Reading:
RI2: Determine the main idea of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
RI5: Know and use text features and search tools to locate key facts or information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
RI7: Explain how images contribute to and clarify a text. Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding.
RI8: Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text.
RI9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Writing:
W2: Write informational/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement/section to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W7: Participate in shared research and writing projects.
W8: Recall information from experiences, or gather information from provided print and digital sources to answer a question; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Speaking and Listening:
SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
SL4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
RI2: Determine the main idea of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
RI5: Know and use text features and search tools to locate key facts or information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
RI7: Explain how images contribute to and clarify a text. Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding.
RI8: Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text.
RI9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Writing:
W2: Write informational/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement/section to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W7: Participate in shared research and writing projects.
W8: Recall information from experiences, or gather information from provided print and digital sources to answer a question; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Speaking and Listening:
SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL3: Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
SL4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.