Sonoran Science Academy-BROADWAY

Curriculum Map

2009-2010

GRADE: Third

SUBJECT: Language Arts

TEACHER:  Nicole Jahan

Month

Content

Skills

Assessments

AZ Standards

August

Unit 1- Our World

Theme 1- New Beginnings

Theme 2- Keeping in Touch

Theme 3- Building Communities

Vocabulary- Compound Words, Sentence Clues, and Unfamiliar Words.

Comprehension- Analyze Story Structure, Summarize Main Ideas and Details.

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Personal Narrative, Friendly Letter, Extended Response to Literature

Grammar- Statements and Questions, Commands and Exclamations, Subjects.

Spelling- Words with Short Vowels, Words with /a/.

Weekly Spelling Test

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

Writing Process Strand 1 used throughout year for writing.

Italics denotes repitition of performance objectives learned in an earlier grade and applied to more complex reading and writing

 Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Writing Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 1,2

Concept 3 PO 2b,3

Concept 5 PO 1,2

Concept 6 PO 8

 Reading Strand 1 Concept 4 PO 7 Strand 2 Concept 1 PO 7

September

Unit 1- Our World

Theme 4- Antarctic Life

Theme 5- People and Their Pets

Vocabulary- Homographs, Multiple Meaning Words

Phonics- Words with /o/, words with /i/

Comprehension- Main Idea and Details, Problem and Solution

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Poem, Personal Narrative

Grammar- Predicates, Compound Sentences

Spelling- Words with /o/, Words with /i/

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Writing Strand 2 Concept 5 PO 1,3

Strand 3 Concept 5 PO 2

Reading Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 1

October

Unit 2:Investigations

Theme 1 – Putting on a  Performance

Theme 2 – Wolves

Theme 3 – Past, Present, and Future

Theme 4 – Out of Space

Vocabulary- Antonyms, Multiple meaning words, Plural endings, definitions

Comprehension- Generate Questions, Summarize, Fantasy and Reality, Fact and Opinion

Fluency – Repeated Reading

Writing – Persuasive paragraph, Persuasive poster, Personal narrative

Grammar- Common and Proper nouns, Singular and plural nouns, Irregular plural nouns, Possessive nouns

Spelling- Weekly spelling lists

Words with /ch/, words with th, wh, sh

Consonant blends

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Reading Strand 1 Concept 3 PO 3 Strand 2 Concept 1 PO 5 Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 1 Strand 3 Concept 3 PO 1,2

Writing Strand 3 Concept 4 PO 1

November

Theme 5 – Being a Writer

Unit 3 – Discoveries

Theme 1 – Food around the world

Vocabulary- synonyms, unfamiliar words, multiple-meaning words

Comprehension- Visualize, make inferences, story structure, plot and setting, text structure, cause and effect

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Journal Entry, Character Sketch, Persuasive writing

Grammar- Action verbs, Present-tense verbs, Past-tense verbs

Spelling- Weekly Spelling Lists

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Reading Strand 1 Concept 4 PO 6 Strand 2 Concept 1 PO 4,5,7

Writing Strand 3 Concept 5 PO 1 

December

Theme 4 – Making Journeys

Theme 5- The Art of Illustrating

Vocabulary- Homophones, Context clues, sentence clues

Comprehension- Visualize, make inferences, text structure, sequence

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Dialogue, Play

Grammar- Future-tense verbs, Sentence combining with verbs

Spelling- Weekly spelling lists

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Writing Stand 2 Concept 6 PO 4,9

January

Unit 4- Determination

Theme 1 – What's Cooking

Theme 2 – Getting Along

Theme 3- Protecting Our Natural Resources

Vocabulary- Idioms, Multiple-meaning words, Contractions

Comprehension- Make inferences and analyze, monitor comprehension

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Journal Writing, Explanation, Poster, Personal Narrative

Grammar- Verbs, Linking verbs, Main and helping verbs

Spelling- Weekly Spelling Lists

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Writing Strand 2 Concept 1 PO 1-3 Concept 2 PO 2,3,5,6 Concept 3 PO 2 Concept 6 PO 6 Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 1,2

February

Theme 4- Getting Involved

Theme 5- A Place of My Own

Unit 5- Challenges

Theme 1- Making Money

Theme 2- Making a Difference

Vocabulary- Context clues, Word Parts: Endings –er, -est, Compound Words, Word Families

Comprehension- Author's Purpose, Make and confirm predictions, Sequence, Cause and Effect

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Journal Writing, Personal Essay, Directions, Compare/Contrast Paragraphs, Descriptive Paragraphs

Grammar- Irregular Verbs, Contractions with not, Pronouns, Subject and Object Pronouns

Spelling- Weekly Spelling Lists

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Reading Strand 1 Concept 3 PO 3

Concept 4 PO 7

Strand 2 PO 1 Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 1,5 Concept 2 PO 2,3,

March

Theme 3- In Motion

Theme 4- Heroes

Theme 5- Animal Architects

Vocabulary- Word Parts: Possessives, Figurative Language, Analogies

Comprehension- Fact and Opinion, Make and Confirm Predictions, Description

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Journal writing, Personal Narrative, Speech, Descriptive Poem

Grammar- Possessive Pronouns, Pronoun-Verb Agreement, Pronoun-Verb Contractions

Spelling- Weekly Spelling Lists

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

 Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Writing Strand 2 Concept 4 PO 1-4

April

Unit 6- Achievements

Theme 1- Helping our neighbors

Theme 2- Unusual Animals

Theme 3- Good Citizens

Vocabulary- Context clues-Paragraph clues, Word Parts: Prefixes, Greek Roots

Comprehension- Themes, Make Judgments, Problem and Solution

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Journal Writing, Business Letter, News story, Fictional Narrative

Grammar- Adjectives and articles, Adjectives that compare, Adverbs that tell how

Spelling- Weekly spelling lists

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

Weekly Spelling Test, In-Class Exercises

Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Reading Strand 1 Concept 4 PO 1,2 Concept 5 PO 2

Strand 2 Concept 1 PO 6

May

Theme 4- Working Together

Theme 5- Raising Butterflies

Vocabulary- Word Parts: Suffixes, Dictionary: Multiple-meaning words

Comprehension- Author's purpose, Draw conclusions

Fluency- Repeated Reading

Writing- Journal Writing, Articles, Magazine Articles

Grammar- Adverbs that tell when or where, Sentence combining with adjectives and adverbs

Spelling- Weekly spelling lists

Weekly Spelling Test

Bell Work

In-Class Worksheets

Small Group Reading

Poetry Writing, 1 Paragraph Essay, Response Drawings

In-Class Worksheets, Weekly Quiz

 Reading Strand 1, Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 4 PO 3,4,5

Concept 3 PO 1,2,4,5,6

Concept 5 PO 1 Concept 6 PO 1-6

Strand 2 Concept 1 Po 2,3

Concept 2 PO 1

Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 2 Concept 2 PO 1

Writing

Strand 1 Concept 1 PO 2,3,4,5

Concept 5 PO 4

Strand 2 Concept 2 PO 1,4

Concept 3 PO 1

Concept 5 PO 2

Concept 6 PO 1,2,3,5,7,10,11,12

Strand 3

Concept 3 PO 1,2

Concept 5 PO 3

Reading Strand 1 Concept 4 PO 2 Strand 3 Concept 1 PO 3,4

Writing Strand 3 Concept 2 PO 1,2,3 Concept 6 PO 1-3