Quarter 3
English, Language arts
READING
Building reading stamina!!
*Increasing reading fluency and accuracy- EOY Quarter Benchmark is 115 wcpm
*Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
*Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
*Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
*Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
WRITING
*Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.*Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
*Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition).
*Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
Building reading stamina!!
*Increasing reading fluency and accuracy- EOY Quarter Benchmark is 115 wcpm
*Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
*Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
*Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.
*Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.
WRITING
*Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which related ideas are grouped to support the writer's purpose.*Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details.
*Link opinion and reasons using words and phrases (e.g., for instance, in order to, in addition).
*Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
math
*Line Symmetry
*Area & Perimeter
*Patterns
*Equivalent Fractions
*Comparing Fractions
*Adding and Subtracting Fractions
*Area & Perimeter
*Patterns
*Equivalent Fractions
*Comparing Fractions
*Adding and Subtracting Fractions
science
Landforms
Understand the use of fossils and changes in the surface of the Earth as evidence of the history of Earth and its changing life forms.
Understand the composition and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change or interaction.
Understand the use of fossils and changes in the surface of the Earth as evidence of the history of Earth and its changing life forms.
Understand the composition and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change or interaction.
social studies
Economy
*Understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina.
*Understand the economic factors when making personal choices.
*Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina.
*Understand how human, environmental and technological factors affect the growth and development of North Carolina.
*Understand the economic factors when making personal choices.
*Understand how a market economy impacts life in North Carolina.