English Language Arts Long Range Plans Third Grade These lessons address the Common Core State

Standards for third grade. Date Spelling Grammar Literature/ Informational Text A Fine, Fine School RL3.1, RL.3.3 Comprehension/Vocabulary Writing Research Topics

Aug. 26-30

Lesson 1 short vowels L.3.2

Statements and questions L.3.1, L.3.2

The First 20 Days of SchoolFountas and Pinnell

Sept. 3-6

Lesson 3 long a and long e spellings L.3.2 Lesson 4 long a spelling L.3.2 Lesson 8 unexpected consonant spellings L.3.2 Lesson 5 long i spelling L.3.2

Statements and questions L.3.1, L.3.2

The First 20 Days of SchoolFountas and Pinnell

Sept. 9-13

Sept. 16-20

Lesson 4 Common and Proper Nouns L.3.1 None

P is for Palmetto RI3.1, SL.3.2

The First 20 Days of SchoolFountas and Pinnell

Informational Narrative/Note Taking L.3.1, W.3.2,W.3.10 Informational Narrative/Note Taking W.3.1, W.3.2,W.3.10 Note Taking W.3.8,W.3.10

5 Themes of Geography/Artifact Unit SL3.1, SL.3.4, SL.3.6 Location/Artifact Unit W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5 6 Regions of SC W.3.8 6 Regions of SC W.3.8, SL.3.1, SL.3.3, SL.3.4, SL.3.5

The First 20 Days of SchoolFountas and Pinnell W.3.10

Note Taking W.3.8,W.3.10

Sept. 23-27

Lesson 5 Plural Nouns L.3.1

Roberto Clemente, Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates RL3.1, RI.3.1, RI.3.4, RI.3.7, RI3.8

Cause and Effect/Visualize/Prefix misL.3.4, RI.3.3

Personal Narrative W.3.3,W.3.10

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Sept. 30Oct. 4

Lesson 6 short and long vowels L.3.2

Lesson 6 Verbs L.3.1

Leveled Close Reading PackHow People Use Senses to do Their JobsRI.3.1, RF.3.4 What Do Illustrators Do? RI.3.1, RI3.2,

Key ideas and details

Personal Narrative W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

Science Process Skills

RI.3.1, RI.3.2,RF.3.4

Oct. 7-11

Lesson 7 three letter clusters L.3.2 Lesson 10 Vowel sound in talk L.3.2 Lesson 13 Contractions L.3.2

Lesson 7 Verb Tenses L.3.1

Text and Graphic Features/Analyze-Evaluate RI.3.5

Write to Respond W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10 Write to Respond W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10 Write to Narrate W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

States of Matter

Oct. 14-18

Lesson 10Pronouns L.3.1

Young Thomas Edison RI.3.1

Oct. 21-24

Lesson 13SubjectVerb Agreement L.3.1 Lesson 26Using Quotation Marks L.3.2

Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend RL3.1, RL3.2,

Main Idea and Details/Summarize/ Categorize and Classify RI.3.2, RI3.3, RI3.4, RI3.5, RI3.6, RI3.8, RI3.9 Compare and Contrast/ Analyze-Evaluate/ Homophones-Homographs RL3.4,RI3.7

Changes in Matter

Native Americans

Oct. 28-Nov. None 1

Horrible Harry at Halloween RL.3.1 RL.3.9

Key ideas/details Predictions/Summarize RL.3.3, RL.3.4, RL3.5

Native Americans

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Nov.4-8

Lesson 11 vowel sound in joy L.3.2

Lesson 11Plural Nouns L.3.1

Nov. 11-15

Lesson 2 V-C-e Spellings L.3.2

Lesson 12 Proper Nouns L.3.1

Jump! Read Aloud another book from Horrible Harry series RI.3.1, RI.3.9 The Science Fair RL.3.1, RL.3.2

Fact and Opinion/Question/ Suffixes y, -ful, -ous RI.3.3, RI.3.4,RF.3.3

Write to Narrate W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

Native Americans/ Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils

Story Structure/ Visualize/Idioms RL.3.3, RL.3.4, L3.3, L3.5

Write to Narrate W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10 Write to Persuade Argument/ Opinion Writing W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

Rocks, Minerals, Fossils

Nov. 18-22

Lesson 17 words with /j/ and /s/ L.3.2

Lesson 16 Adjectives L.3.1

The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Curries Hunt in the Badlands RI.3.1, RI.3.3 The First Thanksgiving RI.3.1

Conclusion/Visualize/ Suffix ly RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8, RI3.9, RF3.3

Rocks, Minerals, Fossils

Nov. 25-26

None

Lesson 9 Dictionary Skills L.3.4 Lesson 15 Forming the past tense L.3.1

Using a Dictionary L.3.4,

Rocks, Minerals, Fossils

Dec. 2-6

Lesson 15 vowel plus /r/ sounds in nurse L.3.2

The Extra-Good Sunday RL.3.1, RL.3.3, RL.3.9

Understanding Characters/ Infer-Predict/Using a Thesaurus RL.3.4, L.3.4

Argument/ Opinion Writing W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

Exploration of SC

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Dec. 9-13

Dec. 16-19

Lesson 16 Vowel plus /r/ sounds in air and fear L.3.2 None

Lesson 17Adjectives and Articles L.3.1

A Mr. Rubbish Mood RL.3.1,

Authors Purpose/ Monitor-Clarify/ Context Clues RL.3.4, RF.3.4 Compare and Contrast

Argument/ Opinion Writing W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10 Argument/ Opinion Writing W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

Exploration of SC

Horrible Harry at the Holidaze, The Polar Express RL.3.9

Exploration of SC

Jan. 6-10

Lesson 14 Vowel plus r sounds L.3.2

Lesson 14 Pronouns and Verbs L.3.1

Jan. 13-15

None

Muggie Maggie RL.3.1 Lesson 24 The Land Volcanoes Built RI.3.1 Muggie Maggie RL.3.1

Lesson 14 Prefixes in-,imRF.3.3

Argument/ Opinion Writing W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

land features, water features, fast and slow processes that change Earth

land features, water features, fast and slow processes that change Earth

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Jan 21-24

Lesson 20 The Raven: An Inuit Myth A variety of myths, fables, and folktales RL.3.1, RL.3.2

The Revolutionary War RI.3.3

Jan27-31

Lesson 21 Words with ed, -ing L.3.2

Lesson 21 Possessive Nouns and Possessive Pronouns L.3.1

Feb. 3-7

Lesson 23 Suffixes ful, -ly, and er L.3.2, RF.3.3

Novel Studies The Revolutionary Swamp Fox, The Man Who Loved the Flag, The Secret Message RL.3.1,RI.3.1 Novel Studies The Revolutionary Swamp Fox, The Man Who Loved the Flag, The Secret Message RL.3.1,RI.3.1

Lesson 21 Base Words and Prefix non-

Informative/ Explanatory Writing W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

The Revolutionary War,Government

Informative/ Explanatory Writing W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

The Revolutionary War,Government

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Feb. 10-14

Lesson 26 VCCV Syllabication L.3.2

Novel Studies The Revolutionary Swamp Fox, The Man Who Loved the Flag, The Secret Message RL.3.1,RI.3.1 Lesson 2 The Trial of Cardigan Jones RL.3.1

Informative/ Explanatory Writing W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10

The Revolutionary War,Government

Feb. 17-20

None

Conducting Research W.3.7,W.3.10

Government

Feb. 24-28

Lesson 19 Lesson 19 Vowel sounds in Irregular Verbs spoon and wood L.3.1 L.3.2 Lesson 24 Prefixes re- and unL.3.2, RF.3.3 Lesson 24 Adverbs L.3.1

Lesson 19 Dogzilla RL.3.1

Cause and Effect/ Summarize/ Prefixes pre-, re-, biRL.3.4, RF.3.3 Lesson 24 Prefixes re- and unRF.3.3

Conducting Research W.3.7,W.3.10

Motion

March 3-7

Review for PASS

The Civil War, Sound

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Mar. 10-14

Lesson 27 Words with double consonants L.3.2

Review for PASS

The Civil War, Sound

Mar. 17-20 Mar. 24-28 Lesson 22 Changing final y to i L.3.2 Lesson 18 Spelling the /k/ and /kw/ sounds L.3.2 Lesson 20 Compound Words L.3.2 Lesson 22 Using Proper Nouns L.3.1 Lesson 18 Using the Verb be and Helping Verbs L.3.1 The JourneyStories of Migration RL.3.1, RI.3.1 A Tree is Growing RL.3.1,RI.3.1 Compare and Contrast/ Visualize/Prefixes in-, imRI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RF.3.3 Text and Graphic Features/ Question/Categorize and Classify RI.3.3, RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.7, RI.3.8 Compare and Contrast/ Context Clues/ Read Orally with Accuracy, Fluency, and Expression/ RI and RL.3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, RF.3.4 Compare and Contrast/ Context Clues/ Read Orally with Accuracy, Fluency, and Expression/ RI and RL.3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, RF.3.4

Mar. 31Apr. 4

PASS Writing Test Write to Express W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.10 Student Powerpoint Presentations W.3.4, W.3.5,W.3.6, W.3.10

The Civil War, Plants and Animals

Plants and Animals

Apr. 7-11

Apr. 14-17

Lesson 25 Suffixes less and ness L.3.2, RF.3.3

A variety of poetry suggested in the ELA Appendix B of CC Curriculum Resources RI.3.1, RL.3.1 A variety of poetry suggested in the ELA Appendix B of CC Curriculum Resources RI.3.1, RL.3.1

Date

Spelling

Grammar

Literature/ Informational Text

Comprehension/Vocabulary

Writing

Research Topics

Apr. 28-May 2

May 5-9

Lesson 9 Vowel sound in town L.3.2 PASS Test

PASS Review

PASS Review

PASS Review

PASS Review

May 12-16

Lesson 29 Words ending with er or le L.3.2 Lesson 30 Words beginning with a or be L.3.2

Jake Drake Know It All RL.3.1

May 19-23

Jake Drake Know It All RL.3.1

May 27-30 June 2-4

During the last two weeks of the school year the focus is on preparing students for the 4th grade.