3rd grade
CCSS
Generating/
Notebook
(expect
concept to be
solidified)
Launching/
raising
Informational
essay
3, 4, 5, 10
2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,
10
Poetry
10
Explain the
function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs in general
and their functions
in particular
sentences.
Produce simple,
compound, and
complex
sentences.
Capitalize
appropriate words
in titles.
Use commas and
quotation marks in
dialogue.
Form and use
possessives.
Choose words and
phrases for effect.
Fiction
3, 4, 5, 10
Form and use
regular and
irregular plural
nouns.
Use conventional
spelling for highfrequency and
other studied words
and for adding
suffixes to base
words (sitting,
smiled, cries,
happiness)
Use spelling
patterns and
generalizations
(word families,
position-based
spellings, syllable
patterns, ending
rules, meaningful
word parts) in
writing words.
Consult reference
materials, including
beginning
dictionaries, as
needed to check
and correct
spellings.
Non-fiction
Readers
workshop
7, 8, 9
Opinion
essay
Use abstract nouns
(childhood).
Form and use
regular and
irregular verbs.
Distinguish the
literal and non
literal meanings of
words and phrases
in context (take
steps).
Distinguish shades
of meaning among
related words that
describe states of
mind or degrees of
certainty (knew,
believed,
suspected, heard,
wondered).
1, 4, 5, 10
Form and use the
simple (I walked; I
walk; I will walk)
verb tenses.
Ensure subjectverb and pronounantecedent
agreement.
Form and use
comparative and
superlative
adjectives and
adverbs, and
choose between
them depending on
what is to be
modified.
Literary
essay
1, 4, 5, 9, 10
Use sentence-level
context as a clue to
the meaning of a
word or phrase.
Determine the
meaning of the new
word formed when
a known affix is
added to a known
word
(agreeable/disagre
eable,
comfortable/uncomf
ortable,
care/careless,
heat/preheat).
Use a known root
word as a clue to
the meaning of an
unknown word with
the same root
(company,
companion).
Use glossaries or
beginning
dictionaries, both
print and digital, to
determine or clarify
the precise
meaning of key
words and phrases.
Drafting
(Look for and
review)
Explain the
function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs in general
and their functions
in particular
sentences.
Produce simple,
compound, and
complex
sentences.
Capitalize
appropriate words
in titles.
Use commas and
quotation marks in
dialogue.
Form and use
possessives.
Choose words and
phrases for effect.
Form and use
regular and
irregular plural
nouns.
Use conventional
spelling for highfrequency and
other studied words
and for adding
suffixes to base
words (sitting,
smiled, cries,
happiness)
Use spelling
patterns and
generalizations
(word families,
position-based
spellings, syllable
patterns, ending
rules, meaningful
word parts) in
writing words.
Consult reference
materials, including
beginning
dictionaries, as
needed to check
and correct
spellings.
Use abstract nouns
(childhood).
Distinguish the
literal and non
literal meanings of
words and phrases
in context (take
steps).
Distinguish shades
of meaning among
related words that
describe states of
mind or degrees of
certainty (knew,
believed,
suspected, heard,
wondered).
Form and use
regular and
irregular verbs.
Form and use the
simple (I walked; I
walk; I will walk)
verb tenses.
Ensure subjectverb and pronounantecedent
agreement.
Form and use
comparative and
superlative
adjectives and
adverbs, and
choose between
them depending on
what is to be
modified.
Use sentence-level
context as a clue to
the meaning of a
word or phrase.
Determine the
meaning of the new
word formed when
a known affix is
added to a known
word
(agreeable/disagre
eable,
comfortable/uncomf
ortable,
care/careless,
heat/preheat).
Use a known root
word as a clue to
the meaning of an
unknown word with
the same root
(company,
companion).
Use glossaries or
beginning
dictionaries, both
print and digital, to
determine or clarify
the precise
meaning of key
words and phrases.
Use coordinating
and subordinating
conjunctions.
Use commas in
addresses (maybe
write a letter).
Recognize and
observe differences
between the
conventions of
spoken and written
standard English.
Identify real-life
connections
between words and
their use ( describe
people who are
friendly or helpful).
Revise
(introduce
and give
lessons)
Explain the
function of nouns,
pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and
adverbs in general
and their functions
in particular
sentences.
Produce simple,
compound, and
complex
sentences.
Capitalize
appropriate words
in titles.
Use commas and
quotation marks in
dialogue.
Form and use
possessives.
Choose words and
phrases for effect.
Form and use
regular and
irregular plural
nouns.
Use conventional
spelling for highfrequency and
other studied words
and for adding
suffixes to base
words (sitting,
smiled, cries,
happiness)
Use spelling
patterns and
generalizations
(word families,
position-based
spellings, syllable
patterns, ending
rules, meaningful
word parts) in
writing words.
Consult reference
materials, including
beginning
dictionaries, as
needed to check
and correct
spellings.
Use abstract nouns
(childhood).
Distinguish the
literal and non
literal meanings of
words and phrases
in context (take
steps).
Distinguish shades
of meaning among
related words that
describe states of
mind or degrees of
certainty (knew,
believed,
suspected, heard,
wondered).
Form and use
regular and
irregular verbs.
Form and use the
simple (I walked; I
walk; I will walk)
verb tenses.
Ensure subjectverb and pronounantecedent
agreement.
Form and use
comparative and
superlative
adjectives and
adverbs, and
choose between
them depending on
what is to be
modified.
Use sentence-level
context as a clue to
the meaning of a
word or phrase.
Determine the
meaning of the new
word formed when
a known affix is
added to a known
word
(agreeable/disagre
eable,
comfortable/uncomf
ortable,
care/careless,
heat/preheat).
Use a known root
word as a clue to
the meaning of an
unknown word with
the same root
(company,
companion).
Use glossaries or
beginning
dictionaries, both
print and digital, to
determine or clarify
the precise
meaning of key
words and phrases.
Use coordinating
and subordinating
conjunctions.
Use commas in
addresses (maybe
write a letter).
Recognize and
observe differences
between the
conventions of
spoken and written
standard English.
Identify real-life
connections
between words and
their use ( describe
people who are
friendly or helpful).
Acquire and use
accurately gradeappropriate
conversational,
general academic,
and domain specific
words and phrases,
including those that
signal spatial and
temporal
relationships (After
dinner that night we
went looking for
him).