L.3.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.3.1.f — Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

L.3.1.h — Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

L.3.1.i — Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.

L.3.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.3.2.a — Capitalize appropriate words in titles.

RI.3.3 — 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.

RI.3.9 — Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

SL.3.1 — 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.

SL.3.1.a — Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

SL.3.1.d — Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.

SL.3.6 — Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

W.3.2 — Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.3.2.a — Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

W.3.7 — Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.

W.3.8 — Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

L.3.2.e — Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).

L.3.2.f — Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.

L.3.2.g — Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.

L.3.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.3.4.b — Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).

L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

RF.3.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

RF.3.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

RI.3.1 — Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RI.3.10 — 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.

RI.3.4 — Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

RI.3.5 — Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

RI.3.7 — 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).

SL.3.4 — 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.

SL.3.5 — 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.

W.3.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

W.3.4 — With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1—3 above.)

W.3.5 — With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.

W.3.6 — With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.