Grade 3 ELA Integrated Literacy Units of Study: Quarter 1
Text Set Topic
Duration
Content Connection
Focus
Standard
Supporting
Standards
Bringing the Text Set
Together
Literacy Instruction within Information and Literature that have the topic of Government and Civic Participation.
Describe the characteristics of civic virtues.
How do people and characters exhibit
characteristics of civic virtues?
Examine the methods citizens have to influence their government.
3 WEEKS
How do texts explain the main purpose of
government?
Explain the purpose of government.
Identify the need for government.
Describe the key parts of our local, state, and federal governments.
Literature
LAFS.3.RL.1.2
LAFS.3.RL.1.1
LAFS.3.RL.2.4
LAFS.3.RL.1.3
LAFS.3.RL.2.6
LAFS.3.RL.3.7
Informational Text
LAFS.3.RI.2.4
LAFS.3.RI.1.1
LAFS.3.RI.2.5
LAFS.3.RI.1.2
LAFS.3.RI.3.7
LAFS.3.RI.3.8
LAFS.3.W.1.2
or
LAFS.3.W.1.3
Literacy Instruction within Information and Literature that have the topic of The Practice of Science.
What is the relationship between the steps
of formulating an investigation?
Recognize that scientists question, discuss, and check each other’s
evidence and explanations.
2 WEEKS
Recognize that scientists use models to help understand and explain
how things work.
Informational Text
LAFS.3.RI.1.1
LAFS.3.RI.1.3
LAFS.3.RI.3.8
LAFS.3.RI.2.4
LAFS.3.RI.2.5
LAFS.3.RI.3.7
LAFS.3.W.1.2
Literacy Instruction within Information and Literature that have the topic of Matter.
Measure and compare temperatures of various samples of solids and
liquids.
How do people measure and compare the
changes in matter?
How do the actions of characters contribute
to the sequence of events?
3 WEEKS
Recognize a thermometer as a scientific tool used to measure
temperature.
Describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through
heating and cooling by using familiar scientific terms such as melting,
freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.
Literature
LAFS.3.RL.2.4
LAFS.3.RL.1.1
LAFS.3.RL.2.5
LAFS.3.RL.1.3
LAFS.3.RL.3.7
Informational Text
LAFS.3.RI.2.4
LAFS.3.RI.1.1
LAFS.3.RI.2.5
LAFS.3.RI.1.2
LAFS.3.RI.3.7
LAFS.3.RI.1.3
LAFS.3.RI.3.8
LAFS.3.W.1.1
LAFS.3.W.1.2
or
LAFS.3.W.1.3
LAFS.3.RI.3.9