GRADE 3 Grammar and Writing Handbook - Neocities

GRADE 3

Grammar and

Writing Handbook

ISBN: 0¨C328¨C07539¨C6

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Writer¡¯s Guide

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WRITER¡¯S GUIDE

Ideas and Content

Before you write, you need to have a main idea and a reason,

or purpose, for writing. The main idea is the most important

point you want to make. Your purpose may be to persuade, to

inform, to describe, or just to entertain your readers.

A note to a friend has a main idea and a purpose.

Main Idea Convince a friend to

see your new kitten

Purpose To persuade someone

Details Lively and interesting words,

such as fluffy, purr, and leap, make

word pictures for your reader. Details

give important information.

Jorge,

Come to my house

tomorrow to see my new,

fluffy kitten. She loves

to purr and leap.

The birds are eating. (no details)

The gray pigeons peck at the dry bread.

(details to show what is happening)

Av i

FOCUS

Stay on your topic and

use only details that are

about your main idea.

Strategies for Choosing a Main

Idea and Purpose

? Choose something you know well or would like to learn about.

Your topic could be your favorite aunt or the planets.

? Think about your purpose for writing. An adventure story

would entertain. A how-to report would inform readers.

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Writing Ideas and Content

WRITER¡¯S GUIDE

A

Match the number of each sentence with the purpose that

it fits best.

A Inform

1.

2.

3.

4.

B

C Describe

D Entertain

Green plants help clean the air we breathe.

Let me tell you a funny story about my dad.

Doctor Jackson is tall and thin and has bright red hair.

Our school really needs a new gym.

Some sentences below do not stay on the topic of the circus.

Write the letters of those sentences.

A

B

C

D

E

F

C

B Persuade

The wrinkly elephants swayed to the loud music.

My new sandals were very comfortable.

Three white poodles pranced around the ring.

A jolly clown with fuzzy, orange hair juggled balls.

Loreen and her mom went to the beach last week.

The fierce lions leaped through fiery hoops.

Choose one of the main-idea sentences

below. Then write three sentences about

the topic. Remember to use clear details.

? My best friend is an interesting person.

? I had an exciting adventure last month.

? Girls and boys can be good friends.

Writing Ideas and Content

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WRITER¡¯S GUIDE

Organization

A careful writer tells about events and details in order. Your

organization builds a frame to hold your writing. The

frame keeps your ideas in place.

Here are some ways to organize your writing.

?

?

?

?

a story with a beginning, middle, and end

a comparison-contrast

a description from top to bottom

a how-to explanation

Before you write your first word, think about how you will build

your writing. For example, if you want to tell what happened at

a school meeting, you would write a report. If you want to explain

how to ride a scooter, you would write a how-to explanation.

Once you decide on your frame, choose the details you want

to include. You will also have to think about how to arrange your

details from beginning to end.

Strategies for Organizing Ideas

? Begin with the most important detail

or save it for last.

? Use order words such as first, later, and last.

? Put details that are alike in the same

paragraph.

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Writing Organization

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

A graphic organizer

such as a chart, story

map, or web can help

you organize your

ideas.

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