3rd Grade ELA (Indiana Academic Standards)

Reading Foundations (RF)

• 3.RF.1 Know the six major syllable types and use them to decode unfamiliar words.
• 3.RF.2 Read grade-level words with blends and common spelling patterns.
• 3.RF.3 Know and use more complex word families to decode unfamiliar words.
• 3.RF.4 Read multisyllable words with roots and affixes, plus irregular contractions and possessives.
• 3.RF.5 Read grade-level or harder texts aloud accurately, smoothly and with expression.

Reading Comprehension (RC)

• 3.RC.1 Answer questions about a text, using the text as evidence.
• 3.RC.2 Retell traditional tales from many cultures and identify their themes.
• 3.RC.3 Describe characters' traits and feelings and link their actions to events in the plot.
• 3.RC.4 Tell one's own point of view apart from that of the narrator or characters.
• 3.RC.5 Identify the main idea of a text and explain how key details support it.
• 3.RC.6 Explain how events, ideas or steps connect, using time, sequence and cause-and-effect words.
• 3.RC.7 Use text features to locate information and build understanding.
• 3.RC.8 Recognize nonfiction organized as problem–solution or chronological order.
• 3.RC.9 Tell fact from opinion and explain how authors use reasons and facts.
• 3.RC.10 Compare and contrast key points and details in two texts on the same topic.
• 3.RC.11 Use context clues and text features to work out unknown words.
• 3.RC.12 Recognize word relationships: synonyms, antonyms, homographs and multiple-meaning words.
• 3.RC.13 Use a known root to work out an unknown word and notice when affixes are added.

Writing (W)

• 3.W.1 Write legibly with proper spacing between letters and words and within margins.
• 3.W.2 Write opinion pieces with a clear opinion, reasons, linking words and a conclusion.
• 3.W.3 Write informative pieces with a topic, grouped facts, linking words, text features and a conclusion.
• 3.W.4 Write narratives with an introduction, descriptive details, dialogue, transitions and an ending.
• 3.W.5 Use the writing process to draft, revise and edit, and produce legible work with technology.
• 3.W.6 Research a topic: find reliable sources, record facts and present the findings.
• 3.W.7 Use grade 3 grammar: abstract nouns, verb tenses, comparatives, sentence types and conjunctions.
• 3.W.8 Use capitals, punctuation and spelling rules, including apostrophes, commas and spelling patterns.

Communication and Collaboration (CC)

• 3.CC.1 Take part in partner, group and teacher-led discussions, building on others' ideas.
• 3.CC.2 Come prepared to discussions and use reading and other knowledge to explore the topic.
• 3.CC.3 Ask clarifying questions, stay on topic and link comments to what others say.
• 3.CC.4 Retell, paraphrase and explain main ideas and details from read-alouds and other media.
• 3.CC.5 Ask and answer questions about a speaker's information, adding relevant detail.
• 3.CC.6 Report on a topic or story clearly, with facts, descriptive details and a clear pace.
• 3.CC.7 Give focused oral presentations, using media to highlight key details.
• 3.CC.8 Identify purposes of media messages: to inform, entertain, persuade, interpret events or pass on culture.