenses. You must
memorize the past tense forms of these verbs.

• Irregular verbs change into other words when forming the past tense.
• Some irregular verbs change again when used with the word have or has.
• Use a dictionary to help you learn the past tense forms of irregular verbs.
Write the correct past tense form of the verb to complete each sentence.
1. The band ____________ to play. begin
2. The workers have ____________ a wonderful job. do
3. We have ____________ a treasure map. find
4. He ____________ to bed early tonight. go
5. They have ____________ the test already. take
6. The rain had ____________ to fall. begin
7. They ____________ a lap around the school. do
Directions: Read the selection. Then answer each question.

Marian Anderson
1 Marian Anderson was born in February 1897. She started singing when she was a
child in Philadelphia. People listened to her performances, and Marian became a
successful singer. Marian sang in cities across the country. She even sang overseas.
Around the world, people enjoyed her special voice.

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2 In 1939, Marian was supposed to sing in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This
was an important place for singers. But the people at Constitution Hall wouldn’t let
Marian sing because she was African American. At that time in history, many places
in the United States divided people by the color of their skin. People who were
African American were treated poorly. They were unfairly banned from some of the
places white people were allowed to go.
3 Many people were angry that Marian wasn’t allowed to sing at Constitution Hall.
One group worked together to set up a different place in Washington, D.C., for
Marian to sing. They put together a free event on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Tens of thousands of people came. Millions more listened on the radio. The event was
a huge success despite the unfair way Marian was treated.

1. In paragraph 3, what was the effect of the decision not to let Marian sing at Constitution
Hall?
A People told Marian to stop singing.
B Marian only sang for small gatherings.
C Marian sang at cities across the country.
D People set up a different place for Marian to sing.
2. The author describes the events in sequential order mainly to —
A tell the story of Marian Anderson’s life and career
B explain how Marian Anderson felt during the events
C persuade the reader that these events are important
D show the reader how people felt about Marian Anderson’s singing
3. Which statement best summarizes paragraph 3?
A Marian was born in Philadelphia but sang in cities all over the country and overseas.
B Marian was supposed to sing at Constitution Hall, but some people would not let her
because she was African American.
C People were upset that Marian wasn’t allowed to sing, so they created a new event for
her, which many people attended and enjoyed.

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D Marian decided to sing at the Lincoln Memorial because African American people
were treated unfairly, and she wanted to change that

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