Grade 3: PPS Literacy Resources
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Mentor Texts
One option for selecting mentor texts for Social Issues is to refer to the earlier Character unit.  Some of these texts not only address issues that individual characters' face, but also address social issues that affect groups of people.  
Grade 3 Character Mentor Texts
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Social Issues: Recommended Books from ​Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Social Issues Book List by Topic and Level.docx
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Social Issues Book Sugg. & Ordering Info.xls
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Student Book Choices
Book choices that supported Series Book Clubs in previous years may also support Social Issues Book Clubs.  Many of these books can be found in your buildings.  
Grade 3 Series Books
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Resources for Nonfiction Articles that Address Social Issues
Websites
  • NEWSELA
  • storiaschool.com​
  • Creating text sets with both print and digital texts is part of this unit.  For lists of digital texts (video clips, poems, photographs, song lyrics, etc.), sample lessons, and teaching ideas, see the following website: digitalbins.wordpress.com

​Magazines Frequently Found in School and School Libraries:
  • Time for Kids
  • Scholastic
  • Cricket
  • Highlights​

Comprehension Toolkit Articles and Supplemental Texts
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