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    WRITING 
    In third grade the students will be apart of a writing workshop.  In this workshop, students will select their own topics, learn how to write with purpose, and go through the writing process as real writers do.  It will be a year where they will grow as a writer, develop stronger vocabulary, and have a deeper understanding of the importance of what good writers do to be successful.  
     
          The writing program we use in third grade is called Being A Writer. This writing program has two goals: to develop the creativity and skills of a writer, and to cultivate the social and ethical values of a responsible person.  It uses high-quality trade books for genre immersion and author studies, and easy-to-teach mini-lessons to reinforce the skills and conventions taught in the program.  The lessons integrate writing instruction, regular community-building elements, and guided partner work to develop in students a sense of autonomy, belonging, and competence.
     
     
    Below are the units that the students will study this year:
      • Building a Community of Writers
      • Narrative
      • Fictional Narrative
      • Informational Research
      • Fiction
      • Functional Non-Fiction
      • Poetry
      • Opinion Writing
      • Revisiting the Writing Community