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3rd Grade ELA

Practice 84 skills across this outline.

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3rd Grade Reading: Speaking and Listening · Demonstrate Comprehension and Collaboration
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Weighting distribution
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Foundational Skills · Read With Accuracy and Fluency
10%
3rd Grade Reading: Reading Literature · Identify Key Ideas and Details
9%
3rd Grade Reading: Speaking and Listening · Engage in Collaborative Discussions
7%
3rd Grade Reading: Reading Foundational Skills · Apply Phonics and Word Analysis Skills
7%
3rd Grade Writing: Language · Grammar And Usage
7%
3rd Grade Reading: Reading Informational Text · Identify Key Ideas and Details
6%

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3rd Grade Reading: Speaking and Listening · Demonstrate Comprehension and Collaboration

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Ask Questions About Speaker's InformationRecommended
14 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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Determine Main Ideas From Oral PresentationsAvailable
31 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Speaking and Listening · Engage in Collaborative Discussions

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Come to Discussions PreparedAvailable
15 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
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Explain Ideas in Light of DiscussionAvailable
11 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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Follow Rules for Respectful DiscussionsAvailable
28 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Speaking and Listening · Present Knowledge and Ideas

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Create Engaging Audio RecordingsAvailable
13 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Report on Topic With Descriptive DetailsAvailable
8 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Speak in Complete Sentences AppropriatelyAvailable
36 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Informational Text · Identify Key Ideas and Details

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Ask and Answer Questions About TextAvailable
40 questions 52 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Describe Relationships Between Events or ConceptsAvailable
30 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Determine Main Idea and Supporting DetailsAvailable
57 questions 65 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Informational Text · Analyze Craft and Structure

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Distinguish Poiints of ViewAvailable
28 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Determine Academic, Domain-Specific Word MeaningsAvailable
31 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Use Text Features and Search ToolsAvailable
24 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Informational Text · Integrate Knowledge and Ideas

3 core skills5% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Compare Important Points in Two TextsAvailable
55 questions 50 flashcards Lesson available
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Describe Logical Connections Between Sentences/ParagraphsAvailable
51 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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Use Illustrations to Understand TextAvailable
0 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Informational Text · Read Complex Texts

1 core skills1% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Read Grade-Level Informational TextsAvailable
25 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Literature · Identify Key Ideas and Details

5 core skills9% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Ask and Answer Questions About LiteratureAvailable
53 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
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Explain Elves and Shoemaker ActionsAvailable
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Identify the Tortoise and Hare Story MessageAvailable
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Describe Characters and Explain Their ActionsAvailable
47 questions 70 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Recount Stories and Determine Central MessageAvailable
44 questions 43 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Literature · Analyze Craft and Structure

5 core skills6% total weight
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5 skills to mastery
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Determine Literal and Nonliteral Word MeaningsAvailable
36 questions 51 flashcards Lesson available
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Compare Red's View with the NarratorAvailable
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Refer to Boy Who Cried Wolf Story PartsAvailable
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Refer to Story Parts Using TermsAvailable
33 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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Personal vs. Narrator Point of ViewAvailable
29 questions 54 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Literature · Integrate Knowledge and Ideas

3 core skills1% total weight
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3 skills to mastery
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Explain Jack and the Beanstalk IllustrationsAvailable
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Explain How Illustrations Contribute to StoryAvailable
10 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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Compare Stories by Same AuthorAvailable
11 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Literature · Read Complex Texts

1 core skills1% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Read Grade-Level LiteratureAvailable
18 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Foundational Skills · Apply Phonics and Word Analysis Skills

4 core skills7% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Decode Multisyllable WordsAvailable
10 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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Decode Words With Latin SuffixesAvailable
20 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Know Common Prefixes and SuffixesAvailable
42 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Read Irregularly Spelled WordsAvailable
9 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Reading: Reading Foundational Skills · Read With Accuracy and Fluency

3 core skills10% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Read Grade-Level Text With UnderstandingAvailable
38 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Read Aloud With Fluency and ExpressionAvailable
50 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Use Context to Self-Correct ReadingAvailable
18 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Language · Knowledge Of Language

2 core skills1% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Choose Words and Phrases for EffectAvailable
49 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Distinguish Spoken From Written EnglishAvailable
36 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Language · Capitalization, Punctuation, and Spelling

7 core skills3% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Capitalize Words in TitlesAvailable
21 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Consult Dictionaries to Check SpellingsAvailable
22 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Form and Use PossessivesAvailable
34 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Spell High-Frequency Words and SuffixesAvailable
12 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Use Commas and Quotation MarksAvailable
54 questions 53 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Use Commas in AddressesAvailable
38 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Use Spelling Patterns and GeneralizationsAvailable
21 questions 53 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Language · Determine Word Meanings Using Strategies

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Determine Meanings of Words With AffixesAvailable
62 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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Use Context Clues for Word MeaningsAvailable
52 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Use Dictionaries to Clarify Word MeaningsAvailable
20 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Use Root Words as Meaning CluesAvailable
40 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Language · Understand Figurative Language and Word Relationships

3 core skills1% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Distinguish Shades of Meaning Among WordsAvailable
31 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Distinguish Literal and Nonliteral MeaningsAvailable
29 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Identify Real-Life Connections to WordsAvailable
22 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Language · Grammar And Usage

9 core skills7% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Explain Functions of Parts of SpeechAvailable
75 questions 49 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Form and Use Simple Verb TensesAvailable
42 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Form Regular and Irregular VerbsAvailable
82 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Form Regular and Irregular Plural NounsAvailable
46 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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5
Produce Simple, Compound, and Complex SentencesAvailable
36 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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6
Subject-Verb and Pronoun-Antecedent AgreementAvailable
49 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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7
Use Abstract NounsAvailable
44 questions 52 flashcards Lesson available
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8
Use Comparative and Superlative FormsAvailable
48 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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9
Use Coordinating and Subordinating ConjunctionsAvailable
31 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Language · Acquire and Use Vocabulary

1 core skills1% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Use Grade-Appropriate Academic VocabularyAvailable
51 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Writing · Write Narratives With Descriptive Details

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
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Establish Situation and Introduce Narrator/CharactersAvailable
21 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
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Provide Sense of ClosureAvailable
47 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Use Dialogue and DescriptionsAvailable
30 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Use Temporal Words for Event OrderAvailable
27 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Writing · Research to Build Knowledge

2 core skills2% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
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Conduct Short Research ProjectsAvailable
42 questions 47 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Gather Information and Take Brief NotesAvailable
26 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Writing · Produce and Distribute Writing

3 core skills2% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Develop Writing Through Planning and RevisingAvailable
38 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Produce Writing Appropriate to TaskAvailable
16 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Use Technology to Publish WritingAvailable
15 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Writing · Write Informative/Explanatory Texts

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Develop Topic With Facts and DetailsAvailable
23 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Introduce Topic and Group InformationAvailable
65 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Provide Concluding Explanatory StatementAvailable
50 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Use Linking Words for Informative WritingAvailable
40 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Writing · Write Opinion Pieces

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Introduce Topic and State OpinionAvailable
32 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
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2
Provide Concluding Opinion StatementAvailable
49 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
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3
Provide Reasons Supporting OpinionAvailable
27 questions 40 flashcards Lesson available
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4
Use Linking Words for Opinion WritingAvailable
59 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
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3rd Grade Writing: Writing · Write Routinely

1 core skills1% total weight
0/1 completed
1 skill to mastery
1
Write Routinely Over Extended Time FramesAvailable
23 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
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