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NY.3L.3rd Grade Language Standards

3rd Grade Language Standards
Knowledge of Language
3L3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
3L3a. Choose words and phrases for effect.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
3L4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
3L4a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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3L4b. 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).
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3L4c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
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3L4d. Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
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3L5. Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
3L5a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
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3L6. Acquire and accurately use conversational, general academic, and content-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went out for dessert).
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Conventions of Standard English
3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Core Conventions Skills for Grades 3→5:
3L1.13. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
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3L1.15. Use and identify prepositional phrases.
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3L1.17. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).
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3L1.2. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general as well as in particular sentences.
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3L1.4. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general as well as in particular sentences.
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3L1.5. Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
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3L1.7. Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
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3L1.8. Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk).
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3L2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Core Punctuation and Spelling Skills for Grades 3→5:
3L2.10. Use spelling patterns, rules, and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words. → Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
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3L2.11. Use quotation marks or italics to indicate titles of works.
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3L2.2. Use correct capitalization.
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3L2.3. Use commas in addresses.
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3L2.8. Form and use possessives.
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3L2.9. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words, and to add suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
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NY.3R.3rd Grade Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text)

3rd Grade Reading Standards (Literary and Informational Text)
Craft and Structure
3R4. Determine the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language, and academic and content-specific words. (RI&RL)
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3R5. In literary texts, identify parts of stories, dramas, and poems using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza. (RL) In informational texts, identify and use text features to build comprehension. (RI)
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3R6. Discuss how the reader’s point of view or perspective may differ from that of the author, narrator or characters in a text. (RI&RL)
 
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
3R7. Explain how specific illustrations or text features contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a text (e.g., create mood, emphasize character or setting, or determine where, when, why, and how key events occur). (RI&RL)
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3R9. Recognize genres and make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, personal events, and situations. (RI&RL)
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Key Ideas and Details
3R1. Ask and answer questions to locate relevant and specific details in a text to support an answer or inference. (RI&RL)
 
3R2. Determine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize portions of a text. (RI&RL)
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3R3. In literary texts, describe character traits, motivations, or feelings, drawing on specific details from the text. (RL) In informational texts, describe the relationship between a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that
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NY.3RF.3rd Grade Reading Standards: Foundational Skills

3rd Grade Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Fluency
3RF4. Read grade-level text with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
3RF4a. Read grade-level text across genres orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
 
3RF4b. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
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Phonics and Word Recognition
3RF3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
3RF3a. Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and suffixes.
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3RF3c. Decode multi-syllabic words.
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3RF3d. Identify, know the meanings of, and decode words with suffixes (e.g., -full, -action, -it)
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NY.3SL.3rd Grade Speaking and Listening

3rd Grade Speaking and Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration
3SL2. Determine the main ideas and supporting details or information presented in diverse texts and formats (e.g., including visual, quantitative, and oral).
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NY.3W.3rd Grade Writing Standards

3rd Grade Writing Standards
Text Types and Purposes
3W2. Write informative/explanatory texts to explore a topic and convey ideas and information relevant to the subject.
3W2b. Develop a topic with facts, definitions, and details; include illustrations when useful for aiding comprehension.
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3W2c. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary.
3W2d. Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
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3W2e. Provide a concluding statement or section.
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3W3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
3W3b. Use descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
3W3c. Use words and phrases related to time to signal event order.
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