3rd Grade Writing Curriculum
My third grader attends a writer’s workshop three times a week (duration – 40 minutes). Our elementary school has set the following goal for our third grade writing program:
Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to becoming literate, thoughtful communicators, capable of controlling language effectively by –
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Third Grade Writing Curriculum
| Writing | Marking Period 1 | Marking Period 2 |
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| Narrative | short composition – dialogue; descriptions |
short composition – poetry, event sequence & descriptions of actions |
| Informative | extended writing – organization, topic introduction, topic development & organization of related information |
extended writing – organization & topic development with facts & details |
| Opinion | extended writing – opinion statement supported by reasons |
short composition – topic introduction & opinion statement supported by reasons |
| Speaking & Listening | use of audio recording or visual display to tell a story or report on a topic |
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| Conventions of Written Language | capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, & types of sentences |
capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, types of sentences, function of verb and verb tense, & conventions of spoken and written language |
| Writing | Marking Period 3 | Marking Period 4 |
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| Narrative | extended writing – organization & establishment of a situation |
short compositions – organization, event sequence & descriptive details |
| Informative | short composition – organization of information, topic development & illustrations to aid comprehension of facts |
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| Opinion | short composition – organization, topic introduction, topic development & opinion statement supported by reasons |
extended writing – organization, opinion statement supported by reasons & point of view supported by reasons |
| Speaking & Listening | use of audio recording or visual display to tell a story or report on a topic |
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| Conventions of Written Language | capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, types of sentences, function of verb and verb tense, & conventions of spoken and written language |
capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, types of sentences, function of verb and verb tense, & conventions of spoken and written language |
Source: Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland (2012)