Detroit Public Schools
Curriculum and Instruction
Department of Literacy
Open Court Reading: Grade Three Pacing Calendar
2007-2008
WEEK / DATES / UNITS / LESSON – Reading Genre / LESSON – Writing GenreWeek 1
First Days of School / September 4 - 7 / Getting Started pp. xxxii – xxxvi
Program Assessment Pre Test ** (Building Option)
MEAP University / · Discuss the writing process with students and develop a list of possible writing ideas. p. xxxii
· Distribute or create a writing folder and portfolio for each student. p. xxxiii
· The teacher must maintain a separate portfolio containing samples of work from each student.
· Students begin their first draft of a topic from their list. p. xxxiii
· Prepare a Writer’s Notebook for each student. Each notebook should include the following sections: p. xxxv
- Response Journal
- Vocabulary
- Writing Ideas
- Personal Dictionary
· Refer to the document (Aligning Instruction For Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) Assessment (Grades 3-8)
Theme: Friendship
Week 2 / September 10 - 14 / Unit 1 / Lesson 1: “Gloria Who Might Be My Friend” / Genre: Realistic FictionMEAP University / Introduction to the Writing Process
- Getting Ideas
Week 3 / September 17 – 21 / Unit 1 / Lesson 2: “Angel Child, Dragon Child” / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Introduction to the Writing Process
- Prewriting
Week 4
1st Count Day - 9/26/07 / September 24 - 28 / Unit 1 / Lesson 3: “Tree House” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Introduction to the Writing Process
- Drafting
Week 5 / October 1 - 5 / Unit 1 / Lesson 4: “Rugby and Rosie” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Introduction to the Writing Process
- Revising
Week 6
MEAP Testing 10/8-10/19/07 / October 8 - 12 / Unit 1 / Lesson 5: “Teammates” /
Genre: Biography / Introduction to the Writing Process
- Editing/Proofreading
Week 7 / October 15 - 19 / Unit 1 / Lesson 6: “The Legend of Damon and Pythias” / Genre: Myth adapted as a play
10/19/07 Administer Unit 1 Assessment* / Introduction to the Writing Process
- Publishing
Theme: City Wildlife
Week 8 / October 22 – 26 / Unit 2 / Lesson 1: “The Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring” / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Expository Writing
- Response to Fiction
Week 9
Report Cards 11/01/07 / Oct 29 – Nov 2 / Unit 2 / Lesson 2: “City Critters” /
Genre: Expository Text / Expository Writing
- Summary Paragraph
Week 10
Election Day - Professional Development Day 11/06/07
Veteran’s Day - ½ Day 11/09/07 / November 5 - 9 / Unit 2 / Lesson 3: “Make Way For Ducklings” / Genre: Fantasy / Expository Writing
- Book Review
Week 11 / November 12 - 16 / Unit 2 / Lesson 4: “Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest” / Genre: Expository Text / Expository Writing
- Response to Non-fiction
Week 12
Thanksgiving Holiday
11/22/07 to 11/23/07 / November 19 - 23 / Unit 2 / Lesson 5: “Two Days in May” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Expository Writing
- Explaining a Process
Week 13 / Nov 26 – 30 / Unit 2 / Lesson 6: “Secret Place” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction
11/30/07 Administer Unit 2 Assessment* / Expository Writing
- Research Report
Week 14 / December 3 - 7 / Unit 3 / Continue Unit Theme Activities – Inquiry / Investigation / Expository Writing
- Research Report
Theme: Imagination
Week 15 / December 10 - 14 / Unit 3 / Lesson 1: “Through Grandpa’s Eyes” / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Descriptive/Poetry
- Sensory Description - Thing
Week 16 / December 17 - 21 / Unit 3 / Lesson 2: “The Cat Who Became a Poet”/ Genre: Fantasy / Descriptive/Poetry
- Rhyming Poem – Couplet or Triplet
VACATION / Dec 24 – Jan 4 / CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Week 17 / January 7 – 11 / Unit 3 / Lesson 3: “A Cloak for the Dreamer” / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Descriptive/Poetry
- Descriptive – Top-to-Bottom
Week 18
Report Card day - 1/17/08
Professional Dev.-No Students 1/18/08 / January 14 – 18 / Unit 3 / Lesson 4: “Picasso” / Genre: Biography / Descriptive/Poetry
- Non-Rhyming Poetry
- Free Verse
Week 19
Martin Luther King Day 1/21/08
2nd Semester Begins 1/22/08 / January 21 – 25 / Unit 3 / Lesson 5: “The Emperor’s New Clothes” / Genre: Fairy Tale
Program Mid-Year Assessment ** (Building Option) / Descriptive/Poetry
- Rhyming Poem – Quatrain Poem
Week 20 / January 28 - Feb 1 / Unit 3 / Lesson 6: “Roxaboxen” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction
02/01/08 Administer Unit 3 Assessment * / Descriptive/Poetry
- Description – Place
Theme: Money
Week 21 / February 4 – 8 / Unit 4 / Lesson 1: “A New Coat for Anna” / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Persuasive Writing
- Letter
Week 22
2nd Count Day - 2/13/08 / February 11 - 15 / Unit 4 / Lesson 2: “Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Persuasive Writing
- Poster
VACATION
/February 18 – 22
/ WINTER BREAKWeek 23 / Feb 25 – 29 / Unit 4 / Lesson 3: “Kids Did It! In Business” / Genre: Expository Text / Persuasive Writing
- Business Letter
Week 24
Terra Nova Testing 3/3/08 - 3/7/08 / March 3 – 7 / Unit 4 / Lesson 4: “The Cobbler’s Song” /
Genre: Fable / Persuasive Writing
- Persuasive Paragraph
Week 25 / March 10 – 14 / Unit 4 / Lesson 5: “Four Dollars and Fifty Cents” / Genre: Fall Tale / Persuasive Writing
- Friendly Letter
Week 26
Schools-Closed
Good Friday
3/21/08 / March 17 – 21 / Unit 4 / Lesson 6: “The Go Around Dollar” / Genre: Realistic Fiction/Expository Text / Persuasive Writing
- Poster
VACATION / March 21 – 28 / EASTER BREAK / SCHOOLS CLOSED
Week 27
Professional Development Day No Students - 4/1 - 4/2/08 Report Cards 4/03/08 / Mar 31 - Apr 4 / Unit 4 / Lesson 7: “Uncle Jed’s Barbershop” / Genre: Historical Fiction
04/4/08 Administer Unit 4 Assessment* / Persuasive Writing
- Persuasive Paragraph
Theme: Storytelling
Week 28 / April 7 – 11 / Unit 5 / Lesson 1: “A Story” /
Genre: African Folktale / Narrative Writing
- Fantasy
Week 29 / April 14 – 18 / Unit 5 / Lesson 2: “Oral History” /
Genre: Expository Text / Narrative Writing
- Biography
Week 30 / April 21 – 25 / Unit 5 / Lesson 2: “Oral History” /
Genre: Expository Text / Narrative Writing
- Biography
Week 31
/ Apr 28 – May 2 / Unit 5 / Lesson 3: “Storm in the Night” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Narrative Writing
- Personal Narrative
Week 32 / May 5 – 9 / Unit 5 / Lesson 4: “Carving the Pole” /
Genre: Expository Text / Narrative Writing
- Realistic Story
Week 33 / May 12 – 16 / Unit 5 / Lesson 5: “The Keeping Quilt” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Narrative Writing
- Mystery
Week 34 / May 19 – 23 / Unit 5 / Lesson 6: “Johnny Appleseed” /
Genre: Legend / Narrative Writing
- Tall Tale
Week 35
Memorial Day - Schools Closed
5/26/08 / May 26 - 30 / Unit 5 / Lesson 7: “Aunt Flossie’s Hat (and Crab Cakes Later)” / Genre: Realistic Fiction
05/30/08 Administer Unit 5 Test * / Narrative Writing
- Play
Theme: Country Life
Week 36 / June 2 - 6 / Unit 6 / Lesson 1: “The Country Mouse and the City Mouse” / Genre: Fable / Personal Writing
- Personal Essay
Week 37
Report Cards 6/12/08
Last Day of School - Students / June 9 - 13 / Unit 6 / Lesson 2: “Heartland” / Genre: Poetry / Personal Writing
- Invitation
Theme: Country Life Lessons from Unit 6 may be taught in an accelerated program or during Summer School.
Unit 6 / Lesson 3: “Leah’s Pony” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Personal Writing
- Friendly Letter
Unit 6 / Lesson 4: “Cows in the Parlor” /
Genre: Expository Text / Personal Writing
- Business Letter
Unit 6 / Lesson 5: “Just Plain Fancy” /
Genre: Realistic Fiction / Personal Writing
- Learning Log
Unit 6 / Lesson 6: “What Ever Happened to the Baxter Place?” / Genre: Realistic Fiction / Personal Writing
- Thank-You Note
Unit 6 / Lesson 7: “If You’re Not From the Prairie” / Genre: Poetry / Personal Writing
- Journal Entries
* Please debrief within 3 days after administering the Lesson and Unit Assessments and record scores on Unit Test Record Sheet or in the grade book. Page 5 of 6
** Program Assessments should be scored and included in each student’s individual portfolio.
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