3rd Grade ELA (North Dakota Content Standards)

Foundations of Literacy (F)

• 3.F.8a Decode longer words by syllable type and division rules.
• 3.F.8b Decode inflectional endings.
• 3.F.8c Decode Latin and Greek roots.
• 3.F.9a Spell vowel-team patterns.
• 3.F.9b Spell diphthongs.
• 3.F.9c Spell three-consonant blends.
• 3.F.9d Spell other r-controlled vowels.
• 3.F.9e Spell silent-letter combinations.
• 3.F.9f Spell less common digraphs.
• 3.F.9g Spell trigraphs.
• 3.F.9h Spell the schwa sound.
• 3.F.9i Spell common derivational suffixes.
• 3.F.9j Spell irregularly spelled high-frequency words.
• 3.F.10 Work out meanings of multiple-meaning words using several strategies.
• 3.F.11a Use academic words and link word structure to prior knowledge.
• 3.F.12 Read grade 3 texts accurately and fluently with expression.
• 3.F.14 Write an organized paragraph with a topic sentence, support and a conclusion.

Communication (C)

• 3.C.1 Report facts and details about a topic, text or experience to an audience.
• 3.C.2 Speak in complete sentences with suitable eye contact and volume.
• 3.C.4 Use grade-level conversational and academic words.
• 3.C.6 Join conversations by asking and answering questions and listening actively.
• 3.C.7 Work with others by following agreed rules.

Reading (R)

• 3.R.1 Understand grade-level text while listening to it and afterward.
• 3.R.2 Ask and answer questions about key details using evidence to compare, predict and infer.
• 3.R.3a Summarize the main idea and supporting details of an informational text.
• 3.R.3b Summarize a story using its major story elements.
• 3.R.5 Work out meanings of unknown and multiple-meaning words in a text.
• 3.R.6 Use text features such as glossaries, indexes and sidebars.
• 3.R.7a Identify personification.
• 3.R.7b Identify hyperbole.
• 3.R.7c Identify simile.
• 3.R.7d Identify alliteration.
• 3.R.7e Identify onomatopoeia.
• 3.R.8a Describe characters' feelings, traits, motives and actions.
• 3.R.8b Compare and contrast elements of stories and poems.
• 3.R.9 Identify key points and details in two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Writing (W)

• 3.W.1 Organize writing to suit the task, purpose and audience.
• 3.W.2 Use a structure with a topic sentence, body and concluding statement.
• 3.W.3 Write organized informative pieces with factual details.
• 3.W.4 Write organized opinion pieces backed by evidence.
• 3.W.5 Write narratives about real or imagined events in a natural order.
• 3.W.6a Plan by coming up with ideas through talk, reflection, organizers or peer feedback.
• 3.W.6b Draft from the plan.
• 3.W.6c Revise by adding details or cutting extra words.
• 3.W.6d Edit spelling, sentences and grammar.
• 3.W.6e Publish a final draft for the audience.
• 3.W.7 Use word choice that shows feeling and describes, to create imagery.

Language Usage (L)

• 3.L.1a Capitalize titles of respect, words in titles and geographic names.
• 3.L.1b Use end punctuation that matches the sentence type.
• 3.L.1c Use commas before coordinating conjunctions and in lists.
• 3.L.2a Use concrete, abstract and possessive nouns.
• 3.L.2b Use action, linking and helping verbs and know their jobs.
• 3.L.2c Identify complete subjects and predicates.
• 3.L.2d Use possessive adjectives.
• 3.L.2e Use prepositions.
• 3.L.2f Use coordinating conjunctions.
• 3.L.2g Use -ly adverbs.

Inquiry and Research (IR)

• 3.IR.1 Choose a topic of interest to research.
• 3.IR.2 Find relevant information in a given credible source.
• 3.IR.3 Use organizing tools to track information from a source.
• 3.IR.4 Identify facts and opinions in an author's information.