GRADE 3- WRITing Core Curriculum

                       FALL

WINTER

Essential Questions

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How do prewriting skills help me generate ideas and organize my thoughts?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How does knowing my audience help me become a better writer?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How does writing as a response to reading help me understanding the reading?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How does writing in a content area show others that I understand the information?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How does my choice of words make my poetry more powerful?

Content

Writing Process:

·        Develop writing rubric

·        Prewriting strategies - model using exemplar - brainstorming, collecting, graphic organizers

·        Drafts

·        Revision

·        Edit

·        Publishing

·        Conferencing - teacher, peers

·        Reflection

·        Developing writing stamina/perseverance

·        Spelling

·        Initial development of portfolio

Continue Writing Process:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

Creative Fictional Story:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Model with exemplars

·        Writing process

·        Beginning, middle, end, characters, setting, problem, solution, climax, plot

·        Length of story

·        Varied sentence style

Continue Creative Fictional Story:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Continue November content

Poetry:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, alliteration, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, dialogue, construction of phrases, line break/stanza

·        Identifying audience

·        Model with exemplars

·        Writing process

·        Figurative writing - similes, metaphors, rhythm, rhyme

·        Types - haikus, free verse, limerick

Skills

Developing writing stamina/ perseverance

Developing writing stamina/ perseverance

Sequencing

Fluency

Creating characters and plot

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Sequencing

Fluency

Creating characters and plot

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Imagery

Recognizing patterns

Applications of writing tools and mechanics

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Assessment

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work using rubric - teacher and student

·        Student reflections

·        Baseline writing sample

·        Preassessment for Sitton first 129 words

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work using rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Student reflections

·        Portfolio selection

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work using rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Student reflections

·        Portfolio selection

·        Creative story

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work using rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Student reflections

·        Portfolio selection

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work using rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Student reflections

·        Portfolio selection

·        Poetry collection

Standards

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

GRADE 3- WRITing Core Curriculum

                     WINTER

SPRING

Essential Questions

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How does writing a personal narrative help me to reflect on, and others to understand, who I am?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How does writing help me communicate with others?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How can I use words to persuade others to agree with my point of view?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

Why is it important to understand sequence in writing directions?

How does writing help me create and convey meaning?

How can writing help me to communicate with others?

Content

Personal Experiences (ex. narratives, memoirs):

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Model with exemplars

·        Writing process

·        Voice

·        First person

·        Teaches about writer - important information

Letter Writing:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Friendly letters

·        Business letters

·        Integrate with authentic experiences

Persuasive Essay:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Model with exemplars

·        Writing process

·        Knowing audience

·        Editorials, letters supporting personal point of view

·        Express opinions and make judgments that demonstrate personal point of view incorporating details

·        Topic sentences

Expository Writing:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Model with exemplars

·        Writing process

·        Take notes to record data, facts and ideas

·        State main idea and support it with facts and details

·        Organizational patterns such as compare/contrast, cause/effect, time/order

·        Produce clear, well organized and well developed explanations and directions that demonstrate understanding of topic

Reflection/Final Portfolio Presentation:

·        Tools for writing - similes, idioms, metaphors, personification, imagery, increased use of vivid language, descriptive words, synonyms, antonyms, applying graphic organizers, transferring graphic organizer to written form

·        Spelling

·        Mechanics - ongoing - capitals, punctuation marks, paragraphing, dialogue, construction of complete sentences

·        Identifying audience

·        Friendly, persuasive

Skills

Point of view

Demonstrates correct usage of spelling and mechanics

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Point of view

Demonstrates correct usage of spelling and mechanics

Demonstrates correct format for specific letters

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Point of view

Demonstrates correct usage of spelling and mechanics

Demonstrates understanding of topic sentences in writing

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Demonstrates correct usage of spelling and mechanics

Sequencing

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Demonstrates correct usage of spelling and mechanics

Demonstrates correct format for specific letters

Synthesizing information in graphic organizer

Transferring graphic organizer information to writing piece

Assessment

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work

·        Student reflections

·        Rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Memoir or personal narrative

·        Portfolio selections

·        Application of writing tools and mechanics

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work

·        Student reflections

·        Rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Samples of letters - define topic

·        Portfolio selections

·        Application of writing tools and mechanics

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work

·        Student reflections

·        Rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Persuasive essay

·        Portfolio selections

·        Application of writing tools and mechanics

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work

·        Student reflections

·        Rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Expository writing

·        Portfolio selections

·        Application of writing tools and mechanics

·        Anecdotal conference notes

·        Student work

·        Student reflections

·        Rubric-based assessment of student writing

·        Samples of letters - define topic

·        Portfolio selections

·        Application of writing tools and mechanics

Standards

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2