Writing
In third grade, we use the writing process to practice different types of writing for a variety of purposes and audiences.
In third grade, we use the writing process to practice different types of writing for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Writing is incorporated across the subject areas. Students write daily for different purposes and audiences — research papers, summary statements, poetry, legends, word problems, essays, responses to literature, and more.
Writing is incorporated across the subject areas. Students write daily for different purposes and audiences — research papers, summary statements, poetry, legends, word problems, essays, responses to literature, and more.
Your child will work to master such specific skills as responding to a prompt, adding details and elaboration, and using age-appropriate vocabulary when (s)he writes. (S)he will practice writing conventions, including punctuation marks, paragraphing, and verb tenses. These skills will be used as (s)he begins to write dialogues, explanations, and comparisons.
Your child will work to master such specific skills as responding to a prompt, adding details and elaboration, and using age-appropriate vocabulary when (s)he writes. (S)he will practice writing conventions, including punctuation marks, paragraphing, and verb tenses. These skills will be used as (s)he begins to write dialogues, explanations, and comparisons.
Different types of writing third grade students will learn:
Different types of writing third grade students will learn:
Informative/Explanatory writing that reports or conveys information
Informative/Explanatory writing that reports or conveys information
Narrative writing that tells a story (true or fiction)
Narrative writing that tells a story (true or fiction)
Opinion writing that constructs an argument
Opinion writing that constructs an argument
The Writing Process: Your child continues to expand upon what (s)he learned in earlier grades about the writing process, including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. (S)he recognizes that writing is more than putting words on paper and understands that writing is not just an end product, but a complex process of communication that involves many steps. Writing is assessed on the six traits: ideas and content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
The Writing Process: Your child continues to expand upon what (s)he learned in earlier grades about the writing process, including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. (S)he recognizes that writing is more than putting words on paper and understands that writing is not just an end product, but a complex process of communication that involves many steps. Writing is assessed on the six traits: ideas and content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
Check out these student-friendly scoring guides for more details about each trait (please excuse the poor quality of these scanned documents):
Check out these student-friendly scoring guides for more details about each trait (please excuse the poor quality of these scanned documents):