Grade 3 English Language Arts
18 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “Reading & Writing”.
Learning focus
- Uqausiliriniq: communication and language, creative and artistic expression, and reflective and critical thinking.
- Comprehension: listen, view and read to understand a range of texts.
- Production: speak, write and represent ideas clearly for different audiences and purposes.
Units
Unit 1
Read and Think
Reading short original stories and non-fiction passages, then finding the main idea, details and order of events, making inferences and working out word meanings from context.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · predicting, using strategies to understand a text, and recalling important information
Unit 2
Story Elements
Naming the characters, setting, problem and solution of a story, describing how characters feel and what they are like, and finding a story's lesson.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · story elements, connections to a text and sharing an opinion about it
Unit 3
Word Jobs
Finding nouns (naming words), verbs (action words), adjectives (describing words) and adverbs (words that tell how) in sentences.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · more specific nouns, verbs and adjectives
Unit 4
Punctuation Power
Choosing end marks, using commas in lists and dates, writing contractions and possessives with apostrophes, and putting quotation marks around speech.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · capital letters and punctuation
Unit 5
Spelling Patterns
Spelling long vowel sounds with vowel teams (ai, ay, ee, ea, oa, ow, igh, ie) and adding -ed and -ing by doubling a letter, dropping a silent e or just adding the ending.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · reading and spelling words with common spelling patterns
Unit 6
Prefixes & Suffixes
Learning what prefixes (un-, re-, pre-, dis-) and suffixes (-ful, -less, -er, -ly) mean, finding base words and using new words in sentences.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · prefixes, suffixes and word parts that change meaning
Unit 7
Word Pairs
Synonyms (words that mean the same), antonyms (opposites) and homophones (words that sound alike but are spelled differently, like their, there and they're).
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · new vocabulary, and words that go together
Unit 8
Sentence Smarts
Telling statements, questions, exclamations and commands apart, spotting incomplete sentences and joining ideas with so, but, or and because.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · simple and compound sentences
Unit 9
Fact or Opinion?
Telling facts (which can be checked) from opinions (what someone thinks), and spotting opinion words like best and cutest.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · telling fact from opinion in fiction and nonfiction
Unit 10
ABC Order & Dictionary
Putting words in alphabetical order to the first, second and third letter, and using dictionary guide words to find the right page.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · alphabetical order and using a dictionary to learn word meanings
Unit 11
Reading Patterns
Spotting cause and effect and order of importance, deciding who is telling a story, making inferences from clues, and using an index.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · how the form and structure of texts and text features organize ideas
Unit 12
Listening & Talking Together
Practises listening for key ideas, using non-verbal cues and turn taking, asking thoughtful questions, giving evidence, and sharing thoughts and preferences in a group.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · listening for key ideas, turn taking, group dialogue, thoughtful questions with evidence, and sharing opinions
Unit 13
Sounds, Letters & Fluent Reading
Practises sound awareness (segmenting, blending and changing sounds), letters in different fonts, recognizing common and tricky words quickly, and using punctuation to read with expression.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · sound awareness, letters in different fonts, high-frequency words and reading with expression
Unit 14
Wonder & Find Out
Practises using what you already know, asking focused questions, choosing information from sources, deciding what to include, and noticing diversity and inclusion in stories.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · prior knowledge, focused questions, selecting information, sources and diversity in texts
Unit 15
Plan Your Writing
Practises choosing a topic from experience, thinking about audience and purpose, using planning tools such as webs and organizers, and telling narrative, informational, descriptive and persuasive writing apart.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · choosing a topic for an audience and purpose, planning strategies and types of writing
Unit 16
Make Writing Better
Practises adding descriptive words, joining ideas with connecting and transition words, noticing when writing doesn't make sense, revising with feedback, and neat handwriting and word processing.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Production · complex sentences and transitions, voice, revising with feedback and neat letter formation
Unit 17
Posters, Slides & Media
Practises multimodal texts (posters, slide shows, videos, photo essays), planning a layout, choosing visuals and fonts, and picking the best way to share a message with an audience.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · multimodal texts, layout and visuals, choosing a mode for an audience and visual aids
Unit 18
My Learning Goals
Practises self-monitoring, choosing strategies, using criteria and rubrics, using feedback, setting specific goals for listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing, and tracking progress.
Approved guide: NWT English Language Arts (2011), Comprehension · self-monitoring, criteria, feedback, learning goals and tracking progress
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