Grade 3 » Reading Standards for Literature
Craft and Structure
LAFS.3.RL.2.4
Description:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
LAFS.3.RL.2.5
Description:
Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
LAFS.3.RL.2.6
Description:
Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
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✓ standard met
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
LAFS.3.RL.3.7
Description:
Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
LAFS.3.RL.3.9
Description:
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
Key Ideas and Details
LAFS.3.RL.1.1
Description:
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
LAFS.3.RL.1.2
Description:
Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.
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✓ standard met
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
LAFS.3.RL.1.3
Description:
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
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✓ SeeReader
✓ Writing Prompts
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
LAFS.3.RL.4.10
Description:
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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✓ standard met