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Grade 3 · English language arts

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English language arts · 2017 framework

Reading foundations

  1. 01Decode meaningful word parts and practice accurate readingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 02Use story evidence to explain character actions and viewpointExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 03Read and comprehend stories, dramas, poems and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 band independentlyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 04Compare themes, settings and plots in two related storiesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 05Explain how parts of a story, drama and poem build meaningExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 06Retell a fable, folktale and myth using key eventsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 07Read a procedure using main ideas, features and evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 08Compare important points and details across informational textsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 09Develop an informative explanation with grouped factsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 10Develop a narrative with dialogue, detail and a clear endingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 11Take source notes and produce a collaborative research reportExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 12Build a routine of quickwrites and extended writing projectsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  5. 13Write and revise an opinion supported by reasonsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 14Prepare for discussion and respond to a speaker’s evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 15Plan a clear oral report and create an expressive recordingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 16Use nouns, pronouns and verbs to make meaning clearExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 17Choose descriptions and build simple, compound and complex sentencesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 18Edit titles, addresses, dialogue, possessives and spellingsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 19Use context, word families and shades of meaningExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

English language arts · 2026 framework

Reading foundations

  1. 01Decode multisyllabic words by syllable type and division, by word parts and roots, and read high-frequency words automaticallyExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 02Read aloud with accuracy, automaticity and expression, measure accuracy and words correct per minute, and self-monitorExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

More reading and writing

  1. 03Write legibly at a working pace and build complete sentences with a subject and a predicateExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 04Spell multisyllabic words by syllable type, spelling pattern and suffix ruleExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 05Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences, use the articles a, an and the, and write simple abbreviationsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Stories and poetry

  1. 06Describe characters by their actions, feelings, traits and perspectives, and explain how their actions shape eventsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 07Retell a fable, a folktale and a myth from different cultures, and describe how a theme developsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 08Read grade-level stories and articles with scaffolds chosen as needed, and use what you know to make connections and comparisonsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 09Explain how a story’s illustration supports or expands the words and makes a character or setting stand outExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Informational reading

  1. 10Explain how the structure of an informational text helps it make its meaningExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 11Use print and digital text features and the words of a text to locate information and understand key eventsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 12Identify an author’s perspective, compare it with your own, and connect the author’s points to evidenceExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  4. 13Determine the main idea of an informational text and explain how its key details support itExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Writing and research

  1. 14Write opinion, informative and narrative pieces that include every required elementExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 15Plan, revise, edit and publish one piece as adult support gradually fadesExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 16Research a specific question: gather information from a variety of sources, record observations, take brief notes, sort them into categories and answer in a short reportExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Speaking and listening

  1. 17Create a multimedia story presentation, choose formal or informal language and pick precise wordsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 18Take part in discussions: come prepared, use what you know about the topic, follow agreed-upon rules, link your comments to others and ask for clarificationExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers

Language and vocabulary

  1. 19Apply formal American English grammar and usage in writing and speakingExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  2. 20Break down and build words with context, affixes, endings and roots, connect words to real life, and use precise words for feelings and actionsExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers
  3. 21Edit capital letters in titles, commas in addresses, dialogue punctuation and possessive nouns, and spell with patterns, word parts and a dictionaryExplanation · illustration · worked examples · practice and answers