Reading
Each month we will focus on a different unit of study. Throughout each of the units, students work on building stamina for reading, recording their thoughts about reading, writing about their reading, and participating in book discussion groups. The following units we be covered in third grade:
September: Building a Reading Life
October: Following Characters into Meaning
November: Series Book Clubs
December: Nonfiction
January- February: Mystery Books Clubs
February- March: Genre Study
March - April: Biographies
May: Social Issues
June: Informational
Writing
As with reading, we will focus on a different writing unit each month. Students will move through the writing process during each unit. This includes pre-writing (brainstorming and oral story telling), drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Writing Units we will cover include:
September: Launching Writing Workshop
October-November: Raising the Quality of Personal Narratives
December: Informational Writing
January: Realistic Fiction
February-March: Opinion Writing
April: Poetry
May-June: Reading, Research, and Writing in Content Areas
Each month we will focus on a different unit of study. Throughout each of the units, students work on building stamina for reading, recording their thoughts about reading, writing about their reading, and participating in book discussion groups. The following units we be covered in third grade:
September: Building a Reading Life
October: Following Characters into Meaning
November: Series Book Clubs
December: Nonfiction
January- February: Mystery Books Clubs
February- March: Genre Study
March - April: Biographies
May: Social Issues
June: Informational
Writing
As with reading, we will focus on a different writing unit each month. Students will move through the writing process during each unit. This includes pre-writing (brainstorming and oral story telling), drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Writing Units we will cover include:
September: Launching Writing Workshop
October-November: Raising the Quality of Personal Narratives
December: Informational Writing
January: Realistic Fiction
February-March: Opinion Writing
April: Poetry
May-June: Reading, Research, and Writing in Content Areas