B.I.A/ ELA
“We Don’t Make Excuses, We Find Solutions”
F eb r u a r y 1 0 - 1 4
Volume 3, Issue 2
3rd / 4th Grade
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Common Core Objectives Covered This Week
Weekly Homework Policy
Homework is written on the
board weekly. Third grade is
written in green, Fourth grade
is written in blue. Each student
gets a homework packet on
Monday. If a student is absent,
they are required to obtain the
missing work from the file-bin
marked separated by grade
level and organized by date.
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Feb. 12th – 3rd grade Black
History Project Due
Feb. 17th School Closed
Feb 19th – Reading Night
Feb 24-26 – Parent
Conferences 3-5:30
Feb 27th – Math Night
Feb. 28th - Half Day
-Dress Down Day
- Scholastic book orders due
(LLYD8)
March 3rd – 24th MSA’s
Reading: 3rd grade:
RL3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text,
referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse
cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is
conveyed through key details in the text.
W3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the
development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (
W3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and
strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and
publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate
with others.
W3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Reading: 4th grade:
RL4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama,
drawing on
specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions)
RL4.5 Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer
to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama
(e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions)
when writing or speaking about a text.
W4.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with
reasons and information.
a. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an
organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the
writer’s purpose.
I can introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and organize the
reasons and ideas that support my purpose. [W.4.1a]
b. Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details. I can provide
reasons that are supported by facts and details. [W.4.1b]
c. Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in
order to, in addition). I can link my opinion and reasons using words, phrases
that show how they are related. [W.4.1c]
d. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
W4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and
organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through
investigation of different aspects of a topic.
1. Martin Luther King Poem (memorize)
2. Context clues through short passages
3. Because of Winn-Dixie test practice
1. Poetry – Students will learn different
types of poems
2. Figurative Language - students will
learn different types of figurative
language
3. Read and interpret a variety of poetry
4. Create poems
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/funnypo
ems-sw.htm
http://languageartsgames.4you4free.com/po
etry.html
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/fun/
1. Native American Reading
comprehension The Whys of Weather
2. Birchbark House reading chapters 7-8
3. Complete Birchbark House worksheet
chap 7-8
4. Prefix packet
1. Myths, Legends, Folktales, Fables,
Fairytales – students will be studying
and comparing tales from around the
world
2. Exploring the Elements – students will
explore the elements of each tale
3. Plot – define and identify
4. Create their own tale
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/
http://www.dltk-teach.com/fables/
http://www.taleswithmorals.com/
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkather
ine/ReadingFun36/ReadingFun_FairyTalesFablesFolkTales.htm
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/market
ing/sfesl/tests/grade3.html
https://brighted.funeducation.com/Practice/
Maryland-MSA
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/market
ing/sfesl/tests/grade4.html
http://coachcorner.wicomico.wikispaces.net/
MSA+Help