English Language Arts, Grade 3

Unit 1: Speaking and Listening

GCOs 1-3 (woven): speaking and listening to explore and clarify ideas; communicating information effectively and responding personally and critically; and interacting with sensitivity and respect.

• Sharing and discussing thoughts and experiences
• Asking and answering questions to explore problems
• Expressing and explaining opinions
• Listening critically to others' ideas

• Participating in group discussion
• Adapting voice and expression to the occasion
• Giving and following instructions
• Engaging with and responding to presentations

• Using courtesies of conversation
• Noticing unfair language and speaking with respect
• Matching language to different situations

Unit 2: Reading and Viewing

GCOs 4-7 (woven): selecting, reading, and viewing a range of texts; interpreting and combining information; responding personally; and responding critically to texts.

• Selecting texts for interests and needs
• Reading widely across children's literature
• Using text features to locate information
• Using cueing systems and monitoring reading

• Word-solving and self-correcting strategies
• Comprehension and response strategies

• Describing your own reading process
• Before-reading (previewing) strategies
• During-reading strategies
• After-reading strategies
• Generating research questions and needs
• Using sources and reflecting on research

• Making personal connections to texts
• Explaining opinions about texts and authors
• Questioning information in texts
• Recognizing text types and conventions
• Responding critically to texts

Unit 3: Writing and Other Ways of Representing

GCOs 8-10 (woven): using writing and representation to explore and reflect; creating texts for a range of audiences and purposes; and using a range of strategies and conventions to develop effective writing and media products.

• Writing to explore ideas and express feelings
• Writing to record experiences and learning
• Exploring ways to make notes
• Experimenting with language in imaginative writing

• Creating texts in a variety of forms
• Showing awareness of purpose and audience
• Using readers' responses to assess and extend work

• Prewriting and drafting strategies
• Revising and editing strategies
• Publishing and presenting strategies
• Conventions: punctuation and capitalization
• Conventions: language structure
• Conventions: spelling strategies
• Engaging deeply with writing
• Using technology in writing and representing
• Selecting and combining information from sources