Rhode Island 3rd Grade ELA Standards in Writing

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W.3 Writing

• Text Types and Purposes
  • W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting an opinion with reasons.
    • W.3.1.a Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.
    • W.3.1.b Provide reasons that support the opinion.
    • W.3.1.c Use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons.
    • W.3.1.d Provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
    • W.3.2.a Introduce a topic and group-related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
    • W.3.2.b Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
    • W.3.2.c Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
    • W.3.2.d Provide a concluding statement or section.
  • W.3.3 Write narratives in prose or poem form to develop experiences or events using effective literary techniques, descriptive details, and clear sequences.
    • W.3.3.a Establish a situation and introduce a speaker, narrator, and/or characters; organize an appropriate narrative sequence.
    • W.3.3.b Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences or events or show responses to situations.
    • W.3.3.c Use figurative language to suggest images. (See grade 3 Reading Literature Standard 4.)
    • W.3.3.d Use temporal words and phrases to signal order where appropriate.
    • W.3.3.e Provide a sense of closure.
    • W.3.3.f For poems, use words and phrases that form patterns of sound (e.g., rhyme, repetition of sounds within words or within lines) to create meaning or effect.
• Production and Distribution of Writing
  • W.3.4 Produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
  • W.3.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
    • W.3.5.a Demonstrate command of standard English conventions (as described in Language Standards 1– 3 up to and including grade 3).
    • W.3.5.b Demonstrate the ability to choose and use appropriate vocabulary (as described in Language Standards 4–6 up to and including grade 3).
  • W.3.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
  • W.3.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
  • W.3.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
• Range of Writing
  • W.3.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.