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English Language Arts Pacing GuideTime Frame: 6 weeks Third GradeUnit 1: Launching a Reading and Writing LifeFocus: Students will read and write stories that are personal narratives and develop an understanding of the writing process.
Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resources
Reading: LiteratureRL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series)
RL.3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Reading: Foundational Skills
How do readers build an independent reading life?
Before: Running records
During:Reader’s response journal Reading log
After:Choose an independent leveled reader
answer askauthor’s purposecharacterdecodingexplicitly stated key detailsphonicsquestioningright theresummarizetexttext evidencethink questionsword analysis
Classroom LibrarySchool LibraryGraphic OrganizersAnchor Charts
Resources for finding grade level books:http://www.scholastic.com/home/http://www.booksource.com/
Resources for setting up reading/writing workshop:http://hil.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/http://www.mrsrenz.net/http://thecenter.spps.org/uploads/Gr_4_RW_Launch_2.pdfhttp://www.busyteacherscafe.com/http://mrsmcgowan.com/reading/readers_workshop.html
Common Core State Standards:http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy
Student interaction website:http://www.readwritethink.org/
Books to Launch Reading Life/Just Right Books:LaMarche, Jim. The Raft. Turtleback, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0613951265.
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RF.3.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.a. Identify and know the meaning of the
most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
c. Decode multisyllable words.d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly
spelled words.
Speaking & ListeningSL.3.1 Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.b. Follow agreed-upon rules for
discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
the Honeybears: An African-American Retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Scholastic, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-0590383691.
Winters, Kay. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books. Aladdin, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1416912682.
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WritingW.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.a. Establish a situation and introduce a
narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
d. Provide a sense of closure.
W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 3 on pages 28 and 29.)
How can writers draw upon text to generate ideas?
Before: Think AloudQuick writesRubric
During:Think-Pair-SharePortfolioRubric
After:Published Personal NarrativeRubric
characterconclusiondetailsdialogueeditevents narrativenarratororder/sequence revisesetting topic
Books to launch writing workshophttp://www.insidewritingworkshop.org/
Writing lesson plans:http://writingfix.com/http://mrsmcgowan.com/reading/readers_workshop.html
Student interaction website:www.readwritethink.org
Rubric creator:http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Teaching resources: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/grades/103/103http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3208
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English Language Arts Pacing GuideTime Frame: 7 weeks Third GradeUnit 2: Improving the Quality of Personal Narrative & Bringing Characters to LifeFocus: Students will create longer narrative pieces after reading more extensive writings. They will share their finished product.
Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resources
Reading: LiteratureRL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
RL.3.5. Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Speaking & ListeningSL.3.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.a. Come to discussions prepared,
having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that
How can readersexperience a story from the main character's perspective?
How do readers grow theories about characters?
How do readers learn from the characters in the stories they read?
Before:QuestioningKWL During:Quick WritePicture
After:PortfolioSkill Specified TestProjects
actionscharacter feelings character feelings character
motivations character traits characters describe/descriptionevents
Character trait resources:http://www.k-3teacherresources.com/storybook-character-traits.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2012/11/teaching-character-traits-readers-workshop
Suggested Texts for Characterization: Choi, Yangsook. The Name Jar. Dragonfly Books, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0440417996
Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius. Puffin, 1985. ISBN-13: 978-0140505399
Deedy, Carmen Agra. 14 Cows for America. Peachtree Publishers, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1561454907.
Faustino, Lisa Rowe. The Hickory Chair. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0590522489
Mochizuki, Ken. Heroes. Lee & Low Books, 1997. ISBN-13: 978-1880000502
Mora, Pat. Dona Flor. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0375823374
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preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
b. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
WritingW.3.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.a. Establish a situation and introduce
a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
d. Provide a sense of closure.
W.3.4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the
How can a writer draw upon text to generate ideas and then revise, edit, and publish focused personal narratives?
How can ideas be generated, selected, and expanded for personal narrative writing?
How do writers consider the structure of a story as they focus and sequence ideas in a
Before:Quick WriteThink aloud
During:ChecklistsConferencingThink-pair-share
After:Published Personal Narrative Grading rubric
actionscharacter feelings character feelings character
motivations character traits characters closuredescribe/descriptiondialogueeffective
leads/endingsexact details and
specific wordsevents focused storiesgenerating entriesheart of the storyorder/sequencepersonal narrative
Writing workshop resources:www.insidewritingworkshop.org
Writing lesson plans:www.writingfix.com
Book creation websites:http://storybird.com/http://www.storyjumper.com/
Book resources for teachers:Anderson, Carl, Assessing Writers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0325005812.
Buckner, Aimee, Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook. Portland, ME: Stenhouse, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-1571104137.
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development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
W.3.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LanguageL.3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.a. Explain the function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
c. Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).d. Form and use regular and irregular
verbs.e. Form and use the simple (e.g., I
walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
g. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs,
draft?
How can writers revise and edit to improve the quality of their writing?
plot sequence revision/editing
checklistscenessequencesettingsmall momentswriter’s notebookwriting conferences
Calkins, Lucy, A Curricular Plan for the Writing Workshop, Grade 3, 2011/2012. eBook: http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E04301/CalkCurrPlanWRITING_sampler.pdf (Scroll down to Grade 3).
Calkins, Lucy, Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5, Book 1: Launching the Writing Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0325008639.
Calkins, Lucy, et al., One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0325007885.
Fletcher, Ralph, Breathing In, Breathing Out: Keeping a Writer's Notebook. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1996. ISBN-13: 978-0435072278.
Fletcher, Ralph, What a Writer Needs. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0325046662.
Fletcher, Ralph and JoAnn Portalupi, Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0325003627.
Fountas, Irene C. and Gay Su Pinnell, Guiding Readers and Writers.
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and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
h. Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Capitalize appropriate words in
titles.b. Use commas in addresses.c. Use commas and quotation marks
in dialogue.d. Form and use possessives.e. Use conventional spelling for high-
frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
L.3.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.a. Choose words and phrases for
effect.*b. Recognize and observe differences
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0325003108.
Ray, Katie Wood, The Writing Workshop: Working through the Hard Parts (And They're All Hard Parts). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0814113172.
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between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.
L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.a. Use sentence-level context as a
clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.3.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.a. Distinguish the literal and
nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
b. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
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c. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
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English Language Arts Pacing GuideTime Frame: 4 weeks Third GradeUnit 3: Personal Opinion
Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resources
WritingW.3.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.a. Introduce the topic or text they are
writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
b. Provide reasons that support the opinion.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
W.3.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to
How can a topic sentence/statement be created and supported in an opinion/personal essay?
How are essays organized?
Before:Think AloudBrainstormingQuick WritesJournalingSketchesClass DiscussionsBrainstormingObservations
During:ConferencingTeacher observationsWriter’s Notebook
After:RubricPublished writing piece
factlinking words and
phrasesopinion organizational
structure persuade persuasive point of viewtext/textstopic
Third grade student sample of an opinion paragraph:http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/wot-cloth.htm
Resources for Teachers:Buckner, Aimee, Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebook. Portland, ME: Stenhouse, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-1571104137.
Calkins, Lucy, A Curricular Plan for the Writing Workshop, Grade 3, 2011/2012. eBook: http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E04301/CalkCurrPlanWRITING_sampler.pdf (Scroll down to Grade 3).
Calkins, Lucy McCormick, The Art of Teaching Writing. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1994. ISBN-13: 978-0435088095.
Calkins, Lucy, Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5, Book 3: Breathing Life Into Essays. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0325008707.
Calkins, Lucy, et al., One to One: The Art of Conferring with Young Writers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2005.
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interact and collaborate with others.
W.3.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LanguageL.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.g. Consult reference materials, including
beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
L.3.3a. Choose words and phrases for effect.
ISBN-13: 978-0325007885.
Dorfman, Lynne R. and Rose Cappelli, Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6. Portland ME: Stenhouse, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-1571104335.
Fletcher, Ralph, Breathing In, Breathing Out: Keeping a Writer's Notebook. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1996. ISBN-13: 978-0435072278.
Fletcher, Ralph, What a Writer Needs. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0325046662.
Fletcher, Ralph and JoAnn Portalupi, Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0325003627.
Ray, Katie Wood, The Writing Workshop: Working through the Hard Parts (And They're All Hard Parts). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0814113172.
Mentor Texts for Opinion Writing:Boelts, Maribeth. Those Shoes. Candlewick, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0763642846
Cherry, Lynne. A River Ran Wild. Third Grade English Language Arts Pacing Guide – Revised March 2013
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HMH Books for Young Readers, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0152163723
MacLachlan, Patricia. All the Places to Love. Harper Collins, 1994. ISBN-13: 978-0060210984
Teague, Mark. Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School. Scholastic Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0439206631
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English Language Arts Pacing GuideTime Frame: 5 weeks Third GradeUnit 4: Reading & Writing Realistic Fiction
Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary ResourcesReading: Literature
RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)
RL.3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Speaking & ListeningSL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant,
Where do writers create their ideas for fictional narratives?
How can writers create believable characters?
In what ways can the structure of a story guide the writing of a fictional narrative?
Before: BrainstormingThink-pair-share
During:Literature CircleObservations
After:ProjectsTestWriting portfolio
answer askexplicitly stated questioning/
question retellright there sequencesummarizetext evidencethick questionthin question
Classroom LibraryAnchor ChartsGraphic Organizers
Mentor Text Recommendations:Altman, Linda Jacobs, Amelia’s Road. Lee & Low Books, 1995. ISBN-13: 978-1880000274
Nye, Naomi Shihab, Sitti’s Secrets. Aladdin, 1997. ISBN-13: 978-0689817069
Polacco, Patricia. Chicken Sunday. Puffin, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0698116153
Woodson, Jaqueline. The Other Side. Putnam Juvenile, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0399231162
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Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resourcesdescriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
WritingW.3.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.a. Establish a situation and introduce
a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
d. Provide a sense of closure.
W.3.4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
W.3.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-
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Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resourcesspecific tasks, purposes, and audiences.Conventions of Standard English
LanguageL.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.h. Use coordinating and subordinating
conjunctions.i. Produce simple, compound, and
complex sentences.
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Capitalize appropriate words in
titles.c. Use commas and quotation marks
in dialogue.e. Use conventional spelling for high-
frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
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L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.a. Choose words and phrases for effect
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English Language Arts Pacing GuideTime Frame: 10 weeks Third GradeUnit 5: Reading Informational Text & Informational Writing
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Reading: Informational TextRI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
RI.3.4 Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
RI.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate
How do good readers interpret informational text?
Before:BrainstormingKWLThink Aloud
During:Response Cards QuestioningThink-Pair-shareForce-field analysis (t-chart)ConferencingQuick writesHand Signals
After:Concept MapsGrading rubricPublished PieceProjectsReportsResponse CardsPortfolioUnit Test
answeraskdemonstrateevidencekey detailsmain idea questions recountrefersupport for
answersunderstanding
EncyclopediasClassroom LibrarySchool LibraryNewspaperScholastic NewsThe YakNational Geographic
Books:Aliki. A Medieval Feast. HarperCollins, 1986. ISBN-13: 978-0064460507.
Beeler, Selby. Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0618152384.
Davies, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night. Candlewick, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0763624385.
Einspruch, Andrew. Crittercam. National Geographic Society, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-1-7414-0005-2.
Floca, Brian. Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11. Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1416950462.
Gibbons, Gail. From Seed to Plant.
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understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
RI.3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Holiday House, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0823410255.
Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs. Puffin, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0142411933.
Leonard, Heather. Art Around the World. Rigby, 1998. ISBN-13: 9780763523527.
Milton, Joyce. Bats: Creatures of the Night. Penguin Young Readers, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0448401935.
Ruffin, Frances E. Martin Luther King and the March on Washington. Penguin Young Readers, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-0448424217.
St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? Philomel, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0399243172.
Thomson, Sarah L. Where Do Polar Bears Live? HarperCollins, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0061575181.
WritingW.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.a. Introduce a topic and group related
information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
How can writers, gather, focus, and organize information about a topic and share it with an audience?
Before:KWLBrainstormingThink Aloud
During:ConferencingQuick Write
After:
expositoryinformationalnon-fictionright theresearch & findsummarizethick questionthin question
Graphic OrganizersWriter’s Notebooks
Expository writing resource:http://empoweringwriters.com/improving-student-writing/expository-writing/
Writing resources and activities:http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/
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c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
W.3.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
W.3.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
W.3.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day
RubricPublished pieceportfolio
writing.htm
Expository/informative writing lessons:http://writingfix.com/genres/informative.htm
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or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Speaking & ListeningSL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
SL.3.6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
LanguageL.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.a. Capitalize appropriate words in
titles.e. Use conventional spelling for high-
frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
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g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
L.3.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Third Grade English Language Arts Pacing Guide – Revised March 2013
English Language Arts Pacing GuideTime Frame: 4 weeks Third GradeUnit 6: Poetry
Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resources
Reading: LiteratureRL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Reading: Foundational SkillsRF.3.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read grade-level text with purpose
and understanding.b. Read grade-level prose and poetry
orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Speaking & ListeningSL.3.5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an
How do third graders read and write poetry in an imaginative and thoughtful way?
Before:Think aloudBrainstormingKWLPictures
During:Daily assignmentsResponse cards PicturesConferencing
After:Unit TestPublished piecePortfolio
acrosticballadchapterdescribedramadramas haikulimerickpoems prosescene shape poemsstanzastories
Readers TheatreClassroom Library
Authors/Poems:Dickinson, Emily, “Autumn”Rossetti, Christina, “Who Has Seen the
Wind?”Frost, Robert, “Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening”Field, Rachel, “Something Told the Wild
Geese”Hughes, Langston, “Grandpa’s Stories”Jarrell, Randall, “A Bat Is Born”Soto, Gary, “Eating While Reading”Merriam, Eve, “Weather”
Resources for teaching poetry:http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/cc/poetry/poetry.htm
Third Grade English Language Arts Pacing Guide – Revised March 2013
Common Core Essential Questions Assessment Vocabulary Resources
understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
Third Grade English Language Arts Pacing Guide – Revised March 2013
