SALTA 3rd grade

3 rd Grade Scope and Sequence

Unit 6: April 25-May 26 Recommended days: 24 Allotted days: 24

Unit 6 Theme: Freedom

Big Question What does freedom mean?

Writing Focus

Reporting Standards

OPTIONAL Review: NARRATIVE OPINION

Writing to Sources

• Identify the main idea and key details • Recognize the structure (e.g., sequence, stanza, images) • Compare and contrast the author’s and reader’s point of view • Write informational texts to convey ideas with supporting details • Use grammar skills when writing or speaking • Read grade level text fluently with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression to support comprehension

INFORMATIVE/ EXPLANATORY

Additional Writing Resources found Google Team Drive

Unit Planning BEGIN by using Reading Standards

Question of the Week

Text Aligned Reading Standards

Main Selection

RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. RI.3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. RI.3.7 Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text

Why do we have symbols that represent freedom? What does it mean to grant freedom? Why is freedom of expression important? Why are rules and laws important to freedom? What is the best way to keep your freedom?

The Story of the Statue of Liberty

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5

Happy Birthday Mr. Kang Talking Walls: Art for the People

Two Bad Ants

Atlantis: The Legend of a Lost City