WRITING

Writer’s Workshop: Each writing period will start with a mini-lesson from the teacher.  During this time the teacher will instruct the whole class on a writing technique that is not just appropriate to that unit of study, but to their life as a writer.  Students will have the opportunity to engage this skill while still in a whole group; this is an opportunity for them to try it out before working independently.

Independent writing is the time when students are working on their own writing.  Students work within specific genres, but each individual student generates his/her own ideas. 

Units of Study in Third Grade/Writing

Unit 1	Crafting True Stories
Unit 2	The Art of Information Writing
Unit 3	Changing the World
Unit 4	Once Upon A Time