Grade 3 Spring — Informational/Expository Writing, Research Process Introduction, and Dialogue Mechanics Maintenance
English · WR
G3
eng.g3.s.wr.expert_topic_inventory
Generate and maintain a personal-expertise inventory as a topic bank for informational writing
Build a personal-expertise inventory — a 2-page spread in the writer's notebook listing 5-8 topics the child considers themselves an expert on (a hobby, a sport, a pet, a craft, a family tradition, a place they know well, a book series they have read deeply, an animal they have studied). Use the inventory as a topic bank across the term. Add to it across the year. Use it to select informational topics rather than starting from a blank page.
Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
30
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Successors
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eng.g4.f.wr.writer_notebook_full
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Common misconceptions
- Lists vague categories ('animals', 'sports') instead of specific expertise ('the four types of jellyfish at the New England Aquarium' or 'how to crochet a chain stitch').
- Lists topics the child wants to learn about but doesn't yet know — confuses expert topic with research topic.