ELA 3rd Grade Informational Text

Description

• Ask and answer questions about an informational text and refer to the text to support answers

• Describe the order of events or ideas in an informational text, recognizing and using words that show sequence (e.g., first, next, then)

• Use prior knowledge and evidence from the text to draw simple conclusions about information or events

• Describe the key details of an informational text and explain how they support the main idea

• Use various text features and search tools (e.g., headings, table of contents, glossaries, index, key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information on a particular topic efficiently

• Distinguish the author's viewpoint or opinion in an informational text from one's own (e.g., do you agree with the author?)

• Use information in illustrations to find key details and deepen understanding of the text

• Identify the reasons the author provides that support the main claim and describe the logical connections between the main claim and the reasons (e.g., explain why the author thinks you should believe the point he or she is making)

• Read regularly and independently in third-grade-appropriate texts for sustained periods of time, increasing speed, stamina, and comprehension

• Describe genre characteristics (e.g., structure, content), distinguishing among common forms of informational text (e.g., narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive)