Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Seabirds | 12 |
Penguin Color | 14 |
Bird Tears | 16 |
Something Wrong | 18 |
Flying Vomit | 20 |
Where I Live | 24 |
Sightseeing | 26 |
Setting the Table | 28 |
Fire Alarm Diary | 30 |
What Stopped Planes | 32 |
Old or Ancient? | 38 |
HOMES | 48 |
No More Pizzas! | 49 |
Giraffe Heart | 50 |
Action! | 58 |
The Garden | 68 |
Gorilla News | 73 |
Death Valley | 78 |
Travel Writer | 86 |
Letter to the President | 100 |
Tears of Laughter | 106 |
The Fastest | 116 |
School Day | 124 |
What Calf? | 128 |
Crossing South Georgia Island | 130 |
Captain Cook | 136 |
Raining Frogs | 138 |
The Bet | 154 |
Picture Poetry | 166 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
The Lazy Pelican | 13 |
Bird Discovery! | 15 |
On the Beach | 17 |
The Suspect at the Zoo | 19 |
The Ten Eyes | 21 |
The Most Daylight | 22 |
Interview from the Future | 23 |
Details for the Alien | 25 |
The Great Wall | 27 |
Alien in the Kitchen | 29 |
Fire Alarm Diary | 30 |
100 Years in the Future | 31 |
What Stopped Planes | 32 |
Bread Danger! | 33 |
Fast and Swift | 39 |
Lost! | 43 |
Insect Lesson | 44 |
Bad to Good | 45 |
Snake in the River | 46 |
Third Grader Discovers Amazing Treasure | 47 |
The Face in the Window | 51 |
Like a Tortoise | 52 |
Like a Cheetah | 53 |
Boy or Girl? | 55 |
Hippo Keeper’s Log | 56 |
Pet Journal | 57 |
Plane Down! | 59 |
The Dove and the Ant | 61 |
Seeing a Dodo | 65 |
The Octopus | 69 |
Earthquake! | 75 |
Head to Toe | 80 |
What Was I Petting? | 81 |
What’s on Top? | 83 |
The 50-Pound Box of Candy | 91 |
Board Advice | 93 |
The Bridge Painter | 98 |
What Color? | 99 |
The Date Line | 102 |
Australia Diary | 103 |
The Right Way | 105 |
The Funny Dog | 107 |
Game Action! | 110 |
Bat, Ball, or Rope | 111 |
When Trees Were Young | 113 |
The Musician | 114 |
The Race! | 117 |
The Days of the Week | 118 |
Potatoes All Week | 119 |
Story Start | 120 |
The Crow and the Water Pitcher | 121 |
Phone Manners | 122 |
No Such Thing! | 123 |
School Day | 124 |
Dogs that Sniff | 125 |
Zoo Escape! | 127 |
The Calf in the Barn | 129 |
Staying Awake | 131 |
Journey on Ice | 132 |
Journey to Mars | 133 |
Treasure Hunt | 137 |
Raining Fish | 139 |
A Big Surprise | 145 |
Under the Bed | 149 |
The Tallest Tale | 153 |
Talking About… | 155 |
It’s Gone! | 157 |
Travel Shock | 159 |
Stop the Hiccups! | 161 |
Buy It! | 163 |
Tied up in Kelp! | 165 |
Text Types and Purposes
ELA.W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Not on This Train! | 34 |
The Worst Meal | 35 |
The Right Name | 54 |
Super Bats | 66 |
Vampire Bats | 67 |
Ice Hotel | 87 |
Open and Close | 90 |
The Best Boarding | 92 |
Bears | 94 |
The Opposite | 95 |
The Dog and the Wolf | 96 |
Inside the Dog or Wolf’s Head | 97 |
The Penny | 108 |
Finding Treasure | 109 |
The Best Tree | 112 |
The Tallest Mountain | 148 |
What Island? | 158 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.3.4: With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Seabirds | 12 |
The Lazy Pelican | 13 |
Penguin Color | 14 |
Bird Discovery! | 15 |
Bird Tears | 16 |
On the Beach | 17 |
Something Wrong | 18 |
The Suspect at the Zoo | 19 |
Flying Vomit | 20 |
The Ten Eyes | 21 |
The Most Daylight | 22 |
Interview from the Future | 23 |
Where I Live | 24 |
Details for the Alien | 25 |
Sightseeing | 26 |
The Great Wall | 27 |
Setting the Table | 28 |
Alien in the Kitchen | 29 |
Fire Alarm Diary | 30 |
100 Years in the Future | 31 |
What Stopped Planes | 32 |
Bread Danger! | 33 |
Not on This Train! | 34 |
The Worst Meal | 35 |
Tanka | 36 |
Old or Ancient? | 38 |
Fast and Swift | 39 |
Selling Words | 40 |
Action Packed | 41 |
Sound Words | 42 |
Lost! | 43 |
Insect Lesson | 44 |
Bad to Good | 45 |
Snake in the River | 46 |
Third Grader Discovers Amazing Treasure | 47 |
HOMES | 48 |
No More Pizzas! | 49 |
Giraffe Heart | 50 |
The Face in the Window | 51 |
Like a Tortoise | 52 |
Like a Cheetah | 53 |
The Right Name | 54 |
Boy or Girl? | 55 |
Hippo Keeper’s Log | 56 |
Pet Journal | 57 |
Action! | 58 |
Plane Down! | 59 |
Mystery Item | 60 |
The Dove and the Ant | 61 |
Metaphor Poem | 62 |
The Dodo | 64 |
Seeing a Dodo | 65 |
Super Bats | 66 |
Vampire Bats | 67 |
The Garden | 68 |
The Octopus | 69 |
Mood Poems | 70 |
Night for the Fox | 71 |
The Gorilla | 72 |
Gorilla News | 73 |
Stop, Drop, and Hold On! | 74 |
Earthquake! | 75 |
Here I Sit! | 76 |
Dinner Party at the Farm | 77 |
Death Valley | 78 |
Pecos Bill | 79 |
Head to Toe | 80 |
What Was I Petting? | 81 |
On This Date | 82 |
What’s on Top? | 83 |
Thank-You Letter | 84 |
What a Gift! | 85 |
Travel Writer | 86 |
Ice Hotel | 87 |
Tongue Twisters | 88 |
Open and Close | 90 |
The 50-Pound Box of Candy | 91 |
The Best Boarding | 92 |
Board Advice | 93 |
Bears | 94 |
The Opposite | 95 |
The Dog and the Wolf | 96 |
Inside the Dog or Wolf’s Head | 97 |
The Bridge Painter | 98 |
What Color? | 99 |
Letter to the President | 100 |
Silly Riddles | 101 |
The Date Line | 102 |
Australia Diary | 103 |
Safety Talk | 104 |
The Right Way | 105 |
Tears of Laughter | 106 |
The Funny Dog | 107 |
The Penny | 108 |
Finding Treasure | 109 |
Game Action! | 110 |
Bat, Ball, or Rope | 111 |
The Best Tree | 112 |
When Trees Were Young | 113 |
The Musician | 114 |
The Fastest | 116 |
The Race! | 117 |
The Days of the Week | 118 |
Potatoes All Week | 119 |
Story Start | 120 |
The Crow and the Water Pitcher | 121 |
Phone Manners | 122 |
No Such Thing! | 123 |
School Day | 124 |
Dogs that Sniff | 125 |
Pet Problem | 126 |
Zoo Escape! | 127 |
What Calf? | 128 |
The Calf in the Barn | 129 |
Crossing South Georgia Island | 130 |
Staying Awake | 131 |
Journey on Ice | 132 |
Journey to Mars | 133 |
Rhyming Poems | 134 |
The Cheebra | 135 |
Captain Cook | 136 |
Treasure Hunt | 137 |
Raining Frogs | 138 |
Raining Fish | 139 |
Blast Off! | 140 |
A Capital Idea | 142 |
Song and Movie Names | 143 |
Facts About Butterflies | 144 |
A Big Surprise | 145 |
What Hour Is Our Train? | 146 |
Glass Panes | 147 |
The Tallest Mountain | 148 |
Under the Bed | 149 |
It’s or Its | 150 |
The Note | 151 |
Big, Bigger, Biggest | 152 |
The Tallest Tale | 153 |
The Bet | 154 |
Talking About… | 155 |
What the Rhino Knows | 156 |
It’s Gone! | 157 |
What Island? | 158 |
Travel Shock | 159 |
The Longest Hiccups | 160 |
Stop the Hiccups! | 161 |
Goose, Gooses, or Geese | 162 |
Buy It! | 163 |
Proofreading Marks | 164 |
Tied up in Kelp! | 165 |
Picture Poetry | 166 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.W.3.5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3)
Activity | Page |
---|---|
A Capital Idea | 142 |
Song and Movie Names | 143 |
Facts About Butterflies | 144 |
A Big Surprise | 145 |
What Hour Is Our Train? | 146 |
Glass Panes | 147 |
The Tallest Mountain | 148 |
Under the Bed | 149 |
It’s or Its | 150 |
The Note | 151 |
Big, Bigger, Biggest | 152 |
The Tallest Tale | 153 |
The Bet | 154 |
Talking About… | 155 |
What the Rhino Knows | 156 |
It’s Gone! | 157 |
What Island? | 158 |
Travel Shock | 159 |
The Longest Hiccups | 160 |
Stop the Hiccups! | 161 |
Goose, Gooses, or Geese | 162 |
Buy It! | 163 |
Proofreading Marks | 164 |
Tied up in Kelp! | 165 |
Picture Poetry | 166 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.W.3.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Old or Ancient? | 38 |
Snake in the River | 46 |
Third Grader Discovers Amazing Treasure | 47 |
Super Bats | 66 |
Mood Poems | 70 |
Pecos Bill | 79 |
Pet Problem | 126 |
Range of Writing
ELA.W.3.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Activity | Page |
---|---|
Seabirds | 12 |
The Lazy Pelican | 13 |
Penguin Color | 14 |
Bird Discovery! | 15 |
Bird Tears | 16 |
On the Beach | 17 |
Something Wrong | 18 |
The Suspect at the Zoo | 19 |
Flying Vomit | 20 |
The Ten Eyes | 21 |
The Most Daylight | 22 |
Interview from the Future | 23 |
Where I Live | 24 |
Details for the Alien | 25 |
Sightseeing | 26 |
The Great Wall | 27 |
Setting the Table | 28 |
Alien in the Kitchen | 29 |
Fire Alarm Diary | 30 |
100 Years in the Future | 31 |
What Stopped Planes | 32 |
Bread Danger! | 33 |
Not on This Train! | 34 |
The Worst Meal | 35 |
Tanka | 36 |
Old or Ancient? | 38 |
Fast and Swift | 39 |
Selling Words | 40 |
Action Packed | 41 |
Sound Words | 42 |
Lost! | 43 |
Insect Lesson | 44 |
Bad to Good | 45 |
Snake in the River | 46 |
Third Grader Discovers Amazing Treasure | 47 |
HOMES | 48 |
No More Pizzas! | 49 |
Giraffe Heart | 50 |
The Face in the Window | 51 |
Like a Tortoise | 52 |
Like a Cheetah | 53 |
The Right Name | 54 |
Boy or Girl? | 55 |
Hippo Keeper’s Log | 56 |
Pet Journal | 57 |
Action! | 58 |
Plane Down! | 59 |
Mystery Item | 60 |
The Dove and the Ant | 61 |
Metaphor Poem | 62 |
The Dodo | 64 |
Seeing a Dodo | 65 |
Super Bats | 66 |
Vampire Bats | 67 |
The Garden | 68 |
The Octopus | 69 |
Mood Poems | 70 |
Night for the Fox | 71 |
The Gorilla | 72 |
Gorilla News | 73 |
Stop, Drop, and Hold On! | 74 |
Earthquake! | 75 |
Here I Sit! | 76 |
Dinner Party at the Farm | 77 |
Death Valley | 78 |
Pecos Bill | 79 |
Head to Toe | 80 |
What Was I Petting? | 81 |
On This Date | 82 |
What’s on Top? | 83 |
Thank-You Letter | 84 |
What a Gift! | 85 |
Travel Writer | 86 |
Ice Hotel | 87 |
Tongue Twisters | 88 |
Open and Close | 90 |
The 50-Pound Box of Candy | 91 |
The Best Boarding | 92 |
Board Advice | 93 |
Bears | 94 |
The Opposite | 95 |
The Dog and the Wolf | 96 |
Inside the Dog or Wolf’s Head | 97 |
The Bridge Painter | 98 |
What Color? | 99 |
Letter to the President | 100 |
Silly Riddles | 101 |
The Date Line | 102 |
Australia Diary | 103 |
Safety Talk | 104 |
The Right Way | 105 |
Tears of Laughter | 106 |
The Funny Dog | 107 |
The Penny | 108 |
Finding Treasure | 109 |
Game Action! | 110 |
Bat, Ball, or Rope | 111 |
The Best Tree | 112 |
When Trees Were Young | 113 |
The Musician | 114 |
The Fastest | 116 |
The Race! | 117 |
The Days of the Week | 118 |
Potatoes All Week | 119 |
Story Start | 120 |
The Crow and the Water Pitcher | 121 |
Phone Manners | 122 |
No Such Thing! | 123 |
School Day | 124 |
Dogs that Sniff | 125 |
Pet Problem | 126 |
Zoo Escape! | 127 |
What Calf? | 128 |
The Calf in the Barn | 129 |
Crossing South Georgia Island | 130 |
Staying Awake | 131 |
Journey on Ice | 132 |
Journey to Mars | 133 |
Rhyming Poems | 134 |
The Cheebra | 135 |
Captain Cook | 136 |
Treasure Hunt | 137 |
Raining Frogs | 138 |
Raining Fish | 139 |
Blast Off! | 140 |
A Capital Idea | 142 |
Song and Movie Names | 143 |
Facts About Butterflies | 144 |
A Big Surprise | 145 |
What Hour Is Our Train? | 146 |
Glass Panes | 147 |
The Tallest Mountain | 148 |
Under the Bed | 149 |
It’s or Its | 150 |
The Note | 151 |
Big, Bigger, Biggest | 152 |
The Tallest Tale | 153 |
The Bet | 154 |
Talking About… | 155 |
What the Rhino Knows | 156 |
It’s Gone! | 157 |
What Island? | 158 |
Travel Shock | 159 |
The Longest Hiccups | 160 |
Stop the Hiccups! | 161 |
Goose, Gooses, or Geese | 162 |
Buy It! | 163 |
Proofreading Marks | 164 |
Tied up in Kelp! | 165 |
Picture Poetry | 166 |
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