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Grade 3

• Composition

  • C.3.1
  • C.3.1.a
  • C.3.1.b
  • C.3.1.c
  • C.3.1.d
  • C.3.1.e
  • C.3.1.f
  • C.3.2
  • C.3.2.a
  • C.3.2.b
  • C.3.2.c
  • C.3.2.d
  • C.3.2.e
  • C.3.2.f
  • C.3.2.g
  • C.3.3
  • C.3.3.a
  • C.3.3.b
  • C.3.3.c
  • C.3.3.d
  • C.3.3.f
  • C.3.4
  • C.3.5
  • C.3.6
  • C.3.7

• Language

  • L.3.1
  • L.3.1.a
  • L.3.1.b
  • L.3.1.c
  • L.3.1.d
  • L.3.1.e
  • L.3.1.f
  • L.3.1.g
  • L.3.1.h
  • L.3.1.i
  • L.3.2
  • L.3.2.d
  • L.3.2.f
  • L.3.3
  • L.3.3.a
  • L.3.3.b
  • L.3.4
  • L.3.4.a
  • L.3.4.b
  • L.3.4.c
  • L.3.4.d
  • L.3.4.e
  • L.3.5
  • L.3.5.a
  • L.3.5.b
  • L.3.5.c

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • RF.3.3
  • RF.3.3.a
  • RF.3.3.b
  • RF.3.3.c
  • RF.3.4.a
  • RF.3.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.3.1
  • RI.3.2
  • RI.3.3
  • RI.3.4
  • RI.3.5
  • RI.3.6
  • RI.3.7
  • RI.3.8
  • RI.3.9
  • RI.3.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.3.1
  • RL.3.2
  • RL.3.3
  • RL.3.4
  • RL.3.5
  • RL.3.6
  • RL.3.7
  • RL.3.9
  • RL.3.10

KAS ELA Standard: C.3.1

Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of writing and digital resources, on topics or texts, with supporting reasons.

Earth’s Layers: Who Contributes The Most?

Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.

Gr 1-8

An Under-Appreciated Planet

Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.

Gr 1-8

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Gr 1-8

Power and Traditions

We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.

Gr 1-8

Power in Autumn

Autumn was once powerful because of the harvest. What gives Fall its power now?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Mythological Creatures

Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?

Gr 1-8

Student Introductions With Depth, Complexity, and Frames: Level Two

Once students know the prompts of Depth and Complexity, let’s take them much higher up Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Volcano

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots about the same beautiful painting of a volcano. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: The Bridge

One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-7

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Gr 1-8

Discussing An Important Decision from History

How would people with two different perspectives discuss a decision from history?

Gr 2-8

Chess Variant: Monster Chess

What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?

Gr 1-8

Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant

What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?

Gr 2-8

Horde Chess Variant

What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?

Gr 2-8

The 8th Wonder of the World Tournament

Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Exploration Technology Tournament

Which of these pieces of exploration technology is most important? Most underrated? Most long-lasting?

Gr 1-8

Parts of Speech Tournament

Which part of speech is most useful? Interesting? Strange?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Presidents

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Gr 1-8

Holiday vs Holiday (from a Mascot’s Perspective)

Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.

Gr 1-8

The Tournament of Biomes

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!

Gr 1-8

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Gr 1-8

Propaganda and Logical Fallacies

Let’s see how propaganda techniques can make even something great seem bad.

Gr 1-8

Academic Love Letters

What if Kylo Ren wrote a love letter to Abe Lincoln or the Sahara Desert wrote one to the Moon?

Gr 1-8

Teaching Criticism

Ask students to go beyond “I don’t like it” and form critical opinions based on a set of criteria. Students can produce written arguments or turn their opinion into oral presentations.

Gr 1-8