Standards
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Generate resourceExplain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
Generate resourceForm and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Generate resourceUse conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
Generate resourceUse spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
Generate resourceConsult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
Generate resourceUse knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Generate resourceRecognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
Generate resourceUse a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
Generate resourceUse glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
Generate resourceDistinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
Generate resourceIdentify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
Generate resourceDistinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
Generate resourceAcquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
Generate resourceKnow and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Generate resourceIdentify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
Generate resourceRead on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
Generate resourceUse context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Generate resourceBy the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2—3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Generate resourceDescribe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Generate resourceUse text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Generate resourceUse information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
Generate resourceDescribe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Generate resourceBy the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2—3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceRecount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
Generate resourceDescribe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Generate resourceDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Generate resourceRefer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Generate resourceDistinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Generate resourceExplain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Generate resourceCompare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
Generate resourceEngage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Generate resourceCome to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
Generate resourceFollow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
Generate resourceAsk questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
Generate resourceDetermine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Generate resourceAsk and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
Generate resourceReport on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Generate resourceCreate engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
Generate resourceSpeak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
Generate resourceWrite opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Generate resourceIntroduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
Generate resourceUse linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
Generate resourceIntroduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
Generate resourceUse linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
Generate resourceWrite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
Generate resourceEstablish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Generate resourceUse dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
Generate resourceWith guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceRecall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Generate resourceDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Generate resourceApply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
Generate resourceDetermine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
Generate resourceDemonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Generate resourceAcquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
Generate resourceRead closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Generate resourceRead and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
Generate resourceDetermine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Generate resourceAnalyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Generate resourceInterpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Generate resourceAnalyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
Generate resourceDelineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
Generate resourceAnalyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.
Generate resourcePrepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Generate resourceIntegrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Generate resourceEvaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
Generate resourcePresent information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceMake strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Generate resourceAdapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Generate resourceWrite arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Generate resourceWrite routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Generate resourceWrite informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
Generate resourceWrite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Generate resourceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Generate resourceDevelop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Generate resourceUse technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
Generate resourceConduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Generate resourceGather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.
Generate resourceDraw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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