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| MCHCS
Standards Checklist - Language
Arts
- Third Grade |
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language arts content standards describe skills, knowledge,
and abilities all students should be able to master at
specific grade levels. Language skills are essential tools
because they serve as the basis for future learning and
career development. They enrich, foster responsible citizenship,
and secure our collective wisdom as a nation. |
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Literature |
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Read a minimum of 12 books at grade level,
including 4-6 from the approved list. |
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Word
Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary
Development |
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Use complex word families to decode unfamiliar
words (e.g., -ight).
Decode and blend regular polysyllabic words.
(e.g., prefixes and suffixes).
Read high frequency irregular words from the
list provided.
Read controlled text with expression, fluency,
and 90% accuracy. |
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Vocabulary
and Concept Development |
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Use knowledge of antonyms, synonyms, homophones,
and homographs to determine word meaning.
Use sentence, word context or dictionary to
learn meaning of unknown words. |
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Reading
Comprehension |
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Use glossary and index to locate information.
Connect prior knowledge with text.
Demonstrate comprehension by answering questions
in the text.
Recall major points, modify predictions, and
distinguish main ideas and supporting details
in a story or text.
Follow simple multi-step written instructions
(e.g., how to assemble a product or play a
board game). |
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Literary
Response and Analysis |
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Distinguish common forms of literature (e.g.,
poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction).
Comprehend basic plots of classic fairy tales,
myths, folktales, legends, and fables from
around the world.
Determine what characters are like by what
they say or do. |
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Writing
Skills and Strategies |
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Use the writing process to plan, draft, revise,
and edit clear paragraphs that:
Develop one central idea.
Use a topic sentence.
Include supporting facts and details.
Are written in cursive, using margins and
correct spacing between words (final draft).
Identify singular and plural forms of nouns
and present tense verbs.
Identify and form subject, object, and possessive
forms of pronouns.
Identify and form articles and comparative
forms of adjectives.
Identify and form past, present, and future
forms of verbs.
Arrange words in alphabetical order. |
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Writing
Applications |
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Write narrative stories that:
Establish a particular incident or event as
the focus.
Make it clear to the reader why the incident
or event is memorable.
Write personal and formal letters, notes,
and invitations that show awareness of audience
and purpose. |
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Writing
Conventions |
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Spell compound words; know and apply common
spelling rules (e.g., double consonant, change
y to I, drop final e to add suffixes/inflections).
Capitalize first word in dialogue, titles
(of books, works of art, songs, etc.), names
of historical periods and holidays.
Use commas with locations and addresses.
Use quotation marks with dialogue.
Use pronouns, comparative forms of adjectives,
verb tenses (past/present/future), and articles
correctly.
Identify and write complete declarative, interrogative,
imperative, and exclamatory sentences. |
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Listening
and Speaking |
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Retell, paraphrase, and explain what a speaker
has said.
Respond to questions with appropriate detail.
Organize ideas chronologically around major
points of information.
Use clear and specific vocabulary to communicate
ideas.
Make brief narrative presentations that provide
a beginning, middle and end.
Plan and present stories, poems or plays.
Watch a television or film production or documentary;
listen to radio dialogue.
Distinguish between a speaker's opinion and
facts.
Recite brief poems (two or three stanzas),
using clear diction, tempo, volume, and phrasing.
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