3rd Grade ELA (Georgia's K-12 ELA Standards)

3-5.F.P.4 Phonics: use phonics to read and spell grade-level words

• 3.F.P.4.a Read and spell words with spellings that can stand for more than one sound.
• 3.F.P.4.b Read and spell one- and multisyllable words of every syllable type.
• 3.F.P.4.c Read and spell words with common prefixes and suffixes.

3-5.F.F.1 Fluency: read grade-level texts fluently and self-correct

• 3.F.F.1.a Build a bank of sight words, reading regular and irregular words accurately and automatically.
• 3.F.F.1.b Read new grade-level texts with growing accuracy.
• 3.F.F.1.c Read many kinds of text aloud with good phrasing, expression, pausing and intonation.
• 3.F.F.1.d Notice and fix errors while reading, rereading when needed.

3-5.F.H.3 Handwriting: read cursive

• 3.F.H.3.a Read phrases and sentences written in cursive.

3-5.F.H.4 Handwriting: write legible cursive

• 3.F.H.4.a Practice cursive letters and the joins between letters in words.
• 3.F.H.4.b Space cursive words correctly in a sentence.

3-5.L.GC.1 Grammar: use standard grammar, usage and mechanics

• Grade 3 grammar, usage and mechanics skills are set out in the state's GUM chart, which has no separate codes.

3-5.L.GC.2 Grammar: use sentence structure to understand and write varied sentences

• 3.L.GC.2.a Recognize correctly formed simple, compound and complex sentences.
• 3.L.GC.2.b Vary sentence types and keep verb tense consistent.
• 3.L.GC.2.c Make subjects and verbs agree in different kinds of sentences.
• 3.L.GC.2.d Add adjectives and adverbs to make meaning more precise.

3-5.L.V.1 Vocabulary: learn and use general, academic and subject words

• 3.L.V.1.a Learn a range of words and phrases from grade-level texts and subjects.
• 3.L.V.1.b Use grade-level vocabulary to communicate clearly in different settings.

3-5.L.V.2 Vocabulary: use word analysis to work out meanings

• 3.L.V.2.a Break words into roots, root words and affixes to find their meaning.
• 3.L.V.2.b Recognize affixes that signal particular parts of speech.
• 3.L.V.2.c Build words from common roots, root words and affixes.

3-5.L.V.3 Vocabulary: connect words and use references to check meaning

• 3.L.V.3.a Use context clues, including pictures and graphs, for unknown and multiple-meaning words.
• 3.L.V.3.b Recognize homophones and homographs and use synonyms and antonyms.
• 3.L.V.3.c Tell apart shades of meaning in closely related verbs and adjectives.
• 3.L.V.3.d Use glossaries and beginning dictionaries to check spelling and meaning.
• 3.L.V.3.e Choose precise words in speaking and writing using word relationships.

3-5.T.C.1 Context: use purpose and audience to understand and create multimodal texts

• 3.T.C.1.a Identify a text's purpose and intended audience.
• 3.T.C.1.b Identify features in different modes and explain how they serve purpose and effect.
• 3.T.C.1.c Create multimodal texts for a given purpose and audience.

3-5.T.C.2 Context: link authors and speakers to their perspectives and circumstances

• 3.T.C.2.a Describe a narrator's or speaker's point of view and tell it apart from one's own.
• 3.T.C.2.c With adult support, identify when and where a text was written.

3-5.T.SS.1 Structure and style: use structures and elements to build coherent texts

• 3.T.SS.1.a Describe how text features and structures organize information.
• 3.T.SS.1.b Design texts with structures and features that suit the purpose and audience.
• 3.T.SS.1.c Use conjunctions and transition words to link ideas.
• 3.T.SS.1.d Group related sentences into clear, cohesive paragraphs.

3-5.T.SS.2 Structure and style: use language to interpret meaning and craft engaging texts

• 3.T.SS.2.a Identify and describe figurative language such as similes, metaphors and idioms.
• 3.T.SS.2.b Use figurative language to show how ideas are related.

3-5.T.T.1 Techniques: explain, analyze and use narrative techniques

• 3.T.T.1.a Explain how narrative techniques show characters, setting and plot.
• 3.T.T.1.b Explain how characters, setting, problem and solution work in a plot.
• 3.T.T.1.c Connect characters' traits and motives to the story's central message.
• 3.T.T.1.d Compare characters, settings, messages or events in stories from different cultures.
• 3.T.T.1.e Write real or imagined narratives with descriptive detail, clear order and an ending.

3-5.T.T.2 Techniques: explain, analyze and use expository techniques

• 3.T.T.2.a Describe expository techniques, such as facts and details that support a main idea.
• 3.T.T.2.b Describe how events, ideas or steps in a process are connected.
• 3.T.T.2.c Combine and explain information from two texts on the same topic.
• 3.T.T.2.d Write expository texts with an introduction, a developed topic and a conclusion.

3-5.T.T.3 Techniques: explain, analyze and use opinion techniques

• 3.T.T.3.a Describe opinion techniques: stating an opinion and giving reasons and evidence.
• 3.T.T.3.c Write opinion pieces with a clear opinion, linked reasons and a conclusion.

3-5.T.T.4 Techniques: explain, analyze and use poetic techniques

• 3.T.T.4.a Discuss poetic techniques, including rhyme scheme.
• 3.T.T.4.b Write poems that use rhyme across at least two stanzas.

3-5.T.RA.1 Research: research questions using credible sources

• 3.T.RA.1.a Ask and refine questions about a self-chosen topic. (being checked)
• 3.T.RA.1.b Find, gather, select and organize information from several credible sources.
• 3.T.RA.1.c Summarize accurate information from at least two credible sources.

3-5.T.RA.2 Research: curate sources and evidence

• 3.T.RA.2.a Point to specific passages to support an idea or answer.
• 3.T.RA.2.b Identify what makes a source credible and relevant.