Third Grade Language Arts Topics

Language Arts consists of writers’ workshop, guided reading, literature circles, spelling and word work, cursive writing and independent reading.

Reading Genres

Humorous/Realistic Fiction

Non-Fiction

Biography/Autobiography

Fantasy

Poetry

Fables

Writing Pieces

(Students learn to evaluate their writing based on the following traits: ideas/content, organization, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, conventions and presentation.)

Personal Narrative

Poems (various forms, as well as free verse)

Persuasive

Letters (friendly, thank you, etc.)

Biography

Feature Article

Grammar and conventions are introduced and practiced within the context of reading, writing and spelling instruction. These include:

Synonyms

Antonyms

Homonyms

Homophones

Prefixes

Suffixes

Compound Words

Contractions

Subject & Predicate

Parts of Speech

Punctuation

Capitalization

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