Writing:
Cursive practice worksheets at:
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/flash/cursive/index.htm
Writing for Third Grade:
We are learning many genres of writing.
--Informative Reports
--Pursuasive Essays
--Personal Narratives
--Poetry
--Response/Reflections
--Autobiographies
Common Core for writing: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/writing/grade-3/
The students will be using the five steps of Writing Process to greatly improve their skills. They learn when to move to the next step, which helps build autonomy and confidence.
1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Publishing
We use the 6 Traits of Writing during the process in order to determine what is good writing, and what writing still needs work. (Click each trait see more details.)
1. Ideas
2. Organization
3. Voice
4. Sentence Fluency
5. Word Choice
6. Conventions