ELA21.3.18

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.18
Demonstrate content knowledge built during independent reading of informational and literary texts by participating in content-specific discussions with peers and/or through writing.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Content knowledge is information learned about a specific subject.
Content knowledge can be learned by independently reading text.
Informational text is nonfiction text, and literary text is fictional.
Active listening skills.
Writing skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Build content knowledge from independently reading informational or literary text.
Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in content-specific discussions with peers.
Use content knowledge learned from independent reading in writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Content-specific discussions with peers can demonstrate the content knowledge they learned through independent reading.
They can produce writings that demonstrate knowledge of content-specific information.

Vocabulary

Demonstrate
Content knowledge
Independent reading
Informational text
Literary text
Content-specific discussions

Aligned Learning Resources

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Primary Sources: Making Meaning From Photographs

Engineered Solution Dam Evaluation Journal and Presentation

Can an Animal's Traits be Influenced by the Environment?

Diverting Disaster With Lightning Rods

Animal Adaptions for Grades 3-5

Reading The Flag Maker

Peace Poems and Picasso Doves: Literature, Art, Technology, and Poetry

Book Report Alternative: Creating a New Book Cover

Daily Book Boosts

Blending Fiction and Nonfiction to Improve Comprehension and Writing Skills

What If We Changed the Book? Problem-Posing With Sixteen Cows

American Folklore: A Jigsaw Character Study

Creating Classroom Community by Crafting Themed Poetry Collections

Protecting Against Tornadoes

The Power of Hurricanes

Dino News!

Motion!

Digital Breakout Safari for Grades 3-5

Keith Haring Dancing Drawings

Groundhog's Garden Arrays

Design by Adaptive Theme