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3rd Grade Writing · Lessons

3rd Grade Writing lessons

2 sections · 44 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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3rd Grade Writing

Practice 44 skills across this outline.

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Choose Words and Phrases for Effect
Language · Knowledge Of Language
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
12 categories
Language · Grammar And Usage
21%
Writing · Write Informative/Explanatory Texts
14%
Writing · Write Opinion Pieces
13%
Writing · Write Narratives With Descriptive Details
10%
Language · Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling
9%
Language · Determine Word Meanings Using Strategies
8%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of 3rd grade writing — drill into a card to work its skills.

Language · Knowledge Of Language

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Choose Words and Phrases for EffectRecommended
Long-form
2
Distinguish Spoken From Written EnglishAvailable
Long-form

Language · Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling

7 core skills9% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Capitalize Words in TitlesAvailable
Long-form
2
Consult Dictionaries to Check SpellingsAvailable
Long-form
3
Form and Use PossessivesAvailable
Long-form
4
Spell High-Frequency Words and SuffixesAvailable
Long-form
5
Use Commas and Quotation MarksAvailable
Long-form
6
Use Commas in AddressesAvailable
Long-form
7
Use Spelling Patterns and GeneralizationsAvailable
Long-form

Language · Determine Word Meanings Using Strategies

4 core skills8% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Determine Meanings of Words With AffixesAvailable
Long-form
2
Use Context Clues for Word MeaningsAvailable
Long-form
3
Use Dictionaries to Clarify Word MeaningsAvailable
Long-form
4
Use Root Words as Meaning CluesAvailable
Long-form

Language · Understand Figurative Language and Word Relationships

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Distinguish Shades of Meaning Among WordsAvailable
Long-form
2
Distinguish Literal and Nonliteral MeaningsAvailable
Long-form
3
Identify Real-Life Connections to WordsAvailable
Long-form

Language · Grammar And Usage

9 core skills21% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Explain Functions of Parts of SpeechAvailable
Long-form
2
Form and Use Simple Verb TensesAvailable
Long-form
3
Form Regular and Irregular VerbsAvailable
Long-form
4
Form Regular and Irregular Plural NounsAvailable
Long-form
5
Produce Simple, Compound, and Complex SentencesAvailable
Long-form
6
Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent AgreementAvailable
Long-form
7
Use Abstract NounsAvailable
Long-form
8
Use Comparative and Superlative FormsAvailable
Long-form
9
Use Coordinating and Subordinating ConjunctionsAvailable
Long-form

Language · Acquire and Use Vocabulary

1 core skills2% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Use Grade-Appropriate Academic VocabularyAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Write Narratives With Descriptive Details

4 core skills10% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Establish Situation and Introduce Narrator/CharactersAvailable
Long-form
2
Provide Sense of ClosureAvailable
Long-form
3
Use Dialogue and DescriptionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Use Temporal Words for Event OrderAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Research to Build Knowledge

2 core skills5% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Conduct Short Research ProjectsAvailable
Long-form
2
Gather Information and Take Brief NotesAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Produce and Distribute Writing

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Develop Writing Through Planning and RevisingAvailable
Long-form
2
Produce Writing Appropriate to TaskAvailable
Long-form
3
Use Technology to Publish WritingAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Write Informative/Explanatory Texts

4 core skills14% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Develop Topic With Facts and DetailsAvailable
Long-form
2
Introduce Topic and Group InformationAvailable
Long-form
3
Provide Concluding Explanatory StatementAvailable
Long-form
4
Use Linking Words for Informative WritingAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Write Opinion Pieces

4 core skills13% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Introduce Topic and State OpinionAvailable
Long-form
2
Provide Concluding Opinion StatementAvailable
Long-form
3
Provide Reasons Supporting OpinionAvailable
Long-form
4
Use Linking Words for Opinion WritingAvailable
Long-form

Writing · Write Routinely

1 core skills2% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Write Routinely Over Extended Time FramesAvailable
Long-form