Brownsville Independent School District
Third Grade Lesson Framework
2013- 2014
____Unit 1 Lesson 1-English__
Lesson 1: A Fine, Fine School
English Language Arts/Reading
Weeks (Uninterrupted)
Week 1 Unit 1/ 1st Six
Grade: 3
Language of Instruction: English
Awareness/Phonics/
Spelling
Vocabulary/
Comprehension/
Fluency
Shared Reading:
Word Study: Phonological
Instructional
Routines
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Target Skill: Story Structure /Target Strategy: Summarize
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
CPQ: Refer to Instructional Guide
for ELAR/SLAR p. 1
CPQ/TTT
Refer to Instructional Guide for ELAR/SLAR p.1
Connect to Technology: T52-T53
One-Room School Houses
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.29A, 3.30, 3.4B
ELPS: 2A, 2B, 2G, 3G, 4A, 5A
ELAR/SLAR TEKS:3.4B, 3.29A, 3.30
ELPS: 2A, 2G, 3A, 4A
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B, 3.29A, 3.30
ELPS: 2A, 2G, 3A, 4A
Daily Phonics: T13, T18 Practice
book p.1
Short vowels a, e, I, o, u
Daily Phonics: T23
Short vowels a, e, I, o, u
Spelling: T20
*crop, plan, thing, smell, shut,
sticky, spent, lunch, pumpkin, clock,
gift, class, skip, swing, next, hug,
hospital, fantastic
Spelling: T40
*See Monday
Vocabulary: T23-T25
principal, soared, strolled, worried,
proud, announced, fine, certainly
Vocabulary: T13
principal, soared, strolled, worried,
proud, announced, fine, certainly
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.3, 3.4B, 3.29A
ELPS 2, 3D, 4F
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B,
ELPS: 2C, 4D, 4F, 3.3, 3.4B
Teacher Read Aloud/Model
Fluency: T14 Such a Deal!
Projectable 1.1
Vocabulary: T23-T25
fine, principal, proud, strolled,
announced, certainly, soared,
worried
Vocabulary: T15-T16
fine, principal, proud, strolled,
announced, certainly, soared,
worried
Listening Comprehension: T15
Academic Vocabulary: T26
plot, solution, summarize
Introduce Comprehension: T26
Practice book p.3
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B, 3.29A,
3.30
ELPS: 2A, 2G, 3A, 4A
Daily Phonics: T42-T44
Short vowels a, e, I, o, u
Spelling: T48
*See Monday
Vocabulary: T43
principal, soared, strolled,
worried, proud, announced,
fine, certainly
Daily Phonics: T50-51
Words with the VCCV pattern
Spelling: T56
*See Monday
Vocabulary: T51
principal, soared, strolled, worried,
proud, announced, fine, certainly
Friday
Answer CPQ
Assessment/Weekly Tests
Vocabulary 1.2-1.4
Comprehension 1.5-1.7
Phonics 1.8-1.11
Grammar 1.12-1.14
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B, 3.29A,
3.30
ELPS: 2A, 2G, 3A, 4A
Daily Phonics:: T58-T59
Words with the VCCV pattern
Spelling:T62
*See Monday
Vocabulary: T59
fine, principal, proud, strolled,
announced, certainly, soared,
worried
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B,
ELPS: 2C, 4D, 4F, 3.3, 3.4B
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B,
ELPS: 2C, 4D, 4F, 3.3, 3.4B
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.4B,
ELPS: 2C, 4D, 4F, 3.3, 3.4B
Fluency: T45
Practice book p.7
Projectable 1.7
Vocabulary Strategies: T54-T55
Multiple Meaning Words
Vocabulary: T59
Accuracy: Word Recognition
Assessment
Academic Vocabulary: T54
multiple-meaning word, context,
dictionary entry
Projectable 1.10
Practice book p.11
Monday
Vocabulary/
Comprehension/Fluency
Writing/Grammar
Independent Reading:
ELAR/SLAR TEKS:
Tuesday
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.2A, 3.2C
ELPS: 4D
Introduce the Main Selection:
T28-T39
A Fine, Fine School
Blackline Master p.1.2
Wednesday
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.2A, 3.2C
ELPS: 4D
Main Selection: T46-T47 Deepen
Comprehension Practice book p.8
Student book p.33
Projectable 1.8
Thursday
ELAR/SLAR TEKS:3.2A, 3.2C
ELPS: 4D
Selection: T52-T53 One-Room
Schoolhouses
Making Connections
Independent Reading T60
Genre Study: Humorous Fiction
Genre Study: Humorous Fiction
Grouping for Instruction
T76-T77
Differentiate Comprehension
Story Structure; Summarize
Grouping for Instruction
T78-T83
Differentiate Phonics and Fluency
Words with VCCV Pattern,
Accuracy: Word Recognition,
Leveled Readers
Grouping for Instruction
T84-T85
Differentiate Vocabulary
Strategies
Multiple-Meaning Words
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.22B
ELPS: 3F
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.22B
ELPS: 3F
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.22B
ELPS: 3F
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.22A, 3.23B
Grammar: HMH T20 Subjects and
Predicates
Practice book p.2
Texas Write Source:
Narrative Writing: 68, 98, 102
Personal Narrative: 101, 103
Editing: Checking for Conventions:
231, 241
Writing Sentences: 444-447, 454455
Understanding Sentences: 562565
Grammar: HMH T40
Subjects and Predicates
Practice book p.4, 6
Texas Write Source:
Narrative Writing: 68, 98, 102
Personal Narrative: 101, 103
Response Paragraph: 231
Book Review : Fiction: 241
Writing Sentences: 444-447, 454455
Understanding Sentences: 562565
Grammar: HMH T48
Subjects and Predicates
Practice book p.9
Texas Write Source:
Narrative Writing: 68, 98, 102
Personal Narrative: 101, 103
Response Paragraph: 231
Book Review : Fiction: 241
Writing Sentences: 444-447, 454455
Understanding Sentences: 562565
Writing: HMH T21 Write to
Narrate
Introduce the Model, What makes
a great descriptive paragraph?
Guided Practice/Apply
Texas Write Source: Descriptive
Writing: 42-67
Writing: HMH T41 Write to
Narrate
Focus Trait: Word Choice
Texas Write Source: Expository
Writing: 120, 142, 147,151, 153154, 159
Basic Grammar and Writing:
425,439
Proofreader’s Guide: 586-587
Writing: HMH Prewrite, T49
Sensory Details, T49
Guided Practice/Apply: Complete
a web map, T49
Texas Write Source: Narrative
Writing: 72, 80-81, 108,115, 119
Writing Prompt: Write about what
you would do on a perfect
Saturday or Sunday.
Genre Study: Humorous Fiction
and Informational Text
Genre Study: Informational Text
Grouping for Instruction
T72-T75
Differentiate Phonics
Vocabulary Reader: Schools Then
and Now
Writing Prompt: Write about your
first day of school.
Friday
ELAR/SLAR TEKS:3.2A, 3.2C
ELPS: 4D
Writing Prompt: Describe
something funny that happened
at school one day.
Grammar: HMH T56
Writing Proper Nouns
Projectable 1.11
Practice book p.12, 13
Texas Write Source:
Grammar Practice: 174, 566-567
Persuasive Letter: 201, 203, 205
Editing: 213, 528-529, 532-533
Working with Words: 421
Writing: HMH T57 Write to
Narrate
Draft T57
Varying Sentence Structure, T57
Guided Practice/Apply: Draft
descriptive paragraph
Texas Write Source: T42-67Descriptive Writing, T248Response to Texts, T73, 82, 84, 86,
118-Narrative Writing
Writing Prompt: Imagine that your
school only had one big room. Tell
what problems there would be.
Grouping for Instruction
T86-T87
Options for Reteaching

Short Vowels a,e, I, o, u;
Words with the VCCV
Pattern

Subjects and Predicates/
Write to Narrate

Multiple-Meaning Words

Story Structure
ELAR/SLAR TEKS: 3.22B
ELPS: 5F
Grammar: HMH T62-T63
Subjects and Predicates
Practice book p.14
Texas Write Source:
Narrative Writing: 68, 98, 102
Personal Narrative: 101, 103
Response Paragraph: 231
Book Review : Fiction: 241
Writing Sentences: 444-447, 454455
Understanding Sentences: 562-565
Writing: T64-T65 Write to Narrate
Revise and Edit Guided
Practice/Apply:
Description, T64–T65
Writing Traits Scoring Rubric, T65
Texas Write Source: -T68, 73, 75,
96, 98, 101-102, 104, 118Narrative Writing
Writing Prompt: Describe
something about your school that
you would like to change.