3Rd Grade ELA Curriculum Checklist

3rd Grade ELA Curriculum Checklist

Instructions: Use this checklist to record when a learning target has been introduced, reinforced, secured, re-taught, and/or re-assessed. / Introduced / Reinforced / Secured (Assessed) / Re-Taught / Re -Assessed / Notes
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills(RF)
3.RF.3a-Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes
Identify the meaning of common prefixes
Know the meaning of common prefixes
Identify meaning of common suffixes
Know meaning of common suffixes
3.RF.3b-Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
Decode words with common Latin suffixes
3.RF.3c-Decode multi-syllable words.
Identify syllables in words
Read multiple syllable words
Apply grade-level phonics in decoding words
Apply grade-level word analysis in decoding words
3.RF.4a-Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
Identify and understand foundational reading skills
Identify textual purpose and understanding
Determine the purpose for reading on-level text
3.RF.4b-Read on-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
Identify oral reading with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
Apply reading strategies for accuracy, rate, and expression
Read on-level text fluently and accurately
Reread with fluency as necessary
Read with accuracy and expression at the appropriate rate on successive reading
3.RF.4c-Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Identify rereading as a strategy when confirming or self- correcting words
Understand how context can help to confirm or self-correct word recognition
Understand how to confirm or self-correct using context
Confirm or self-correct word recognition
Confirm or self-correct word understanding
Reading Standards for Literature (RL)
3.RL.1-Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Ask and answer questions to understand text.
Formulate questions to demonstrate understanding.
Refer explicitly to the text to answer questions.
3.RL.2-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.
Recount fables from diverse cultures.
Recount stories from diverse cultures.
Determine the moral of a fable.
Determine how the moral is conveyed.
Recount folktales from diverse cultures.
Determine the lesson of a folktale.
Determine how the lesson is conveyed.
Recount myths from diverse cultures.
Determine the central message of a myth.
Determine how the central message is conveyed
3.RL.3-Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Describe a character’s feelings/ emotions.
Infer a character’s feelings and/or emotions.
Analyze a character’s feelings and/ or emotions.
Describe a character’s traits/ motivations.
Interpret how a character’s traits, motivations, and feelings lead to actions.
Retell the sequence of events using time order words.
Explain how a character’s actions contribute to the event sequence.
3.RL.4-Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
Identify literal words and phrases.
Determine the meaning of literal words and phrases.
Determine the meaning of nonliteral words and phrase
Determine the meaning of nonliteral words and phrases
3.RL.5-Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
Refer to parts of stories when speaking or writing.
Use terms such as chapter to describe how a story builds
Refer to parts of dramas when speaking or writing.
Use terms such as scene to describe how drama builds
Refer to parts of poems when speaking or writing.
Use terms such as stanza to describe how a poem builds
3.RL.6-Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Recognize own point of view.
Identify the narrator’s point of view.
Compare own point of view to the narrator’s point of view.
Contrast own point of view to the narrator’s or the character’s point of view
Identify the character’s point of view.
Compare own point of view to the character’s point of view.
Contrast own point of view to the character’s point of view.
3.RL.7-Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Identify specific aspects of a text’s illustrations.
Visually and orally identify descriptions in a story or drama.
Explain how aspects of illustrations contribute to the words in a story.
Recognize the mood of a story.
Explain how aspects of text illustrations create the mood of a story.
Explain how aspects of text illustrations emphasize a character.
Explain how aspects of text illustrations emphasize the setting.
3.RL.8-(Not applicable to literature)
3.RL.9-Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
Identify theme.
Compare/contrast the theme in stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
Identify setting.
Compare/contrast the setting in stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
Identify plot.
Compare/contrast the plot in stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
3.RL.10-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.
Identify/understand key ideas and details.
Comprehend key ideas and details.
Identify/understand craft and structure.
Comprehend craft and structure.
Identify/understand integration of knowledge.
Comprehend integration of knowledge.
Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)
3.RI.1-Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Ask and answer questions to understand text.
Formulate questions to demonstrate understanding.
Refer explicitly to the text to answer questions.
3.RI.2-Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Determine the main idea of a text.
Recount key details of a text.
Explain how the key details support the main idea.
3.RI.3-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.
Define and use terms pertaining to time.
Describe the sequence of events using language pertaining to time.
Define and use terms pertaining to relationships.
Describe the relationship that occurs between historical events.
Describe the relationship that occurs between scientific ideas or concepts
Define and use terms pertaining to sequence.
Describe the sequence of events using language pertaining to sequence.
Describe the relationship that occurs between the steps from a procedure.
Define and use terms pertaining to cause and effect.
Describe the sequence of events using language pertaining to cause and effect.
Identify relationships within text
3.RI.4-Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Identify general academic words and phrases.
Determine the meaning of general academic phrases.
Identify domain-specific words and phrases
Determine the meaning of domain-specific phrases.
3.RI.5-Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Determine how readers use search tools.
Use various text features to locate key facts or information.
Use search tools to locate key facts or information.
3.RI.6-Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
Recognize own point of view.
Identify the author’s point of view.
Identify the narrator’s point of view.
Identify the character’s point of view.
Compare/contrast own point of view to the narrator’s or the character’s point of view.
3.RI.7-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)
Recognize key events.
Recognize nonfiction text features.
Read graphs, charts, diagram, timelines, etc.
Recognize interactive Web elements.
Demonstrate understanding using information from maps.
Demonstrate understanding using information from photographs.
Demonstrate understanding using information from words telling where, when, why, and how key events occur.
3.RI.8-Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
Define sentence.
Explain the purpose of a paragraph.
I explain how sentences logically connect to a paragraph’s meaning.
Determine how a text is organized.
Identify structure(s) of paragraphs (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
3.RI.9-Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Identify the most important points in two texts.
Identify the key details in two texts
Identify similarities of key details.
Identify differences in key details.
Compare/contrast the most important points in two different texts on the same topic.
Compare/contrast the key details in two different texts on the same topic.
Distinguish between key details and important points.
3.RI.10-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.
Identify/understand key ideas and details of an informational text
Comprehend informational text key ideas and details of an informational text.
Identify/understand craft and structure of an informational text.
Comprehend informational text craft and structure of an informational text.
Identify/understand integration of knowledge of an informational text.
Comprehend informational text integration of knowledge of an informational text
Writing Standards (W)
3.W.1-Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
3.W.1a-Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
Define point of view.
Select a topic or text for an opinion piece.
Determine an opinion about the text or topic, and reasons that support the opinion.
Create an organizational structure for listing reasons for the opinion and use appropriate linking words and phrases to connect opinions and reasons.
Create and opinion piece that includes clear introduction.
Create and opinion piece that includes a statement of opinion
Create and opinion piece that includes strong organizational structure.
3.W.1b-Provide reasons that support the opinion.
Create an opinion piece supported with reasons and information.
Create and opinion piece that include reasons supported by facts and details.
3.W.1c-Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
Recognize linking words and phrases that connect opinions and reasons.
Create and opinion piece that includes links between opinion and reasons.
3.W.1d-Provide a concluding statement or section.
Recognize the purpose of a concluding statement.
Plan a concluding statement or section.
Create an opinion piece that includes a concluding statement or section.
3.W.2-Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
3.W.1a-Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
Define point of view.
Select a topic or text for an opinion piece.
Determine an opinion about the text or topic, and reasons that support the opinion.
Create an organizational structure for listing reasons for the opinion and use appropriate linking words and phrases to connect opinions and reasons.
Create and opinion piece that includes clear introduction.
Create and opinion piece that includes a statement of opinion.
Create and opinion piece that includes strong organizational structure.
3.W.1b-Provide reasons that support the opinion.
Create an opinion piece supported with reasons and information.
Create and opinion piece that include reasons supported by facts and details.
3.W.1c-Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
Recognize linking words and phrases that connect opinions and reasons.
Create and opinion piece that includes links between opinion and reasons.
3.W.1d-Provide a concluding statement or section
Recognize the purpose of a concluding statement.
Plan a concluding statement or section.
Create an opinion piece that includes a concluding statement or section.
3.W.2-Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
3.W.2a-Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
Develop a topic that groups related information together.
Develop illustrations that will help with comprehension.
Write informative/explanatory texts that include a topic that groups related information.
Write informative/explanatory texts that include illustrations to aid comprehension
3.W.2b-Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
Identify topic.
Identify facts.
Develop a topic with facts.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic.
Identify definitions.
Develop a topic with definitions.
Write informative/explanatory texts that include a developed topic with facts, and definitions
Identify details.
Develop a topic with details.
Write informative/explanatory texts to convey ideas.
Write informative/explanatory texts to convey information clearly.
3.W.2c-Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
Identify linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
Develop linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.
Write informative/explanatory texts that include linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories.
3.W.2d-Provide a concluding statement or section.
Identify concluding statements or sections.
Develop a concluding statement or section.
Write informative/explanatory texts that include a concluding statement
3.W.3-Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
3.W.3a-Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Define narrator.
Define character.
Identify the story elements.
Establish a situation in writing.
Write a narrative that establishes a situation.
Write a narrative that introduces a narrator or character(s).