Grade 3 English (North Carolina SCOS)

Reading Standards for Foundational Skills (RF)

• RF.3.2 Write legibly in manuscript and cursive.
• RF.3.4 Apply grade-level phonics and word analysis to decode words.
• RF.3.4a Know the meanings of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.
• RF.3.4b Decode words with common Latin suffixes.
• RF.3.4c Decode multisyllabic words.
• RF.3.4d Read grade-level irregularly spelled words.
• RF.3.5 Read accurately and fluently enough to support understanding.
• RF.3.5a Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.
• RF.3.5b Read prose and poetry aloud accurately, at a suitable rate, with expression.
• RF.3.5c Use context to confirm or correct word reading, rereading as needed.

Reading Standards for Literature (RL)

• RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions about a text, referring to the text as the basis for answers.
• RL.3.2 Retell fables, folktales, and myths from different cultures and explain their message or lesson.
• RL.3.3 Describe characters and explain how their actions drive the sequence of events.
• RL.3.4 Work out the meaning of words and phrases, telling literal from nonliteral language.
• RL.3.5 Use terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza and explain how parts build on earlier ones.
• RL.3.6 Tell their own point of view from that of the narrator or characters.
• RL.3.7 Explain how illustrations add to what the words of a story convey.
• RL.3.9 Compare themes, settings, and plots of stories by the same author about similar characters.
• RL.3.10 Read high-end grades 2–3 literature independently for sustained periods, linking to prior knowledge.

Reading Standards for Informational Text (RI)

• RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions about a text, referring to the text as the basis for answers.
• RI.3.2 Find the main idea, recount key details, and explain how they support it.
• RI.3.3 Describe relationships among historical events, scientific ideas, or steps using time, sequence, and cause and effect.
• RI.3.4 Work out the meaning of general academic and subject-specific words in grade 3 texts.
• RI.3.5 Use text features and search tools to find information efficiently.
• RI.3.6 Tell their own point of view from that of the author.
• RI.3.7 Use information from illustrations and words to understand a text.
• RI.3.8 Describe how an author links sentences and paragraphs to support points.
• RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the main points and key details of two texts on the same topic.
• RI.3.10 Read high-end grades 2–3 informational texts independently for sustained periods.

Writing Standards (W)

• W.3.1 Write opinion pieces supporting a point of view with reasons.
• W.3.1a Organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.3.1b Introduce the topic, state an opinion, and organize reasons.
• W.3.1c Give reasons that support the opinion.
• W.3.1d Use linking words and phrases to connect opinion and reasons.
• W.3.1e Write a concluding statement or section.
• W.3.1f With guidance, revise and edit for task and purpose.
• W.3.2 Write informative texts that examine a topic and convey ideas clearly.
• W.3.2a Organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.3.2b Introduce the topic, group related information, and add illustrations where useful.
• W.3.2c Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
• W.3.2d Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories.
• W.3.2e Write a concluding statement or section.
• W.3.2f With guidance, revise and edit for task and purpose.
• W.3.3 Write narratives with descriptive details and clear event sequences.
• W.3.3a Organize ideas around a topic before writing.
• W.3.3b Set up a situation, introduce a narrator or characters, and order events naturally.
• W.3.3c Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings.
• W.3.3d Use time words and phrases to show the order of events.
• W.3.3e Give a sense of closure.
• W.3.3f With guidance, revise and edit for task and purpose.
• W.3.4 With guidance, use digital tools and keyboarding to publish writing and work with others.
• W.3.5 Carry out short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
• W.3.6 Gather information from print and digital sources, take brief notes, and sort evidence.

Speaking and Listening Standards (SL)

• SL.3.1 Take part in a range of discussions on grade 3 topics, building on others' ideas.
• SL.3.1a Come prepared, having read or studied the required material.
• SL.3.1b Follow agreed rules for discussions.
• SL.3.1c Ask questions to check understanding, stay on topic, and link to others' remarks.
• SL.3.1d Explain their own ideas in light of the discussion.
• SL.3.2 Find the main ideas and supporting details of information presented in different media.
• SL.3.3 Ask and answer questions about a speaker's information, adding elaboration and detail.
• SL.3.4 Report on a topic or tell a story with facts and details, speaking clearly at a suitable pace.
• SL.3.5 Make fluent audio recordings of stories or poems and add visuals to emphasize facts.

Language Standards (L)

• L.3.1 Use grade 3 grammar: agreement, tenses, irregular verbs, comparatives, conjunctions, and pronouns.
• L.3.2 Use capitals, commas, apostrophes, possessives, quotation marks, and spelling conventions.
• L.3.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
• L.3.3a Choose words and phrases for effect.
• L.3.3b Recognize differences between spoken and written standard English.
• L.3.4 Work out unknown and multiple-meaning words using context, word parts, and reference materials.
• L.3.5 Show understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances.
• L.3.5a Tell literal from nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context.
• L.3.5b Tell shades of meaning among words describing states of mind or degrees of certainty.
• L.3.6 Learn and use grade-level words, including words for spatial and time relationships.