Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.2: 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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.3.3: Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.5: 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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.3.7: 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).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.3.10: 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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
ELA.RF.3.3a: Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
ELA.RF.3.4c: Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
ELA.RF.3.4a: Read on-grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
ELA.RF.3.4b: Read on-grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
ELA.W.3.1c: Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
ELA.W.3.1b: Provide reasons that support the opinion.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
ELA.W.3.1a: Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
ELA.W.3.2b: Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
ELA.W.3.2a: Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
ELA.W.3.3b: Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
ELA.W.3.3a: Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Production and Distribution of Writing
ELA.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.)
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
ELA.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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Range of Writing
ELA.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.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Comprehension and Collaboration
ELA.SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
ELA.L.3.1d: Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
ELA.L.3.1a: Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
ELA.L.3.2c: Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Knowledge of Language
ELA.L.3.3a: Choose words and phrases for effect.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
ELA.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).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
ELA.L.3.4a: Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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.
ELA.L.3.4b: 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).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
ELA.L.3.5a: Distinguish the literal and non-literal meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
Activity | Pages |
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Unit 1 | 6-11 |
Unit 2 | 12-17 |
Unit 3 | 18-23 |
Unit 4 | 24-29 |
Unit 5 | 30-35 |
Unit 6 | 36-41 |
Unit 7 | 42-47 |
Unit 8 | 48-53 |
Unit 9 | 54-59 |
Unit 10 | 60-65 |
Unit 11 | 66-71 |
Unit 12 | 72-77 |
Unit 13 | 78-83 |
Unit 14 | 84-89 |
Unit 15 | 90-95 |
Unit 16 | 96-101 |
Unit 17 | 102-107 |
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