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GRADE 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUMUNIT 4: READING—RESEARCHI. Knowledge/Content Research (American States)II. SkillsIII. ActivitiesIV: ResourcesV. AssessmentVI. Articulation/ThematicGenerate questions to research for report including climate, population, diversity of inhabitants, resources, tourist sites,topographyRead material from school libraryVisit public library to find books and researchHighlight info. and take notes on notecardsWrite rough draftWrite final report (including own map, cover, bibliography, one –two page report with separate paragraphs that include topic sent,supporting details, concluding sentence with proper grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation)How to write a bibliography for a book, article, or website (including author’s name, title of book/article, date and place ofpublication)Draw a map of state including bordering states/rivers/oceansCreate an additional project (poster, song, poem, recipe, diorama, etc) that ties into state researchedKeep to specific deadlines to meet all report requirements (weekly check in with teacher)Highlight facts in class to demonstrate how to highlight and jot down notes on cards, read Time for Kids articles that relate toregions of U.S.Non-fiction books, internet, atlas, almanac, newspaper articles, travel brochures of various U.S. statesPresent written report and additional project to class, teacher observation as deadlines approach, teacher conference with eachstudent to check inReview of map skills studied earlier in the yearGRADE 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUMUNIT 5: READING POETRYI. Knowledge/ContentII. SkillsIII. ActivitiesIV: ResourcesV. AssessmentVI. Articulation/ThematicStudy various genres of poetry (rhyming/non-rhyming)Conduct monthly poetry recitalsStudy works/biography of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead biography of LongfellowAnalyze various Longfellow poemsWrite various kinds of poetry andassemble into My Poetry BookAnalyze rhyme scheme patternsWrite poems (haiku, cinquain, acrostic, diamonte, clerihew, etc.), monthly poetry recitalsPoetry books, biography of LongfellowSyllabicationGrammar (follow poetry writing style, i.e.capitalize each line, phrases, use ofpunctuation to end/continue thoughts)Field trip to Longfellow House, Cambridge MA, write own poetry books (follow poetic rules for each poem including rhymescheme, specific syllabication)In reading about Longfellow, research what times were like in the 1700’s / Historical Context13