Common Core Standards English Grade 3 Students should be able to:(as per Common Core Standards)
S No.TargetsChapters1.Reading: Literature Key Ideas and DetailsCCSS.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.All chapters coverCCSS.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 conveyed through key details in the text.Prophet Adam Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) & Hazrat Ismail (A.S.)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.Faruq and The Termite2.Craft and StructureCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.Most chapters cover3.Range of reading and level of text complexity 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 band independently and proficiently.All chapters cover4.Reading: Informational Text Key Ideas and Details: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.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details, and explain how they support the main idea.Super Lemo Coco BenoCCSS.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 language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.Prophet Adam Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) & Hazrat Ismail (A.S.) Super Lemo Coco Beno5.Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.Super Lemo Coco Beno6.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity:
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 the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.All chapters cover7.Reading: Foundational Skills
Phonics and Word Recognition:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) & Hazrat Ismail (A.S.)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.A Identify and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) & Hazrat Ismail (A.S.)8.FluencyCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4 A Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4 B Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.4 C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.All chapters cover9.Writing Text Types and Purposes:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1.A Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinions, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.1.C Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, forexample) to connect opinions and reasons. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.A Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.B Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2.C Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techniques, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.3.B Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. Production and Distribution of Writing:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.) 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 should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 here.)Faruq and The Termite Dear Queen Ant Faruq and Termite Dear Queen Ant All chapters cover All chapters cover The Woodpecker and Irfan Most chapters cover Most chapters cover Most chapters cover Most chapters cover Most chapters cover Most chapters cover11.Speaking and Listening Comprehension and Collaboration: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 texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. The Woodpecker and IrfanCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1.B Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).All chapters cover12.
Language:
Conventions of Standard English:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.Most chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.D Form and use regular and irregular verbs.Dear Cousin NibbleCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.E Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.Just SmileCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.G Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.Toy’s Escape The Woodpecker and IrfanCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.H Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.Prophet Adam (A.S.)CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.A Capitalize appropriate words in titles.All chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.B Use commas in addresses.Most chapters coverCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.C Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.Faruq and The Termite The Woodpecker and IrfanCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.E Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, and happiness).Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S.) & Hazrat Ismail (A.S.)
