Unit Goals Reading Grade 3

Grade 3 Unit 8

Reading:  Essential Question

How Does Reading Nonfiction Help Us Make Connections and Create Meaning?

Goals

·        We will learn how to research a specific topic.

·        We will review features of nonfiction texts and how to use those features to collect facts and ideas.

·        We will use our prior knowledge and make connections to what we are learning as we read new information.

·        We will have partner conversations to extend our understanding of the topic.

·        We will expand our thinking to include questions, predictions and explanations.