Greek and Roman Architecture

Extensive Reading
Academic Vocabulary Assessment
VA SOLs: Grade 3
Standard 3.1: The student will explain how the contributions of ancient Greece and Rome
have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, government (direct and
representative democracy), and sports.

VA SOLs: Grade 3
3.5
The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional text
and poetry.
b) Make connections between previous experiences and reading
selections.
d) Compare and contrast settings, characters, and events.
Differentation: Use of multicultural literature to activate background knowledge and
make connections between history, real life, and academic vocabulary.
WIDA Standard
Reading Grade 3, Level 2 Beginning: Identify elements of setting using academic
vocabulary
Language Objective: Develop and use a battery of reading strategies, such as scanning
and skimming, guessing the meaning of words from context, and activating schemate for
the interpretation of texts.
Instructions: Students will read Diego Rivera by Duncan Tonatituh with teacher for
reading support. After group reading each student will use the text to fill in the chart,
reading the story again to find evidence of setting and matching setting with academic
content vocabulary knowledge.

Name:
Vocabulary Word

What did Diego

Rivera see that
used this word?

Evidence Sentence

Example:

Tall

Column

Dome

Lintel

The Eiffel
Tower

The Eiffel Tower

Diego saw in Paris
was tall.

Ornament

Arch