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ENGLISH-CLASS-3

For reading skills, the student will be able to tell the difference between literal and nonliteral language. Students will be able to talk about the chapters, scenes, and stanzas of written work and how these pieces fit together to produce a whole story. A student’s writing skills will be developed by teaching them to use linking words and phrases, words and phrases that show event order, and be able to conduct short research projects to build knowledge. Students will be able to follow social rules for discussions, such as staying on topic, being respectful of other’s turn to talk and point of view, and linking their comments to others

While reading informational texts, students will be able to describe the main idea, determine the meaning of academic words and phrases, and use maps and photographs to understand the text. The students will then learn about rules and laws, why we need them in our world, and the leaders who make these laws. The students will learn what it means to be a citizen and what symbols we use to represent America. Finally, they will learn about how people solve problems and celebrate holidays together.

Course Outline

Course Introduction

Fiction or Nonfiction, Harry Houdini, Writing Paragraphs

Types of Sentences, Good Reading Skills, The Courage of Sarah Noble

Prior Knowledge, Chapters, Clementine or Dragonbreath

Rereading, Point of View, Graphic Organizers

Helping Verbs, Asking Questions, The Gadget War

Context Clues, Goin’ Someplace Special, Peer Review

Nouns, Themes, George and Martha

Synonyms, Time Order Writing, Invention of Bubble Gum

Making Predictions, Informative Texts, Liberty!

Capitalization and Punctuation, Literal and Figurative, Squids will be Squids

Inferences, Poetry, Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars

Visualize, Fables, Arrow to the Sun

Root Words, Illustrations, My Rows and Piles of Coins

Written Vs Spoken Language, Willow or Rufus the Scrub

Choosing Words, Text Connections, First Day in Grapes

Simple/Compound Sentences, Temporal Words, First Kid on Mars/Dinosaur in Your Backyard

Word Families, The Secret Cave, Writing Dialogue

Parts of Speech, Creating a Story, Rosa

Course Evaluation