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L.3 Language
- Conventions of Standard English
- L.3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- L.3.1.a Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
- L.3.1.b Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
- L.3.1.c Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).
- L.3.1.d Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
- L.3.1.e Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
- L.3.1.f Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
- L.3.1.g Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified.
- L.3.1.h Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.
- L.3.1.i Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
- L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- L.3.2.a Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
- L.3.2.b Use commas in addresses.
- L.3.2.c Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.
- L.3.2.d Form and use possessives.
- L.3.2.e Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
- L.3.2.f Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
- L.3.2.g Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
- L.3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- Knowledge of Language
- L.3.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- L.3.3.a Choose words and phrases for effect.
- L.3.3.b Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.
- L.3.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
- Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
- L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
- L.3.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- L.3.4.b Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
- L.3.4.c Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).
- L.3.4.d Use glossaries or beginning dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.
- L.3.5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
- L.3.5.a Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps).
- L.3.5.b Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
- L.3.5.c Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
- L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).
- L.3.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.