Christina School District Pacing Guide 2008-2009 3rd Grade Writing DATES: 8/25-10/09 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice).
4) A writer selects a
form based on his purpose.
Essential Questions: 1) Why write?
What if writing didn’t exist? Why share personal experiences in writing? To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? 4) Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Formative: District Writing Prompt(8/25 –9/11); on-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc.
Assessments
Style/Mini lesson topics:
Summative: Choose a mutually selected expressive piece that best represents the student’s work. Expressive Expressive Expressive Process/Procedural Idea Development Idea Development What is a sentence?
Conventions
DATES: 8/25-10/09 Enduring Understandings:
Kinds of sentences
1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice. 4) A writer selects
a form based on his purpose.
Essential Questions:
2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? 3) How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics:
Formative: District Writing Prompt(8/25 –9/11); On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: Choose a mutually selected expressive piece that best represents the student’s work. Expressive Expressive Expressive Organization Word Choice/Style Sentence Fluency HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 52
Conventions
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Subjects and predicates
Adjectives
Complete Sentences
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DATES: 10/14-11/21 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice).
3) Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.
Essential Questions: 7) How do writers communicate clearly? 8) To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: District Writing Prompt (11/10 –11/21) Expressive Informative Style/Mini lesson Conventions Idea Development topics: Common nouns
Conventions
Proper nouns
Informative Idea Development Singular and plural nouns
Dates - 10/14-11/21 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice.
4) A writer selects a
form based on his purpose.
Essential Questions:
4) Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics:
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: District Writing Prompt (11/10 –11/21) Informative Informative Idea Development Organization
Informative Organization
HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 158
Conventions
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Special plural nouns
2
Dates – 12/1-1/16 Enduring Understandings: 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.
8) A writer’s word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice
which can help personalize text.
Essential Questions: 7) How do writers communicate clearly? 8) To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? 9) What is the voice thing, anyway? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected informative piece that best represents the student’s work. Informative Informative Informative Style/Mini lesson Word Choice/Style Sentence Fluency Conventions topics: Possessive nouns
Conventions
What is a verb?
Present time
Dates - 12/1-1/16 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice).
4) A writer selects
a form based on his purpose. 5) A writer’s point of view is influenced by experience.
Essential Questions:
2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas come from? What makes writing flow? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics:
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: Choose a mutually selected persuasive piece that best represents the student’s work. Persuasive Persuasive Persuasive Idea Development Idea Development Organization HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 288
Conventions
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Past time and future time
3
Dates - 1/20-2/27 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques.
2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose.
Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings?
Where do ideas come from? What makes writing flow? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing
he/she does? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics: Conventions
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: District Writing Prompt, Persuasive (2/12 – 2/27). Persuasive Persuasive Organization Word Choice/Style The verb be
Helping verbs
Persuasive Sentence Fluency Irregular verbs
Dates - 1/20-2/27 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques 3) Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. 7) The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand.
Essential Questions: 7) How do writers communicate clearly? 8) To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? 10) Why do we need grammar? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: District Writing Prompt, Persuasive (2/12 – 2/27). Persuasive Expressive Expressive Style/Mini lesson Conventions All Traits All Traits topics: HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 40
Conventions
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Varying sentence structure
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Dates - 3/2-4/9 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice).
2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 5) A writer’s point of view is influenced by experience.
Essential Questions: 1) Why write? What if writing didn’t exist? Why share personal experiences in writing? To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? 2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics: Conventions
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: DSTP WRITING (March 13 & 14) Choose a mutually selected expressive piece that best represents the student’s work. Expressive Expressive Expressive All Traits All Traits All Traits Subject pronouns
Object pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Dates - 3/2-4/9 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice).
4) A writer selects a
form based on his purpose. 8) A writer’s word choice and syntax are characteristic of voice which help personalize text.
Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings?
Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? 3) How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? 9) What is the voice thing, anyway?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics: Conventions
CSD C&I 2008
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: Choose a mutually selected informative piece that best represents the student’s work. Informative Informative Informative All Traits All Traits All Traits Using pronouns
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Dates - 4/20-6/9 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice).
2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated.
Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? 4) Why am I writing?
For whom?
What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? ? 7) How do writers communicate clearly?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics:
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Summative: District Writing Prompt (5/11-5/29) Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Informative Persuasive Informative All Traits All Traits All Traits HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 138
Conventions
Adjectives
Comparing with adjectives
Adverbs
Dates - 4/20-6/9 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. 5) A writer’s point of view is influenced by his experience. 7) The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand.
Essential Questions: 4) Why am I writing?
For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 10) Why do we need grammar?
Assessments Style/Mini lesson topics:
Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits Summative: District Writing Prompt (5/11-5/29) Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Persuasive Persuasive Persuasive All Traits All Traits All Traits HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 278
Conventions
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Subject pronouns
Object pronouns
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