Collaboration
Reading
Analysis
Quarter 1
Literature
Informational
 Describe the characters in a story and explain how their actions
contribute to the sequence of events.
 Determine the meaning of words and phrases, distinguishing
literal from nonliteral language.
 Explain how text illustrations add to the meaning of a story.
 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or
characters.
 Use a variety of stories from diverse cultures to determine
message or moral.
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Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and
explain how they support the main idea.
Determine the meaning of general academic and specific words
and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details
presented in two texts on the same topic.
Use text features and search tools to locate information relevant
to a given topic efficiently.
Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text
to demonstrate understanding of the text.
Literature/Informational
 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to
the test as the basis for the answers.
Students should already know…
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Strategically read literary and informational instructional
leveled texts with fluency, purpose, and comprehension.
Use listening and speaking effectively when evaluating gradelevel appropriate topics and texts.
Apply grade-level appropriate print concepts, word attack,
and word recognition skills.
Use appropriate vocabulary and determine the meaning of
words and phrases to aid in reading comprehension activities.
Vocabulary
character
narrator
point of view
informational
story elements
text features
literary
sequence