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ND.3.L.Language Standards
Language Standards
Knowledge of Language
3.L.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
3.L.3.a. Choose words and phrases for effect.
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
3.L.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.
3.L.4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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3.L.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).
3.L.2.j. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed and/or using spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spelling, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts).
3.RI.5. Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
3.RI.7. Use 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).
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3.RI.8. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
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Key Ideas and Details
3.RI.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text (textual evidence), referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
3.RI.3. Describe 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.
3.RI.10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, on grade level independently.
3.RL.5. Refer 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.
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3.RL.6. Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
3.RL.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).
3.RL.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).
3.RL.1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text (textual evidence) as the basis for the answers.
3.RL.2. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures to determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
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ND.3.SL.Speaking and Listening Standards
Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
3.SL.2. Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
3.W.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1–3 up to and including grade 3.)
3.W.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
3.W.3.b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
3.W.3.c. Use transitional words and phrases to signal event order.