Welcome to my class. We will be covering and building on many skills in third
grade. Below I’ve provided the syllabus that we will be following. I’ve tried to make
it detailed and user friendly, but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to
ask. Thank you! Mrs. Loewe
School phone number: (830) 914-1065
Email: [email protected]
Conference time: 1:10-1:50 (please schedule ahead)
Grading Policy:
Grades are weighted at 40% for daily grades and 60% for major grades. If a student
fails a test, there will be an opportunity for re-teaching and a re-test will be given
after the re-teach. The student will re-test on a weighted scale to earn a maximum of
90%.
Late Work:
After an absence, students have as many days as they were absent to make up the
work without penalty. An assignment turned in late will be noted in the
communication folder. Two days late will result in a ten percent deduction to the
assignment’s grade. After that, a zero may be recorded in the grade book.
Third Grade Behavior Expectations:
Listen to instructions.
Enter and exit prepared (with materials and work).
Always try your best!
Respect yourself and others (this includes keeping hands, feet, and objects to
yourself).
No excuses (take responsibility).
3rd Grade ELAR Syllabus
Grading Period
1st 9 Weeks
Content
 Vowel sounds and consonants
 Homophones/Homographs
 Fictional story elements
(characters, setting, problem,
solution, climax)
 Making predictions
 Context clues
 Theme
 Character change
 Dictionary skills
 Differentiating different
fictional genres
Projects
 Fiction book
story
wheel/book
report
 Write a twisted
fairytale
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2nd 9 Weeks
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3rd 9 Weeks
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Identify narrator
Common prefixes and suffixes
Synonyms/Antonyms
Biography/Autobiography
Cause/Effect
Drawing conclusions/Making
inferences
Drama/Reader’s Theater
Poetry and poetic elements
Author’s Purpose
Contractions
Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives
Subject/Predicates to form
complete sentences
Formulate sentences into a
paragraph
The writing process
Editing marks
Poetry and poetic elements
Making predictions
Common prefixes/suffixes
Expository text and
text/graphic features
Homophones/Homographs
Synonyms/Antonyms
Author’s Purpose
Dictionary Skills
Drawing conclusions/Making
inferences
Main idea/Supporting details
Cause/Effect
Personal narrative
Verbs
Commas
Procedural text
Author’s purpose
Synonyms/Antonyms
Homographs/Homophones
Persuasive text
Palindromes
Idioms
Common prefixes/suffixes
Literary nonfiction
Review fictional story
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Community
helper research
paper
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Persuasive letter
4th 9 Weeks
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structure
Fact/Opinion
Cause/Effect
Dictionary skills
Pronouns
Apostrophes
Commas
Dialogue
Review fictional story
structure and elements
Review nonfiction story
structure and elements
Review author’s purpose
Review poetry
Review text and graphic
features
Review all figurative language
Fact/Opinion
Cause/Effect
Dictionary skills
Synonyms/Antonyms
Common prefixes/suffixes
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Novel study
Friendly letter
STAAR Tests