Academic standards
- 3.25
- Define supply and demand and describe how changes in supply and demand affect prices of specific products.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.3
- Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.4
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5
- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.6
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.1
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2
- Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3
- Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.4
- Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.5
- Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7
- Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.8
- Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.9
- Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1
- Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10
- By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2
- Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7
- Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9
- Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1
- Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2
- Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually,...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.3
- Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.4
- Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.5
- Create engaging audio recordings of stories or poems that demonstrate fluid reading at an understandable pace; add visual displays when appropriate...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.6
- Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.1
- Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.10
- Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two)...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.5
- With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6
- With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate...
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.7
- Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8
- Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided...
- GLE 0301.1.1
- Demonstrate knowledge of Standard English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
- GLE 0301.1.2
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources to determine the definition, pronunciation, and usage of words and phrases.
- GLE 0301.2.1
- Continue to develop basic listening skills necessary for communication.
- GLE 0301.2.2
- Continue to develop basic speaking skills necessary for communication.
- GLE 0301.3.2
- Write in various modes and genres, including narration, literary response,
personal experience, and subject matter content.
- GLE 0301.4.2
- Gather information from a variety of sources to support a research topic.
- GLE 0301.4.3
- Present research results in a written report.
- GLE 0301.8.1
- Use active comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading.
- SPI 0301.1.12
- Choose correctly (or incorrectly) spelled words in context.
- SPI 0301.1.15
- Recognize root words and their various inflections (e.g., walks, walking,
walked).
- SPI 0301.1.16
- Determine word meanings using prefixes, suffixes and/or context clues.
- SPI 0301.1.19
- Recognize grade appropriate vocabulary, including multiple-meaning words,
within context.
- SPI 0301.1.20
- Determine word meaning through context clues.
- SPI 0301.1.9
- Identify the correct use of commas with dates, addresses, items in a series, and
the greeting and closing of a friendly letter.
- SPI 0301.5.3
- Identify stated cause/effect relationships in text.
- SPI 0301.5.4
- Determine sequence of events in text.
- SPI 0301.6.4
- Locate information using available text features (e.g., charts, maps, graphics).
- SPI 0301.8.4
- Recognize basic plot features of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, and myths.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.F.5
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.PWR.3
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when decoding isolated words and in connected text.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.SC.6
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when speaking and conventions of standard English grammar and usage, including...
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7a
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of...
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7b
- Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.VA.7c
- Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial...
- TSS.ELA.3.FL.WC.4
- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills when encoding words; write legibly.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.8
- Explain how reasons support specific points an author makes in a text.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.IKI.9
- Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.KID.2
- Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
- TSS.ELA.3.RI.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and informational texts at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.CS.4
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.IKI.9
- Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.KID.2
- Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is...
- TSS.ELA.3.RL.RRTC.10
- Read and comprehend stories and poems at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.1
- Prepare for collaborative discussions on 3rd grade level topics and texts; engage effectively with varied partners, building on others' ideas and expressing...
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.2
- Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text presented in diverse media such as visual, quantitative, and oral formats.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.CC.3
- Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.4
- Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an...
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.5
- Add audio or visual elements when appropriate to emphasize or enhance certain facts or details.
- TSS.ELA.3.SL.PKI.6
- Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.
- TSS.ELA.3.W.RBPK.7
- Conduct short research projects that build general knowledge about a topic.
- TSS.ELA.3.W.RBPK.8
- Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources, with support; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into...
- TSS.ELA.3.W.TTP.1
- Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
- TSS.ELA.3.W.TTP.2
- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information.
- TSS.ELA.3.W.TTP.3
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using an effective technique, such as descriptive details and clear event sequences.
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Essential and guiding questions:
After reading the text aloud, ask students, “What is this text mostly about?” “What is the main idea?”
Guide students to what this text is mostly about.
Have students give evidence from the text to support their ideas. Accept all responses but encourage students to return to the text for details.
Examples of teacher questions that draw students back into the text:
- “Why?”
- “Where did you see that?”
- “What lines in the text support your ideas?”
- “Let me see if we can find that part and read it again.”
- “How do you know?”
- “What words in the text make you think that?”
