This is How To Write In Third Grade, the second in a series of four writing instruction curriculums, aligned to the new Common Core Standards. It is designed to create a portfolio of structured writings, demonstrating the growth of writing skills in the three forms of writing: narrative, persuasive, and expository. Each lesson builds on the skills taught in previous lessons. Each lesson has a “how-to” format that stresses modeling as the dominant teaching method. Each year ends with portfolios o