Cycle 5

RI.3.3 - I can 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.

RI.3.4 - I can determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

RI.3.6 - I can distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

RI.3.9 - I can compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

L.3.1a - I can explain the function of pronouns and their functions in particular sentences.

L.3.2e - I can use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

L.3.4b - I can 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).

L.3.4c - I can use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).