Third Grade Learning Expectations

Essential Learning 1: The student writes clearly and effectively.

Writing Skill 1.3: Uses interesting words to describe.

Strategies:

• Uses adjectives to elaborate or describe.

  - comparative forms, page 322-323, 340

  - definition, page 256, 321

  - positive forms of, page 322-323

  - predicate, page 305

  - superlative forms of, page 322-323, 340

• Instructional Three-Trait Writing Rubric

 

Assessment:

Three-trait writing assessment rubric - parallel to WASL Rubric