3rd Grade Jump Start - Writing: Week 3

Writing, Phonics, and Vocabulary

Week 3 - Day 1

• The following 5 vocabulary words are in this text. Discuss and research what each word means and what part of speech the word is. Then, write a sentence using each word. Be sure to include a capital letter and ending punctuation, in addition to neat printing! 

• Sighed
• Snickered
• Indeed
• Chorus
• Tardy

• Draw inferences from a text
• Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales

Writing, Phonics, and Vocabulary

Week 3 - Day 2

• In this short story, Maggie and her teammates have fun playing basketball, even though they lose. Why does this make them happy? Write about a time when you had fun just being yourself.

• Order events in a story
• Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Writing, Phonics, and Vocabulary

Week 3 - Day 3

• Maggie names herself The CHAMPION OF QUIET. What name would you give yourself? What are you a champion of? Write down your thinking in your journal.

• Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis-
• Insert dialogue into a story

Writing, Phonics, and Vocabulary

Week 3 - Day 4

• What do you need to do in order to be a champion at something? Using this How to be a Champion! Template, write down your steps!

• Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression
• Choose the picture that matches the setting or character

Writing, Phonics, and Vocabulary

Week 3 - Day 5

• There is a lot of dialogue in this passage. Practice inserting quotation marks on this Quotation Marks Worksheet.

• Complete the word with the correct r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur
• Read and understand informational passages