English Language Arts Grade 3 Year PlanSample
Time Frame andUnitType / Context, Theme, andBigIdeas / ComprehendandRespondFocus / Compose andCreateFocus / Assess andReflectFocus / Resources / DivisionELAAssessmentsSeptember andOctober
(approx. 8weeks)
Mulit-genreThematic / Context: PersonalandPhilosophical
Theme: MyStory
Big Ideas: What arewereally like? What arewelike when nobodyiswatching? How dowedefine our “innerself”?What aresomechallenges weandothers may face?Howcan we addressthesechallenges? / CR3.1 Comprehendandrespond to a varietyofgrade-leveltextsaddress: •identity.
CR3.2 Viewandrespond tograde-appropriate visualandmultimediatextsexplainingreactionsand connections aswellas visual featuresthatconveyhumour,emotion, andmood.
CR3.3 Listen toandunderstandinformation,identifymain ideasandsupportingdetails,compare differentideasand points of view,andexplainconnectionsmade betweentextsheard.
CR3.4 Read fluentlyanddemonstratecomprehension ofgrade-appropriatefiction, script,poetry,and non-fictionfromvarious culturesandcountries andexplain / CC3.1 Composeandcreate a range ofvisual,multimedia, oral,andwritten textsthatexplore: •identity.
CC3.2 Communicateideas andinformationpertaining totopics,problems, questions,orissues bycreating
easy-to-followrepresentations withaclearpurpose.
CC3.3 Speak topresentideas andinformationappropriatelyininformal
and someformal
situations
for differentaudiencesandpurposes.
CC3.4 Writetocommunicate ideas,information,andexperiencespertainingto a topic bycreatingeasy-to-followwriting(including ashortreport, a procedure,aletter, a story, ashortscript, and apoem) / AR3.1 Reflect onandassess theirviewing,listening,reading,speaking, writing,andotherrepresentingexperiences andtheselected strategiestheyhaveused.
AR3.2 Set personalgoals to view,listen,read, speak, write,anduse other formsofrepresentingmoreeffectively and discussaplan for achievingthem. / Nelson Literacy 3 –MyStory
ModelledReading:SharedReading:GuidedReading: / EL Screen
reactionsandconnections totextsread. / with a clearpurpose,correctparagraphstructure,andinterestingdetail.
PossibleAssessmentEvidence:
- observations
- conferences
- listeningexperiences
- digital readingjournal(SeeSaw)
- storyconnections
- bigideadiscussions
- observation
- conferences
- digitalspeakingjournal(SeeSaw)
- representingexperiences
- class/smallgroupdiscussions
- writingexperiences(letter,story,and/orpoem)
- conference
NovemberandDecember
(approx. 10weeks)
Mulit-genreThematicOR
Multi-genreInquiryand/orInterdisciplinary / Context:Social,Cultural, andHistorical
Theme: EarlySettlers
Big Ideas: Howmightpeople (children)havelived in ourcommunityin the past? How canwepositively interactwithothers? How doweeffectivelycommunicate,negotiate, andrespectdifferent pointsofview? / CR3.1 Comprehendandrespond to a varietyofgrade-leveltextsaddress: •identityand/orcommunity.
CR3.2 Viewandrespond tograde-appropriate visualandmultimediatextsexplainingreactionsand connections aswellas visual featuresthatconveyhumour,emotion, andmood.
CR3.3 Listen toandunderstandinformation,identify / CC3.1 Composeandcreate a range ofvisual,multimedia, oral,andwritten textsthatexplore: •identityand/orcommunity.
CC3.2Communicateideas andinformationpertaining totopics,problems,questions,or issues bycreatingeasy-to-followrepresentations withaclearpurpose.
CC3.3 Speak topresentideas andinformationappropriatelyin / AR3.1 Reflect onandassess theirviewing,listening,reading,speaking, writing,andotherrepresentingexperiences andtheselectedstrategiesthey haveused.
AR3.2 Set personalgoals to view,listen,read, speak,write,and use otherformsof representingmoreeffectivelyanddiscuss a planforachievingthem. / Nelson Literacy 3–EarlySettlersTurtle IslandVoicesTreatyOutcomesSocial StudiesCurriculum
ModelledReading:SharedReading:GuidedReading:
main ideasandsupportingdetails,comparedifferentideas and pointsofview, and explainconnections madebetween textsheard.
CR3.4 Read fluentlyanddemonstratecomprehension ofgrade-appropriatefiction, script,poetry,and non-fictionfromvarious culturesandcountries andexplainreactionsandconnections totextsread. / informal
and someformal
situations
for differentaudiencesandpurposes.
CC3.4 Writetocommunicate ideas,information,andexperiencespertainingto a topic bycreatingeasy-to-followwriting(including ashortreport, a procedure,aletter, a story, ashortscript, and a poem)witha clearpurpose,correctparagraphstructure,andinterestingdetail.
PossibleAssessmentEvidence:
- observations
- conferences
- story retell;factualrecall
- digital readingjournal(SeeSaw)
- listeningexperiences
- viewingexperiences
- bigideadiscussions
- observation
- conferences
- digitalspeakingjournal(SeeSaw)
- representingexperiences
- class/smallgroupdiscussions
- writingexperiences(shortreportand/orprocedure)
- conference
January andFebruary
(approx. 8weeks) / Context:ImaginativeandLiterary / CR3.1 Comprehendandrespond to a varietyof / CC3.1 Composeandcreate a range ofvisual, / AR3.1 Reflect onandassess theirviewing, / Nelson Literacy 3–Fables / EL ScreenFull DRA
Author or GenreStudy / Theme: Fables,Folktales, andLegends
Big Ideas: Whatlessonsdo tales teach? Whydocharacters in storiesactthe way they do?Howhave we facedproblemssimilartothoseinstories? Do we evergetpersonallyinvolvedwith or feelstronglyabout acharacter? / grade-leveltextsaddress:socialresponsibilty.
CR3.2 Viewandrespond tograde-appropriate visualandmultimediatextsexplainingreactionsand connectionsaswell as visualfeaturesthat conveyhumour,emotion, andmood.
CR3.3 Listen toandunderstandinformation,identifymain ideasandsupporting details,comparedifferentideas and pointsofview, and explainconnections madebetween textsheard.
CR3.4 Read fluentlyanddemonstratecomprehension ofgrade-appropriatefiction, script,poetry,and non-fictionfromvarious culturesandcountries andexplainreactionsandconnections totextsread. / multimedia, oral,andwritten textsthatexplore:socialresponsibility.
CC3.2 Communicateideas andinformationpertaining totopics,problems,questions,or issues bycreatingeasy-to-followrepresentations withaclearpurpose.
CC3.3 Speak topresentideas andinformationappropriatelyininformal
and someformalsituations
for differentaudiencesandpurposes.
CC3.4 Writetocommunicateideas,information,andexperiencespertaining to atopicby creatingeasy-to-followwriting(including ashortreport, a procedure,aletter, a story, ashortscript, and apoem)with a clearpurpose,correctparagraphstructure,andinterestingdetail. / listening,reading,speaking, writing,andotherrepresentingexperiences andtheselectedstrategiesthey haveused.
AR3.2 Set personalgoals to view,listen,read, speak,write,and use otherformsof representingmoreeffectivelyanddiscuss a planforachievingthem. / Turtle IslandVoicesTRCresources
ModelledReading:SharedReading:GuidedReading:
PossibleAssessmentEvidence:
- observations
- conferences
- viewingexperiences
- listeningexperiences
- readingexperiences
- storyconnections
- digital readingjournal(SeeSaw)
- bigideadiscussions
- observation
- conferences
- digitalspeakingjournal(SeeSaw)
- representingexperiences
- class/smallgroupdiscussions
- writingexperiences(storyand/orscript)
- conference
March andApril
(approx. 8weeks)
Mulit-genreThematic / Context:Communicative
Theme: MediaMix
Big Ideas: What formofcommunication –visualoral, writing, ormultimedia –worksbest to get ourideasacross? How dopeopleuse words todescribewhat they see,hear,smell, taste, andfeel?
How can a wordbeused positivelyornegatively (e.g.,tone,emphasis, placementinsentence)? Howdopeople “use” themassmedia? How dothe / CR3.1 Comprehendandrespond to a varietyofgrade-leveltextsaddress:socialresponsibilityandmakecomparisonswithpersonalexperiences.
CR3.2 Viewandrespond tograde-appropriate visualandmultimediatextsexplainingreactionsand connectionsaswell as visualfeaturesthat conveyhumour,emotion, andmood.
CR3.3 Listen toandunderstand / CC3.1 Composeandcreate a range ofvisual,multimedia, oral,andwritten textsthatexplore:socialresponsibilityandmakeconnectionswithpersonalexperiences.
CC3.2 Communicateideas andinformationpertaining totopics,problems,questions,or issues bycreatingeasy-to-followrepresentations withaclearpurpose.
CC3.3 Speak topresentideas andinformation / AR3.1 Reflect onandassess theirviewing,listening,reading,speaking, writing,andotherrepresentingexperiences andtheselectedstrategiesthey haveused.
AR3.2 Set personalgoals to view,listen,read, speak,write,and use otherformsof representingmoreeffectivelyanddiscuss a planforachievingthem. / Nelson Language Arts3
– iii (ExaminingVariousMedia)
ModelledReading:SharedReading:GuidedReading:
mass media“use”people? What dofoodadvertisements sell,andhow honest aretheyabout theirproduct? / information,identifymain ideasandsupporting details,comparedifferentideas and pointsofview, and explainconnections madebetween textsheard.
CR3.4 Read fluentlyanddemonstratecomprehension ofgrade-appropriatefiction, script,poetry,and non-fictionfromvarious culturesandcountries andexplainreactionsandconnections totextsread. / appropriatelyininformal
and someformalsituations
for differentaudiencesandpurposes.
CC3.4 Writetocommunicate ideas,information,andexperiencespertaining to atopicby creatingeasy-to-followwriting(including ashortreport, a procedure,aletter, a story, ashortscript, and a poem)witha clearpurpose,correctparagraphstructure,andinterestingdetail.
PossibleAssessmentEvidence:
- observations
- conferences
- viewingexperiences
- listeningexperiences
- readingexperiences
- storyconnections
- digital readingjournal(SeeSaw)
- bigideadiscussions
- observation
- conferences
- digitalspeakingjournal(SeeSaw)
- representingexperiences
- class/smallgroupdiscussions
- writingexperiences(procedure)
- conference
May andJune
(approx. 8weeks)
Multi-genreInquiryand/orInterdisciplinary / Context:EnvironmentalandTechnological
Theme: Soils andPlantsin theEnvironment
Big Ideas: Areplantsnecessary to ourworld?What arethecharacteristics oflifecycles of livingthings?How does the lifecycleaffect us andotheranimals andplants?
How and why aresomeplantsconsideredsacred? Why isitimportant torespectour naturalresourcesandenvironment?
What is soil? Of whatissoil made? Is soilliving?How do soilsdiffer?
How do plants,animals,and humans usesoil?
Why is it soimportantto plants, animals,andhumans? / CR3.1 Comprehendandrespond to a varietyofgrade-leveltextsaddress:identity,community,socialresponsibility,andmakecomparisonswithpersonalexperiences.
CR3.2 Viewandrespond tograde-appropriate visualandmultimediatextsexplainingreactionsand connectionsaswell as visualfeaturesthat conveyhumour,emotion, andmood.
CR3.3 Listen toandunderstandinformation,identifymain ideasandsupporting details,comparedifferentideas and pointsofview, and explainconnections madebetween textsheard.
CR3.4 Read fluentlyanddemonstratecomprehension ofgrade-appropriatefiction, script,poetry,and non-fictionfrom / CC3.1 Composeandcreate a range ofvisual,multimedia, oral,andwritten textsthatexplore:identity,community,socialresponsibility,andmakeconnectionswithpersonalexperiences.
CC3.2 Communicateideas andinformationpertaining totopics,problems,questions,or issues bycreatingeasy-to-followrepresentations withaclearpurpose.
CC3.3 Speak topresentideas andinformationappropriatelyininformal
and someformalsituations
for differentaudiencesandpurposes.
CC3.4 Writetocommunicateideas,information,andexperiencespertaining to atopicby creatingeasy-to-followwriting(including ashort / AR3.1 Reflect onandassess theirviewing,listening,reading,speaking, writing,andotherrepresentingexperiences andtheselectedstrategiesthey haveused.
AR3.2 Set personalgoals to view,listen,read, speak,write,and use otherformsof representingmoreeffectivelyanddiscuss a planforachievingthem. / Nelson Literacy 3 –Soilsin theEnvironmentNelson Literacy 3-Plants
ScienceCurriculum
ModelledReading:SharedReading:GuidedReading: / EL ScreenFull DRA
various culturesandcountries andexplainreactionsandconnections totextsread. / report, a procedure,aletter, a story, ashortscript, and a poem)witha clearpurpose,correctparagraphstructure,andinterestingdetail.
PossibleAssessmentEvidence:
- observations
- conferences
- viewingexperiences
- listeningexperiences
- readingexperiences
- storyconnections
- digital readingjournal(SeeSaw)
- bigideadiscussions
- observation
- conferences
- digitalspeakingjournal(SeeSaw)
- representingexperiences
- class/smallgroupdiscussions
- writingexperiences(shortreportand/orprocedure)
- conference
Resources:
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