Text-Based Writing Nonfiction, Grade 3 - Softcover

Evan-Moor Corp.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613689969 ISBN 13: 9781613689967

Publisher: Evan-Moor Corp, 2014

Synopsis

Ideal for preparing your third-grade students for state writing assessments and meeting new standards, this series offers scaffolded text-based writing practice with essential nonfiction writing forms, such as: - Compare and contrast - Sequence - Explanatory - Informative - Cause and effect - Opinion - Argument The 15 units provide activities that prepare students to complete text-dependent writing prompts. Each unit begins with a unit focus and lesson checklist to guide students through the learning path, which includes: - a dictionary page that introduces content words - close reading of a leveled nonfiction article - text-dependent comprehension questions to support understanding - a graphic organizer to help students organize information from the article and plan their writing - a text-dependent writing prompt Teachers will appreciate these additional resources and features! - Downloadable home-school connection activities and projects help teachers encourage learning at home. - Common Core State Standards correlations are located on each unit for easy reference. - The reading level is provided to help identify appropriate texts. - The suggested learning path helps teachers pace the lesson, and makes scaffolding easy! The leveled nonfiction reading selections cover: - Biographies - Health articles - Science articles - Social studies articles

About this title

Product Description

The ultimate Common Core writing test-prep, this book provides practice in reading nonfiction texts and responding to text-based writing prompts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Evan-Moor Corp
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1613689969
• ISBN 13: 9781613689967
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 132