Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Passage | Page |
---|---|
Being Sick Is Not Fun | 1 |
Bullies | 2 |
Chinchillas | 3 |
An Empty Ship | 4 |
Feral Children | 5 |
Forgea's Amazing Tale | 6 |
The Moon Moth | 7 |
What Happened to the Dinosaurs? | 8 |
What's Your Last Name | 9 |
Wolves | 10 |
An Amazing Coincidence | 11 |
Corn on the Cob from Scratch | 12 |
Fire Safty Tips | 13 |
A Flightless Bird | 14 |
Let's Go Fishing | 15 |
Old-fashioned Food Processing | 16 |
Quicksand | 17 |
Speed Skating | 18 |
The World's Tallest Animal | 19 |
Five Cute Bears | 20 |
Grizzly Bears | 21 |
Showing What You Know | 22 |
The Sweetest Spot | 23 |
To Save the Redwoods | 24 |
Your Blood | 25 |
Your Skeleton | 26 |
The Baraka School | 27 |
Do Geckos Use Glue? | 28 |
Flying Reptiles | 29 |
Let's Save Energy | 30 |
Nomads | 31 |
One Smart Rodent | 32 |
Primates | 33 |
Turnoff Weeks | 34 |
Using Tidal Energy | 35 |
In-line Skates Roll Again | 36 |
Raspberries | 37 |
Take Care of Your Teeth | 38 |
Two Brave Women | 39 |
You Can Help | 40 |
Your Muscles | 41 |
Ants | 42 |
Arctic Animals | 43 |
Be A Safe Kid | 44 |
A Big Bug | 45 |
The Cat's Meow | 46 |
Eclipses | 47 |
Pet Licenses | 48 |
A Popular Pet | 49 |
Shark Attacks | 50 |
The Story of the Statue of Liberty | 51 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
Africa's Lost Boys | 53 |
The Ancient Olympics | 54 |
Apollo 13 | 55 |
Calvaria Trees | 56 |
The City of Venice | 57 |
The Frozen Boy | 58 |
Fuel Prices Going Up | 59 |
Hurricanes | 60 |
The International Space Station | 61 |
Native Americans Games | 62 |
Old-fashioned Shoes | 63 |
Right Hand, Left Hand | 64 |
Salmon | 65 |
Walrus Tusks | 66 |
You're Right to Recycle | 67 |
Adrift at Sea | 68 |
A Force Called Friction | 69 |
Bill Pickett, Rodeo Rider | 70 |
Eastern Woodlands Native Americans | 71 |
The Magic of Dr Seuss | 72 |
Make Every Day an Earth Day | 73 |
The Process of Inventing | 74 |
The Severt Behind Floating | 75 |
Skunks | 76 |
A Space Station Splashes Down | 77 |
A Sticky Story | 78 |
A Strange Frog | 79 |
The Stongest Shape | 80 |
Undersea Volcanoes Change the Face of the Earth | 81 |
American Kids Speak Their Minds | 82 |
Anyon for a Game of Monopoly? | 83 |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Battle | 84 |
Big Foot: Fact or Fiction? | 85 |
Body Features Aid Survival | 86 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies | 87 |
Coral Reefs | 88 |
Danger! Pets on the Loose | 89 |
Egyptian Mummies | 90 |
The Euro | 91 |
A Great Job for a Chocolate Lover | 92 |
Guide Dogs Lead the Way | 93 |
Horses | 94 |
Giant Planets | 95 |
Ponce de Leon, Explorer | 96 |
A Small Animal Causes Big Problems | 97 |
Snake Myths | 98 |
The Book Without an E | 99 |
China's Great Wall | 100 |
In a Crocodile's Mouth | 101 |
Going to the Moon | 102 |
The U.S. Census | 103 |
The Hy-wire | 104 |
Magnets | 105 |
Memorial Day | 106 |
Mitchie Brusco, Skateboard Champ | 107 |
New Dinosaurs Found | 108 |
Otters | 109 |
The $6.4 Million Bridge That Lasted Four Months | 110 |
Surviving an Avalanche | 111 |
Tennis | 112 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.3.2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
Passage | Page |
---|---|
Bullies | 2 |
Feral Children | 5 |
An Amazing Coincidence | 11 |
A Flightless Bird | 14 |
Old-fashioned Food Processing | 16 |
Speed Skating | 18 |
The Sweetest Spot | 23 |
To Save the Redwoods | 24 |
The Baraka School | 27 |
Nomads | 31 |
One Smart Rodent | 32 |
Primates | 33 |
Turnoff Weeks | 34 |
In-line Skates Roll Again | 36 |
Take Care of Your Teeth | 38 |
Two Brave Women | 39 |
Your Muscles | 41 |
Ants | 42 |
Arctic Animals | 43 |
A Big Bug | 45 |
Eclipses | 47 |
The Story of the Statue of Liberty | 51 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
The Ancient Olympics | 54 |
Calvaria Trees | 56 |
The City of Venice | 57 |
Fuel Prices Going Up | 59 |
Hurricanes | 60 |
Native Americans Games | 62 |
Old-fashioned Shoes | 63 |
You're Right to Recycle | 67 |
Adrift at Sea | 68 |
Bill Pickett, Rodeo Rider | 70 |
Eastern Woodlands Native Americans | 71 |
The Magic of Dr Seuss | 72 |
Skunks | 76 |
A Strange Frog | 79 |
American Kids Speak Their Minds | 82 |
Anyon for a Game of Monopoly? | 83 |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Battle | 84 |
Big Foot: Fact or Fiction? | 85 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies | 87 |
Coral Reefs | 88 |
Egyptian Mummies | 90 |
The Euro | 91 |
A Great Job for a Chocolate Lover | 92 |
Horses | 94 |
Giant Planets | 95 |
Ponce de Leon, Explorer | 96 |
A Small Animal Causes Big Problems | 97 |
Snake Myths | 98 |
The Book Without an E | 99 |
China's Great Wall | 100 |
Going to the Moon | 102 |
Magnets | 105 |
Memorial Day | 106 |
Mitchie Brusco, Skateboard Champ | 107 |
New Dinosaurs Found | 108 |
Otters | 109 |
Surviving an Avalanche | 111 |
Tennis | 112 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.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.
Passage | Page |
---|---|
Chinchillas | 3 |
An Empty Ship | 4 |
The Moon Moth | 7 |
What Happened to the Dinosaurs? | 8 |
An Amazing Coincidence | 11 |
Fire Safty Tips | 13 |
Let's Go Fishing | 15 |
Old-fashioned Food Processing | 16 |
Five Cute Bears | 20 |
Grizzly Bears | 21 |
Showing What You Know | 22 |
Your Blood | 25 |
Do Geckos Use Glue? | 28 |
Let's Save Energy | 30 |
Two Brave Women | 39 |
Be A Safe Kid | 44 |
Shark Attacks | 50 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
Africa's Lost Boys | 53 |
The Ancient Olympics | 54 |
Apollo 13 | 55 |
The City of Venice | 57 |
The Frozen Boy | 58 |
Salmon | 65 |
Adrift at Sea | 68 |
A Force Called Friction | 69 |
Make Every Day an Earth Day | 73 |
The Severt Behind Floating | 75 |
A Space Station Splashes Down | 77 |
A Sticky Story | 78 |
A Strange Frog | 79 |
The Stongest Shape | 80 |
Undersea Volcanoes Change the Face of the Earth | 81 |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Battle | 84 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies | 87 |
A Great Job for a Chocolate Lover | 92 |
Guide Dogs Lead the Way | 93 |
A Small Animal Causes Big Problems | 97 |
In a Crocodile's Mouth | 101 |
Magnets | 105 |
Otters | 109 |
The $6.4 Million Bridge That Lasted Four Months | 110 |
Surviving an Avalanche | 111 |
Tennis | 112 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.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.
Passage | Page |
---|---|
Being Sick Is Not Fun | 1 |
Bullies | 2 |
Chinchillas | 3 |
An Empty Ship | 4 |
Feral Children | 5 |
Forgea's Amazing Tale | 6 |
The Moon Moth | 7 |
What Happened to the Dinosaurs? | 8 |
What's Your Last Name | 9 |
Wolves | 10 |
An Amazing Coincidence | 11 |
Corn on the Cob from Scratch | 12 |
Fire Safty Tips | 13 |
A Flightless Bird | 14 |
Let's Go Fishing | 15 |
Quicksand | 17 |
Speed Skating | 18 |
The World's Tallest Animal | 19 |
Five Cute Bears | 20 |
Grizzly Bears | 21 |
Showing What You Know | 22 |
The Sweetest Spot | 23 |
To Save the Redwoods | 24 |
Your Blood | 25 |
Your Skeleton | 26 |
The Baraka School | 27 |
Do Geckos Use Glue? | 28 |
Flying Reptiles | 29 |
Let's Save Energy | 30 |
One Smart Rodent | 32 |
Primates | 33 |
Turnoff Weeks | 34 |
Using Tidal Energy | 35 |
In-line Skates Roll Again | 36 |
Raspberries | 37 |
Take Care of Your Teeth | 38 |
Two Brave Women | 39 |
You Can Help | 40 |
Your Muscles | 41 |
Ants | 42 |
Arctic Animals | 43 |
Be A Safe Kid | 44 |
A Big Bug | 45 |
The Cat's Meow | 46 |
Eclipses | 47 |
Pet Licenses | 48 |
A Popular Pet | 49 |
Shark Attacks | 50 |
The Story of the Statue of Liberty | 51 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
Africa's Lost Boys | 53 |
The Ancient Olympics | 54 |
Apollo 13 | 55 |
Calvaria Trees | 56 |
The City of Venice | 57 |
The Frozen Boy | 58 |
Fuel Prices Going Up | 59 |
Hurricanes | 60 |
The International Space Station | 61 |
Native Americans Games | 62 |
Old-fashioned Shoes | 63 |
Right Hand, Left Hand | 64 |
Salmon | 65 |
Walrus Tusks | 66 |
You're Right to Recycle | 67 |
Adrift at Sea | 68 |
A Force Called Friction | 69 |
Bill Pickett, Rodeo Rider | 70 |
Eastern Woodlands Native Americans | 71 |
The Magic of Dr Seuss | 72 |
Make Every Day an Earth Day | 73 |
The Process of Inventing | 74 |
The Severt Behind Floating | 75 |
Skunks | 76 |
A Space Station Splashes Down | 77 |
A Sticky Story | 78 |
A Strange Frog | 79 |
American Kids Speak Their Minds | 82 |
Anyon for a Game of Monopoly? | 83 |
Big Foot: Fact or Fiction? | 85 |
Body Features Aid Survival | 86 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies | 87 |
Coral Reefs | 88 |
Danger! Pets on the Loose | 89 |
Egyptian Mummies | 90 |
The Euro | 91 |
A Great Job for a Chocolate Lover | 92 |
Guide Dogs Lead the Way | 93 |
Horses | 94 |
Giant Planets | 95 |
Ponce de Leon, Explorer | 96 |
A Small Animal Causes Big Problems | 97 |
Snake Myths | 98 |
The Book Without an E | 99 |
China's Great Wall | 100 |
In a Crocodile's Mouth | 101 |
Going to the Moon | 102 |
The U.S. Census | 103 |
The Hy-wire | 104 |
Memorial Day | 106 |
Mitchie Brusco, Skateboard Champ | 107 |
New Dinosaurs Found | 108 |
Otters | 109 |
The $6.4 Million Bridge That Lasted Four Months | 110 |
Surviving an Avalanche | 111 |
Tennis | 112 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.8: Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text(e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
Passage | Page |
---|---|
The Moon Moth | 7 |
Wolves | 10 |
Corn on the Cob from Scratch | 12 |
Old-fashioned Food Processing | 16 |
Quicksand | 17 |
Speed Skating | 18 |
Five Cute Bears | 20 |
Grizzly Bears | 21 |
To Save the Redwoods | 24 |
The Baraka School | 27 |
Flying Reptiles | 29 |
Let's Save Energy | 30 |
Nomads | 31 |
Using Tidal Energy | 35 |
Raspberries | 37 |
Arctic Animals | 43 |
The Cat's Meow | 46 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
Africa's Lost Boys | 53 |
The Frozen Boy | 58 |
The International Space Station | 61 |
Walrus Tusks | 66 |
Adrift at Sea | 68 |
Make Every Day an Earth Day | 73 |
The Process of Inventing | 74 |
A Space Station Splashes Down | 77 |
Danger! Pets on the Loose | 89 |
Giant Planets | 95 |
Ponce de Leon, Explorer | 96 |
The Hy-wire | 104 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
Passage | Page |
---|---|
Be A Safe Kid | 44 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
You're Right to Recycle | 67 |
The Book Without an E | 99 |
The $6.4 Million Bridge That Lasted Four Months | 110 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.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.
Passage | Page |
---|---|
Being Sick Is Not Fun | 1 |
Bullies | 2 |
Chinchillas | 3 |
An Empty Ship | 4 |
Feral Children | 5 |
Forgea's Amazing Tale | 6 |
The Moon Moth | 7 |
What Happened to the Dinosaurs? | 8 |
What's Your Last Name | 9 |
Wolves | 10 |
An Amazing Coincidence | 11 |
Corn on the Cob from Scratch | 12 |
Fire Safty Tips | 13 |
A Flightless Bird | 14 |
Let's Go Fishing | 15 |
Old-fashioned Food Processing | 16 |
Quicksand | 17 |
Speed Skating | 18 |
The World's Tallest Animal | 19 |
Five Cute Bears | 20 |
Grizzly Bears | 21 |
Showing What You Know | 22 |
The Sweetest Spot | 23 |
To Save the Redwoods | 24 |
Your Blood | 25 |
Your Skeleton | 26 |
The Baraka School | 27 |
Do Geckos Use Glue? | 28 |
Flying Reptiles | 29 |
Let's Save Energy | 30 |
Nomads | 31 |
One Smart Rodent | 32 |
Primates | 33 |
Turnoff Weeks | 34 |
Using Tidal Energy | 35 |
In-line Skates Roll Again | 36 |
Raspberries | 37 |
Take Care of Your Teeth | 38 |
Two Brave Women | 39 |
You Can Help | 40 |
Your Muscles | 41 |
Ants | 42 |
Arctic Animals | 43 |
Be A Safe Kid | 44 |
A Big Bug | 45 |
The Cat's Meow | 46 |
Eclipses | 47 |
Pet Licenses | 48 |
A Popular Pet | 49 |
Shark Attacks | 50 |
The Story of the Statue of Liberty | 51 |
Wildfires Scorch the West | 52 |
Africa's Lost Boys | 53 |
The Ancient Olympics | 54 |
Apollo 13 | 55 |
Calvaria Trees | 56 |
The City of Venice | 57 |
The Frozen Boy | 58 |
Fuel Prices Going Up | 59 |
Hurricanes | 60 |
The International Space Station | 61 |
Native Americans Games | 62 |
Old-fashioned Shoes | 63 |
Right Hand, Left Hand | 64 |
Salmon | 65 |
Walrus Tusks | 66 |
You're Right to Recycle | 67 |
Adrift at Sea | 68 |
A Force Called Friction | 69 |
Bill Pickett, Rodeo Rider | 70 |
Eastern Woodlands Native Americans | 71 |
The Magic of Dr Seuss | 72 |
Make Every Day an Earth Day | 73 |
The Process of Inventing | 74 |
The Severt Behind Floating | 75 |
Skunks | 76 |
A Space Station Splashes Down | 77 |
A Sticky Story | 78 |
A Strange Frog | 79 |
The Stongest Shape | 80 |
Undersea Volcanoes Change the Face of the Earth | 81 |
American Kids Speak Their Minds | 82 |
Anyon for a Game of Monopoly? | 83 |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Battle | 84 |
Big Foot: Fact or Fiction? | 85 |
Body Features Aid Survival | 86 |
Chocolate Chip Cookies | 87 |
Coral Reefs | 88 |
Danger! Pets on the Loose | 89 |
Egyptian Mummies | 90 |
The Euro | 91 |
A Great Job for a Chocolate Lover | 92 |
Guide Dogs Lead the Way | 93 |
Horses | 94 |
Giant Planets | 95 |
Ponce de Leon, Explorer | 96 |
A Small Animal Causes Big Problems | 97 |
Snake Myths | 98 |
The Book Without an E | 99 |
China's Great Wall | 100 |
In a Crocodile's Mouth | 101 |
Going to the Moon | 102 |
The U.S. Census | 103 |
The Hy-wire | 104 |
Magnets | 105 |
Memorial Day | 106 |
Mitchie Brusco, Skateboard Champ | 107 |
New Dinosaurs Found | 108 |
Otters | 109 |
The $6.4 Million Bridge That Lasted Four Months | 110 |
Surviving an Avalanche | 111 |
Tennis | 112 |
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