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This year in third grade LAH, we will hopefully cover these topics (time-dependent):
Our big unit will be a great analysis of words using two lenses - poetry and grammar! We will learn about the parts of speech and structures of sentences using "Grammar Island" and sentence diagramming. We will get into the beauty of the writing process through the analysis and creation of poetry in our Poetry unit! We will continue our study of words through the novel study of "The Mud Triology," which will get us deep into sentence analysis!
Our first novel unit will use the text "Front Desk," to teach us how to analyze complex plots and themes. We will read, discuss and share ideas. This beautiful novel will also serve as a mentor to some creative writing exercises. By the end of this novel, students should feel confident that they can find the theme of a book.
Our last big unit of the year is on wordplay and uses the book "The Phantom Tollbooth" to practice and teach:
Analyze how authors use wordplay meaningfully.
Explain the relationship between wordplay and humor and wordplay and meaning.
Recognize and explain examples of wordplay in various media.
Develop understanding of different ways that writers use wordplay to create humor, interest and meaning.
Distinguish between the literal and figurative meanings of words and phrases, and determine their meanings in a text.
Trace and describe the narrative structure of individual episodes and explain how they function in developing the story’s overall plot structure.
Analyze how illustrations enrich the readers’ experiences of character, settings, and wordplay in The Phantom Tollbooth.
Explain how NJ uses wordplay to develop characters, settings, and plot in The Phantom Tollbooth and infer literal meanings of words through close analysis of Juster’s descriptions of settings and characters.
Determine themes in The Phantom Tollbooth based on how the main character responds to challenges and changes as a result of his journey and experiences, supporting ideas with specific quotations from the text.
Articulate and elaborate on a central theme of a literary text by writing an explanatory paragraph
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