1. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1 Opinion Writing W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. W.3.1.A Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. 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. W.3.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section. Quarter One Assessment Texts for Quarter OneBrief WriteWrite to ReviseLang UseEdit Quarter One does not have a performance task. Pre-Assessment: Literary: How the Firefly Got Its Light Informational: The Things Wings DoCFA: Literary: Tikki Tikki Tembo Informational: Chinese Culture W.3.1b Target 6a name topic and state opinion W.3.1a Target 6b supply a reason for opinion L.3.3a Choose words for effect L.3.1i Simple and compound complex sentences W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. W.3.2.A Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension. W.3.2.B Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details. W.3.2.C Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information. W.3.2.D Provide a concluding statement or section. Quarter Two Assessment Texts for Quarter TwoBrief WriteWrite to ReviseLang UseEdit Pre-Assessment: Literary: Stone Soup Informational: My Name is Graham, as in CrackerCFA: Literary: Dan’s Dream Informational: Climbing Mount Everest W.3.2c Target 3a provide closure or conclusion W3.2a Target 3b supply facts to elaborate about a topic L.3.3a Choose words for effect L.2.2 Punctuation usage

2. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3 Narrative Writing W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. W.3.3.A Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. W.3.3.B Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. W.3.3.C Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order. W.3.3.D Provide a sense of closure. Quarter Three Assessment Texts for Quarter ThreeBrief WriteWrite to ReviseLang UseEdit Pre-Assessment: Literary: Bubbles the Humpback Whale, Hums of the Humpback Whale Informational: The Humpback Whale, Facts about Humpback WhalesCFA: Literary: The Dolphins and the Pilot Whales, A Fish Fable Informational: Dolphins and Porpoises, Is it a Porpoise or a Dolphin? W.3.3c Target 1a (temporal words signal event order) W.3.3b Target 1b (elaboration using dialogue) L.3.3a Target 8 (choosing words for an audience) L.3.1g Target 9 (superlatives) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1 Opinion Writing W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. W.3.1.A Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. 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. W.3.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section. Quarter Four Assessment Texts for Quarter FourBrief WriteWrite to ReviseLang UseEdit Pre-Assessment: Literary: Arcy’s Rainbow, The Whys of Weather (The Colors of the Rainbow) Informational: Rainbow Colors, Rainbow QuestionsCFA: Literary: The Tornado Drill Informational: Clara Barton, Red Cross Story W.3.1c Target 3a (connecting opinion to reason with linking words) W.3.1b Target 3b (revise and identify use of techniques to develop opinion or deleting details that do not support opinion) L.3a Target 8 (using appropriate academic or domain specific language for audience) L.3.2e (Adding suffixes to base words)