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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Salty Truth | 14 to 17 |
| Now Hear This! | 26 to 29 |
| The Life Cycle of a Pond | 46 to 49 |
| The Bill of Rights | 62 to 65 |
| Dr. Seuss Loved Green Eggs and Ham (Biography) | 78 to 81 |
| Delicious Discoveries (Magazine Article) | 82 to 85 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Salty Truth | 14 to 17 |
| The Breeds and Traits of Dogs | 18 to 21 |
| Hop Along or Fly High | 22 to 25 |
| Now Hear This! | 26 to 29 |
| George Eastman Invents the Kodak Moment | 30 to 33 |
| Mine Fires That Keep Burning | 34 to 37 |
| Cold and Hot Deserts | 38 to 41 |
| Mighty Meteors | 42 to 45 |
| The Life Cycle of a Pond | 46 to 49 |
| Eerie Earthquakes | 50 to 53 |
| Pacific Northwest Native Americans | 54 to 57 |
| The U.S. Constitution | 58 to 61 |
| The Bill of Rights | 62 to 65 |
| Oral Lee Brown Opens the Door | 66 to 69 |
| Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State | 70 to 73 |
| Guinea Pigs (Journal Entries) | 74 to 77 |
| Dr. Seuss Loved Green Eggs and Ham (Biography) | 78 to 81 |
| Delicious Discoveries (Magazine Article) | 82 to 85 |
| Beyond Belief (Web Site) | 86 to 89 |
| The Miracle on the Hudson (Newspaper Article) | 90 to 93 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Breeds and Traits of Dogs | 18 to 21 |
| Mine Fires That Keep Burning | 34 to 37 |
| Oral Lee Brown Opens the Door | 66 to 69 |
| Dr. Seuss Loved Green Eggs and Ham (Biography) | 78 to 81 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Salty Truth | 14 to 17 |
| The Breeds and Traits of Dogs | 18 to 21 |
| Hop Along or Fly High | 22 to 25 |
| Now Hear This! | 26 to 29 |
| George Eastman Invents the Kodak Moment | 30 to 33 |
| Mine Fires That Keep Burning | 34 to 37 |
| Cold and Hot Deserts | 38 to 41 |
| Mighty Meteors | 42 to 45 |
| The Life Cycle of a Pond | 46 to 49 |
| Eerie Earthquakes | 50 to 53 |
| Pacific Northwest Native Americans | 54 to 57 |
| The U.S. Constitution | 58 to 61 |
| The Bill of Rights | 62 to 65 |
| Oral Lee Brown Opens the Door | 66 to 69 |
| Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State | 70 to 73 |
| Guinea Pigs (Journal Entries) | 74 to 77 |
| Dr. Seuss Loved Green Eggs and Ham (Biography) | 78 to 81 |
| Delicious Discoveries (Magazine Article) | 82 to 85 |
| Beyond Belief (Web Site) | 86 to 89 |
| The Miracle on the Hudson (Newspaper Article) | 90 to 93 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.3.5: Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Eerie Earthquakes | 50 to 53 |
| Dr. Seuss Loved Green Eggs and Ham (Biography) | 78 to 81 |
| Beyond Belief (Web Site) | 86 to 89 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| Hop Along or Fly High | 22 to 25 |
| Now Hear This! | 26 to 29 |
| George Eastman Invents the Kodak Moment | 30 to 33 |
| Cold and Hot Deserts | 38 to 41 |
| Pacific Northwest Native Americans | 54 to 57 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.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).
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The U.S. Constitution | 58 to 61 |
| Oral Lee Brown Opens the Door | 66 to 69 |
| Beyond Belief (Web Site) | 86 to 89 |
| The Miracle on the Hudson (Newspaper Article) | 90 to 93 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.9: Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The U.S. Constitution | 58 to 61 |
| The Bill of Rights | 62 to 65 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Guinea Pigs (Journal Entries) | 74 to 77 |
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 | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Salty Truth | 14 to 17 |
| The Breeds and Traits of Dogs | 18 to 21 |
| Hop Along or Fly High | 22 to 25 |
| Now Hear This! | 26 to 29 |
| George Eastman Invents the Kodak Moment | 30 to 33 |
| Mine Fires That Keep Burning | 34 to 37 |
| Cold and Hot Deserts | 38 to 41 |
| Mighty Meteors | 42 to 45 |
| The Life Cycle of a Pond | 46 to 49 |
| Eerie Earthquakes | 50 to 53 |
| Pacific Northwest Native Americans | 54 to 57 |
| The U.S. Constitution | 58 to 61 |
| The Bill of Rights | 62 to 65 |
| Oral Lee Brown Opens the Door | 66 to 69 |
| Condoleezza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State | 70 to 73 |
| Guinea Pigs (Journal Entries) | 74 to 77 |
| Dr. Seuss Loved Green Eggs and Ham (Biography) | 78 to 81 |
| Delicious Discoveries (Magazine Article) | 82 to 85 |
| Beyond Belief (Web Site) | 86 to 89 |
| The Miracle on the Hudson (Newspaper Article) | 90 to 93 |
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