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Grade 03 ELA - EC: E03.C.1.2.1

Grade 03 ELA - EC: E03.C.1.2.1

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Activities

 

  1. Who will be the audience for this writing?
  1. What is the purpose of this writing?
  1. Use a graphic organizer to categorize and organize the information.
  1. Read the sample informational text. How is the information organized?
  1. Write an introduction that will allow the reader to focus on the topic of the writing.
  1. Revise the introduction. Work to improve word choice and to make the topic clearer.

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Students will identify the person(s) that will be reading this piece of writing.
  1. Students will tell whether the writing is meant to inform or explain.
  1. Students will choose appropriate categories and organize the information into these categories. A graphic organizer will be used to aid in this process.
  1. Students will read a sample informational text, focusing on the organization of the information. They will determine the way the information is grouped.
  1. Students will write an introduction that will state the topic of the writing. This beginning will provide a focus for the rest of the writing.
  1. Students will make corrections and revisions. These changes should improve the focus and/or style of the introduction. Students will utilize writing strategies to “hook” the reader, while making it clear what the central idea is.
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