Common Core State Standards

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

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.

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

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.

Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.