SETS 1-6 BUNDLE 3rd Grade STAAR Reading Review Task Cards New ELAR TEKS

With the implementation of the new ELAR TEKS this year, you need a resource to help your students prepare for the test. For school years 2019-20 and 2020-21, students will only be assessed on overlap standards (those standards that are included in both the 2009 TEKS and 2017 TEKS) per TEA; this resource is aligned to those overlap standards, and it will be updated if necessary in 2021 for the 2021-22 school year when more 2017 standards are assessed.

We firmly believe that the best test prep starts in August. To effectively review, you should begin preparing students during the 1st 6 weeks of school, and our favorite way to test prep is with our STAR READY Task Cards©!

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This BUNDLE includes sets 1-6 for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th 6 weeks of school. Each set includes 24 task cards aligned with 3rd grade reading TEKS and common core standards and are perfect for assessing where your students are and where you need to go for the each 6 weeks of school.

These rigorous, higher-level thinking questions are made in STAAR format, have multiple choice answers, and address the following skills:

Set 1:

(aligned to new ELAR TEKS)

• Alphabetical order
• Antonyms & synonyms
• Author’s purpose
• Character relationships
• Characteristics of children’s literature
• Context clues
• Creating mental images
• Evaluating details to determine key ideas
• Genres – biography, drama, fiction, informational, myths, poetry, procedural, literary nonfiction
• Imagery & figurative language (simile)
• Making inferences & drawing conclusions
• Making predictions
• Plot elements (sequence of events)
• Point of View (1st & 3rd person)
• Prefixes & suffixes
• Retell/paraphrase/summarize texts
• Rhyme scheme, sound devices, & structural elements in poetry
• Theme/lesson/message
• Using a dictionary/glossary
• Using reading strategies to comprehend a variety of texts & support answers with textual evidence

Standards Covered:

• NEW TEKS: 3.2D, 3.3B, 3.3C, 3.3D, 3.6A, 3.6B, 3.6C, 3.6D, 3.6G, 3.7D, 3.8A, 3.8B, 3.8C, 3.9A, 3.9B, 3.10D, 3.10E
• CCSS: L.3.4.D, L.3.5, RF.3.3, RF.3.3.A, RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.6

Set 2:

(aligned to new ELAR TEKS)

• Alphabetical order to the third letter
• Antonyms & synonyms
• Author’s purpose/message
• Author’s use of language
• Cause & effect
• Character relationships
• Context clues
• Determining the meaning of words using root words & affixes
• Drama elements
• Evaluating details to determine key ideas
• Genres – autobiography, biography, drama, expository, informational, literary nonfiction, poetry, realistic fiction
• Making inferences & drawing conclusions
• Making predictions
• Plot elements
• Point of view
• Retell/paraphrase/summarize texts
• Rhyme scheme, sound devices, & structural elements in poetry
• Text organization/structure
• Theme/lesson/message
• Using reading strategies to comprehend a variety of texts & support answers with textual evidence

Standards Covered:

• 2019 TEKS: 3.2C, 3.3B, 3.3C, 3.6C, 3.3D, 3.6F, 3.6G, 3.7D, 3.8A, 3.8B, 3.8C, 3.9B, 3.9C, 3.9Diii, 3.10A, 3.10D, 3.10E
• CCSS: L.3.2.G, L.3.5, L.4.5.C, RF.3.3.A, RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.8, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6

**Updates for sets 3-6 coming soon!**

Set 3:

• Author’s purpose
• Cause & effect
• Context clues
• Drawing conclusions
• Genres – advertisements, drama, expository text, informational text, letters, literary nonfiction, persuasive, procedural, realistic fiction, webpages
• Identifying facts & details that support the main idea
• Imagery
• Making inferences using textual evidence
• Media literacy
• Sensory images
• Sequence & summarize events
• Synonyms & antonyms
• Text features
• Using a dictionary/glossary
• Using reading strategies to comprehend a variety of texts & support answers with textual evidence

Standards Covered:

• TEKS - 3.2B, 3.4B, 3.4C, 3.12A, 3.13A, 3.13B, 3.13C, 3.13D, 3.16B, 3.Fig.19A, 3.Fig.19B, 3. Fig.19C, 3.Fig.19D, 3.Fig.19E, 3.Fig.19F
• CCSS - RF.3.4C, RI.3.1, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.8

Set 4:

• Alphabetical order
• Analyze, make inferences, & draw conclusions about theme and genre
• Author’s purpose
• Context clues
• Determining meaning of words using root words & affixes
• Describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery
• Drawing conclusions
• Genres: advertisements, biography, expository, fiction, informational, literary nonfiction, outlines, persuasive, poetry, procedural, realistic fiction
• Identifying facts & details that support the main idea
• Imagery
• Making inferences using textual evidence
• Media literacy
• Poetry elements & structure
• Sensory images
• Synonyms & antonyms
• Using a dictionary/glossary
• Using guide words
• Using reading strategies to comprehend a variety of texts & support answers with textual evidence

Standards Covered:

• TEKS - 3.2B, 3.2C, 3.4A, 3.4B, 3.4C, 3.4E, 3.Fig.19D, 3.5 Fig.19D, 3.6 Fig.19D, 3.10A Fig.19D, 3.12A, 3.12A Fig.19D, 3.13 Fig.19E, 3.13D, 3.16B
• CCSS - RF.3.3A, RF.3.3D, RF.3.4, RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RL.3.1, RL.3.4

Set 5:

• Affixes & root words
• Antonyms
• Author’s purpose
• Cause & effect
• Central idea/topic
• Context clues
• Describe interaction of characters (relationships & changes they undergo)
• Drawing conclusions with textual evidence
• Fiction – structure & elements
• Genres – biography, expository text, fiction, informational text, literary nonfiction, poetry, realistic fiction
• Homographs
• Homophones
• Imagery
• Literary nonfiction – structural patterns & features
• Main idea & supporting details
• Making inferences using textual evidence
• Media literacy
• Multiple meaning words
• Poetry – structure & elements
• Sensory images
• Sequence & summarize events
• Synonyms
• Text features
• Theme
• Using a dictionary/glossary

Standards Covered:

• TEKS - 3.4A, 3.4B, 3.4C, 3.5A, 3.6A, 3.8 Fig. 19E, 3.8A, 3.8B, 3.9 Fig. 19D, 3.10A, 3.12A Fig. 19D, 3.13A, 3.13B, 3.13B Fig. 19D, 3.13C, 3.13D, 3.16B
• CCSS - RF.3.4.A, RF.3.4.C, RI.3.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.5, RL.3.6

Set 6:

• Affixes & root words
• Author’s purpose
• Ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from the text
• Cause & effect
• Central idea/topic
• Context clues
• Describe interaction of characters (relationships & changes they undergo)
• Drawing conclusions with textual evidence
• Fiction – structure & elements
• Genres – advertisements, biography, expository text, fiction, informational text, literary nonfiction, poetry, realistic fiction
• Imagery
• Influence of plot’s main events on future events
• Literary nonfiction – structural patterns & features
• Main idea & supporting details
• Making inferences using textual evidence
• Media literacy
• Poetry – structure & elements
• Sequence & summarize events
• Synonyms
• Text features

Standards Covered:

• TEKS - 3.2B, 3.4B, 3.4C, 3.5 Fig. 19D, 3.6 Fig. 19D, 3.8 Fig. 19D, 3.8 Fig. 19E, 3.8A, 3.8B, 3.9 Fig. 19D, 3.10 Fig. 19D, 3.12A Fig. 19D, 3.13A, 3.13B, 3.13C, 3.13D, 3.16B
• CCSS - RI.3.1, RF.3.4, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, RL.3.6

Instructions are included for 4 methods of review: task cards review in centers/groups/pairs/individuals, a SCOOT game, Quiz-Quiz-Trade, and a "Be the Teacher" game.

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