Zara Johnson - 001201490

Children of St. Martha

Professional Semester III - Spring 2022
Grade 3
UC - Marlo Steed/TM - Verna Mabin/Admin - Shannon Collier

Long Range Plan - English Language Arts

January February March April

The Art of Information The Art of Information The Art of Information The Art of Information
Topic Writing - BEND I & II Writing - BEND III & IV Writing - BEND III & IV Writing - BEND III & IV
- Paragraphs (persuasive - Paragraphs (persuasive - Paragraphs - Finshing Books
voice, sequence) voice, sequence) (persuasive voice,
- Friendly Letter - Friendly Letter sequence)
- Main Idea/Generating - Main Idea/Generating - Friendly Letter
Ideas Ideas - Main Idea/Generating
- Editing/Revising - Editing/Revising Ideas
- Word Choice - Word Choice - Editing/Revising
- Organization - Organization - Word Choice
(Paragraph) (Paragraph) - Organization
- Report/Research - Report/Research (Paragraph)
- Collecting/Evaluating - Collecting/Evaluating - Report/Research
Information Information - Collecting/Evaluating
Information

- Lucy Calkins books - Lucy Calkins books - Lucy Calkins books

and work and work and work
- Anchor charts - Google slide - Google slide
Resources presentations
- Google slide presentations
presentations - Example of a table of
contents
- Mini lessons
 - Informational books
and texts to
compliment the unit.
- For example: National
Geographic for Kids,
Sports Illustrated for
Kids, and the DK
Readers, Scholastic
News Nonfiction
Readers
- Main text used will be
the book dangerous
animals by melissa
stewart throughout the
unit of study.
Other suggestions of mentor
text
- Written Anything Good
Lately?; Susan Allen
and Jane Lindaman
- Cactus Hotel; Brenda Z
Guiberson (K)
- Manfish: A Story of
Jacques Cousteau;
Jennifer Berne (O)
- The Beginner's Guide
to Running Away From
Home; Jennifer LaRue
Huget
 - On a Beam of Light: A
Story of Albert
Einstein; Jennifer
Berne
- Ocean Sunlight: How
Tiny Plants Feed the
Seas; Molly Bang and
Penny Chisholm (N)
- M.O.M. (Mom
Operating Manual);
Doreen Cronin
- What Do Authors Do?;
Eileen Christelow (O)
- Going to a Restaurant;
Melinda Beth
Radabaugh
- The topic of
cockroaches which is
described in the book
- Mini lessons

- Pre-writing assessment - Brainstorming

- Introduce students to activities
Potential the checklist used to - Editing and revising
Learning study their work work
Activities throughout the unit - Organizing
- Assist students to settle information
on a topic/area they are - Have students set mini
interested in and have writing goals
special expertise. throughout the unit
 - Brainstorming - Incorporate technology
activities
- Drafting text
- Anchor charts
- Use mentor texts as
models

General Outcome 3

Students will listen, speak,

General
read, write, view and represent
Outcomes:
to manage ideas and
information.

3.1 Plan and Focus

Focus attention
- use self-questioning to
identify information
needed to supplement
personal knowledge on
Specific a topic
Outcomes: - identify facts and
opinions, main ideas
and details in oral, print
and other media texts
Determine information needs
 - ask topic-appropriate
questions to identify
information needs
Plan to gather information
- contribute ideas for
developing a class plan
to access and gather
ideas and information

3.2 Select and Process

Use a variety of sources
- find information to
answer research
questions, using a
variety of sources, such
as children's
magazines, CDROMs,
plays, folk tales, songs,
stories and the
environment
Access information
- use text features, such
as titles, pictures,
headings, labels,
diagrams and
dictionary guide words,
to access information
- locate answers to
questions and extract
appropriate and
 significant information
from oral, print and
other media texts
- use card or electronic
catalogues to locate
information
Evaluate sources
- review information to
determine its
usefulness in answering
research questions
3.3 Organize, Record and
Evaluate

Organize information
- organize ideas and
information, using a
variety of strategies,
such as clustering,
categorizing and
sequencing
- draft ideas and
information into short
paragraphs, with topic
and supporting
sentences
Record information
- record facts and ideas
using a variety of
 strategies; list titles and
authors of sources
- list significant ideas
and information from
oral, print and other
media texts
Evaluate information
- determine if gathered
information is
sufficient to answer
research questions
3.4 Share and Review
Share ideas and information

- organize and share

ideas and information
on topics to engage
familiar audiences
- use titles, headings and
visuals to add interest
and highlight important
points of presentation

Review research process

- assess the research

process, using
pre-established criteria
 - Pre-writing assessment - Develop their own
Assessment: - Self-assessment (F and information book (S)
S)
- Peer-assessment (F)
- Conferences - both
small group and
one-to-one (S)
- Daily observations (F)
- Conversation (F)
 JANUARY 2022
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New Year's Day

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First day - PRE- Lesson 1 - Teaching
introduction of self ASSESSMENT (on Others as a Way to
demand writing Prime the Pump.
piece)
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9 Lesson 2 - The Lesson 2 cont. Lesson 3 - New Lesson 3 cont.
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Power of Structures Lead to
Organizing and New Thinking
Reorganizing

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Lesson 4 Laying Lesson 4 cont. Lesson 4 cont. Lesson 5
the Bricks of Organization
Information Matters in Text
both Large and
Small
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Lesson 6 Organize Lesson 7 - Lesson 8 Balancing Lesson 9 Professional
Flash Drafts into Organizing chapters Facts and Ideas Researching Facts Development Day
‘chapters’ from the Start and Ensuring Text
Accuracy

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Lesson 10 Reusing
and Recycling in
the Revision
Process
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Lesson 11 Creating Lesson 12 Taking Lesson 13 Using
Introductions Stock and Setting Text Features
through Goals Makes it Easier for
Researching Readers to Learn
Mentor Authors

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Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 15 cont. Lesson 15 cont.
Fact-Checking Punctuating with PSIII Seminar 2 -
through Rapid Paragraphs Share Teaching
Research Strategies 2pm **
Provide sub plan

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Wrap up unit
before break

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Family Day - No No School No School SWATCA SWATCA
School

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 MARCH 2022
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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PSIII Seminar 3 - Professional
Discuss Development Day
Educational Topics
2pm **Provide sub
plan

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Professional
Development Day

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Report Cards
Issued

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 APRIL 2022
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Culmination Day
AM
PIP Symposium
PM
**Provide Sub
plans
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Last day of PSIII

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