Grade 3
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).
October 1, 20183.RI.9
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
October 1, 20183.RI.10
By 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.
October 1, 20183.RL.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
October 1, 20183.RL.2
Recount 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.
October 1, 20183.RL.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
October 1, 20183.RL.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
October 1, 20183.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.
October 1, 20183.RL.6
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
October 1, 20183.L.3b
Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.
October 1, 20183.L.4
Determine 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.
October 1, 2018