Q3 Final Exam Schedule and Study Guides

Quarter 3 Exam Schedule: Grade 3

Specialty Classes

Wednesday, March 8^th  – Art – Morning

  - Chinese - Afternoon

                                                 

Thursday, March 9^th      – Music – Morning

 - Christian Living – Morning

                                         

                                                               

Friday, March 10^th       – Health and PE – Morning

                         - Computers - Afternoon

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Major Exams

March 6^{th -}10^th – Reading and Phonics (Oral Exam)

Monday, March 13^th – Reading (Written Exam)

Tuesday, March 14^th – Social Studies *

     - Language Arts/Spelling *

Wednesday, March 15^th – Science *

                                          - Math *                                

* Exams will be in the morning, with a study break in between.  Students will be dismissed to go home at 11:45am. 

Language Arts Study Guide Q3

Language Arts Exam will be on Tuesday, March 14^th, 2017

Here are the main points of what you should study:

Unit 4: Adjectives and Adverbs

1)   What are adjectives?

2)  More adjectives.

3)  Using a, an, the

4)  Comparing with adjectives.

5)  What are adverbs?

6)  Other kinds of adverbs.

7)  Using to, two, and too

8)  Using exact adjectives.

Unit 8: Writing a Story

1)   Know the parts of a story

2)  Know what needs to go into each part of a story

3)  Remember how to write dialogue.

4)  Remember how adverbs and adjectives help to create a mental image.

Poetry Unit:

1)   Know how to write the following poems: acrostic, couplet, haiku

Be prepared to:

1)   Proofread sentences. There will be words from the Spelling Tests in a paragraph you will proofread.

Be able to write a short story. (The scoring rubric on the other side of this guide will be used).

Here is the rubric that will be used for the Story you need to write. Please review and understand the expectations.

Q3 Final Exam - Story Writing
	Title (1 point): _____		Student Name:     ________________
CATEGORY	4	3	2		1
Followed Guidelines of Writing a Story	The story followed all the guidelines: good beginning/ending, story elements, problem solving, plot.	The story followed most of the guidelines: good beginning/ending, story elements, problem solving, plot.	The story followed some of the guidelines: good beginning/ending, story elements, problem solving, plot.		The story didn’t follow many guidelines: good beginning/ending, story elements, problem solving, plot.
Verb Usage	All verbs were used in the correct tense.	There are 1-3 errors in verb tenses.	There are 4-5 errors in verb tenses.		There are more than 5 errors in verb tenses.
Spelling and Punctuation	There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft.	There are 1-3 spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft.	There are 4-5 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.		There are more than 5 spelling and punctuation errors.
Creativity and Adjective/ Adverb usage	The story contains many creative details containing adjectives and adverbs that contribute to the reader getting a great mental picture. The author has really used his imagination. It seems exciting!	The story contains a few creative details and/or adjectives and adverbs that contribute to the reader getting a small mental picture. The author has used his imagination. It is entertaining.	The story contains a few creative details and/or adjectives and adverbs, not allowing the reader to get a good mental picture. The author has tried to use his imagination. It is a little entertaining.		There is little evidence of creativity or adjective and adverb usage in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination. The reader cannot get a mental picture. Seems boring.
Sentence Fluency and Topic Focus	Excellent flow. The story is related to the topic chosen and is well organized to make it easy to follow and understand.	Most of the story is related and well constructed. It had different sentences. The story was in order and understandable.	Some of the story is related to the topic. Some sentences were different and it was ok to understand. The story events were somewhat in order.		No attempt was made to relate the story to the topic. There is little variety and simple sentences. It was hard to understand and read. The events were not in order.

Reading and Phonics Study Guide Q3

There will be 2 parts to the Final Exam mark:

1)    Written exam on Monday, March 13, 2017.

2)   Oral exam throughout exam week – March 6-10, 2017.

Oral Exam (Reading)

1)    During exam week, you will read a selection and be graded on your reading and the strategies we have been learning in the CAFE menu during Daily 5, with a focus on the following:

·         Read with expression

·         Retell the story

·         Use a dictionary as a tool

·         Predict what happens next

·         Connect to the story

·         Name the problem and the solution

·         Recognize the story elements (character, setting, problem, etc.)

Written Exam Key Points to Study:

1)    You will need to read a paragraph and answer questions.

2)   Vocabulary from the stories:

a)    Yonder Mountain – mist, fondly, examined, peak, steep, rugged, pausing, pleaded

b)   Frindle – news reporter, creative, famous, dictionary

c)    An Ancient Greek Myth – desperate, deal, monster, awful, special, expected, bored, beast

3)   Review the stories listed above as you will have to answer comprehension questions.

Math Exam Study Guide Q3

Math Exam will be on Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Here are the main points of what you should study:

Chapter 9 – Multiplication Facts and Numbers

1)    Using a Multiplication Table

2)   Arrays

3)    Multiply with 3, 6, 7, 8, 9

4)    Multiply Three Numbers

5)    Problems: Solving Multi-step Problems

Chapter 10 – Division Concepts

1)    Division as Repeated Subtraction

2)   Divide by 2, 5, 10

3)    Division Rules – p. 278 (divide by 0, 1)

Chapter 11 – Division Facts and Patterns

1)    Fact Families

2)   Divide by 3, 4, 6

3)    Problem Solving – Drawing a Picture

4)    Divide by 7, 8, 9

Chapter 12 – Time and Temperature

1)    Telling time to the hour, half hour, and quarter hour

2)   Time to 5 minutes and minute

3)    Elapsed Time

4)    Using a Calendar

5)    Using a Schedule

6)    Reading the temperature in degrees Celsius

* There will be problem solving from each Chapter as well.

Science Exam Study Sheet Q3

Science Exam will be on Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Please study:

Unit 5 – Changes to Earth’s Surface

Key vocabulary – landform, canyon, valley, mountain, plateau, plains, weathering, erosion, glacier, earthquake, volcano, flood

Also, please remember:

Ø Earth has several layers

Ø People use different landforms in different ways

Ø What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Ø Soil can move to different places

Ø There are ways the earth’s surface can change quickly

Unit 6 – People and Resources

Key vocabulary – natural resource, renewable resource, non-renewable resource, fossil fuels, conservation, soil, humus, sand, silt, clay, nutrients

Also, please remember:

Ø What do we use natural resources for?

Ø Be able to explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources

Ø What can people do to conserve natural resources?

Ø There are different kinds of soil, and there are different layers of soil

Ø Some soils are good for plants

Unit 7 – Water and Weather

Key vocabulary – salt water, fresh water, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, water cycle, atmosphere, oxygen, weather, temperature

Also, please remember:

Ø Where can we find the different states of water on Earth?

Ø Be able to explain the water cycle

Ø Describe what weather is and how it can change

Ø We can use tools to measure different weather

Ø How can we be prepared for different kinds of weather?

Social Studies Exam Study Guide Q3

Social Studies Exam will be on Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Key Vocabulary Words

Chapter 6

1)    Lesson 1 – canal, wagon train

2)    Lesson 2– immigrants

3)    Lesson 3– communicate, invention, patent, telegraph, technology

4)    Lesson 4 – equal rights, assembly line, vaccine, activist

Chapter 8

1)    Lesson 1 – cultural region, recreation

2)    Lesson 2– arts, anthem, folk tale, hero, symbol

3)    Lesson 3 – landmark, harvest

4)    Lesson 4 – diversity, ancestors

Key Points to Focus on

Chapter 6

-       Know the ways people traveled in United States long ago.

-       Why did they want to move to different regions?

-       What was the Pony Express?

-       How did people communicate with each other long ago? How is it different today?

-       Know how activists changed people’s lives.

-       Know how inventions of machines and ideas changed people’s lives.

Chapter 8

-       Why are there cultural regions?

-       What is culture and how are different cultures different?

-       Describe how cultures are different between warm and cold climates.

-       Understand that culture can be communicated through stories, art, and music.

-       Know that culture can be shared through traditions and holidays.

-       How have cultures contributed to the community and regions of United States?