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Third Grade Homework Stars

The Talking Cloth

Thi s Week ’s S tar Sp eci al s:

Be an Editing Star! • Sentences begin with capital letters.
• Sentences end with punctuation!
• Separate lists of words in a sentence
(three or more) with commas.
• The names of people and places
(proper nouns) are capitalized.

Edit these sentences.

1. there are rivers deserts and grasslands in Mali
2. a griot is a storyteller who passed on tradition history
and stories
3. you might find salt gold and sand in Mali
4. the niger river, the sahara desert, and timbuktu are in
Mali
Copy corrected sentences on the lines below.
Be a Spelling Star!
Sorting can help you remember
spelling. Sort your spelling words
into the appropriate column.

du de stuff plum tube

prune truck slump flute

hunt hush lump rule

CVCC CVCe

Understanding homonyms helps our reading and

writing make sense.
• Illustrate each homonym in the boxes below.
• Write a sentence that shows you know how to use
the homonyms correctly.

some sum

%Extra Mile With a Smile: Illustrate your sentence! %

Be a Thinking Star!

If this word is the answer:

Sahara
Write the What might the question be?
question h ere:

Now try thi s: Pu t an X th e word th at d oesn ’t

belon g with th e o th er wo rds. Expl ain the
reason wh y in the bo x nex t to the word s.
griot
Sahara
Asia
Niger

Create an analogy.

Greece is to Europe as Mali is to

___________.
 Be a Vocabulary Star!
New words help us think, read, and write
about new things we learn. Write the letter of
the definition next to the matching word.

______ griot a. the major river in Africa

______ Sahara b. a storyteller who passed on
traditions
______ Niger c. the largest desert in the world
______ caravan d. A line of animals or people that
travel together for safety

Use two of the vocabulary words in ONE sentence

that makes sense. Your sentence should show that
you know what the words mean. Illustrate your
sentence in the picture box below. Neatness counts!

Be a Reading Star

Be a Comprehension Star!
Good readers keep track of
details. Complete pp. 99-
100.