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3rd Grade Instructional Pacing Guide

2015 – 2016

Georgia Elementary Standards of Excellence

3rd Grade Curriculum Map

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Acknowledgments

The Bibb County School District would like to acknowledge and thank the following teachers for their participation in the K-5th grade ELA Expert Groups and selection of instructional materials, and in the development of the Bibb County School District

Pacing Guides.

Julie Caldwell

Jas ‘min Coates

Karen Dean

Abby Elrod

Iris Fawling

Karen Harkins

Sheila Hughes

Cecilia Land

Shelby Long

Sierra Nelson

Travie Thomas

Quantesha Pittman

Lena Robertson

Dr. Deborah Russ

Allison Scott

Marquita Tatmon

Kiara Trigger

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Introduction to Journeys Weekly Pacing Guide

Week 1 (Routines and Procedures) August 3 – August 7

Week 2 August 10 – August 14

Week 3 August 17 – August 21

Week 4 August 24 – August 28

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional variations required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text A Fine, Fine School (Humorous Fiction) (3RL6)

Trail of Cardigan Jones (Fantasy) (3RL3)

Destiny’s Gift (Myth/Play) (3RL5)

Pop’s Bridge (Historical Fiction) (3RL2)

Connected Text One‐Room Schoolhouses (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R19)

You be the jury (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R19)

Whose Land is it? (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R19)

Bridges (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R19)

Vocabulary Context Clues (3L.4a) Dictionary/ Glossary (3L4d) Antonyms (3L4a) Word Families (3L4b, 3L4c)

Target Skill Story Structure (3RL9) Analyze Illustrations (3RL7)

Conclusions (3W3D) Author’s Word Choice (3W3C )

Story Structure (RL.3.5) Story Message (3RL2)

Compare and Contrast (3RL9) Story Structure (3RL9)

Target Strategy Summarize Infer/Predict Summarize Infer/Predict

Research and Media Literacy

Group discussions (3W7, 3W8) Ask/answer questions (3W7, 3W8) Interpret information presented visually (3W7, 3W8)

Brainstorm Topics (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELAGSE3SL1 a, b, c, d Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

ELAGSE3SL2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text.

ELAGSE3SL5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading

ELAGSE3SL4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience

Foundational Skills: Fluency Accuracy (3RF4b) Phrasing (3RF4b) Reading Rate (3RF4b) Expression (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills:Phonics Short Vowels a,e,i,o,u (3RF3c) Words with the VCCV Pattern (3RF3c)

Words with the VCe Pattern (3RF3c) Common Vowel Pairs ai, ay, ee, ea (3RF3c)

Long o Spelled oa, ow (3RF3c)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Personal Narrative: Descriptive Paragraph (3W3a, b, c, d) Focus Trait: Word Choice (3W3c)

Personal Narrative: Dialog (3W3a, b, c, d) Focus trait: ideas

Narrative writing: Personal paragraph (3W3a, b, c, d) Focus trait: Voice

Narrative: Prewrite a Personal Narrative (3W3a, b, c, d) Focus trait: Ideas(3W2b)

Spelling Short Vowels (3L2e,f) VCe pattern (3L2e,f) Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood (3L2e,f)

Long O (3L2e,f)

Grammar Simple Sentences (3L1i) Kinds of Sentences (3L1i) More Irregular Verbs (3L1d) Common and Proper Nouns (3L1a)

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SCIENCE AND/OR SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

S3CS4b Represent features of objects and processes using graphs, diagrams, number lines, maps.

SS3CG1c Identify levels and branches of government and their responsibilities/ Citizenship

SS3CG1c Identify levels and branches of government relating them to Greece and democracy.

SS3E3a Describe consumers/producers interdependence/ relate to life in Greece

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Week 5 August 31 – September 4

Week 6 September 7 – September 11

Week 7 September 14 – September 18

Week 8 September 21- September 25

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional variations required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Roberto Clemente (Biography) (3R13)

Bat Loves the Night (Narrative Nonfiction) (3RL3)

What Good Illustrators Do? (Informational Text) (3R17)

The Harvest Birds (Folk Tale) (3RL2)

Connected Text Baseball Poems (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL5)

A Bat is Born (Poetry) Compare Text(3RL5)

Jack draws a Beanstalk (Traditional tale) (3RL2)

The Treasure (Folk Tale) (3RL2)

Vocabulary Prefix mis- (3L.4b) Suffixes –able, -ible (3L.4b) Synonyms (3L.4a) Context Clues (3L.5a)

Target Skill Cause and Effect Literal and Nonliteral meanings

Sequence of Events

Text and Graphic features Conclusions

Target Strategy Visualize Question Analyze/evaluate Infer/Predict

Research and Media Literacy

Recount an experience (3W7, 3W8) Recount an experience (3W7, 3W8) Paraphrasing v. Plagiarism (3W7, 3W8)

Tell a Story (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELAGSE3SL3 Ask and answer questions about information

LAGSE3SL5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace

ELAGSE3SL3 Ask and answer questions about information

ELAGSE3SL4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience

Foundational Skills: Fluency Intonation (3RF4b) Reading rate (3RF4b) Expression (3RF4b) Expression (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills:Phonics Long I spelled i, ie, igh (3RF3) Words with the VCV pattern(3RF3) Three letter clusters scr-, spr-, str-, thr- (3RF3)

Silent letters kn, wr (3RF3)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Narrative writing: Draft a personal narrative (3W3a, b, c, d) Focus trait: Sentence fluency

Opinion Writing: Response paragraph. Focus trait: Ideas (3W1a, b, c, d)

Opinion Writing: Opinion paragraph Focus trait: Organization (3W1a, b, c, d)

Opinion writing: Response paragraph Focus trait: Word choice (3W1a, b, c, d)

Spelling Long I spellings (3L2e,f) Long and short vowels (3L2e,f) Three letter clusters (3L2e,f) Unexpected consonant spellings

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(3L2e,f)

Grammar Plural nouns with s and es (3L1b) What is a verb? (3L1a) Verb Tenses (3L1a) Using Commas (3L2b,c)

SCIENCE AND/OR SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

S3L1c Recognize animal adaptations and features that promote survival in different regions of GA

Visual Arts: Culture and tradition

SS3H2b Describe how historical figures overcame social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles.

S3GS4b Represent features of objects and processes using graphs diagrams sketches, number lines, maps, and stories

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Introduction to Journeys Weekly Pacing Guide

Week 9 September 28 – October 2

Week 10 October 12 – October 16

Week 11 October 19 – October 23

Week 12 October 26 – October 30

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional variations required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Kamishibai Man (Realistic Fiction) (3RL3)

Young Thomas Edison (Biography) (3R13)

Technology Wins the Game (Informational Text) (3R17)

Tops and Bottoms (Trickster Tale) (3RL2)

Connected Text “The True Story of Kamishibai” (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R19)

Moving Pictures (Informational text) (3R17)

Science for Sports Fans (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R17)

Goodness Grows in Gardens (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R12)

Vocabulary Dictionary/ Glossary (3L4d) Shades of Meaning (3L5a) Suffixes: ‐less,‐ ful, ‐ous (3L.4b) Idioms (L35a) (3L.5c)

Target Skill Cause and Effect Analyze Illustrations (RL37)

Main ideas and details Sequence of Events (RI.3.3, RI3.8) Text and Graphic Features ((RI.37)

Theme (RL.3.2) Point of View (RL.3.6)

Target Strategy Monitor/ Clarify summarize Question Visualize

Research and Media Literacy

Refine a Research Question (3W7, 3W8)

Generate a Research plan (3W7, 3W8) Interpret Information Presented Quantitatively (3W7, 3W8)

Gather Information (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening LAGSE3SL5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace.

ELAGSE3SL3 Ask and answer questions about information

ELAGSE3SL4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience

ELAGSE3SL2 Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text.

Foundational Skills: Fluency Intonation(3RF4b) Accuracy(3RF4b) Phrasing (3RF4b) Stress (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills:Phonics Vowel dipthongs ow and ou (3RF3) Words with au, aw, al (3RF3) Vowel Diphthongs oi, oy (3RF3)

Homophones ending in ‐er and –le (3RF3)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Opinion writing: Prewrite a response to literature Focus trait: Organization (3W1a, b, c, d)

Opinion writing: Daft a Response to literature Focus trait: Sentence fluency (3W1a, b, c, d)

Informative Writing: Cause and Effect (3W2a, b, c, d) Focus trait: Word Choice (L3.3a)

Informative Writing: Compare and Contrast Paragraphs (3W2a, b, c, d) Focus Trait: Word Choice (L3.3a)

Spelling Vowel sounds in “town” (3L2e,f) Vowel sound in “talk” (3L2e,f) Vowel sounds in “joy” (3L2e,f) Homophones (3L2e,f)

Grammar Abstract nouns (3L1c) Pronouns and Antecedents (3L1f) More Plural Nouns (3L1b) Writing Quotations (3L2c)

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SCIENCE AND/OR SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

S3CS1 Exhibits traits of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in an effort to understand how the world works.

S3CS7b Recognize the scientific knowledge required in the past can still be applicable today.

S3P1c investigates ways that heat energy from the sun can be transferred to different materials.

S3L1b Identify characteristics of plants that enable them to grow in different regions of GA

S3CS8d Understand that science involves different kinds of works and people from diverse backgrounds.

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Week 13 November 2 – November 6

Week 14 November 9 – November 13

Week 15 November 16 – November 20

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional variations required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Yonder Mountain: A Cherokee Legend (Legend) (3RL2)

Aero and Officer Mike (Informational text) (3R11)

The Extra Good Sunday (Humorous Fiction) (3RL5)

Connected Text The Trail of Tears (Informational Text) Compare Text (3RL3)

Kids and Critters: A Nature Newsletter (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R19)

Imagine a Recipe (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R18)

Vocabulary Homophones and Homographs (3L.4a)

Prefixes: in-, im- (3L.4b) Using a Thesaurus (3L.4d)

Target Skill Compare and Contrast (RL.3.3) Story Message (RL.3.2)

Author’s Purpose (RI3.1) Point of View (rI.3.6)

Understanding Characters (RL3.3) Formal and Informal Language (L3.3b)

Target Strategy Analyze/Evaluate Summarize Infer/Predict

Research and Media Literacy

Gather Information (3W7, 3W8)

Take Notes (3W7, 3W8) Paraphrasing v. Plagiarism (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELAGSE3SL3 Ask and answer questions about information

ELAGSE3SL6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation

ELAGSE3SL4 Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience

Foundational Skills: Fluency Reading Rate (3RF4b) Accuracy (3RF4b) Hold a Group Discussion (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills:Phonics Contractions with n’t, ‘d, ‘ve (3RF3)

Words with ar, or , and ore (3RF3) Words with er, ir, ur, and or (3RF3)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Informative Writing: Informative Paragraph (3W2a, b, c, d)

Focus trait: Organization (W.3.1a)

Informative Writing: Prewrite an Explanatory Essay ((3W2a, b, c, d)

Focus Trait: Ideas (W.3.2b)

Informative Writing: Draft an Explanatory Essay (3W2a, b, c, d)

Focus trait: Voice

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Spelling Contractions (3L2e,f) Pronoun; Vowel +/r/ Sounds (3L2e,f) Vowel Sound /r/ Sound in nurse (3L2e,f)

Grammar Subject‐Verb Agreement (3L1f) Pronoun‐Verb Agreement (3L1f) Verb Tenses (3L1e)

SCIENCE AND/OR SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

SS3G2b Describe how physical characteristics of place had an impact on lives of historical figures.

Social relationships Health and safety

S3CS5a Write instructions for a scientific procedure

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Week 16 (November 30 – December 4)

Week 17 (December 7 – December 11)

Week 18 (December 14 – December 18)

Week 19 (December 5 - December 8)

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional shifts required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Judy Moody Saves the World! (Humorous Fiction) (3RL5)

The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Currie’s Hunt in the Badlands (Informational Text) (3R12)

A Tree is Growing (Informational Text) (3R17)

Two Bear Cubs (Myth/Play) (3RL5)

Connected Text My Smelly Pet (Humorous Fiction) (3RL5)

Finding Fossils for Fun (Information Text) Compare Text (3R12)

Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL5)

Whose Land is it? (Informational Text) Compare Text (3R11)

Vocabulary Context Clues (3L.4a) Suffix; ‐ly (3L.4b) Word Roots (3L.4c) Prefixes: pre‐, re‐, bi‐ (3L.4b)

Target Skill Story Structure (RL.3.2, RL.3.3, RL.3.4) Theme (RL.3.2)

Conclusions (RI.3.2) Point of View (RI.3.6)

Text and Graphic Features (RI.3.5, RI.3.7) Domain‐Specific Vocabulary (RI.3.4, L3.4a, L.3.6)

Story Structure (RL.3.5) Story Message (RL.3.2)

Target Strategy Monitor/Clarify Visualize Question Summarize

Research and Media Literacy

Report on a Text (3W7, 3W8)

Ask and Answer Questions (3W7, 3W8)

Create an audio recording (3W7, 3W8)

Paraphrasing v. Plagiarism (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELACCSL1a: Come to discussion prepared to discuss draw on others’ information about topic.

ELACCSL1c: Ask Questions to check for understanding, stay on task, and link comments to others’ remarks.

ELACCSL1b: Follow rules of discussion ELACCSL2: determine main ideas and details of a text read aloud or info presented in diverse media format.

Foundational Skills Fluency

Intonation (3RF4b) Stress (3RF4b) Expression (3RF4b) Reading Rate (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills Phonics

Words with air, ear, are (3RF3)

Words with /j/ and /s/ (3RF3)

Words with /k/ and /kw/ sounds (3RF3)

Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood (3RF3)

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LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Opinion Writing: Persuasive Letter (3W1a, b, c, d) Ideas (W.3.2b)

Opinion Writing: Opinion Paragraph (3W1a, b, c, d) Voice

Opinion Writing: Problem‐ and ‐Solution Paragraph (3W1a, b, c, d) Word Choice (L3.3a)

Opinion Writing: Prewrite a Persuasive Essay (3W1a, b, c, d) Ideas (W.3.2b)

Spelling Vowel + /r/ Sounds in air and fear (3L2e,f)

Words with /j/ and /s/ (3L2e,f)

Spelling the /k/ and /kw/ sounds (3L2e,f)

Vowel Sounds in spoon and wood (3L2e,f)

Grammar What are Adjectives and Articles? (3L1a)

Adjectives that Compare (3L1a)

Using the Verb be and Helping Verbs (3L1a,d)

More Irregular Verbs (3L1a,d)

SCIENCE and/or SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

Life Science (Conservation): S3P1d – Describe the ways that organisms are affected when the habitat is changed.

Earth Science (Fossils): S3CS1a – Keep permanent records of investigations and observations.

Life Science (Trees): S3L1d – Describe the ways that organisms are affected when the habitat is changed.

Social Studies (Social Relationship): SS3CG2a - Recognize the positive character traits historical figures used to support their beliefs.

Life Science (Conservation): S3L2a – Describe effects of pollution to organisms’ habitats.

Earth Science (Fossils): S3C2a – Investigate fossils as evidence of organisms that lived long ago.

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Week 20 (January 11 - January 15)

Week 21 (January 19 - January 22)

Week 22 (January 25 - January 29)

Week 23 (February 1 – February 5)

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional shifts required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Life on the Ice (Informational Text) (3R12)

Sarah, Plain and Tall (Historical Fiction) (3RL2)

The Journey: Stories of Migration (Informational Text) (3R13)

The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman (Fantasy) (3RL2)

Connected Text The Raven: An Inuit Myth (Myth) (3RL2)

Wagon of the Old West (Informational Text) (3R13)

The Grasshopper and the Ant (Fable) (3RL2)

Moving the U.S. Mail (Informational Text) (3R11)

Vocabulary Dictionary/Glossary (3L.4d)

Prefix, -non (3L.4b) Word Roots (3L.4c) Suffixes –er, est (3L.4b)

Target Skill Main Idea and Detail Literal and Nonliteral Meaning

Story Structure Compare and Contrast Sequence of Events

Target Strategy Infer/Predict Monitor/Clarify Visualize Analyze/Evaluate

Research and Media Literacy

Citing Sources (3W7, 3W8)

Hold a Group Discussion (3W7, 3W8)

Create an Audio Recording (3W7, 3W8)

Recount an Experience (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELACCSL1a: Come to discussion prepared to discuss draw on others’ information about topic.

ELACCSL1c: Ask Questions to check for understanding, stay on task, and link comments to others’ remarks.

ELACCSL1b: Follow rules of discussion ELACCSL2: determine main ideas and details of a text read aloud or info presented in diverse media format.

Foundational Skills Fluency

Accuracy (3RF4b) Cold reads

Annotation (3RF4b) Phrasing (3RF4b) Reading Rate (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills Phonics

Compound Words (3RF3)

Base Words and –ed, -ing (3RF3) Spelling Changes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing Less Common Plurals (3RF3)

Suffixes –ful, -y, -ous, -ly, -er (3RF3)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Opinion Writing: Draft a Persuasive Essay: Draft, Revise, Proofread, Edit, and Publish. (3W1a, b, c, d)

Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative Paragraph (3W3a, b, c, d)

Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative Descriptive Paragraph (3W3a, b, c, d)

Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative Dialogue (3W3a, b, c, d)

Spelling Compound Words (3L2e,f) Words with –ed and –ing (3L2e,f) Changing Final y to I (3L2e,f) Suffixes –ful, -y, -ous (3L2e,f)

Grammar What is an Adverb? (3L1a) Adverbs That Compare (3L1a) Making Comparisons (3L2c) Possessive Nouns and Pronouns (3L1a)

SCIENCE and/or SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

Physical Science: S3P1c – Investigate ways that heat energy from the sun can be transferred to various materials.

Social Studies: (American History – Pioneer Life) SS3G1a – Locate major U.S. rivers, such as Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado and Hudson.

Life Science: (Animal Migration) S3L1d – Describe the ways that organisms are affected when habitat is changed.

Social Studies: (Communications – Sending Messages) – SS3G1d – Locate destinations, such as Greece, on a world map.

Social Studies: SS3G2e – Explain how regional differences affected

SS3G1b: Locate major mountain range of the U.S. Appalachian and Rocky.

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the lives and culture of historical figures.

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Week 24 (February 8 – February 12)

Week 25 (February 22 – February 26)

Week 26 (February 29 – March 4)

Week 27 (March 7 – March 11)

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional shifts required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Dog –of-the-Sea-Waves (Realistic Fiction) (3RL1)

Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest (Informational Text) (3R12)

The Foot Race Across America (3RL3)

The Power of Magnets (Expository Nonfiction) (3R13)

Connected Text Volcanoes Built (Informational Text) (3R11)

The Big Clean-up (Play) (3RL5)

Paca and the Beetle (Folktale) Fast Track, Ode to My Shoes (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL2)

Electromagnetics and You (Photo Essay) Science Fair Project Magnet (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL2)

Vocabulary Shades of Meaning (3L5c) Analogies (3L.6) Suffix –ion (3L4b) Homographs and Homophones (3L5a)

Target Skill Author’s Purpose Text and Graphic Features Main Idea & Details Cause and Effect Target Strategy Question Infer/Predict Analyze/Evaluate Summarize Research and Media Literacy

Conduct a Research Project (3W7, 3W8)

Present a Research Report (3W7, 3W8)

Recount an Experience (3W7, 3W8)

Hold a Group Discussion (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELACCSL1a: Come to discussion prepared to discuss draw on others’ information about topic.

ELACCSL1c: Ask Questions to check for understanding, stay on task, and link comments to others’ remarks.

ELACCSL2: determine main ideas and details of a text read aloud or info presented in diverse media format.

ELACCSL2: determine main ideas and details of a text read aloud or info presented in diverse media format.

Foundational Skills: Fluency Accuracy (3RF4b) Expression (3RF4b) Accuracy (3RF4b) Intonation (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills: Phonics Pfixes un-, pre-, re-, bi- (3RF3) Suffixes –less, -ness, -able (3RF3) Common Final Syllables – tion, ‐sion, ‐ure (3RF3)

Double Consonants (3RF3)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative Prewrite (3W3a, b, c, d)

Narrative Writing: Fictional Narrative Draft (3W3a, b, c, d)

Informative Writing:

Compare‐and‐Contrast Paragraph (3W2a, b, c, d)

Informative Writing: Problem-and-Solution Paragraph (3W2a, b, c, d)

Spelling Prefixes re- and un- (3L2e,f) Suffixes –less and –ness (3L2e,f) Words with VCCV (3L2e,f) Words with Double Consonants(3L2e,f)

Grammar Complex Sentences (3L1i) Words That Compare (3L2c) Abbreviations (3L2) Contractions with not, Contractions with Pronouns (3L2f)

SCIENCE and/or SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

Social Studies: Volcanos – SSG1a The student will locate major topographical features.

Social Studies: Mountains – SS3G1b – Identify major mountain ranges of the United States of America: Appalachian, Rocky.

SS3H2b: Describe how historical figures overcame social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles. S3G2 - Follow travel, movement, and motivations of historical figures.

Physical Science: (Magnets) – S3CS8a – Scientific investigations include observation, specimen, analysis, and experiments.

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Life Science: S3L1d – Describe ways organisms are affected when habitat is changed. S3L2b – Identify ways to conserve resources.

S3P2 – Investigate how magnets affect other magnets and objects.

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Introduction to Journeys Weekly Pacing Guide

Week 28 (March 14 – March 18)

Week 29 (March 21 – March 25)

Week 30 (April 4 – April 8)

Weekly Focus Lessons ‐ For each lesson, follow the Journeys teacher’s edition to ensure that all students are exposed to the instructional shifts required to meet the demands of the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

READING

Anchor Text Becoming Anything He Wants to Be (Biography) (3R13)

A New Team of Heroes (Drama) (3RL5)

Saving Buster (Realistic Fiction) (3R11)

Connected Text My Blue Belt Day! (Journal Entry) I chop chop chop, Long Jump (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL5)

C‐H‐A‐M‐P‐I‐O‐N (Informational Text) Defender, Spellbound (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL5)

Acting Across Generations (News Article) Company’s Coming (Poetry) Compare Text (3RL5)

Vocabulary Word Roots (3L4c) Prefixes: un‐, dis‐ (3L4b)

Compound Words (3L4a)

Target Skill Fact and Opinion Characterization Conclusions

Target Strategy visualize Monitor/Clarify Question

Research and Media Literacy

Recount an experience (3W7, 3W8) Tell a Story (3W7, 3W8) Ask and Answer Questions (3W7, 3W8)

Speaking/Listening ELACCSL2: determine main ideas and details of a text read aloud or info presented in diverse media format.

ELACCSL1c: Ask Questions to check for understanding, stay on task, and link comments to others’ remarks.

ELACCSL1b: Follow rules of discussion

Foundational Skills Fluency

Phrasing (3RF4b) Expressions (3RF4b)

Reading Rate (3RF4b)

Foundational Skills Phonics

Words with ough and augh (3RF3)

Words ending in –er or –le (3RF3)

Schwa Sound (3RF3)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing Focus Informative Writing: Instructions (3W2a, b, c, d)

Informative Writing: Prewrite a Research Report (3W2a, b, c, d)

Informative Writing: Draft a Research Report (3W2a, b, c, d) Organization

Spelling Words with ough and augh (3L2e,f)

Words ending in –er or –le (3L2e,f)

Words Beginning with a‐ or be‐ (3L2e,f)

Grammar Commas in Sentences (3L2c)

What is a Preposition? (3L3c)

Correct Pronouns (3L1a)

SCIENCE and/or SOCIAL STUDIES INTEGRATION

Science: Being Active – Health and Safety

Social Studies - SS3cG2 Recognize positive character traits historical figures used to support their beliefs.

Social Studies: (Community) – SS3CG2a – Recognize the positive character traits that historical figures used to support their beliefs.

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