Students will:
We will be completing several in-class writing pieces including: a personal narrative, an informative essay, a persuasive essay, poems, and creative writing.
Students will write in journals to express themselves creatively with the goal of fostering a love of writing.
Informative Writing
Introductory and Concluding Paragraph Video
https://learnzillion.com/resources/72340-3rd-grade-research-reading-and-writing-using-resources-and-prior-knowledge-to-craft-an-informational-text
Persuasive Essays
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/
Fun Poetry Links
Shel Silverstein Poems
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/books/#animations
Funny Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
Acrostic Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
Shape Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/
Diamante Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
http://www.slideshare.net/caloughman/diamante-poems
- Utilize the writing process in forming a well-written, high-quality essay.
- Apply grammar rules, capitalization, punctuation and spelling into writing.
We will be completing several in-class writing pieces including: a personal narrative, an informative essay, a persuasive essay, poems, and creative writing.
Students will write in journals to express themselves creatively with the goal of fostering a love of writing.
Informative Writing
Introductory and Concluding Paragraph Video
https://learnzillion.com/resources/72340-3rd-grade-research-reading-and-writing-using-resources-and-prior-knowledge-to-craft-an-informational-text
Persuasive Essays
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/
Fun Poetry Links
Shel Silverstein Poems
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/books/#animations
Funny Poetry
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems
Acrostic Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
Shape Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/
Diamante Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
http://www.slideshare.net/caloughman/diamante-poems