<p> Christina School District Pacing Guide 2010-2011 3rd Grade Writing</p><p>DATES: 8/30-10/08 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. Essential Questions: 1) Why write? What if writing didn’t exist? Why share personal experiences in writing? To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? 4) Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Formative: Expressive Writing Prompt; on-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Expressive Expressive Expressive topics: Process/Procedural Idea Development Idea Development Conventions What is a sentence? Kinds of sentences</p><p>DATES: 8/30-10/08 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice. 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? 3) How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? Formative: Expressive Writing Prompt; on-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Expressive Expressive Expressive topics: Organization Word Choice/Style Sentence Fluency HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 52 Conventions Subjects and predicates Adjectives Complete Sentences</p><p>CSD C&I 2008; 2009; 2010 1 DATES: 10/11-11/19</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 3) Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. Essential Questions: 7) How do writers communicate clearly? 8) To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Expressive Informative Informative topics: Conventions Idea Development Idea Development Conventions Common nouns Proper nouns Singular and plural nouns</p><p>Dates - 10/11-11/19</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice. 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. Essential Questions: 4) Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Informative Informative Informative topics: Idea Development Organization Organization HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 158 Conventions Special plural nouns</p><p>CSD C&I 2008; 2009; 2010 2 Dates – 11/29-1/21 Enduring Understandings: 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. 8) A writer’s word choice and syntax are characteristics of voice which can help personalize text. Essential Questions: 7) How do writers communicate clearly? 8) To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? 9) What is the voice thing, anyway? Formative: Informative Writing Prompt; On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Informative Informative Informative topics: Word Choice/Style Sentence Fluency Conventions Conventions Possessive nouns What is a verb? Present time</p><p>Dates - 11/29-1/21</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. 5) A writer’s point of view is influenced by experience. Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas come from? What makes writing flow? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Formative: Informative Writing Prompt; On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Persuasive Persuasive Persuasive topics: Idea Development Idea Development Organization HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 288 Conventions Past time and future time</p><p>CSD C&I 2008; 2009; 2010 3 Dates - 1/24-3/4</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques. 2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas come from? What makes writing flow? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Formative: Persuasive Writing Prompt; On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Persuasive Persuasive Persuasive topics: Organization Word Choice/Style Sentence Fluency Conventions The verb be Helping verbs Irregular verbs</p><p>Dates - 1/24-3/4 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques 3) Punctuation marks and grammar rules are like highway signs and traffic signals. They guide readers through the text to help avoid confusion. 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. 7) The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. Essential Questions: 7) How do writers communicate clearly? 8) To what extent do conventions of language impact communication? 10) Why do we need grammar? Formative: Persuasive Writing Prompt; On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Persuasive Expressive Expressive topics: Conventions All Traits All Traits HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 40 Conventions Varying sentence structure</p><p>CSD C&I 2008; 2009; 2010 4 Dates - 3/7-4/15</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 5) A writer’s point of view is influenced by experience. Essential Questions: 1) Why write? What if writing didn’t exist? Why share personal experiences in writing? To what extent is the pen mightier than the sword? How is written language different from spoken language? What makes writing worth reading? 2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 6) What is the relationship between reader and writer? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Expressive Expressive Expressive topics: All Traits All Traits All Traits Conventions Subject pronouns Object pronouns Possessive pronouns</p><p>Dates -3/7-4/15</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. 8) A writer’s word choice and syntax are characteristic of voice which help personalize text. Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? 3) How do effective writers hook and hold their readers? What makes writing easy to follow? What is the best beginning? What is the best ending? What is the best order (sequence)? What is a complete thought? 9) What is the voice thing, anyway? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Informative Informative Informative topics: All Traits All Traits All Traits Conventions Using pronouns</p><p>CSD C&I 2008; 2009; 2010 5 Dates - 4/18-6/10</p><p>Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 2) Writers do not always say what they mean. Indirect forms of expression require readers to read between the lines to find the intended meaning. 6) Conventions of language help readers understand what is being communicated. Essential Questions: 2) How do writers express their thoughts and feelings? Where do ideas for writing come from? What makes writing flow? 4) Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? ? 7) How do writers communicate clearly? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits using observation, writing samples, etc. Assessments Summative: Expressive Writing Prompt; Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Informative Informative Persuasive topics: All Traits All Traits All Traits HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 138 Conventions Adjectives Comparing with adjectives Adverbs</p><p>Dates - 4/18-6/10 Enduring Understandings: 1) Audience and purpose (i.e., to inform, persuade, entertain) influence the use of literary techniques (i.e., style, tone, word choice). 4) A writer selects a form based on his purpose. 5) A writer’s point of view is influenced by his experience. 7) The purposeful use and non-use of language conventions help readers understand. Essential Questions: 4) Why am I writing? For whom? What am I trying to achieve through my writing? Who will read my writing? What will work best for my audience? 5) Why does a writer choose the form of writing he/she does? 10) Why do we need grammar? Formative: On-going assessment of writing traits Assessments Summative: Expressive Writing Prompt; Choose a mutually selected piece that best represents the student’s work. Style/Mini lesson Persuasive Persuasive Persuasive topics: All Traits All Traits All Traits HM – Reading and Writing Connection pg. 278 Conventions Subject pronouns Object pronouns</p><p>CSD C&I 2008; 2009; 2010 6</p>