Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (2) 1 : 1 ) Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. [RL.2.1]
a. Infer the main idea and supporting details in narrative texts. (Alabama)
[ELA2015] (2) 6 : 6 ) Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. [RL.2.6]
[ELA2015] (2) 9 : 9 ) By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the Grades 2-3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. [RL.2.10]
[ELA2015] (2) 21 : 21 ) Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. [RF.2.4]
a. Read on-level text with purpose and understanding. [RF.2.4a]
b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. [RF.2.4b]
c. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. [RF.2.4c]
[ELA2015] (3) 25 : 25 ) 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 22-24 above.) [W.3.4]
[ELA2015] (3) 30 : 30 ) Write routinely over extended time frames, including time for research, reflection, and revision, and shorter time frames such as a single sitting or a day or two for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. [W.3.10]
[ELA2015] (3) 31 : 31 ) 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. [SL.3.1]
a. Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion. [SL.3.1a]
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). [SL.3.1b]
c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others. [SL.3.1c]
d. Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion. [SL.3.1d]
[ELA2015] (4) 43 : 43 ) Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation). [L.4.6]
