Name ___________ Date ______ Number___

Third Grade Homework Stars

African Trickster Tales
Thi s Week ’s S tar Sp eci al s:
a. A contraction has a apostrophe where
letter(s) are taken away.
Be an Editing Star! b. Sentences end with the right
punctuation!
c. In a sentence, a list of three words
has commas.
d. Proper nouns are capitalized.

Edit these sentences. Write the letter(s) of the rule

that helped you.
1. I cant wait to hear another trickster tale
2. havent we learned about greece mali and rome
3. camels didn’t get thirsty as they traveled
4. wont you tell me more about africa
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.

she’ll he’ll didn’t hasn’t

shouldn’t doesn’t we’ll they’ll
don’t won’t I’ll haven’t
Contractions with ‘ will’ Contractions with ‘not’

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.

hare hair

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

Be a Thinking Star!

If this word is the answer:

griot
What might the question be?
Write the
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 why in
the box next to th e wo rd s.
Niger
Sahara
Africa
desert

Use the following words to create an analogy.

Sahara is to desert as _________ is

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

______ griot a. able to deal with a situation with

imagination and creativity
______ trader b. a storyteller who passed down the
history and traditions of mali
______ resources c. a person who traded salt for gold
in mali
______ resourceful d. the riches of a land

Use two of the vocabulary words in a sentence that

makes sense. Your sentence should show that you
know what the words mean.

Be a Star Test-Taker! Plug i t In ! When

you see a blank in a test item, plug in the
answers to see which one sounds right.

Salt and gold were two of Mali’s most valuable ___________.

a. foods
b. spices
c. resources
d. kings

Be a Reading Co mp rehen si on Star: Complete

the attached p ag es.