English Language Arts, Grade 3

Unit 1: Understanding the Conventions of Written Language

Grammar, usage, mechanics and spelling in the child's own reading and writing.

• Notice: In simple and compound sentences

• Use: Applies capitalization rules: the first word in a sentence,…
• Use: Applies end punctuation rules: period, question mark,…

Unit 2: Producing and Interpreting Media Texts

Reading and making media texts — images, sound, and media conventions (a genuine QEP strand).

• Notice: Uses and interprets the visual element of perspective in…

Unit 3: Response Process

How a reader connects with, understands and responds to texts.

• Use: Description of ideas and concepts

• Notice: Identifies and locates information about who wrote the text

Unit 4: Writing Process

The stages of writing — planning, drafting, revising, editing, publishing.

• Use: Selects topic and text type based on purpose and audience

• Notice: Adjusts writing decisions to purpose and audience

Unit 5: Production Process (Media)

The stages of making a media text, from planning to sharing (a genuine QEP strand).

• Notice: Identifies and gathers material, resources, expertise for…
• Use: Presents text to intended audience

Unit 6: Self-Expressive: Texts That Reinforce or Maintain Relationships

Texts that build and keep relationships — cards, letters, messages.

• Use: Images (photo or drawing) to respond to the reader’s…

Unit 7: Self-Expressive: Reflective Texts

Texts that reflect on the child's own thoughts, feelings and experiences.

• Use: Journals
• Notice: Multimedia journals

Unit 8: Narrative and Literary Texts

Stories and literary texts — their features, genres and required reading.

• Use: Role-play involving character from own stories, from…

• Notice: Illustrated wordless and picture books written for older…

Unit 9: Information-Based: Planning Texts

Texts that organise and plan information.

• Notice: Graphic organizers, outlines, timelines, graphs and…

Unit 10: Information-Based: Explanatory Texts

Texts that explain how or why.

• Use: Texts that explain a process/procedure
• Notice: Web sites (Reading and Viewing only)

• Use: A title and a series of logical steps, in images and/or…

Unit 11: Information-Based: Descriptive Reports

Texts that describe and report on a topic.

• Notice: Local and national radio and television news reports that…

Unit 12: Information-Based: Persuasive Texts

Texts that try to persuade a reader.

• Notice: Texts that seek to persuade peers to change their habits…