English Language Arts Curriculum

3rd Grade

Course Purpose:

Students will apply common figurative language devices and other specific skills to comprehend unfamiliar text. Students will incorporate text evidence to support answers and write multi-paragraph papers in the three genre types.

Outcome #       

Outcome

LA.3.1

Students will ask and answer questions using text evidence.

LA.3.2

Students will read and comprehend grade level text fluently.

LA.3.3

Students will summarize nonfiction text.

LA.3.4

Students will determine the main idea and detail of a text read aloud. Students will compare and contrast two books written by the same author and be able to place events sequentially.

LA.3.5

Students will increase fluency and prosody by creating and/or performing stories and dramas.

LA.3.6

Students will create, publish, and present a five paragraph real or imaginary narrative piece.

LA.3.7

Students will interpret and produce correct use of figurative language.

LA.3.8

Students will create and present a five paragraph informative/ explanatory piece.

LA.3.9

Read and interpret poetry and nonfiction texts.

LA.3.10

Students will create and present a five paragraph opinion piece.

LA.3.11

Students will conduct research projects and use content area vocabulary.