Read Grade-Level Literature - 3rd Grade Reading
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What does it mean to read literature "proficiently"?
What does it mean to read literature "proficiently"?
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Read accurately, smoothly, and with strong understanding. Combines fluency with comprehension skills.
Read accurately, smoothly, and with strong understanding. Combines fluency with comprehension skills.
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What does "summarize" mean when you summarize a story, drama, or poem?
What does "summarize" mean when you summarize a story, drama, or poem?
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Tell the most important events or ideas without extra details. Focus on main points, not minor details.
Tell the most important events or ideas without extra details. Focus on main points, not minor details.
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What is the central message (theme) of a story or poem?
What is the central message (theme) of a story or poem?
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The lesson or big idea the author wants the reader to learn. Theme conveys the author's message about life or values.
The lesson or big idea the author wants the reader to learn. Theme conveys the author's message about life or values.
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What is the plot of a story?
What is the plot of a story?
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The sequence of events, including the problem and solution. Plot structure includes beginning, middle, and end.
The sequence of events, including the problem and solution. Plot structure includes beginning, middle, and end.
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What is the setting of a story or drama?
What is the setting of a story or drama?
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Where and when the events happen. Setting provides context for the story's action.
Where and when the events happen. Setting provides context for the story's action.
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What is a character in a story or drama?
What is a character in a story or drama?
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A person, animal, or figure who takes part in the events. Characters drive the action and dialogue in literature.
A person, animal, or figure who takes part in the events. Characters drive the action and dialogue in literature.
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Identify the point of view for: "I walked to the creek and I saw a frog."
Identify the point of view for: "I walked to the creek and I saw a frog."
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First-person point of view. "I" pronoun indicates narrator tells own story.
First-person point of view. "I" pronoun indicates narrator tells own story.
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Which text feature most strongly shows who is speaking in a drama: paragraph breaks or character names?
Which text feature most strongly shows who is speaking in a drama: paragraph breaks or character names?
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Character names. Names clearly identify speakers in drama scripts.
Character names. Names clearly identify speakers in drama scripts.
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Identify what stage directions tell you in a drama.
Identify what stage directions tell you in a drama.
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How actors move, speak, or what happens on stage. Stage directions guide performance and staging.
How actors move, speak, or what happens on stage. Stage directions guide performance and staging.
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Choose the signal word that usually introduces a character’s spoken words in a story.
Choose the signal word that usually introduces a character’s spoken words in a story.
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Said. Dialogue tags like "said" introduce spoken words.
Said. Dialogue tags like "said" introduce spoken words.
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Identify the best meaning of an unknown word using context: "The cave was dim, so we used a lamp."
Identify the best meaning of an unknown word using context: "The cave was dim, so we used a lamp."
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Dim means not bright. Context clues show dim contrasts with lamp's brightness.
Dim means not bright. Context clues show dim contrasts with lamp's brightness.
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Which option best describes a good summary: only key events, or every detail?
Which option best describes a good summary: only key events, or every detail?
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Only key events and ideas. Summaries exclude minor details to focus on essentials.
Only key events and ideas. Summaries exclude minor details to focus on essentials.
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What is the main difference between a story and a drama?
What is the main difference between a story and a drama?
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A drama is written to be acted with dialogue and stage directions. Stories use narration; dramas use scripts for performance.
A drama is written to be acted with dialogue and stage directions. Stories use narration; dramas use scripts for performance.
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What is a stanza in a poem?
What is a stanza in a poem?
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A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose. Stanzas organize poems like paragraphs organize stories.
A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in prose. Stanzas organize poems like paragraphs organize stories.
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What is the main difference between poetry and prose (regular story writing)?
What is the main difference between poetry and prose (regular story writing)?
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Poetry uses lines and stanzas and often has rhythm or sound patterns. Stories use sentences and paragraphs in continuous form.
Poetry uses lines and stanzas and often has rhythm or sound patterns. Stories use sentences and paragraphs in continuous form.
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