This course is only available in the Spring for those students who have completed the A course in the previous Fall semester. Students must have registered for the B course in the Fall. This course must be taken with Gifted and Talented Literature Study 3 (click here).
Description:
Connections Academy’s Gifted and Talented Language Arts 3 course
provides students opportunities to work at an accelerated pace, while
engaging in more complex and challenging instructional activities.
Students are provided opportunities for increased student-teacher
interaction and discussion, as well as increased interaction with their
peers. This course focuses on developing critical thinking and
analytical skills. Students also create compositions throughout the
course by moving through the five stages of the writing process:
planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Students continue
to master the basic skills of writing with instruction in spelling,
handwriting, grammar, and language usage.
Units:
One of a Kind
In
this unit, your student will explore the theme of uniqueness. She will
read a variety of selections, including biographies, fantasy stories,
folktales, and expository articles. Reading instruction will further
develop your student's understanding of story elements—such as plot and
theme—and common text structures, such as texts that compare and
contrast, or that show causes and effects. Your student will practice
critical reading by learning how to make generalizations, and
distinguish between facts and opinions in a text. Throughout the unit,
your student will continue to practice fluency skills and vocabulary
development strategies. Her confidence as a writer will grow as she
learns to write in different genres, including poetry and memoirs. She
will write a sample of each to be submitted as part of the writing
portfolio. Spelling instruction addresses irregular plurals, prefixes
and suffixes, and vowel and consonant patterns. Grammar instruction
focuses on pronouns, contractions, and prepositions.
Cultures
In
this unit, your student will explore the theme of cultures. She will
read a variety of selections, including realistic and narrative fiction.
Reading instruction will futher develop your student's understanding of
story elements such as sequence and common text structures, such as
text that compare and contrast. Your student will practice critical
reading by learning how to draw conclusions, determine the author's
purpose, and distinguish between facts and opinions in a text.
Throughout the unit, your student will continue to practice fluency
skills and vocabulary development strategies. Her confidence as a writer
will grow as she learns to write in different genres, including an
editorial and story review. She will write an opinion essay to submit as
part of the writing portfolio. Spelling instruction addresses
syllables, homophones, the vowel sound in ball, and suffixes. Grammar instruction focuses on adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions.
Freedom
In
this unit, your student will explore the theme of freedom. He will read
a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections, including realistic
fiction, a photo essay, and fantasy stories. In addition, students will
read The Mouse and the Motorcycle written by Beverly Cleary,
which tells the story of a young mouse named Ralph who lives in a
hotel. Reading instruction will further develop your student's
understanding of story elements, such as plot and theme, and common text
structures, such as texts organized with a main idea and details or
texts that show causes and effects. Your student will also become a more
critical reader by learning how to make generalizations and distinguish
between facts and opinions in a text. Throughout the unit, your student
will continue to practice fluency skills and vocabulary development
strategies. He will refine his writing skills as he writes in different
genres, including an informative and a descriptive paragraph submitted
as part of the writing portfolio. Spelling instruction addresses
assorted vowel sounds, multisyllabic words, and related words. Grammar
instruction addresses capitalization, commas, and ways to combine
sentences.
Course Sets
Lesson Manual/Course Guide
- Gifted Language Arts 3 A and B Course Guide
Online Text/eBook
- Partial iText Scott Foresman Reading Street 3