3rd Grade Summer Writing Support

Introduction

https://youtu.be/60QFYN_peeY

 

Task

First, ask yourself, "what is my purpose for writing?" To entertain? To inform? To persuade?

Next, decide what type of writing is appropriate for your purpose:

  • Narrative (personal story)
  • Opinion 
  • Expository (give real world information)
  • Comparison writing (similarities and differences)
  • Other: peom, letter...

Finally, use these sententence starters (or your own!) to ensure a strong paragrah. It will have a clear topic sentence(s) that states your main idea, three to six supporting detail sentences, and a conclusion sentence(s) that restates your main idea. Use the guide in the next section to help you.

Process

Strong paragragh sentence starters
1 Topic Sentence(s) that clearly states your main idea.

If ____, then___

My_____

In _____(a place)

On _____(a date or holiday)

I see that________

My opinion is________
   
3-6 supporting sentences with details.

sometimes__________

For example,___________

One reason____________

I know this because________

Firstly, __________

Secondly, __________

Thirdly, ______________
   
1 Conclusion sentences.

In conclusion, _______

Now I know _______

I feel that ________

I have learned that____________

In summary _______

So________

All in all,____________
   

 

(Example Paragraph)

                                                                                     School is Ending



           I see that school is ending and all the students are sad. I will miss school very very very much. One reason I don't like school to end is that I don't see my friends and teachers. For example, we don't have zoom together when school ends. On Zoom, we have fun learning together. We chat and watch videos and we enjoy our time together. So in conclusion, all kids are sad that school is ending because everybody likes their friends and their teachers.

 

Evaluation

Evaluate your writing
You wrote a topic sentence and one detail only. You may have many spelling, capitalization errors, and you are missing 3rd grade vocabulary and grammar knowledge. You wrote a topic sence, only two details and have few spelling errors. You have one or two 3rd grade vocabulary and grammar uses.  You have a topic sentence, three supporting details, and a conclusion sentence. You show an effort to use 3rd grade vocabulary, spelling, and grammar.  You have a very clearly stated main idea in your topic sentence(s), clear supporting three to five details with good transitions, and a strong conclusion sentence. You have very little spelling and grammar errors. Your writing has clear topic, supporting details and examples, and conclusion sentences. Your writing shows 3rd grade vocabulary and grammar uses. You have one or no errors.
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Conclusion

Please use everyday (Monday through Friday) in the summer to practice your 3rd grade writing skills. Use the daily writing prompts to build on your wtiting abilities. Challenge yourself to write a "deluxe burger" paragraph every time! That means at least 1 topic sentence with your main idea, 3 to 6 supporting detail sentences, and 1 conclusion sentence. Open your guide teacher has made for you each time! Challenge yourself to use the 3rd grade vocabulary you have learned. Use a dictionary for correct spelling. Use synonyms to find new words that mean the same thing. Use compound sentences...

Credits

Thank you to youtube, Teachers-pay-teachers website, and pinterest for ideas.