Language Arts

In Third Grade
Language Arts,
students:

  • listen critically to spoken messages, think about their own contributions to discussions, and plan their oral presentations;

  • read grade-level material fluently and with comprehension;

  • use root words, prefixes, suffixes, and derivational endings to recognize words;

  • demonstrate knowledge of synonyms, antonyms, and multi-meaning words;

  • are beginning to distinguish fact from opinion in texts;

  •  support their ideas and inferences by citing portions of the text during class discussions;

  • read in a variety of genres, including realistic and imaginative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from classic and contemporary works;

  • write with more complex capitalization and punctuation such as proper nouns and commas in a series;

  • write with more proficient spelling of contractions and homonyms;

  • write longer and more elaborate sentences and organize their writing into larger units of text;

  • write several drafts to produce a final product;

  • revise their writing to improve coherence, progression, and logic, and edit final drafts to reflect standard grammar and usage;

  • master manuscript writing; and

  • may begin to use cursive writing

  • Our language arts program consists of many different components.
    Reading, writing, listening and speaking are integrated into ALL academic areas of the curriculum.



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    Visit the Websites of Authors We Love:   
        Beverly Cleary created the Ramona Quimby character, among many others.

            http://www.beverlycleary.com/index.html

  • Tomie dePaola is a well-known illustrator and creator of the Strega Nona books.
    http://www.tomie.com/ 

     
    Jeanne DuPrau penned "The City of Ember", which will be released as a film later this fall.
    http://www.jeanneduprau.com/index.shtml
     
    Matthew McElligott  visited Jollyville to share how hea creates his books!  http://matthewmcelligott.com/wordpress/?cat=15

    John Erickson     created the beloved Hank the Cowdog Series.  He's our favorite Head of Ranch Security!
    http://www.hankthecowdog.com/

    Margaret Peterson Haddix has written the Shadow Children Series (which began with "Among the Hidden") and the former Bluebonnet Book "Double Identity".
    http://www.haddixbooks.com/
    Dav Pilkey: In Italy, they call his most famous character, "Capitan Mutanda."
    http://www.pilkey.com/index.php
    Patricia Polacco is an author who enjoys writing about her life
    
        http://www.patriciapolacco.com/

     Dr. Seuss: Welcome to Seussville!
    http://www.seussville.com/ 

     
    Chris Van Allsburg's illustrations and stories paint amazing tales for readers of all ages.
    http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html    



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    (1) you may send the order and either cash or check back to school with your child, or
    (2) you may place your order directly with Scholastic's secure ordering, which will be enabled once I send home and activate a catalog.
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