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