Curriculum / ELA / 3rd Grade / Unit 4: Understanding the Animal Kingdom / Lesson 11
ELA
Unit 4
3rd Grade
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Use transition words to help show time and sequence.
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Describe the life cycle of a newt. Make sure to use some of the following time and sequence transition words: first, second, after last, next, then, also, finally
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L.3.2.d — Form and use possessives.
W.3.1.b — Provide reasons that support the opinion.
W.3.1.c — Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
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L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
W.3.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Explain what the animal kingdom is and the types of living things you might find in the animal kingdom.
RI.3.3 RI.3.7
Explain what characteristics all simple animals and worms share and how they vary.
Explain what characteristics all mollusks and arthropods share and how they vary.
RI.3.3 RI.3.7 RI.3.8
Writing – 2 days
Defend if all arthropods are exactly the same and if all arthropods can survive in a variety of habitats.
3-LS4-2 3-LS4-3 RI.3.3 W.3.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.3.7 W.3.8
Explain what characteristics all fish and amphibians share and how they vary.
Explain what characteristics all reptiles, birds, and mammals share and how they vary.
Writing
Use transition words to help illustrate certain points or ideas.
L.3.2.d W.3.1.c
Defend if all reptiles are exactly the same and if all reptiles can survive in a variety of habitats.
3-LS4-2 3-LS4-3 L.3.2.d RI.3.3 W.3.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.3.7 W.3.8
Discussion
Analyze and debate unit essential questions using details and understandings from the text.
SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.c
Describe the different stages of a life cycle and why the continuation of a life cycle is important for the survival of a species.
L.3.2.d W.3.1.b W.3.1.c
Explain how amphibian and reptile life cycles are different.
Describe the stages of a ladybug beetle and/or frog life cycle.
W.3.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.3.8
Explain how fish, bird, and mammal life cycles are different.
Writing – 3 days
Compare and contrast the life cycle of two organisms by using information from the text to support an idea.
3-LS1-1 RI.3.3 SL.3.1 W.3.2 W.3.2.a W.3.2.b W.3.7 W.3.8
Construct an argument with evidence from the unit to support why some animals can survive well in a desert habitat, others survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
3-LS4-3 RI.3.3 SL.3.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.1.c
Explain the connection between evolution and adaptation and give an example of how an animal has evolved in order to survive.
Explain how the environment in which an animal lives impacts the way an animal adapts and why different adaptations are needed.
RI.3.2 RI.3.3
Opinion Writing – 4 days
Design an animal and defend if the animal would or would not survive in a particular environment.
3-LS4-3 3-LS4-4 L.3.2.d SL.3.1 W.3.1 W.3.1.a W.3.1.b W.3.1.c
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