South Carolina State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 3

SC.3-1. Reading - Understanding and Using Literary Texts: The student will read and comprehend a variety of literary texts in print and nonprint formats.

3-1.1. Analyze the details that support the expression of the main idea in a given literary text.

3-1.2. Analyze a given literary text to make, revise, and confirm predictions and draw conclusions.

3-1.3. Analyze the text to determine first-person point of view.

3-1.4. Distinguish among devices of figurative language (including simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole) and sound devices (including onomatopoeia and alliteration).

3-1.5. Analyze the relationship among characters, setting, and plot in a given literary text.

3-1.6. Analyze the effect of the author's craft (for example, word choice and sentence structure) on the meaning of a given literary text.

3-1.7. Create responses to literary texts through a variety of methods (for example, writing, creative dramatics, and the visual and performing arts).

3-1.8. Classify works of fiction (including fables, tall tales, and folktales) and works of nonfiction (including biographies) by characteristics.

3-1.9. Recognize the characteristics of poetry (including stanza, rhyme, and repetition).

3-1.10. Analyze cause-and-effect relationships in literary texts.

3-1.11. Read independently for extended periods of time for pleasure.

SC.3-2. Reading - Understanding and Using Informational Texts: The student will read and comprehend a variety of informational texts in print and nonprint formats.

3-2.1. Summarize evidence that supports the central idea of a given informational text.

3-2.2. Analyze informational texts to draw conclusions and make inferences.

3-2.3. Distinguish between facts and opinions in informational texts.

3-2.4. Create responses to informational texts through a variety of methods (for example, drawings, written works, and oral presentations).

3-2.5. Use headings, subheadings, print styles, captions, and chapter headings to gain information.

3-2.6. Use graphic features (including illustrations, graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, and graphic organizers) as sources of information.

3-2.7. Use functional text features (including tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes) as sources of information.

3-2.8. Analyze informational texts to identify cause-and-effect relationships.

3-2.9. Read independently for extended periods of time to gain information.

SC.3-3. Reading - Building Vocabulary: The student will use word analysis and vocabulary strategies to read fluently.

3-3.1. Generate the meaning of unfamiliar and multiple-meaning words by using context clues.

3-3.2. Use base words and affixes to determine the meanings of words.

3-3.3. Interpret the meaning of idioms encountered in texts.

3-3.4. Read high-frequency words in texts.

3-3.5. Use context clues to determine the relationship between two or more words (including synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms).

3-3.6. Spell high-frequency words.

3-3.7. Spell correctly

3-3.7.a. Words that have blends,

3-3.7.b. Contractions,

3-3.7.c. Compound words,

3-3.7.d. Orthographic patterns (for example, qu, consonant doubling, changing the ending of a word from -y to -ies when forming the plural), and

3-3.7.e. Common homonyms.

3-4.1. Generate and organize ideas for writing using prewriting techniques (for example, creating lists, having discussions, and examining literary models).

3-4.2. Use complete sentences (including compound sentences) in writing.

3-4.3. Create paragraphs that include a topic sentence with supporting details and logical transitions.

3-4.4. Use grammatical conventions of written Standard American English, including

3-4.4.a. Comparative and superlative adjectives,

3-4.4.b. Prepositions and prepositional phrases,

3-4.4.c. Conjunctions (because, since, yet, until), and

3-4.4.d. Nominative and objective case pronouns.

SC.3-4. Writing - Developing Written Communications: The student will create written work that has a clear focus, sufficient detail, coherent organization, effective use of voice, and correct use of the conventions of written Standard American English.

3-4.5. Revise the organization and development of content and the quality of voice in written works.

3-4.6. Edit for the correct use of written Standard American English, including

3-4.6.a. Capitalization: geographic names, holidays, and historical and special events;

3-4.6.b. Punctuation: commas in addresses, commas in the greeting and closing of letters, commas in compound sentences, apostrophes in contractions and possessive nouns, periods in abbreviations, and indentation of paragraphs; and

3-4.6.c. Spelling: misused homonyms, high-frequency multisyllabic words, words that have blends, contractions, compound words, and orthographic patterns (for example, qu, consonant doubling, changing the ending of a word from -y to -ies when forming the plural).

3-4.7. Use correct letter formation when using manuscript and cursive writing.

SC.3-5. Writing - Producing Written Communications in a Variety of Form: The student will write for a variety of purposes and audiences.

3-5.1. Create written communications (for example, friendly letters that include a greeting, body, closing, and signature and invitations that include the time, date, and place of the event).

3-5.2. Create narratives that include characters and setting and follow a logical sequence.

3-5.3. Create written descriptions about people, places, or events.

3-5.4. Create written pieces (for example, riddles and jokes) to entertain others.

SC.3-6. Researching - Applying the Skills of Inquiry and Oral Communication: The student will access and use information from a variety of sources.

3-6.1. Generate a topic for inquiry.

3-6.2. Use print sources (for example, books, magazines, charts, graphs, diagrams, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and thesauri) and nonprint sources (for example, pictures, photographs, video, and television) to access information.

3-6.3. Organize information by classifying or sequencing.

3-6.4. Paraphrase research information accurately and meaningfully.

3-6.5. Use the internet as a source of information.

3-6.6. Use vocabulary (including Standard American English) that is appropriate for the particular audience or purpose.

3-6.7. Use appropriate visual aids (for example, pictures, objects, and charts) to support oral presentations.