Writing

 

Grade 3 is often an exciting time for young writers as many students transition from writing sentences to bringing together ideas and stories and presenting them in a way that is interesting. In addition to dictée and practise of frequently used words, we have regular writing books we will use, each with a different purpose. Les journaux are intended to focus on clarity of the points they are making, spelling/grammar and neatness of writing. Our livres du Canada are intended to focus on elements of writing style, including central idea, organization, point of view, and  expression. Our journaux de nature will include various forms of writing, especially recorded observations, thoughts, reflections and poetry. The amount of time spent writing in all these books will vary depending on the projects we are working on and the writing we are doing in other subject areas.