Unit Plan 34 (Grade 3 ELA): Revising and Editing for Clarity
Grade 3 grammar & conventions unit: students master sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling through editing stations and a final polished writing piece.
Focus: Grammar, punctuation, spelling conventions
Grade Level: 3
Subject Area: English Language Arts (Language, Writing)
Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session
I. Introduction
This week turns writers into careful editors. Students learn and apply key grammar (L.3.1a–i), punctuation/capitalization/spelling (L.3.2a–g) skills to make their drafts clear and correct, and use a supportive process for revising and editing (W.3.5). By Friday, each learner will produce a revised paragraph with accurate sentence structure, agreement and tense, punctuation, and conventional spelling, supported by a practical editing checklist.
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…
- Identify and correctly use parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) to build clear simple/compound/complex sentences with conjunctions.
- Apply verb tenses, agreement, comparatives/superlatives, and possessives accurately in writing.
- Use capitalization in titles, commas (addresses, dialogue), quotation marks in dialogue, and conventional spelling strategies; consult references to check spellings.
- Revise and edit writing with peers/teacher, using a step-by-step checklist to improve clarity and correctness.
Standards Alignment — CCSS Grade 3
- Language: L.3.1a–i (grammar and usage: parts of speech; plurals/abstract nouns; regular/irregular verbs; simple verb tenses; subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement; comparative/superlative adjectives/adverbs; coordinating/subordinating conjunctions; produce simple/compound/complex sentences)
- Language: L.3.2a–g (capitalization in titles; commas in addresses; commas & quotation marks in dialogue; possessives; conventional spelling incl. suffixes; spelling patterns/generalizations; consult references)
- Writing: W.3.5 (plan, revise, edit with guidance and support)
Success Criteria — student language
- My sentences are complete and varied (simple/compound/complex) and use the right conjunctions.
- My verbs and subjects agree; verb tense fits the time; pronouns match their nouns.
- I used capital letters where needed, commas/quotes correctly, and apostrophes for possessives.
- I fixed spelling using patterns and a dictionary; my final draft is clear and correct.