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Writing for a Reason
Unit Overview
WRITING FOR A REASON
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3rd grade |
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7 lessons |
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Using details from the text, students
organize a sequence of events, identify simple cause and effect,
compare and contrast two nonfiction texts, and identify the
author’s purpose. Students also locate and interpret key
information in nonfiction texts, write a friendly letter using
the four sentence types; and address an intended audience when
writing both a friendly letter and an informative report. |
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Specific strategies: Locate and
interpret information; use details from text; compose
informational writing in appropriate format. |
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This unit consists of seven
lessons. |
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Handouts including graphic
organizers |
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Formative and
Summative
Assessment |
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Glossary
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Unit
Plan: Lessons
This unit
represents ten 30 to 45 minute sessions.
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Using Details from Text to Identify Author's
Purpose |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Using Details from Text to
Organize Sequence of Events |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Using Details from Text to Identify Simple
Cause and Effect |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Writing a Friendly Letter |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Using Details from the Text |
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HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Texts |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Locate Key Information in Nonfiction Text |
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HTML (with links to
documents) |
Summative Assessment and
Scoring Guides:
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PREVIOUS LEARNING
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TARGETED LEARNING |
FUTURE LEARNING |
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Students
locate and interpret information in illustrations, titles,
headings, indexes, table of contents, glossary, captions,
diagrams, charts and graphs. |
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Students
will need to apply information gained from text to comprehend
written information. |
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Students are
able to retell sequence of events and make inferences based on
the text. |
R3C Use
details from text (s) to:
- Answer
questions
- Retell
main idea and important details
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Organize a sequence of events
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Identify simple cause and effect
- Draw
conclusions
- Compare
and contrast texts
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Identify author’s purpose for writing text
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Students
will use information from text to compare and contrast, make
predictions and inferences and distinguish between fact and
fiction. |
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Students
identify and write declarative and interrogative sentences and
in addition, write simple friendly letters. |
W2F In composing text, write
complete declarative, interrogative, imperative/ command and
exclamatory/ exclamation sentences.
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Students
will need to use complete declarative, interrogative, imperative
and exclamatory sentences when writing text. |
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Students
will be able to write directions for making or doing something.
Students will be a able to ask questions to clarify
understanding and identify main ideas from a text. |
W3E Write informational
reports, diary/journal entries, organized friendly letters,
thank you letters and invitations in a format appropriate to an
intended audience and purpose.
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Students
will write organized friendly letters in a format appropriate to
an intended audience and purpose. |
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