Big Ideas/Key Concepts: Unit Three: One of a Kind Unit Four: Meet the Challenge Essential Questions: Unit Three: Why are Individual qualities important? Unit Four: What are different ways to meet new challenges? Ongoing Standards: 3.FL.F.5.b Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. 3.FL.SC.6.f Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. 3.FL.SC.6.g Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings3.fl.va.7a Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. 3.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. 3.FL.VA.7b.iii Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty. 3.FL.VA.7.C 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). 3.RL.KID.3 Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. 3.RL.RRTC.10 Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. 3.RI.RRTC.10 Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Speaking and Listening: 3.SL.CC.1 Prepare for collaborative discussions on 3rd grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others ideas and expressing their own ideas clearly. 3.SL.CC.1.a 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. 3.SL.CC.1. 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). 3.SL.CC.1.c Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others. 3.SL.CC.1.d Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion. 3.SL.CC.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text presented in diverse media such as visual, quantitative, and oral formats. 3.SL.PKI.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. 3.W.PDW.4 With guidance and support, produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.) 3.W.PDW.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.) 3.W.PDW.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing, as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of technological skills to type a complete product in a single sitting as defined in W 1-3.
3.W.RBPK.7 Conduct short research projects that build general knowledge about a topic. 3.W.RW.10 Write routinely over extended time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences; promote writing fluency. Week One: Unit 3.4: Bats Did it First; Big Ideas from Nature Essential Question: What ideas can we get from nature? Reading Skills and Strategies- Summarize, Main Idea & Key Details, Expository Text, Root Words Grammar and Writing Skills- Future-Tense Verbs, Opinion Organization 3.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when I can read words with common Latin suffixes. decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Identify and define the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. I can use future-tense verbs correctly in my speaking and writing. 3.FL.SC.6.h Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. (Assessed Unit) 3.FL.SC.6.j Capitalize appropriate words in titles. 3.FL.VA.7a.iii Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root. 3.RI.KID.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. (Assessed Unit/Weekly) 3.RI.CS.5 Use text features to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. I can capitalize and punctuate book titles correctly. I can use correctly capital letters in names, dates, and addresses. I can use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root I can summarize and paraphrase expository text. I can locate information about a topic using text features. I can write a literary analysis. I can use illustrations and the words in a text to help understand and explain what I am reading. 3.W.TTP.2.d Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and I can write an informative/explanatory piece that has a strong conclusion. convey ideas and information. d. Provide a conclusion. Week Two: Unit 3.5: The Long Road to Oregon; Riding the Rails West! Essential Question: How is each event in history unique? Reading Skills and Strategies- Summarize, Sequence, Expository Text, Suffixes Grammar and Writing Skills- Combining Sentences with Verbs, Opinion Voice 3.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when I can decode words with Latin suffixes. decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Identify and define the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. 3.FL.SC.6 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, I can combine sentences using verbs. including capitalization and punctuation, when writing.
3.FL.SC.6.f Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. 3.FL.SC.6.k k. Use commas in addresses. 3.FL.VA.7a.ii Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word. I can use commas in letters, dates, addresses, and locations. I can use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root. 3.RI.CS.5 Use text features to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. 3.RI.IKI.7 Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of a text. 3.RI.IKI.8 Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text. 3.RI.CS.5 Use text features to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. 3.W.TTP.1.a Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. a. Introduce a topic or text. 3.W.RBPK.7 Conduct short research projects that build general knowledge about a topic. I can determine meanings of unknown words using prefixes and base words. I can explain how text features and search tools help locate information quickly. I can study and explain how illustrations, maps and photographs are helpful in learning about a topic. I can arrange a set of instructions in step- by-step order. I can compare and contrast important points in two texts on the same topic. I can write an opinion piece that states an opinion and supports that opinion with reasons. I can conduct a short research project to learn about a topic. Week Three: Flex Week Week Four: Unit 4.1: Nail Soup; The Real Story of Stone Soup Essential Question: What choices are good for us? Reading Skills and Strategies- Ask & Answer Questions, Point of View, Folktale, Root Words Grammar and Writing Skills- Linking Verbs, Narrative Text: Fictional Narrative: Voice
3.RL.CS.6 Distinguish reader perspective from that of the narrator or the perspectives of the characters and identify the point of view of a text. (Assessed Unit/Weekly) 3.FL.SC.6.a Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including capitalization and punctuation, when writing. a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns 3.FL.SC.6.d Form and use regular and irregular verbs. 3.FL.VA.7a iii Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root. 3.W.TTP.3.a. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences. a. Establish a situation by using a narrator, including characters, and organizing an event I can describe a narrator or character s point of view in a text, and compare and contrast a narrator or character s feelings about a topic and my own feelings. I can explain what nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are, and how they function in sentences. I can explain the difference between regular and irregular verbs and use them correctly. I can use my knowledge of a root word to see how the meanings of similar words are related (for example, company and companion). I can write a narrative using descriptive details with a clear sequence of events. 3.W.TTP.1.b Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of I can provide reasons to support my opinion. view with reasons. b. Develop an opinion with reasons that support the opinion. 3.W.RBPK.7 Conduct short research projects that build general knowledge I can conduct a short research project to learn about a topic. about a topic. Week Five: Unit 4.2 : The Impossible Pet Show Anthology; The Talented Clementine Essential Question: How can you use what you know to help others? Reading Skills and Strategies- Ask & Answer Questions, Point of View, Realistic Fiction, Prefixes Grammar and Writing Skills- Contractions with NOT, Narrative Text: Fictional Narrative: Ideas 3.FL.PWR.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when I can read and spell multi-syllable words. decoding isolated words and in connected text. 3.FL.SC.6.f Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. (Assessed Unit) 3.RL.KID.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. (Assessed Unit) I can use spelling rules in my writing. I can ask and answer questions to increase understanding.
3.RL.CS.6 Distinguish reader perspective from that of the narrator or the perspectives of the characters and identify the point of view of a text. 3.RL.IKI.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters. I can distinguish my point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. I can compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots in stories written by the same author. 3.W.TTP.3.b Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences. b. Use dialogue and/or descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events, or to show the response of characters to situations. I can write a narrative that uses dialogue and description to show a character s thoughts. Week Six: Unit 4.3 : Gray Wolf! Red Fox!; Amazing Wildlife of the Mojave Essential Question: How do animals adapt to challenges in their habitat? Reading Skills and Strategies- Reread, Compare & Contrast, Expository Text, Sentence Clues Grammar and Writing Skills- Main & Helping Verbs, Narrative Text: Fictional Narrative: Organization 3.RI.KID.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as a basis for the answers. I can reread difficult sections of text to answer questions and demonstrate my understanding of the passage. 3.RI.IKI.8 Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text. (Assessed Weekly) 3.RI.CS.5 Use text features to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. 3.FL.SC.6.d Form and use regular and irregular verbs. 3.FL.SC.6.h Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. 3.FL.SC.6.l Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. 3.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.. (Assessed Unit/Weekly) 3.W.TTP.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information. a. Introduce a topic. 3.W.RBPK.7 Conduct short research projects that build general knowledge about a topic. I can identify connections between sentences and paragraphs in order to determine correct sequence. I can compare and contrast the important points/key details in two texts on the same topic. I can use regular and irregular verbs correctly. I can explain the difference between simple verb tenses and use correct subject-verb agreement. I can accurately use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. I can use context clues within a sentence to understand the meaning of a word or phrase. I can write an informative/explanatory piece that groups related information together, and includes illustrations when helpful.
I can conduct a research project to learn more about a topic. Week Seven: Flex Week Week Eight: Unit 4.4 : Firsts in Flight; Hot Air Balloons Essential Question: How are people able to fly? Reading Skills and Strategies- Reread, Cause & Effect, Expository Text, Context Clues Grammar and Writing Skills- Complex Sentences, Narrative Text: Poetry: Organization 3.FL.PWR.3.d Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills I can read irregularly spelled third grade words. when decoding isolated words and in connected text. d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. 3.FL.SC.6.h Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. 3.FL.SC.6 Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. (Assessed Unit) 3.FL.F.5 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. (Assessed Unit/Weekly) 3.RI.KID.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. 3.RI.IKI.8 Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text. Speaking and Listening: 3.SL.PKI.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. I can use and define examples of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, and explain how they affect the meaning of a sentence. I can write simple, compound and complex sentences. I can read and spell multi-syllable words. I can describe the cause and effect between sentences and paragraphs in a tex I can summarize the key ideas and details of a story. I can identify or infer the character s point of view and distinguish it from my own. I can use language that shows cause and effect when describing a text. I can create a concluding statement in a piece of writing. 3.W.TTP.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information. Week Nine: Unit 4.5: Ginger s Fingers ; The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race Essential Question: How can others inspire us? Reading Skills and Strategies- Poetry, Theme, Literary Elements, Metaphors Grammar and Writing Skills- Irregular Verbs, Narrative Text: Poetry: Word Choice
3.FL.PWR.3.a Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text. a. Identify and define the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. 3.FL.SC.6.f Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. 3.FL.SC.6.d Form and use regular and irregular verbs. 3.FL.VA.7b.i Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. i. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context. 3.RL.KID.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. (Assessed Unit/Weekly) 3.RL.CS.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part of a text builds on earlier sections (Assessed Unit) I can identify and use prefixes and suffixes. I can define the word, antecedent, and make sure a pronoun agrees with its antecedent. I can explain the difference between regular and irregular verbs and use them correctly. I can tell the difference between literal (actual) and nonliteral (figurative) meanings of words and phrases in sentences. I can explain the central message, lesson, and/or moral using the key details from the story. I can write or speak about a text and talk about different parts of the text like chapters, scenes, or stanzas. I can describe how each part builds on one another. 3.W.TTP.3.b Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear I can write a narrative that uses dialogue and descriptions effectively. event sequences. b. Use dialogue and/or descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events, or to show the response of characters to situations. Week Ten: Flex Week