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Third Grade Performance Standards, Fourth Nine Weeks Revised 09-10

Reading/English/Language Arts

Fluency: ELA3R1: The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression

Applies letter sound knowledge to decode unknown words quickly and accurately
Reads familiar text with expression
Reads third-grade text at a target rate of 120 words correct per minute
Uses self-correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier misreading within grade-level text

Vocabulary: ELA3R2: The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively

Reads literary and informational text and incorporates new words into oral and written language
Recognizes and applies the appropriate usage of homophones, homographs, antonyms, and synonyms
Identifies and infers meaning from common root words, common prefixes (ex. un, re, dis, in) and common suffixes (ex. tion, ous, ly, ful)
Determines the meaning of unknown words on the basis of context
Uses grade-appropriate words with multiple meanings
Identifies the meaning of common idioms and figurative phrases, and incorporates them into oral and written language

Comprehension: ELA3R3: The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text

Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure
Makes predictions from text content
Summarizes text content
Makes connections between texts and / or personal experiences
Self-monitors comprehension to clarify meaning
Identifies the basic elements of a variety of genres – (fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry)
Recognizes the author’s purpose
Generates questions to improve comprehension
Distinguishes fact from opinion
Recognizes plot, setting, and characters, within text, and compares and contrasts these elements between texts
Makes judgments and inferences about setting, characters, and events and supports them with evidence from the text
Identifies and infers main idea and supporting details
Recalls explicit facts and infers implicit facts
Formulates and defends an opinion about a text
Interprets information from illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers
Identifies and infers cause-and-effect relationships and draws conclusions
Uses titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to locate information
Applies dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary skills to determine word meanings

Writing: ELA3W1: The student demonstrates competency in the writing process

Captures a reader’s interest by setting a purpose and developing a point of view
Begins to share a focus and an organizational pattern based on purpose, genre, expectations, audience, and length
Writes a length appropriate text in order to address the topic or tell the story
Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct
Begins to use specific sensory details ( Ex. strong verbs, adjectives ) to enhance descriptive effect
Begins to use descriptive adjectives and verbs to communicate setting, character, and plot
Writes a response to literature that demonstrates understanding of the text, formulates an opinion, and supports a judgment
Publishes by presenting an edited piece of writing to others
Writes a persuasive piece that states a clear position
Uses organizational patterns for conveying information (e.g., chronological order, cause and effect, similarity and difference, questions and answers)
Begins to use appropriate structures to ensure coherence (e.g., transitions words and phrases, bullets, subheadings, numbering)
Begins to develop characters through action and dialogue
Begins to include relevant examples, facts, anecdotes, and details appropriate to the audience
Uses a variety of resources to research and share information on a topic

Conventions: ELA3C1: The student demonstrates understanding and control of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats

Correctly identifies and uses subject/ verb agreement and adjectives
Identifies and uses nouns (singular, plural, possessive) correctly
Speaks and writers in complete and coherent sentences
Distinguishes between complete and incomplete sentences
When appropriate, determines the meaning of a word based on how it is used in an orally presented sentence
Uses common rules of spelling and corrects words using dictionaries and other resources
Uses appropriate capitalization and punctuation (end marks, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks)
Identifies and uses contractions correctly
Identifies and uses personal and possessive pronouns
Identifies and uses increasingly complex sentence structure
Demonstrates knowledge of when to use formal or informal language exchanges (e.g., slang, colloquialisms, idioms)
Uses resources (encyclopedias, Internet, books) to research and share information about a topic
Uses the dictionary and thesaurus to support word choices
Writes legibly in cursive, leaving space between letters in a word and between words in a sentence

Listening/Speaking/Viewing: ELA3LSV1: The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate

Adapts oral language to fit the situation by following the rules of conversation with peers and adults
Recalls, interprets, and summarizes information presented orally
Uses oral language for different purposes: to inform, persuade, or entertain
Listens to and views a variety of media to acquire information

Math

Numbers and Operations: M3N3: students will further develop their understanding of multiplication of whole numbers and develop the ability to apply it in problem solving

Use arrays and area models to develop understanding of the Distributive property and to determine partial products for multiplication of two or three digit numbers by a one digit number
Understand the effect on the product when multiplying by multiples of 10
Use mental math and estimation strategies to multiply
Solve problems requiring multiplication

Numbers and Operations: M3N4: Students will understand the meaning of division and develop the ability to apply it in problem solving

Explain the meaning of a remainder in division in different circumstances
Divide a 2 and 3-digit number by a l-digit divisor

Process Skills: M3P1: Students will solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other context

Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving
Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts
Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems
Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving

Process Skills: M3P2: Students will investigate, develop, and evaluate mathematical arguments

Recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics
Make and investigate mathematical conjectures
Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs
Select and use various types of reasoning and methods of proof

Process Skills: M3P3: Students will use the language of mathematics to express ideas precisely

Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication
Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others
Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others
Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely

Process Skills: M3P4: Students will understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build of one another and apply mathematics in other content areas

Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics
Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole

Process Skills: M3P5: Students will create and use pictures, manipulatives, models, and symbols to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas

Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas
Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems
Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena

Science

Habits of Mind S3CS1: Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works

Keep records of investigations and observations and do not alter the records later
Offer reasons for findings and consider reasons suggested by others
Take responsibility for understanding the importance of being safety conscious

Habits of Mind S3CS2: Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers mentally, on paper, and with a calculator
Use commonly encountered fractions – halves, thirds, and fourths (but not sixths, sevenths, and so on) – in scientific calculations
Judge whether measurements and computations of quantities, such as length, weight, or time, are reasonable answers to scientific problems by comparing them to typical values

Habits of Mind S3CS3: Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities utilizing safe laboratory procedures

Choose appropriate common materials for making simple mechanical constructions and repairing things
Use computers, cameras and recording devices for capturing information
Identify and practice accepted safety procedures in manipulating science materials and equipment

Habits of Mind S3CS4: Students will use ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters

Observe and describe how parts influence one another in things with many parts
Use geometric figures, number sequences, graphs, diagrams, sketches, number lines, maps, and stories to represent corresponding features of objects, events, and processes in the real world
Identify ways in which the representations do not match their original counterparts

Habits of Mind S3CS5: Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly

Write instructions that others can follow in carrying out a scientific procedure
Make sketches to aid in explaining scientific procedures or ideas
Use numerical data in describing and comparing objects and events
Locate scientific information in reference books, back issues of newspapers and magazines, CD-ROMs, and computer databases

Habits of Mind S3CS6: Students will question scientific claims and arguments effectively

Support statements with facts found in books, articles, and databases, and identify the sources used

The Nature of Science S3CS7: Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved

Similar scientific investigations seldom produce exactly the same results, which may differ due to unexpected differences in whatever is being investigated, unrecognized differences in the methods or circumstances of the investigation, or observational uncertainties
Some scientific knowledge is very old and yet is still applicable today

The Nature of Science S3CS8: Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry

Scientific investigations may take many different forms, including observing what things are like or what is happening somewhere, collecting specimens for analysis, and doing experiments
Clear and active communication is an essential part of doing science. It enables scientists to inform others about their work, expose their ideas to criticism by other scientists, and stay informed about scientific discoveries around the world
Scientists use technology to increase their power to observe things and to measure and compare things accurately
Science involves many different kinds of work and engages men and women of all ages and backgrounds

Social Studies

Historical Understandings: SS3H2: The student will discuss the lives of Americans who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy.

Cesar Chavez (workers’ rights).
Explain social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that these historical figures had to overcome and describe how they overcame them.

Geographic Understandings: SS3G2: The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS3H2a.

Describe how place (physical and human characteristics) had an impact on the lives of these historic figures.
Describe how each of these historic figures adapted to and was influenced by his/her environment.
Describe how the region in which these historic figures lived affected their lives and had an impact on their cultural identification.

Government/Civic Understandings: SS3CG2: The student will describe how the historical figures in SS3H2a display positive character traits of cooperation, diligence, liberty, justice, tolerance, freedom of conscience and expression, and respect for and acceptance of authority.

Economic Understandings: SS3E1: The student will describe the four types of productive resources:

Natural (land)
Human (labor)
Capital (capital goods)
Entrepreneurship (used to create goods and services)

Economic Understandings: SS3E3: The student will give examples of interdependence and trade and will explain how voluntary exchange benefits both parties.

Explain that some things are made locally, some elsewhere in the country, and some in other countries.

Map and Globe Skills:

Compare and contrast the categories of natural, cultural, and political features found on maps
Use inch to inch map scale to determine distance on map
Use map key/legend to acquire information from, historical, physical, political, resource, product and economic maps
Use a map to explain impact of geography on historical and current events
Draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information from maps

Information Processing Skills:

Organize items chronologically
Identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions
Identify main idea, detail, sequence of events, and cause and effect in a social studies context
Identify and use primary and secondary sources
Identify social studies reference resources to use for a specific purpose
Construct charts and tables
Analyze artifacts
Draw conclusions and make generalizations
Analyze graphs and diagrams

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