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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Amazing Adventure | 9-13 |
The Ant and the Dove | 19-23 |
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Gavin the Gentle Giant | 29-33 |
Cirrus the Centaur’s Show | 44-48 |
Don’t You Dare Tell | 49-53 |
The Marshes | 54-58 |
The School Play | 64-68 |
April Fool! | 79-83 |
Diary of an Ant | 99-103 |
Halvar’s House | 104-108 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Amazing Adventure | 9-13 |
A DVD Dimension | 14-18 |
The Ant and the Dove | 19-23 |
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Gavin the Gentle Giant | 29-33 |
Cirrus the Centaur’s Show | 44-48 |
Don’t You Dare Tell | 49-53 |
The Marshes | 54-58 |
Remote Control | 59-63 |
The School Play | 64-68 |
April Fool! | 79-83 |
Jojo the Monkey | 84-88 |
Diary of an Ant | 99-103 |
Halvar’s House | 104-108 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Ant and the Dove | 19-23 |
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Gavin the Gentle Giant | 29-33 |
Cirrus the Centaur’s Show | 44-48 |
Halvar’s House | 104-108 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Amazing Adventure | 9-13 |
The Ant and the Dove | 19-23 |
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Gavin the Gentle Giant | 29-33 |
Cirrus the Centaur’s Show | 44-48 |
The Marshes | 54-58 |
Remote Control | 59-63 |
The School Play | 64-68 |
April Fool! | 79-83 |
Jojo the Monkey | 84-88 |
Diary of an Ant | 99-103 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.3.6: Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
A DVD Dimension | 14-18 |
The Ant and the Dove | 19-23 |
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Gavin the Gentle Giant | 29-33 |
Don’t You Dare Tell | 49-53 |
Remote Control | 59-63 |
The School Play | 64-68 |
April Fool! | 79-83 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The School Play | 64-68 |
Jojo the Monkey | 84-88 |
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).
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Cirrus the Centaur’s Show | 44-48 |
Remote Control | 59-63 |
The School Play | 64-68 |
Jojo the Monkey | 84-88 |
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.
Passage | Pages |
---|---|
The Amazing Adventure | 9-13 |
A DVD Dimension | 14-18 |
The Ant and the Dove | 19-23 |
King Arthur | 24-28 |
Gavin the Gentle Giant | 29-33 |
Cirrus the Centaur’s Show | 44-48 |
Don’t You Dare Tell | 49-53 |
The Marshes | 54-58 |
Remote Control | 59-63 |
The School Play | 64-68 |
April Fool! | 79-83 |
Jojo the Monkey | 84-88 |
Diary of an Ant | 99-103 |
Halvar’s House | 104-108 |
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 |
---|---|
Beatrix Potter | 34-38 |
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
Dinosaur Find? | 94-98 |
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 |
---|---|
Beatrix Potter | 34-38 |
Two Letters | 39-43 |
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
Dinosaur Find? | 94-98 |
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 |
---|---|
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
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 |
---|---|
Beatrix Potter | 34-38 |
Two Letters | 39-43 |
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
Dinosaur Find? | 94-98 |
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 |
---|---|
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
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 |
---|---|
Beatrix Potter | 34-38 |
Two Letters | 39-43 |
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
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 |
---|---|
Two Letters | 39-43 |
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
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 |
---|---|
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
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 |
---|---|
Beatrix Potter | 34-38 |
Two Letters | 39-43 |
From the Cow to You | 69-73 |
How to Make Slime | 74-78 |
Giant Butterfly | 89-93 |
Dinosaur Find? | 94-98 |
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