3rd Grade humanities
This week learners will begin their state government project. Their new informational writing piece, a state brochure, will be focusing on the following driving question: How can you create a state government that is fair and protects its citizens’ rights? Learners will create a brochure that outlines the state’s leaders, type of government, important laws, and landmarks. This week they will learn about various elements of a state government (flag, leaders, jobs, landmarks, and laws) as they plan and draft out the brochure for their own state government.
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This week, learners will work on revising and editing their informational piece on the topic of their choice. Learners will engage in mini lessons on writing a strong conclusion, using self-editing and peer feedback to pinpoint and clear up confusing parts of their writing, and using text features to teach the reader about the subject. At the end of the week, we will have a sharing party between the third grade classes where learners will share their writing with a peer from the other class.
This week we will begin a new writing unit in which learners will begin a new informational writing piece about a subject of their choice. Learners will explore nonfiction mentor texts and gather information about nonfiction writing that will guide their own writing pieces. Learners will then choose a topic and plan out their subtopics using a web. After the pre-writing planning, learners will begin drafting their informational writing pieces. Writers' Workshop mini lessons throughout the week will focus on informational writing introductions, facts, and expert words.
This week, we will move into a new social studies unit on the U.S. Constitution and government. Learners will begin by exploring the basic ideas presented in the Constitution about the structure of government and three branches of the national government. Learners will then engage in a gallery walk to reflect on how aspects of the Preamble such as justice and freedom are present in their lives, and craft their own Preamble original story using the mentor text "We The Kids". We will wrap up the week by watching an episode of Liberty's Kids on the development and ratification of the Constitution.
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