Elmore Countythird Grade ELA Planning Tool2017-2018

Elmore CountyThird Grade ELA Planning Tool2017-2018

Quarter 1

QUARTER 1 INFORMATION:

• Writing Mode for this quarter is a Personal Narrative
• Dates this Quarter are flexible by a week. If you choose not to begin teaching reading selections until August 21st, you will still have time to complete the necessary material prior to Quarter 1 Assessment of skills.

Dates / Quarter 1
(SF Story) / Targeted Skills / Spelling Words / Dictation Sentences
Student Created Sentences using Language Skills
Minimum of 5 Words / HANDWRITING
PROGRESSION
Aug. 14-18 / 1.1 / Literary Elements
Background Knowledge
Sentences / Short Vowels: Syllable Pattern VCCV
happen / supper / traffic / lettuce
suggest / basket / lesson / puppet
spelling / sister / napkin / subject
winter / collar / problem
/ 1. Write a complete sentence.
2. Write an interrogative sentence starting with “What”. / Note: This progression does not follow SF but follows Zaner-Bloser’sprogression of letter connections.
REVIEW Manuscript Letters
Aug. 21-25 / 1.2 / Sequence
Summarize
Compound Words
Subjects and Predicates / Plurals -s, -es, and -ies
pennies / wishes / crashes / inches
supplies / plants / lists / pencils
copies / bodies / parties / glasses
pockets / families / bunches
/ 1. Write a complete sentence.
2. Write an interrogative sentence starting with “Why”. / Review Basic Strokes of Undercurve Letters
b, e, i, l, j, s
Aug. 28 –
Sept. 1 / 1.3 / Sequence
Visualize
Unknown Words
Declarative & Interrogative Sentences / Adding –ed, -ing, -er and –est
using / getting / easiest / swimming
greatest / pleased / emptied / leaving
strangest / freezing / funniest / angrier
heavier / worried / shopped
/ 1. Write a complete sentence.
2. Write an interrogative sentence starting with “Who.” / Review Basic Strokes of Downcurve Letters
a, c, d, g, o, q
Sept. 5-8
(4 days) / 1.4 / Compare and Contrast
Background Knowledge
Multiple-Meaning Words
Imperative & Exclamatory Sentences / Vowel Digraphs
clean / display / Sunday / agree
float / teeth / shadow / thrown
cheese / grain / peach / coach
window / dream / braid
/ 1. Write an interrogative sentence starting with “When.”
2. Write an imperative sentence. / Review Basic Strokes of Overcurve Letters
m, n, v, x, y , z
Sept. 12-15
(4 days) / 1.5 / Compare and Contrast
Background Knowledge
Multiple-Meaning Words
Compound Sentences / Vowel Dipthongs
proud / avoid / annoy / shower
appoint / hour / prowl / broil
employ / voyage / bounce / choice
thousand / amount / poison
/ 1. Write a declarative sentence.
2. Write an interrogative sentence starting with “What.” / Review Basic Strokes of Letters with a Slant
a, d, m, h, y
Sept. 18-22 / 2.1 / Main Idea and Details
Monitor and Clarify
Synonyms
Common and Proper Nouns / Syllable Pattern v/cv, vc/v
finish / rapid / tulip / pilot
camel / even / lemon / salad
pupil / music / focus / silent
female / wagon / robot
/ 1. Write an exclamatory sentence.
2. Write a declarative sentence. / Beginning of Joinings
it, ti, ut, tu, ui, uti,
wi, wu, wt, tw, utw
Sept. 25-29 / 2.2 / Compare and Contrast
Visualize
Unfamiliar Words
Singular and Plural Nouns / Words Ending in -le
handle / little / juggle / trouble
uncle / simple / poodle / riddle
pickle / middle / noodle / table
gentle / people / saddle
/ 1. Write an interrogative sentence starting with “Do.”
2. Write a declarative sentence. / Continue with Joining Letters
ei, we, teue
le, el, il, llwl
Oct. 2-6 / **Review Week and or Catch-up with SF stories week
Book Titles & Addresses / No Spelling / Continue with Joining Letters
bu, bi, bl, lb, ub, eb
Oct.9-13 / Quarter 1 Reading Assessment will be given in one class setting with reasonable time frame.
Writing Mode – Personal Narrative should be finalized and graded for a language grade this quarter. / Catch-up & Review previous joinings.

Revised May 2017