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MA.CCRA.L.College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language
Conventions of Standard EnglishCCRA.L.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar
CCRA.L.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Vocabulary Acquisition and UseCCRA.L.4. Determine 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.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Homophones Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
CCRA.L.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
CCRA.L.6. Acquire 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.
MA.CCRA.R.College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasCCRA.R.7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CCRA.R.9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Key Ideas and DetailsCCRA.R.1. Read closely to determine what a text states explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Inference
CCRA.R.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
CCRA.R.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityCCRA.R.10. Independently and proficiently read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Craft and StructureCCRA.R.4. Interpret 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.
CCRA.R.5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of a text relate to each other and the whole.
CCRA.R.6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
MA.CCRA.SL.College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and CollaborationCCRA.SL.2. Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
MA.CCRA.W.College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
Range of WritingCCRA.W.10. Write 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.
Text Types and PurposesCCRA.W.3. Write narratives to develop experiences or events using effective literary techniques, well-chosen details, and well-structured sequences.
Production and Distribution of WritingCCRA.W.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
MA.L.3.Grade 3 Language Standards [L]
Grade 3 Language Standards [L]
Vocabulary Acquisition and UseL.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.L.3.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
L.3.4.b. Determine 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).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.3.4.c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
L.3.4.d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
L.3.4.e. Recognize and use appropriately abbreviations related to grade-level content or common in everyday life (e.g., N, S, E, W on a map).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
L.3.5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.L.3.5.b. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
Conventions of Standard EnglishL.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; retain and further develop language skills learned in previous grades. (See grade 3 Writing Standard 5 and Speaking and Listening Standard 6 on strength Sentence Structure and MeaningL.3.1.b. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
L.3.1.c. Use verbs in the present, past, and future tenses and choose among them depending on the overall meaning of the sentence.
L.3.1.e. Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is to be modified and the overall meaning of the sentence.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Adjectives Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
Word UsageL.3.1.g. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns and the past tense of regular and irregular verbs.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Plurals Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.L.3.2.c. Use commas in addresses.
L.3.2.e. Form and use possessives.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Nouns Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
L.3.2.f. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
L.3.2.g. Demonstrate understanding that numerals used at the beginning of a sentence are written as words and capitalized (e.g., “Three pandas could be seen eating leaves high in the bamboo grove.”).
L.3.2.h. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
Knowledge of LanguageL.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.L.3.3.a. Choose words and phrases for effect.
MA.RF.3.Grade 3 Reading Standards for Foundational Skills [RF]
Grade 3 Reading Standards for Foundational Skills [RF]
Phonics and Word RecognitionRF.3.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.RF.3.3.a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
RF.3.3.b. Decode words with common Latin suffixes.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Suffixes
RF.3.3.c. Decode multisyllable words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Phonics
RF.3.3.d. Read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
FluencyRF.3.4. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.RF.3.4.a. Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.3.4.b. Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
RF.3.4.c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
MA.RI.3.Grade 3 Reading Standards for Informational Text [RI]
Grade 3 Reading Standards for Informational Text [RI]
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRI.3.7. Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words, numbers, and symbols in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
RI.3.8. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
Key Ideas and DetailsRI.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.2. Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
RI.3.3. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, mathematical ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Cause/Effect Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityRI.3.10. Independently and proficiently read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, mathematical, and technical texts, exhibiting complexity appropriate for at least grade 3.
Craft and StructureRI.3.4. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area. (See grade 3 Language Standards 4–6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)
RI.3.5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
MA.RL.3.Grade 3 Reading Standards for Literature [RL]
Grade 3 Reading Standards for Literature [RL]
Integration of Knowledge and IdeasRL.3.7. Explain 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).
RL.3.9. Compare 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).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
Key Ideas and DetailsRL.3.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.2. Retell 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 a text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Summarizing
RL.3.3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityRL.3.10. Independently and proficiently read and comprehend literary texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives and exhibiting complexity appropriate for at least grade 3.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Genre
Craft and StructureRL.3.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from figurative language. (See grade 3 Language Standards 4–6 on applying knowledge of vocabulary to reading.)
RL.3.5. Identify common structural elements of fiction (e.g., problem, solution); describe how each successive part of a text builds on earlier sections.
RL.3.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of a text’s narrator or those of its characters.
MA.W.3.Grade 3 Writing Standards [W]
Grade 3 Writing Standards [W]
Range of WritingW.3.10. Write 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.
Text Types and PurposesW.3.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting an opinion with reasons.W.3.1.a. Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
W.3.1.b. Provide reasons that support the opinion.
W.3.1.c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
W.3.1.d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.W.3.2.b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
W.3.2.c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
W.3.2.d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.3. Write narratives in prose or poem form to develop experiences or events using effective literary techniques, descriptive details, and clear sequences.W.3.3.b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences or events or show responses to situations.
W.3.3.d. Use temporal words and phrases to signal order where appropriate.
Production and Distribution of WritingW.3.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.W.3.5.a. Demonstrate command of standard English conventions (as described in Language Standards 1–3 up to and including grade 3).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar