Grade 3

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.

October 1, 2018
3.SL.3

Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

October 1, 2018
3.SL.4

Report 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.

October 1, 2018
3.SL.5

Create 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.

October 1, 2018
3.SL.6

Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.)

October 1, 2018
3.W.1

Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

October 1, 2018
3.W.1a

Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

October 1, 2018
3.W.1b

Provide reasons that support the opinion.

October 1, 2018
3.W.1c

Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.

October 1, 2018
3.W.1d

Provide a concluding statement or section.

October 1, 2018
3.W.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

October 1, 2018
3.W.2a

Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

October 1, 2018