Grade 3 Unit 2
- 1. Isaac School District No.5 ELAS Thematic Unit Overview Grade 3 – Unit 2 2012-2013 Unit 2: Inspired by the Sea DURATION: Six Weeks In this unit, students read stories, poetry, and informational texts that are inspired by a fondness or curiosity about the sea. Students read about characters that long for or live near the sea, and become familiar with the wide range of informational texts on the topic of oceans and water. They continue to review the parts of speech by comparing two poems written about oysters. The students engage the texts in several ways. For example, they write stories after the haystack scene in Sarah, Plain and Tall (MacLachlan, P.), showing action, thoughts, and feelings. They also build their knowledge of ocean animals as they research their favorite sea creature. Essential Questions: Vocabulary: Why and how does the sea inspire writers? adjectives adverbs Why are humans curious about the sea? author comma Essential Learning: dialogue Illustrator The sea awakens our imagination. line We still have much to learn about the sea through exploration and research. Distributed Resources Aligned to Unit 2: Canoe Days (Paulsen) Whales (Simon) A Drop Around the World (McKinney & Maydak) The Cod’s Tale (Kurlansky & Schindler) Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives (Heller) Underlined vocabulary indicates Tier II word. 1
- 2. Underlined vocabulary indicates Tier II word. 2