ELA Grade 3 Quarter 3 Unit 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE 3

Quarter 3 Unit 2: Analyzing Literary Text and Opinion Writing

(21 days)

Written Curriculum

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Reading Standards: Foundational Skills

Phonics and Word Recognition

RF.3.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.

c. Decode multisyllable words.

d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

Writing Standards

Text Types and Purposes

W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

a. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

b. Provide reasons that support the opinion.

c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

d. Provide a concluding statement or section.

Production and Distribution of Writing

W.3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

Speaking and Listening Standards

Comprehension and Collaboration

SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

d. Form and use possessives.

g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.

Standards that support the unit of study focus standards

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Writing Standards

Production and Distribution of Writing

W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 3 on pages 28 and 29.)

Speaking and Listening Standards

Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

SL.3.6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language standards 1 and 3 on pages 28 and 29 for specific expectations.)

Language Standards

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain- specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

Standards that recur through many/all of the units of study

Reading Standards for Literature

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

RL.3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently

Reading Standards for Informational Text

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

RI.3.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently

Writing Standards

Range of Writing

W.3.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Concepts and Skills

Concepts to be learned and skills to be used

When reading

RECOUNT stories, (including fables, folktales and myths from diverse cultures)

- DETERMINE central message, lesson, or moral
- EXPLAIN how it is conveyed through key details

DESCRIBE characters in a story (traits, motivations, or feelings)

- EXPLAIN how their actions contribute to sequence of events

When applying reading foundational skills

KNOW and APPLY phonics and word analysis skills

- IDENTIFY and KNOW meaning of common prefixes and derivational suffixes
- DECODE multisyllable words
- READ irregularly spelled words

When writing:

WRITE opinion pieces SUPPORTING a point of view with reasons

- INTRODUCE the topic or text , state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons
- PROVIDE reasons that SUPPORT the opinion
- USE linking words and phrases to CONNECT opinion and reasons
- PROVIDE a concluding statement or section

USE technology to PRODUCE and PUBLISH writing (with support from adults)

- INTERACT and COLLABORATE with others

When speaking and listening:

DETERMINE the main ideas and supporting details PRESENTED in diverse media and formats (visually, quantitatively, and orally)
ASK and ANSWER questions

- OFFER appropriate elaboration and detail

REPORT on a topic or text
TELL a story or RECOUNT an experience
SPEAK clearly at an understandable pace

When using language:

DEMONSTRATE command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

- FORM and USE possessives
- CONSULT reference materials

DETERMINE or CLARIFY the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases

- CHOOSE flexibly from a range of strategies
- USE glossaries or beginning dictionaries to DETERMINE or CLARIFY the precise meaning of key words and phrases

Essential Questions