Third Grade Learning Expectations

Essential Learning 1: The student writes clearly and effectively.

Writing Skill 1.2: Uses details to elaborate about a topic or theme in text.

Strategies:

Writer's Workshop page 246 using topic sentences and details to elaborate. This is evident in the rough draft, beginning to organize the paragraph. Use graphic organizers to help students focus on detail of topic sentence.

• - details-page 246

- dialog-page 248

- topic sentence-page 246

- transitional words-page 247

• Instructional Three-Trait Writing Rubric

Assessment:

Three-trait writing assessment rubric - parallel to WASL Rubric