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F Foundations of Literacy

• ELA.F.4 Read and reread grade-appropriate texts with accuracy and expression at an appropriate rate to support comprehension.

  • ELA.3.F.4.2 Read a variety of texts orally and silently with accuracy, appropriate rate, expression, and intonation.

  • ELA.3.F.4.3 Read texts by:

    • ELA.3.F.4.3.a using letter-sound knowledge to segment and blend sounds together;

    • ELA.3.F.4.3.b decoding the words by analogy;

      • Word pattern analogies (3-DD.11)

    • ELA.3.F.4.3.c recognizing chunks including familiar prefixes, suffixes, or the first syllable of the word;

      • Identify syllable types (3-C.1)

      • Read multisyllabic words (3-C.2)

      • Identify base words, prefixes, and suffixes (3-DD.1)

      • Word pattern analogies (3-DD.11)

      • Word pattern sentences (3-DD.12)

      • Form compound words with pictures (3-FF.1)

      • Form compound words (3-FF.2)

      • Complete words and sentences with short vowels: VC/CV (3)

      • Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word (3)

    • ELA.3.F.4.3.d generalizing phonic skills to unknown words; and

      • Spell consonant-l-e words (3-C.4)

      • Spell words with vowel diphthong patterns (3-D.2)

      • Spell words with variant vowels: oo, ou, ow, ea (3-D.3)

      • Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture (3)

      • Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words (3)

    • ELA.3.F.4.3.e using context and visuals from the text to support monitoring and self correcting.

      • Which definition matches the sentence? (3-JJ.2)

      • Which sentence matches the definition? (3-JJ.3)

      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (3-MM.1)

      • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (3-MM.2)

      • Use academic vocabulary in context (3-MM.3)

AOR Applications of Reading

• ELA.AOR.1 Evaluate and critique key literary elements that enhance and deepen meaning within and across texts.

  • ELA.3.AOR.1.1 Explain how one or more characters develop throughout the plot.

    • Distinguish characters' points of view (3-L.1)

    • Use actions and dialogue to understand characters (3-M.2)

  • ELA.3.AOR.1.2 Identify and explain the purpose of forms of figurative language to include metaphor, hyperbole, and idioms.

    • Similes with pictures (3-K.1)

    • Determine the meanings of similes (3-K.2)

    • Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression (3-LL.1)

    • Identify similes and metaphors (3)

    • Similes and metaphors with pictures (3)

    • Determine the meanings of similes and metaphors (3)

• ELA.AOR.2 Evaluate and critique the development of themes and central ideas within and across texts.

  • ELA.3.AOR.2.1 Identify and explain an explicit theme in a literary text and how it is developed by key details.

    • Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales (3-G.1)

    • Identify story elements (3-N.1)

    • Label the rhyme scheme (3-Q.1)

    • Read poetry (3-S.4)

  • ELA.3.AOR.2.2 Determine and explain a stated central idea and supporting details in an informational text.

    • Use key details to determine the main idea (3-F.1)

    • Determine the main idea of a passage (3-F.2)

    • Read about famous people (3-U.1)

    • Read about famous places (3-U.2)

    • Read about business and technology (3-U.3)

    • Read about science and nature (3-U.4)

• ELA.AOR.3 Evaluate how an author's choice of point of view or perspective shapes style and meaning within and across literary texts.

  • ELA.3.AOR.3.1 Determine and explain the differences between the perspectives of the characters and/or between the characters and the reader.

    • Distinguish characters' points of view (3-L.1)

• ELA.AOR.4 Evaluate and critique how an author's perspective and purpose shape style and meaning within and across informational texts.

  • ELA.3.AOR.4.1 Determine and explain an author's purpose (e.g., what an author wants to answer, explain, or describe); identify an author's perspective on a topic.

    • Identify the author's purpose: mixed media (3-H.1)

    • Identify the author's purpose: passages (3-H.2)

    • Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose (3-X.1)

• ELA.AOR.5 Evaluate and critique how an author uses words, phrases, and text structures to craft text.

  • ELA.3.AOR.5.1 Explain how sections of literary text (e.g., paragraphs, chapters, scenes, and stanzas) build on one another and contribute to the overall structure.

  • ELA.3.AOR.5.2 Explain how basic text features contribute to meaning in an informational text; identify the text structures of description/list and/or cause and effect.

    • Match causes with effects (3-I.3)

    • Match causes and effects in informational texts (3-I.4)

    • Identify text structures (3-I.6)

    • Use text features (3-P.1)

    • Select and use text features (3)

  • ELA.3.AOR.5.3 Identify an author's claim, and explain how an author uses reasons to support that claim in an informational text.

    • Identify an author's statement of opinion (3-Z.2)

    • Identify supporting details in informational texts (3)

• ELA.AOR.6 Summarize and paraphrase text to support comprehension and understanding.

  • ELA.3.AOR.6.1 Summarize a text to enhance comprehension:

    • Identify supporting details in literary texts (3)

    • ELA.3.AOR.6.1.a include plot, theme, and key details for a literary text; and

      • Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales (3-G.1)

      • Identify story elements (3-N.1)

      • Identify supporting details in literary texts (3)

      • Summarize a story (3)

    • ELA.3.AOR.6.1.b include a central idea and supporting details for an informational text.

      • Use key details to determine the main idea (3-F.1)

      • Determine the main idea of a passage (3-F.2)

      • Organize information by topic (3-V.3)

      • Identify supporting details in literary texts (3)

• ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.

  • ELA.3.AOR.7.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of known and unknown words and phrases, choosing from an array of strategies:

    • ELA.3.AOR.7.1.a use sentence-level context clues (e.g., definitions, examples) to determine the meaning of a word or phrase;

      • Similes with pictures (3-K.1)

      • Determine the meanings of similes (3-K.2)

      • Read about animals (3-T.1)

      • Read about food (3-T.2)

      • Read about art, music, and traditions (3-T.3)

      • Read about sports and hobbies (3-T.4)

      • Find synonyms in context (3-HH.3)

      • Find antonyms in context (3-HH.6)

      • Which definition matches the sentence? (3-JJ.2)

      • Which sentence matches the definition? (3-JJ.3)

      • Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression (3-LL.1)

      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (3-MM.1)

      • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (3-MM.2)

      • Use academic vocabulary in context (3-MM.3)

    • ELA.3.AOR.7.1.b consult print and digital reference materials to build and integrate background knowledge; and

    • ELA.3.AOR.7.1.c consult print and digital reference materials to find the pronunciation, part of speech, and to determine or clarify the precise meaning of words and phrases.

      • Use guide words (3-NN.5)

      • Use dictionary entries (3-NN.6)

      • Use dictionary definitions (3-NN.7)

• ELA.AOR.8 Analyze word relationships and nuances in word meanings within literary and informational texts.

  • ELA.3.AOR.8.1 Determine an author's use of words and phrases in grade-level literary, informational, and multimedia texts:

    • ELA.3.AOR.8.1.a distinguish between literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases (e.g., take steps);

      • Similes with pictures (3-K.1)

      • Determine the meanings of similes (3-K.2)

      • Read poetry (3-S.4)

      • Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression (3-LL.1)

    • ELA.3.AOR.8.1.b identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are helpful); and

      • Use actions and dialogue to understand characters (3-M.2)

      • Show character emotions and traits (3-AA.2)

      • Shades of meaning with pictures (3-KK.1)

      • Describe the difference between related words (3-KK.2)

      • Use academic vocabulary in context (3-MM.3)

      • Use action verbs (3-RR.1)

      • Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? (3-VV.1)

    • ELA.3.AOR.8.1.c determine relationships between words (e.g., synonyms and antonyms) to better understand each of the words.

      • Choose the synonym (3-HH.1)

      • Which sentence has the same meaning? (3-HH.2)

      • Find synonyms in context (3-HH.3)

      • Choose the antonym (3-HH.4)

      • Which sentence uses an antonym? (3-HH.5)

      • Find antonyms in context (3-HH.6)

      • Shades of meaning with pictures (3-KK.1)

      • Describe the difference between related words (3-KK.2)

      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (3-MM.1)

      • Use thesaurus entries (3)

• ELA.AOR.9 Build and apply a range of academic vocabulary, as well as grade-level appropriate morphology to apply to reading, writing, and speaking.

  • ELA.3.AOR.9.1 Identify and use derivational morphemes, prefixes, suffixes, and phonic patterns to determine the meaning of words in grade-level content.

    • Which word has a different vowel sound? (3)

    • Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words (3-A.1)

    • Identify syllable types (3-C.1)

    • Read multisyllabic words (3-C.2)

    • Spell multisyllabic words (3-C.5)

    • Select the letters that make a given sound (3-E.1)

    • Determine the meaning of a word with pre-, re-, or mis- (3-DD.2)

    • Use the prefixes pre-, re-, and mis- (3-DD.3)

    • Determine the meaning of a word with -ful or -less (3-DD.4)

    • Determine the meaning of a word with -ly or -ness (3-DD.5)

    • Determine the meaning of a word with -able or -ment (3-DD.6)

    • Determine the meaning of a word with a suffix: review (3-DD.7)

    • Determine the meanings of words with prefixes and suffixes: review (3-DD.8)

    • Sort words with shared prefixes and suffixes by meaning (3-DD.9)

    • Is the syllable open or closed? (3)

    • Choose the words with a given long vowel (3)

    • Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture (3)

    • Sort soft and hard g words and soft and hard c words (3)

• ELA.AOR.10 Evaluate and critique multimedia presentations of a text or subject, including their impact on an audience.

  • ELA.3.AOR.10.1 Identify and explain how information gained from visuals (e.g., illustrations, photographs, graphs, maps) contributes to the meaning of a print or non-print text.

    • Compare mythological illustrations (3-O.1)

    • Use text features (3-P.1)

    • Read graphic organizers (3)

R Research

• ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.

  • ELA.3.R.1.1 Ask and answer questions about print and non-print sources to narrow or broaden thinking about a topic for inquiry.

    • Determine the main idea of a passage (3-F.2)

    • Identify the author's purpose: passages (3-H.2)

    • Determine the order of events in informational texts (3-I.1)

    • Compare and contrast in informational texts (3-I.2)

    • Match causes with effects (3-I.3)

    • Match causes and effects in informational texts (3-I.4)

    • Match problems with their solutions (3-I.5)

    • Read about animals (3-T.1)

    • Read about food (3-T.2)

    • Read about art, music, and traditions (3-T.3)

    • Read about sports and hobbies (3-T.4)

    • Read about famous people (3-U.1)

    • Read about famous places (3-U.2)

    • Read about business and technology (3-U.3)

    • Read about science and nature (3-U.4)

    • Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose (3-X.1)

  • ELA.3.R.1.2 Group findings from a provided print or non-print source.

    • Organize information by topic (3-V.3)

C Written and Oral Communications

• ELA.C.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

  • ELA.3.C.1.1 Write opinion pieces about a topic. When writing:

    • ELA.3.C.1.1.a introduce a topic; include an opinion statement;

      • Identify an author's statement of opinion (3-Z.2)

    • ELA.3.C.1.1.b include reasons supported by details from a provided source;

      • Choose reasons to support an opinion (3-Z.3)

      • Complete the opinion passage with a reason (3-Z.5)

      • Complete the opinion-reason-example table (3-Z.6)

    • ELA.3.C.1.1.c use grade-appropriate transitions to link ideas;

      • Use coordinating conjunctions (3-Y.3)

      • Use subordinating conjunctions (3-Y.4)

      • Choose the best transition (3-Y.5)

      • Use linking words to complete a passage (3-Y.6)

    • ELA.3.C.1.1.d organize information; and

      • Organize information by topic (3-V.3)

    • ELA.3.C.1.1.e provide a concluding statement.

• ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.

  • ELA.3.C.2.1 Write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic and provide information. When writing:

    • ELA.3.C.2.1.a introduce a topic;

      • Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs (3-W.2)

      • Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs (3-W.3)

    • ELA.3.C.2.1.b develop the topic with facts, definitions, and/or details related to the topic;

      • Distinguish facts from opinions (3-Z.1)

      • Choose reasons to support an opinion (3-Z.3)

    • ELA.3.C.2.1.c group information and use grade-appropriate transitions to link ideas;

      • Put the sentences in order (3-V.1)

      • Organize information by topic (3-V.3)

      • Use coordinating conjunctions (3-Y.3)

      • Use subordinating conjunctions (3-Y.4)

      • Choose the best transition (3-Y.5)

      • Use linking words to complete a passage (3-Y.6)

      • Combine sentences: subjects and predicates (3-BB.1)

    • ELA.3.C.2.1.d use precise language and vocabulary to inform or explain about the topic;

      • Shades of meaning with pictures (3-KK.1)

      • Describe the difference between related words (3-KK.2)

      • Positive and negative connotation (3-KK.3)

      • Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures (3)

    • ELA.3.C.2.1.e use and explain information from a provided source; and

    • ELA.3.C.2.1.f provide a concluding statement or section.

• ELA.C.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences using effective techniques.

  • ELA.3.C.3.1 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences. When writing:

    • ELA.3.C.3.1.a establish a setting and introduce a narrator or characters;

      • Choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs (3-W.2)

    • ELA.3.C.3.1.b use temporal words and phrases to sequence a plot structure;

      • Put the sentences in order (3-V.1)

      • Identify time-order words (3-Y.1)

      • Use time-order words (3-Y.2)

    • ELA.3.C.3.1.c use descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop characters; and

      • Use actions and dialogue to understand characters (3-M.2)

      • Add descriptive details to sentences (3-AA.1)

      • Show character emotions and traits (3-AA.2)

      • Revise the sentence using a stronger verb (3-AA.3)

    • ELA.3.C.3.1.d provide an ending.

• ELA.C.4 Demonstrate command of standard English grammar and conventions when writing.

  • ELA.3.C.4.1 Write and expand grammatically correct sentences (e.g., simple, compound, and complex) and paragraphs. When writing:

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.a capitalize nouns (organizations, monuments, and landmarks) and appropriate words in titles and dialogue;

      • Capitalizing the names of places and geographic features (3-AAA.3)

      • Capitalizing titles (3-CCC.3)

      • Formatting titles (3-CCC.4)

      • Formatting and capitalizing titles (3-CCC.5)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.b use periods to punctuate abbreviations and within quotation marks;

      • Abbreviate days of the week (3-BBB.1)

      • Abbreviate months of the year (3-BBB.2)

      • Abbreviate people's titles (3-BBB.3)

      • Abbreviate street names (3-BBB.6)

      • Abbreviate street names and state names: review (3-BBB.8)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.c use commas and quotation marks to indicate direct speech and quotations from a text; use commas to separate items in a series and phrases and clauses;

      • Commas with a series (3-ZZ.1)

      • Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words (3-ZZ.4)

      • Punctuating dialogue (3-CCC.6)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.d use apostrophes to create contractions;

      • Pronoun-verb contractions (3-YY.1)

      • Contractions with "not" (3-YY.2)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.e distinguish between and use interrogative and demonstrative pronouns;

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.f distinguish between and use comparative and superlative adverbs;

      • Use adverbs to compare (3-VV.10)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.g identify and use prepositional phrases;

      • Identify prepositions (3-WW.1)

      • Identify prepositions and their objects (3-WW.2)

      • Identify prepositional phrases (3-WW.3)

      • Prepositions: review (3-WW.4)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.h use frequently occurring nouns, verbs (regular and irregular), and simple verb tenses;

      • Which word is a noun? (3-PP.1)

      • Identify nouns (3-PP.2)

      • Identify nouns – with abstract nouns (3-PP.3)

      • Identify common and proper nouns (3-PP.4)

      • Form regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies (3-PP.5)

      • Use regular plurals with -s, -es, and -ies (3-PP.6)

      • Form and use irregular plurals (3-PP.8)

      • Identify personal pronouns (3-QQ.1)

      • Identify possessive pronouns (3-QQ.5)

      • Use action verbs (3-RR.1)

      • Identify action verbs (3-RR.2)

      • Identify main verbs and helping verbs (3-RR.3)

      • Form and use the regular past tense (3-TT.3)

      • Form and use the irregular past tense: set 1 (3-TT.6)

      • Form and use the irregular past tense: set 2 (3-TT.7)

      • Form and use the irregular past tense: set 3 (3-TT.8)

      • Form and use the irregular past tense: set 4 (3-TT.9)

      • Form and use the irregular past tense: set 5 (3-TT.10)

      • To be: use the correct form (3-TT.11)

      • To have: use the correct form (3-TT.12)

      • Is the sentence in the past, present, or future tense? (3-TT.13)

      • Change the sentence to future tense (3-TT.14)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.i explain the function of adjectives and adverbs in simple, compound, and complex sentences;

      • Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? (3-VV.1)

      • Identify the adjective that describes the noun (3-VV.2)

      • Identify adjectives (3-VV.3)

      • Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? (3-VV.4)

      • Identify adverbs (3-VV.5)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.j distinguish between and use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and independent and dependent clauses;

      • Use coordinating conjunctions (3-Y.3)

      • Use subordinating conjunctions (3-Y.4)

      • Create varied sentences based on models (3-BB.3)

      • Identify the complete subject of a sentence (3-OO.2)

      • Identify the complete predicate of a sentence (3-OO.3)

      • Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? (3-OO.5)

      • Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? (3-OO.6)

      • Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? (3-OO.7)

      • Order the words to create a sentence (3-OO.10)

      • Identify coordinating conjunctions (3-XX.1)

      • Identify subordinating conjunctions (3-XX.2)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.k identify and revise sentence fragments and run-on sentences; and

      • Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence (3)

      • Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? (3-OO.5)

      • Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? (3-OO.6)

      • Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? (3-OO.7)

      • Order the words to create a sentence (3-OO.10)

    • ELA.3.C.4.1.l consult print and multimedia sources to check and correct spelling.

      • Use guide words (3-NN.5)

• ELA.C.5 Revise writing to improve clarity and enhance style appropriate to audience, purpose, and task.

  • ELA.3.C.5.1 Improve writing by planning, revising, editing, and building on personal ideas and the ideas of others to strengthen writing.

    • Put the sentences in order (3-V.1)

    • Organize information by topic (3-V.3)

    • Select the detail that does not support the topic sentence (3-W.1)

    • Choose the best transition (3-Y.5)

    • Add descriptive details to sentences (3-AA.1)

    • Revise the sentence using a stronger verb (3-AA.3)

    • Combine sentences: subjects and predicates (3-BB.1)

    • Combine sentences by adding key details (3-BB.2)

    • Create varied sentences based on models (3-BB.3)

    • Correct errors with signs (3-CC.1)

    • Is it a complete sentence or a fragment? (3-OO.5)

    • Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? (3-OO.6)

    • Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? (3-OO.7)

    • Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns (3-PP.11)

    • Commas: review (3-ZZ.5)

    • Capitalization: review (3-AAA.5)

    • Punctuating dialogue (3-CCC.6)

• ELA.C.6 Write independently and legibly for a variety of tasks and purposes.

  • ELA.3.C.6.1 Write in cursive all uppercase and lowercase letters.

• ELA.C.7 Organize and communicate ideas through a range of formats to engage a variety of audiences.

  • ELA.3.C.7.1 Present information orally to report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant details. When presenting:

    • ELA.3.C.7.1.a demonstrate appropriate speaking techniques (e.g., nonverbal cues, appropriate volume and eye contact, and clear pronunciation) for a variety of purposes; and

    • ELA.3.C.7.1.b identify and use appropriate digital tools to enhance verbal communication with support from adults.

• ELA.C.8 Through collaboration, react and respond to information while building upon the ideas of others and respecting diverse perspectives.

  • ELA.3.C.8.1 Participate in structured conversations and collaborations about grade appropriate topics and texts:

    • ELA.3.C.8.1.a enter a conversation appropriately, listen actively to others, and ask and respond to questions to clarify thinking and express new ideas; and

    • ELA.3.C.8.1.b consider and reflect upon the ideas expressed during conversations.

• ELA.C.9 Evaluate and critique ideas and concepts interactively through listening and speaking.

  • ELA.3.C.9.1 Identify a speaker's claim and at least one supporting reason.

    • Identify an author's statement of opinion (3-Z.2)