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W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.3.2.A Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

W.3.2.B Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

W.3.2.C Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.

W.3.2.D Provide a concluding statement or section.

3(12)(B) Compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft.

W.3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

3(12)(A) Compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry, using genre characteristics and craft.

W.3.4 With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

3(11)(B)(i) Develop drafts into a focused, structured, and coherent piece of writing by organizing with purposeful structure, including an introduction and a conclusion.

W.3.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 here.)

3(11)(C) Revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity.

W.3.6 With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

W.3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

W.3.1.A Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons.

W.3.1.B Provide reasons that support the opinion.

W.3.1.D Provide a concluding statement or section.

SL.3.1.A Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.

3(1)(C) Speak coherently about the topic under discussion, employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, and the conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.

SL.3.1.B Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

3(1)(D) Work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules, norms, and protocols.

L.3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

L.3.1.A Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.

L.3.1.C Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).

L.3.1.D Form and use regular and irregular verbs.

L.3.1.F Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*

3(11)(D)(i) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement.

L.3.1.H Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

3(11)(D)(viii) Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including coordinating conjunctions to form compound subjects, predicates, and sentences.

L.3.1.H Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.

L.3.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

L.3.2.C Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.

L.3.2.D Form and use possessives.

L.3.3.B Recognize and observe differences between the conventions of spoken and written standard English.