3rd Grade humanities
This week, we will continue our unit on opinion writing with two short writing pieces. First, earners will write an opinion piece on which animal they should get for a pet at home. We will read two mentor texts, I Want a Dog and I Want a Cat and learners will engage in mini lessons on transitional words/phrase and adding elaboration in their writing. Learners will be introduced to the checklist for opinion writing, and use this to guide their writing development and revision.
Learners' second writing piece will be a response to the question: What is the best part of you? Learners will consider what they like most about their physical self, and develop a paragraph about why they like this part best. This mini project is adapted from the book The Best Part of Me: Children Talk About Their Bodies in Pictures and Words. We will utilize the book as a mentor text to guide learners' writing, and will have these published writing pieces displayed in the classroom during Expo Night in December.
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This week, learners will begin a new unit on opinion writing. Learners will take an opinion writing pre-assessment to help guide the facilitation of this unit and focus on specific skills/concepts that need to be reviewed and strengthened. Learners will learn ways to begin a strong opinion statement/thesis (In my opinion, I believe, I strongly feel, It is important that, etc) and utilize these sentence starters to craft thesis statements for given topics in a gallery walk.
Learners will choose one of the topics from the gallery walk and expand their thesis statement into a opinion piece. First, they will add specific reasons that support their opinion. After reviewing opinion writing leads (asking a question, explaining why the topic matters, telling a surprising fact, giving background information), learners will again return to their topic add a hook to their writing, and continue adding details and reasons that support their opinion. Learners will extend their understanding of the organizational structure of opinion pieces by reading opinion articles and determining the thesis and main supporting reasons/details within each article. This week, we will investigate the question: Who were the first people in my community? Learners will explore the Ohlone peoples' identities, traditions and religion, relationship with nature, and how they adapted to the environment. Learners will review informational presentations on these topics, and apply their gained background knowledge to discussions and activities that will enable them to deepen their understanding of the Ohlone culture and people. Learners will also practice taking notes and responding to questions from informational texts.
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