EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS Bundle 6 Grade 3 Language Arts Thinking Strategically Big Idea: Perseverance Enduring Understandings Essential Questions We can be successful if we take risks, work hard, and persevere. How do we decide when we have given our best effort? Directions give guidance. Why is it necessary to persevere? Even when under pressure, we take our time and think strategically. How do we determine what information is important? Readers make sure they search for evidence before, during, and after they read to support their thinking. How does following instructions impact our success? When responding to literature, writers provide evidence from the story to support their thinking. CC/Learning Targets RI.1 RI.3 RI.7 3.2.7 RL.1 RL.5 RL.6 W.1 W.4 W.10 L.1 L.4 3.1.1 3.1.4 3.5.3 3.6.5 Core Vocabulary logical order Links to Technology Learn the Grammar! (app) Tic Tac Toe (app) Phonics Genius (app) Free Books Bluster (app) Build a Word Express (app) A+ Spelling Test (app) Bundle Performance Task(s) Students will use the strategies learned in this bundle, combined with prior knowledge, to complete multiple types of assessment, including ISTEP. While reading, students will: While writing, students will: Ask/answer questions to demonstrate understanding Produce writing appropriate to task and purpose Describe relationships between events, ideas/concepts, or steps Write routinely over extended and shorter time frames for a Use information from illustrations and words in the text for comprehension range of tasks, purposes, and audiences Recall major point in the text Follow multiple-step written instructions Students will also : Determine theme/author’s message Form/use regular and irregular plural nouns Refer to evidence in the text Determine meanings of words (homophones/homographs) Distinguish their own point of view Use context clues Know and use word families when reading Grade 3 LA Bundle 6 Quarter 3 Feb.-Mar. Recommended Read-Alouds G3 - Bundle 6 Big Idea: Perseverance Title Relates to… Author Food Chain M.P. Robertson Ask and answer questions From Seed to Plant Gail Gibbons Ask and answer questions Humpty Dumpty Egg-Splodes Kevin O’Malley Ask and answer questions See You Later, Procrastinator (Get It Done!) Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick Ask and answer questions, perseverance What Makes Day and Night Franklyn M. Branley Context clues The Moon Book Gail Gibbons Context clues A Chocolate Moose for Dinner Fred Gwynne Homographs Good Night, Good Knight Shelly Moore Thomas Homophones If You Were a Homonym or Homophone Loewen Homophones, homonyms The Fungus That Ate My School Arthur Dorros Identify answers in text Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers Joseph Rosenbloom Multiple-step instructions Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish Multiple-step instructions A Mink, A Fink, a Skating Rink, What is a Noun? Brian Cleary Nouns The Important Book M. Wise Brown Organization Alice Ramsey’s Grand Adventure Don Brown Parts of speech Recommended Read-Alouds G3 - Bundle 6 If You Were a Plural Word Trisha Speed Shaskan Plural nouns Bad Kitty Nick Bruel Point of view Two Bad Ants Chris Van Allsburg Point of view Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman Kathleen Krull Response to literature Mirette on the High Wire Emily Arnold McCully Response to literature The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car With the Star Brian P. Cleary Word families A Symphony of Whales Steve Schuch Word families Reading Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 CC/Learning Targets RI.1 (3.2.2) (3.2.3) Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Recognize that non-fiction informational texts are important resources for finding facts. Investigate a question by using non-fiction informational texts to develop understanding. Demonstrate knowledge of nonfiction informational text features to locate relevant information quickly and easily (skim and scan). Resource of Ideas Ask/Answer Questions -Strategies That Work 2 pp. 81, 110-121, 140-141,197 -Comprehending and Fluency pp. 23-24, 538 -Learning Structures: modules 8-13 Workbook by Ruby Payne pp.63-68 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Summarize and Synthesize Lesson 22 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance Lesson 16 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 11 -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 186-187 -Guiding Readers and Writers pp. 291, 295-298 -The Café Ask Questions pp. 160 Infer and Support with Evidence pp. 162 -Food Chain by M.P. Robertson -See You Later, Procrastinator (Get It Done!) by Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick -From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons -Questioning practice Reading Wonders - Unit 6 -(WK 2) pp.T78 – T89, R/W Workshop The Big Blizzard pp. 420 - 423 -(WK2) pp. T89A – T93, Anthology Nora’s Ark pp. 482 - 503 Identify Answers in Text -Strategies That Work 2 pp. 81-82, 112-113, 116-117 -Learning Structures: modules 8-13 Workbook by Ruby Payne pp.48-50 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Book 5 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Monitor Comprehension Lesson 3 -The Fungus That Ate My School by Arthur Dorros Evidence of Learning Ask/Answer Questions -Reading Wonders assessments -The ComprehensionToolkit: Summarize and Synthesize Lesson 22 assessment, rubric and checklists pp. 67-71 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance Lesson 16 assessment, rubric and checklist pp. 67-68 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 11 assessment, rubric and checklist pp. 69-73 -Anecdotal records taken from literature discussions -Interview -Play Jeopardy -Research student-generated science questions in nonfiction books -Conduct an experiment to find a conclusion to a question Identify Answers in Text -Strategies That Work 2: Assessing What We’ve Taught pp. 84-89,125-129 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 11 assessment, rubric and checklist pp. 69-73 -Reading Wonders assessments -Anecdotal records from Guided Reading Reading Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 -Identify important and unimportant details -Locating information in a story Reading Wonders - Unit 1 -(WK 5) pp.T278 – T289, R/W Workshop A Natural Beauty pp. 86 - 89 -(WK5) pp. T289A – T293, Anthology A Mountain of History pp. 94 - 99 -Short answer and/or multiple choice -Quiz -Highlight answers in text -Use think-marks with post-its -Create a mobile with answers/illustrations/page number where the evidence was found RI.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. Relationship Between Events/Ideas/Procedures -6 + 1 Traits of Writing pp. 91-94 -Interactive Writing pp. 140-146 -Guiding Readers and Writers pp. 402-404 -Comprehending and Fluency p. 58 -The Continuum pp. 128-133 Relationship Between Events/Ideas/Procedures -Mix It Up activity from 6 + 1 Traits of Writing p. 94 -Putting It in Order activity from 6 + 1 Traits of Writing p. 94 -Step by Step activity from 6 + 1 Traits of Writing p. 94 -Complete a transition chart with transitional words and phrases found in informational text (6 + 1 Traits of Writing p. 93). RI.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). Identify Answers in Text -Strategies That Work 2 pp. 81-82, 112-113, 116-117 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 11 -Learning Structures: modules 8-13 Workbook by Ruby Payne pp.48-50 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Book 5 Identify Answers in Text -Strategies That Work 2: Assessing What We’ve Taught pp. 84-89, 125-129, -Reading Wonders Assessments - The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 11 assessment, rubric and checklist pp. 69-73 -Anecdotal records from Guided (3.2.3) -The Fungus That Ate My School by Arthur Dorros -Identify important and unimportant details -Locating information in a story Reading Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 Reading Wonders - Unit 5 -(WK 5) pp.T270 – T281, R/W Workshop Here Comes Solar Power pp. 390 - 393 -(WK5) pp. T281A – T285, Anthology It’s All in the Wind pp. 456 - 461 3.2.7 Follow simple multiple-step written instructions. Follow Multi-step Written Instructions -Guiding Readers and Writers pp. 461-482 (Testing Genre) -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 186-187 -Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers by Joseph Rosenbloom -Amelia Bedelia books by Peggy Parish -Follow directions using a map game (click play game) -Follow multiple step instructions game (click play game) -Write Source pp. 362-369 RL.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Ask/Answer Questions -Guiding Readers and Writers pp. 291-294, 471 Strategies That Work 2 pp. 81, 110-121, 140-141,197 -Comprehending and Fluency pp. 23-24, 538 -Learning Structures: modules 8-13 Workbook by Ruby Payne pp.63-68 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Summarize and Synthesize Lesson 22 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance Lesson 16 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 11 -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 186-187 -The Café Ask Questions Throughout the Reading Process pp. 160 Reading -Short answer and/or multiple choice -Quiz -Highlight answers in text -Use think-marks with post-it-notes -Create a mobile with answers/illustrations/page number where the evidence was found Follow Multi-step Written Instructions -Student demonstration -Use a recipe to make a snack -Read and follow directions to a play a game or make a craft -Follow a partner’s written instructions -Read and follow instructions for a science experiment Ask/Answer Questions -Reader’s Notebook -Play a Jeopardy game about a story -Pass a “Question Ball or Cube” in a circle. Answer the question nearest the catcher’s thumb about a story -Create a board game with question and answer card Reading Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 -Humpty Dumpty Egg-Splodes by Kevin O’Malley RL.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. Refer to Excerpts -Guided Readers and Writers pp. 133, 281, 471 -Comprehending and Fluency pp.10, 237-251, 287 -The Café Summarize Text pp. 164 Refer to Excerpts -Reader’s Notebook -Students can participate in small group or whole group discussions -Highlight or write think-notes that specify the evidence used to support an answer to a question RL.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. Identify the Speaker/Narrator -Comprehending and Fluency pp. 243, 355, 357 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Grades 3-5 Book 2 Identify the Speaker/Narrator Highlight or write think-notes of context clues that identify the speaker or narrator -Teacher observation from literature discussions -Short answer quiz (3.3.6) -Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel -Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg -Lesson on point of view Reading Wonders - Unit 6 -(WK 5) pp.T270 – T281, R/W Workshop The Camping Trip, Bubble Gum pp. 462 - 465 -(WK5) pp. T281A – T285, Anthology Ollie’s Escape pp. 546 - 551 Reading Workshop 3.1.1 Know and use more difficult word families when reading unfamiliar words. Find in reading texts spelling patterns most commonly used in English Language. Use knowledge of these spelling patterns as a strategy for figuring out an unfamiliar word in the context of authentic texts. G3 - Bundle 6 Know and Use Word Families -Launching the Writing Workshop pp. 45-47 -Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 210-211 -Word Matters Appendix 15 -Prompting Guide pp. 7-9, 12-14, 33 -Words Their Way pp. 154-156 (pace & sequence), 170-179, 198-214, 244 (games), 384-392 (word lists) -A Symphony of Whales by Steve Schuch -FCRR Activities -Word find puzzle maker -Create a crossword puzzle -Create your own rap with Shock's Beatbox Correlating CC/Learning Targets RI.2 RI.4 RI.5 RI.10 3.2.4 RL.2 RL.3 RL.4 RL.7 RL.10 3.3.1 3.3.8 RF.3 RF.4 Teacher Notes Know and Use Word Families -Word Study Lessons Teaching Resources pp. 121, 124 -Words Their Way pp. 170-179 -Buddy Spelling activities -Anecdotal records from Guided Reading -Observation of students playing word family games -Read nonsense words Writing Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 CC/Learning Targets W.1 (3.5.6) (3.5.7) Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. Consider letters, essays, advertisements, and speeches are some of the genres writers use to be persuasive. Explain that to write persuasively writers must identify issues for which they feel passionate. Recognize that to be persuasive writers think about their audience. a. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. Resource of Ideas Write Persuasive Pieces -Learning Structures: modules 8-13 Workbook by Ruby Payne p. 62 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Book 3 -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 128-133 -Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Williems -Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech -I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman -Can I Keep Him by Steven Kellogg -Earrings by Judith Viorst -Hey Little Ant by Phillip M. Hoose and Hanna Hoose c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons. -Persuasive letter organizer from teachingvision.org (click on TIME for Kids graphic organizers, click on persuasive letter organizer) -The writing teacher strategy guide (scroll down to page 20, It’s Just a Matter of Opinion) -Organizers for writing on writingfun.com -Forms of writing d. Provide a concluding statement or section. -Write Source 182-223 b. Provide reasons that support the opinion. Reading Wonders - Unit 3 -(WK 6) pp.T352 –T363 Lucy Calkins eDocs Unit 4: Opinion Writing: Persuasive Reviews and Speeches/Letters pp. 58-72 Unit 7: Genre Studies (Articles) pp. 107 Write Responses to Literature -Launching the Writing Workshop p. 70 -Comprehending and Fluency pp. 372, 439-499 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Book 5 Evidence of Learning Write Persuasive Pieces -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Assessment Rubric -ISTEP rubric or 6+1Traits of Writing rubric assessment -Writing sample Write Responses to Literature -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance pp. 62-63, 67-71 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Assessment Rubric -Written reflection -Oral/written summary -Write a letter to the author -Short answer quiz -Evidence from Reader’s Notebook Writing Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance Lesson 21 -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 80-81, 128-133 -Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Women by Kathleen Krull -Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully -The writing teacher strategy guide (scroll down to page 24, Writing in Reading with W-W-H -Personal written response to literature -Write Source pp. 232- 265, 306-309 Reading Wonders - Unit 1 -(WK 1) pp.T31 -(WK 3) pp. T163 W.4 (3.4.3) (3.4.9) 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.) Create Single Paragraphs -The Important Book by M. Wise Brown -Tips for writing a paragraph -How to write a paragraph -Sandwich paragraph planner -Developing Paragraph Writing Smekens -Write Source pp. 42-57, 60-63, 90-93, 136-137, 226-231 Organize Ideas -Writing | Organization Smekens -Tips for writing a paragraph -How to write a paragraph -Sandwich paragraph planner Create Single Paragraphs -Writing sample -Highlight topic sentence in writing sample -Writing conferences -Evidence from letters in Reader’s Notebook Organize Ideas -Writing sample -Highlight topic sentence in writing sample -Writing conferences -Rubric assessment -Evidence from letters in Reader’s Notebook Writing Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 -Write Source pp. 130-131, 176-179, 220-223, 262-264, 306-309 W.10 (3.5.5) 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. Write Responses to Literature -Launching the Writing Workshop p. 70 -Comprehending and Fluency pp. 372, 439-499 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Book 5 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance Lesson 21 -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 80-81, 128-133 -Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman by Kathleen Krull -Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully -The writing teacher strategy guide (scroll down to page 24, Writing in Reading with W-W-H -Personal written response to literature Write Responses to Literature -The ComprehensionToolkit: Determine Importance pp. 62-63, 67-71 -Units of Study for Teaching Writing Assessment Rubric -Written reflection -Oral/written summary -Write a letter to the author -Short answer quiz -Evidence from Reader’s Notebook -Write Source pp. 232- 265, 306-309 Reading Wonders - Unit 1 -(WK 1) pp.T31 -(WK 3) pp. T163 3.5.3 Write personal, persuasive, and formal letters, thank-you notes, and invitations that: show awareness of the knowledge and interests of the audience, establish a purpose and context, include the date, proper salutation, body, closing, and signature. Write persuasive letter. Write Letters -The Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 128-133 -Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Williems -Writing a persuasive letter -Write Source 188-203, 232-265 Write Letters -ISTEP rubric, 6+1Traits of Writing, or the Lucy Calkins rubric assessment -Writing sample -Writing conferences Writing Workshop G3 - Bundle 6 Lucy Calkins eDocs Unit 4: Opinion Writing; Persuasive Reviews and Speeches/Letter pp. 5872 Correlating CC/Learning Targets W.5 W.6 W.7 3.4.4 3.5.3 b Teacher Notes Language and Word Study CC/Learning Targets L.1 (3.6.5) G3 - Bundle 6 Resource of Ideas Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Regular/Irregular Plural Nouns: Correctly Use Parts of Speech -Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 210-211 b. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns. -A Mink, A Fink, a Skating Rink, What is a Noun? By Brian Cleary -Alice Ramsey’s Grand Adventure by Don Brown -If You Were a Plural Word by Trisha Speed Shaskan -Grammar.ccc.commnet.edu -Practice capitalizing proper nouns -Capitalizing proper nouns lesson -Capitalizing proper nouns game -A landscape picture to locate nouns (use this picture to locate common and proper nouns only) -Studyzone for irregular plurals Evidence of Learning Regular/Irregular Plural Nouns: Correctly Use Parts of Speech -Identify and highlight in text -Interactive edit -Writing sample -Writing conferences -Buddy Spelling activities -Fill in the blank quiz -Evidence in writing sample -Treasures Assessments -Write Source pp. 374, 476, 518 (Plural Nouns) Reading Wonders - Unit 2 -(WK 3) pp.T168 – T169, -(WK3) pp. T197 3.1.4 Determine the meanings of words using knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs. Define homophones and homographs. Recognize homophones (to, two, too) and homographs in familiar texts. Infer the meaning of synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and Homophones/Homographs -Word Study Lessons pp.285-296 -Continuum of Literacy Learning p. 58-59, 210 -Word Matters Appendices 25-26 -Comprehending and Fluency pp. 532-534 -Words Their Way pp. 214-216, 242, 246 (games), 396 (word lists) -Good Night, Good Knight by Shelly Moore Thomas -A Chocolate Moose for Dinner by Fred Gwynne -If You Were a Homonym or Homophone by Loewen Homophones/Homographs -Word Study Lesson Teaching Resources pp. 59-60 -Reading Wonders assessments -Words Their Way pp. 214-216, 242, 246 -Draw illustrations of homophones and define each word -Identify and highlight in text Language and Word Study homographs by reading them in the context of authentic text. -internet4classrooms -Super match game with homophones (click on play game) -Homophone slideshow quiz -Homophones its, it's, there, their, and they're quiz -Write Source pp. 494-509 Reading Wonders - Unit 5 -(WK 2)(Homographs) pp.T88 – T89, T109 G3 - Bundle 6 -Match pictures with words -Write sentences using homophones and homographs -Student generated homophones crossword -Teacher observation of students playing homophone/homograph games (Solitaire, Concentration and Win, Lose, or Draw) -Play I Have/Who Has using Homophones Reading Wonders - Unit 4 -(WK 4)(Homophones) pp.T228 – T229 Reading Wonders - Unit 5 -(WK 5) (Homophones) pp.T280 – T281 Reading Wonders - Unit 1 -(WK 1) (Synonyms) pp.T26 – T27, T40 – T41 Reading Wonders – Unit 2 -(WK 1) (Antonyms) pp.T40 – T41 L.4 (3.1.6) 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. Use Context to Find Meaning -Strategies That Work 2 pp.139, 140-141 -Continuum of Literacy Learning p. 211 -Prompting Guide pp. 7, 9, 13, 14 -The ComprehensionToolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 10 -The Café Use Word Parts pp. 187 Use Context to Find Meaning -Strategies That Work 2: Assessing What We’ve Taught pp. 148-153 -The Comprehension Toolkit: Infer Meaning Lesson 10 assessment, rubric and checklist pp. 69-73 Language and Word Study G3 - Bundle 6 Tune Into Interesting Words pp. 185 Use Prior Knowledge pp. 188 Use Pictures pp. 186 -What Makes Day and Night by Franklyn M. Branley -The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons -internet4classrooms -FunBrain -Context clues millionaire game (click on play HTML version) -Anecdotal records from Guided Reading -Think-Pair-Share to discuss possible meanings of unknown words -Quiz -Think-notes in the margin or on post-it-notes for unknown words -Cloze activities -Guess the covered word -Write Source pp. 434-435, 437 3.1.1 Know and use more difficult word families when reading unfamiliar words. Find in reading texts spelling patterns most commonly used in English Language. Use knowledge of these spelling patterns as a strategy for figuring out an unfamiliar word in the context of authentic texts. Know and Use Word Families -Launching the Writing Workshop pp. 45-47 -Continuum of Literacy Learning pp. 210-211 -Word Matters Appendix 15 -Prompting Guide pp. 7-9, 12-14, 33 -Words Their Way pp. 154-156 (pace & sequence), 170-179, 198-214, 244 (games), 384-392 (word lists) -Word Study Lessons pp. 481-484 -The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car With the Star by Brian P. Cleary -internet4classrooms -Word find puzzle maker -Create a crossword puzzle -Create your own rap with Shock's Beatbox Correlating CC/Learning Targets L.2 L.3 L.4 L.6 3.1.3 3.6.1 SL.1 SL.2 Teacher Notes Know and Use Word Families -Word Study Lessons Teacher Resources pp. 121, 124 -Words Their Way pp. 170-179 -Buddy Spelling activities -Anecdotal records from Guided Reading -Observation of students playing word family games Language and Word Study 3.1.2 3.6.3 3.6.4 SL.3 SL.4 SL.6 G3 - Bundle 6
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