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.

Outcomes and Components:

LA.3.8

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

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)

 

LA.3.8.1

Write an informative/explanatory piece with details, facts, introduction, and conclusion, and publish using technology.

3.W.2a

3.W.2b

3.W.2c

3.W.2d

3.W.6

 

LA.3.8.2

Organize and edit papers using guidance and support from adults and peers.

3.W.4

3.W.5

 

LA.3.8.3

Use correct conventions when choosing words and phrases for effect while reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

3.L.3a

3.L.3b

 

LA.3.8.4

Refer explicitly to the text when asking and answering questions.

3.RI.1

Academic Vocabulary:

Content Vocabulary: