GRADE 3
UNIT 3: OPINION WRITING Week Days 1 and 2
Days 3 and 4
Day 5
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• Mode Lesson: Claim/Opinion • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: I Can Be Anything!
• Trait Lesson: Using Sequence Words and Transition Words (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: Train • Trait Lesson: Conveying the Purpose (Voice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: The Pet Shop Revolution • Trait Lesson: Selecting Striking Words and Phrases (Word Choice) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: Lizards Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.
Conventions: Teach a grade-level standard for conventions and have students apply it by editing a piece of their writing from this week.
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• Mode Lesson: Evidence • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: I Can Be Anything!
3
• Mode Lesson: Logic • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: I Can Be Anything!
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• Trait Lesson: Capitalizing Correctly (Conventions)
• TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Exclamation Mark
UNIT 4: NARRATIVE WRITING Week Days 1 and 2
Days 3 and 4
Day 5
1
• Mode Lesson: Plot • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 4–7 • Mentor Text: Musical Mac • Mode Lesson: Characters • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 8–11 • Mentor Text: Musical Mac • Mode Lesson: Setting • MIF Teaching Guide, pages 12–15 • Mentor Text: Musical Mac • Trait Lesson: Applying Grammar and Usage (Conventions) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 10–11 • Mentor Text: Exclamation Mark
• Trait Lesson: Varying Sentence Types (Sentence Fluency) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 6–7 • Mentor Text: Too Many Toys • Trait Lesson: Developing the Topic (Ideas) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: The Swing • Trait Lesson: Structuring the Body (Organization) • TCP Teaching Guide, pages 8–9 • Mentor Text: Train Invite students to choose a favorite piece of writing from the unit and share it with the class.
Conventions: Teach a grade-level standard for conventions and have students apply it by editing a piece of their writing from this week.
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18 • Modes & Traits: Writing Lessons Across the Year
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