UNIT SIX
FOCUS STANDARDS:
Informational:
Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). Skill: text features RI.3.7
Text Features
Reading Foundational:
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension Skill: Fluency RF.3.4 a-c
Context Clues
UNIT SEVEN
FOCUS STANDARDS:
Literature:
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. Skill: retelling, setting, character, plot, main idea, summarize RL.3.2
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. Skill: point of view RL.3.6
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language. (word play) Skill: figurative language RL.3.4
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently. RL.3.10
Informational:
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. RI.3.10
Speaking and Listening:
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. SL.3.5
Reading Foundational:
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension Skill: Fluency RF.3.4 a-c
Context Clues