1. Iberia Parish Public Schools 2010 Benchmark Assessment Revision
Overview: Horizontal Articulation Worksheet Grade Level / Course: 3rd
Grade ELA
GLEs: # & 3Cs Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
#6 Determine meanings of unfamiliar
words using a variety of strategies
including:
a. knowledge of common antonyms,
synonyms, homonyms, and homographs
b. use of context clues
c. identification of base words and root
words.
Determine meaning of unfamiliar words
using: context clues.
Identify base words and root words.
Determine meaning of unfamiliar words
using: Knowledge of common antonyms,
synonyms, homonyms and homographs).
Use of context clues.
Determine meaning of unfamiliar words
using: Knowledge of common antonyms,
synonyms, homonyms and homographs.
Use of context clues.
#8 Identify story elements including:
a. theme
b. conflict
c. character traits, feelings, and
motivation.
Identify story elements: theme, conflict,
character traits, feeling motivation.
Identify story elements: theme.
Identify story elements: conflict.
Identify story elements: theme, conflict,
character traits, feeling motivation
#10 Demonstrate understanding by
summarizing stories and information,
including the main events or ideas and
selected details from the text in oral and
written responses.
Demonstrate understanding by
summarizing stories and information
including the main events or ideas and
selected details from the text.
Demonstrate understanding by
summarizing stories and information
including the main events or ideas and
selected details from the text.
Demonstrate understanding by
summarizing stories and information
including the main events or ideas and
selected details from the text.
# 17 Demonstrate understanding of
information in grade-appropriate texts
including:
a. sequencing events
c. making simple inferences and
drawing conclusions about information
in texts.
Demonstrate understanding of
information in text: Make simple
inferences and drawing conclusions about
information in text.
Sequencing events.
Demonstrate understanding of
information in text: Make simple
inferences and drawing conclusions about
information in text.
Demonstrate understanding of
information in text: Make simple
inferences and drawing conclusions about
information in text

2. Iberia Parish Public Schools 2010 Benchmark Assessment Revision
Overview: Horizontal Articulation Worksheet Grade Level / Course: 3rd
Grade ELA
GLEs: # & 3Cs Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
#21a Apply basic reasoning skills,
including identifying differences between
fact and opinion.
Apply reasoning skills: Identify differences
between fact and opinion
#21b Apply basic reasoning skills,
including skimming and scanning texts to
locate specific information.
Identify multiple cause and/or effects in
texts and situations
# 21c Apply basic reasoning skills,
including identifying multiple causes
and/or effects in texts and life situations.
Apply reasoning skills: identify multiple
causes and/or effects in text and life
situation.
Apply reasoning skills: identify multiple
causes and/or effects in text and life
situation, fact and opinion
# 29 Use standard English punctuation,
including commas to separate parts of
addresses.
Use standard English punctuation:
commas to separate phrases in a series;
commas to separate parts of address
#30 Capitalize the first word in direct
quotations and proper adjectives.
Capitalize the 1st word in direct
quotations and proper adjectives Ex.
American flag, Mexican food
#31a Write using standard English
structure and usage, including avoiding
run‐on sentences.
Write using standard English structure and
usage: avoid run‐on sentences
Write using standard English structure and
usage: avoid run‐on sentences
Write using standard English structure and
usage: avoid run‐on sentences
#31c Write using standard English
structure and usage, including making
subjects and verbs agree in sentences
with simple and compound subjects and
predicates.
Write using standard English structure and
usage: subject/verb agreement with
simple and compound subjects and
predicates
Write using standard English structure and
usage: subject/verb agreement with
simple and compound subjects and
predicates
Write using standard English structure and
usage: subject/verb agreement with
simple and compound subjects and
predicates
#32a Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including using standard
future verb tenses.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech: using
standard future verb tense

3. Iberia Parish Public Schools 2010 Benchmark Assessment Revision
Overview: Horizontal Articulation Worksheet Grade Level / Course: 3rd
Grade ELA
GLEs: # & 3Cs Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
#32b Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including using a variety of
conjunctions such as although, since,
until, and while, in constructing
sentences.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech: use
conjunctions such as although, since, until,
while
#32c Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including using correct forms
of possessive pronouns, singular nouns,
transitional words, and prepositions.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech:
correct forms of possessives pronoun,
singular noun, transitional words and
prepositions
#32d Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including identifying and using
irregular plural nouns correctly.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech:
identifying and usng irregular plural nouns
#32e Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including using first‐, second‐,
and third‐person pronouns correctly.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech: using
first, second, third person pronouns
#32f Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including selecting and using
adverbs that modify according to time,
place, manner, and degree.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech:
selecting and using adverbs that modify
#32g Apply knowledge of parts of speech
in writing, including identifying and using
irregular verb tenses.
Apply knowledge of parts of speech:
identifying and using irregular verb tense

4. Iberia Parish Public Schools 2010 Benchmark Assessment Revision
Overview: Horizontal Articulation Worksheet Grade Level / Course: 3rd
Grade ELA
GLEs: # & 3Cs Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
#33a Spell grade‐appropriate words,
including multisyllabic words made up of
both base words and roots and common
prefixes and suffixes.
Spell grade appropriate words:
Multisyllabic words made up of both base
words and root words and common
prefixes and suffixes.
#33b Spell grade‐appropriate words,
including compound words.
Spell grade appropriate words: compound
words
#33c Spell grade‐appropriate words,
including common homophones.
Spell grade appropriate words: common
homophones
#45b Locate information using
organizational features of a variety of
resources including: printed text such as
indices, tables of contents, glossaries,
charts, captions, chapter headings and
subheadings.
Locate information using organizational
features of a variety of resources: Printed
text such as indicies, table of contents,
glossaries, charts, captions, chapter
headings, and subheadings.
Locate information using organizational
features of a variety of resources: indices,
table of contexts, glossaries, charts,
captions, chapter heading and
subheadings, webpage
Locate information using organizational
features of a variety of resources: Printed
text such as indicies, table of contents,
glossaries, charts, captions, chapter
headings, and subheadings.
#45c Locate information using
organizational features of a variety of
resources, including the Dewey Decimal
system.
Locate information using organizational
features of a variety of resources: Dewey
Decimal System
#46 Locate information from multiple
sources, including books, periodicals,
videotapes, Web sites, and CD‐ROMs.
Locate information from multiple sources,
including books, periodicals, videotapes,
Web sites, and CD‐ROMs
#52 Locate information found in graphic
organizers such as timelines, charts,
graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and
maps.
Locate information found in graphic
organizers such as timelines, charts,
graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and
maps.
Locate information found in graphic
organizers such as timelines, charts,
graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and
maps.
Locate information found in graphic
organizers such as timelines, charts,
graphs, schedules, tables, diagrams, and
maps.