Nebraska 3rd Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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LA.3.W Writing

• Production of Writing: Use a recursive writing process to produce clear and coherent writing appropriate to the discipline, audience, and/or context.
  • LA.3.W.1 Write paragraphs using a variety of sentence types.
    • LA.3.W.1.a Capitalize proper nouns (e.g., historic periods, nationalities, languages), proper adjectives (e.g., South American), and appropriate words in titles.
    • LA.3.W.1.b Use commas in addresses and commas and quotation marks in dialogue; use an apostrophe to form and use possessives.
    • LA.3.W.1.c Use frequently occurring nouns (e.g., concrete and abstract), verbs (regular and irregular), and simple verb tenses.
    • LA.3.W.1.d Distinguish between and use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and independent and dependent clauses.
    • LA.3.W.1.e Explain the function of adjectives and adverbs in simple, compound, and complex sentences.
    • LA.3.W.1.f Use correct subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement in speaking and writing.
    • LA.3.W.1.g Use frequently occurring prepositions and prepositional phrases.
  • LA.3.W.2 Use a recursive writing process to develop, strengthen, and produce writing appropriate to the audience, purpose, and discipline.
    • LA.3.W.2.a Use prewriting activities and resources to plan, organize, and draft writing.
    • LA.3.W.2.b Adapt writing processes to sustain engagement in short and long-term writing tasks of increasing length and complexity.
    • LA.3.W.2.c Improve and clarify the content, structure, and organization of writing by revising, considering feedback from adults and peers.
    • LA.3.W.2.d Improve and clarify writing by editing and proofreading, considering feedback from adults and peers.
    • LA.3.W.2.e Use or decipher multiple formats of print and digital text (e.g., manuscript, cursive, font, graphics, symbols).
    • LA.3.W.2.f Use appropriate print and digital/multimedia tools to produce, enhance, and/or publish writing individually or in collaboration with peers.
• Modes of Writing: Write in a variety of modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.
  • LA.3.W.3 Write creative and/or expressive pieces that describe a well-developed event or experience.
    • LA.3.W.3.a Engage and orient the ready by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or character(s).
    • LA.3.W.3.b Include descriptive details about characters, events, or settings.
    • LA.3.W.3.c Use words and phrases to signal a sequence of events.
    • LA.3.W.3.d Provide a closure related to the creative or expressive event or experience.
  • LA.3.W.4 Write opinion pieces with supporting reasons and/or evidence.
    • LA.3.W.4.a Introduce a topic or text, state an opinion, and develop a structure that includes reasons and/or evidence.
    • LA.3.W.4.b Use linking words and phrases to connect opinions and reasons.
    • LA.3.W.4.c Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion.
  • LA.3.W.5 Write informative/explanatory pieces to examine a topic or text and convey ideas and information.
    • LA.3.W.5.a Introduce a topic and group related information together, including illustrations when useful to provide clarity.
    • LA.3.W.5.b Develop the topic with information (e.g., facts, definitions, details) clearly related to the topic.
    • LA.3.W.5.c Use linking words and phrases and key vocabulary to connect ideas and categories of information.
    • LA.3.W.5.d Provide a concluding statement or section related to the topic.
  • LA.3.W.6 Locate evidence from literary and/or informational text sources to answer questions about a topic.
    • LA.3.W.6.a Paraphrase information from sources to support ideas while avoiding plagiarism.
    • LA.3.W.6.b Identify print and digital tools to gather information and ideas to answer questions.
    • LA.3.W.6.c Sort evidence into categories using an appropriate note-taking format to collect and organize information.
    • LA.3.W.6.d Demonstrate academic integrity by avoiding overreliance on any one source and referencing sources in writing and speaking; provide a list of sources.
    • LA.3.W.6.e Practice safe and ethical behaviors when communicating and interacting with others digitally (e.g., safe information to share, utilize appropriate sites and materials, appropriate language use, respect diverse perspectives).