3rd Grade Core Standards Guide- Unit 6- Instructional Period 3 Literary Elements of Genre Genre Study Rationale: Reading and comparing different genres fosters deeper comprehension. Big Idea: Purpose of Literary Elements in different genres. Unit Outcome: TSW be able to compare and contrast Elements of Literature in different genres. TSW be able to write a narrative for different genre types. Learner Evidence: 1. TSW identify elements of literature within genres. 2. TSW reformat elements of literature into graphic organizers. 3. TSW make connections to story elements. 4. TSW retell/recount stories verbally and/or in writing. 5. TSW compare and contrast elements across stories and genres. 6. TSW make inferences about the text: characters traits/feelings and theme citing text evidence for justification. 7. TSW compare their point of view with that of the authors. 8. TSW write stories incorporating elements of literature in different genres. Approximate Length of Unit: Introduction 15-20 days Continue to spiral for mastery through-out year. Year-Long Components: Sequential Processing: Affixes, Syllabication, rules of reading Vocabulary: Ayres List Leveled for Class and content related words Fluency: Read for fluency daily Stamina: Increase length and complexity Comprehension strategies Unit Specific Components: Genres- fables, folktales, fairytales, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, informational, biography, poetry, myths. Making Connections- text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world Summarizing-Retell Elements of literature-characters, setting, plot, author’s purpose, and point of view Reformatting-graphic organizer Inferring-character traits/feelings Write/read narrative stories (genres) Lexile Level 3: 600 - 790 See appendix B page 37 - 61 for recommended and exemplar text Fluency Rate: 124 WPM GESD Core Standards Page 1 of 4 August 2012 3rd Grade Core Standards Guide- Unit 6- Instructional Period 3 Academic Vocabulary: Genres – fables, folktales, fairytales, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, biography, poetry, and myths. Assessment Strategy: Read the questions before reading the text Integrated Text Usage Component: This unit requires students to toggle all text types and lengths flexibly. Provide students with narrative, informative, poetry, and functional text. Students should use comprehension strategies on all types of text. Common Core Standards: 3.RF.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes. b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes. c. Decode multi-syllable words. d. Read grade appropriate irregularly spelled words. 3.RF.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. b. Read on-level prose orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. 3.SL.5 Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details. 3.SL.6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. 3.RL.7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustration contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting). 3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. 3.SL.3. Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail. 3.RL.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. GESD Core Standards Page 2 of 4 August 2012 3rd Grade Core Standards Guide- Unit 6- Instructional Period 3 3.RL.5. Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. 3.RL.9. Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). 3.RL.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. 3.RL.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. 3.RL.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. 3.W.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and /or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. d. Provide a sense of closure. 3.W.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day to two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. Arizona State Standards: S1C3PO1 Read multi-syllabic words fluently, using letter-sound knowledge. S1C3PO2 Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules when decoding four or five syllable written words. S1C3PO5 Recognize high-frequency words and irregular sight words. S1C4PO1 Use knowledge of prefixes (un- re- in- dis-) S1C4PO2 Use knowledge of suffixes (-ful –ly –less) S1C5PO1 Consistently read grade level text with at least 90 percent accuracy S1C5PO2 Read aloud from familiar prose with fluency and appropriate rhythm, pacing, intonation, and vocal patterns. S2C1PO1 Compare literary elements across stories, including plot, setting and character. S2C1PO2 Describe characters within a literary selection. S2C1PO3 Sequence a series of events in a literary selection S2C1PO4 Make relevant connections between earlier events and later events in text. GESD Core Standards Page 3 of 4 August 2012 3rd Grade Core Standards Guide- Unit 6- Instructional Period 3 S2C1PO5 Identify the speaker or narrator in a literary selection. S2C1PO7 Distinguish between/among fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, etc. using knowledge of structural elements. S2C2PO1 Compare events, characters, and conflicts in literary selections from a variety of cultures to their experiences. GESD Core Standards Page 4 of 4 August 2012