3rd Grade Writing Plan
Cedar Grove Elementary School
3rd Grade Essentials
- Notebook paper: Continue to teach the proper use of notebook paper including which side to write on, writing not to go past the red lines, begin writing at the red line on the left side, return to the red line each time so that writing is not angled on the paper, skip lines when writing, and keeping words on the notebook paper lines.
- Skinny pencils
- Writing folders to include samples lists of words, parts of speech, etc.
- Handwriting practice as needed
- Journals
- Anchor charts
- Use smarty as needed
Writing Workshop Schedule
- 15 min. mini-lesson
- 15-20 min. shared writing
- 30 minutes to include handwriting practice if needed and independent writing
1st Nine Weeks
- Write a narrative on a topic of teacher's choice. Use this narrative to revise adding in Dress ups.
- Review nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and possessives.
- Review the 4 types of sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory).
- Introduce subordinating conjunction clauses/complex sentences (www.asia)
- Review the differences between simple, compound, and complex sentences.
- Short writes responding to reading using textual evidence.
- Time for Kids bonus questions (great for TDA practice)
2nd Nine Weeks
- Introduce quotation marks to mark direct speech. (This should be limited in their writing.)
- Write a narrative.
- Write an informative piece.
- Write an opinion piece. Each of these writings should all be on the same topic.
- Time for Kids bonus questions (great for TDA practice)
- Introduce Ma'am
3rd Nine Weeks
- Begin TDA practice
4th Nine Weeks
- Writer's Choice
Dress Ups
- quality adjectives
- strong verbs
- -ly words
- because clause
Recipes
- Capital letters
- Correct ending punctuation
- Complete sentences
- Dress ups
- Nounds: Blue
- Verbs: Red
- Adjectives: Green
- Conjunctions: Yellow
- Prepositions: Purple
- Because Clause: Orange
- Subordinating Conjunction: Rectangle around subordinating conjunctions