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K–12 Standards

3rd

Other Pennsylvania PSSA Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content sets

E03.A Literature Text E03.A

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    E03.A-K.1 Key Ideas and Details E03.A-K.1

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      E03.A-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in literature. E03.A-K.1.1 

      1. 1.

        E03.A-K.1.1.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. E03.A-K.1.1.1

      2. 2.

        E03.A-K.1.1.2 Recount poems, dramas, or stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. E03.A-K.1.1.2

      3. 3.

        E03.A-K.1.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. E03.A-K.1.1.3

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    E03.A-C.2 Craft and StructureE03.A-C.2

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      E03.A-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in literature. E03.A-C.2.1 

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        E03.A-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a story is in literature. narrated, including the difference between first and third-person narrations. E03.A-C.2.1.1

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    E03.A-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and IdeasE03.A-C.3 

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      E03.A-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among texts. E03.A-C.3.1 

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        E03.A-C.3.1.1 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). E03.A-C.3.1.1 

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    E03.A-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and UseE03.A-V.4 

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      E03.A-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in literature. E03.A-V.4.1 

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        E03.A-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. E03.A-V.4.1.1 

        1. 1 a.

          a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. E03.A-V.4.1.1 a

        2. 1b .

          b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). E03.A-V.4.1.1b 

        3. 1c .

          c. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).E03.A-V.4.1.1c 

      2. 2 .

        E03.A-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. E03.A-V.4.1.2 

        1. 2a .

          a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). E03.A-V.4.1.2a 

        2. 2b .

          b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered). E03.A-V.4.1.2b 

E03.B Informational TextE03.B 

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    E03.B-K.1 Key Ideas and Details E03.B-K.1 

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      E03.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts. E03.B-K.1.1 

      1. 1.

        E03.B-K.1.1.1 Answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answersE03.B-K.1.1.1

      2. 2 .

        E03.B-K.1.1.2 Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. E03.B-K.1.1.2 

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        E03.B-K.1.1.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. E03.B-K.1.1.3 

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    E03.B-C.2 Craft and StructureE03.B-C.2

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      E03.B-C.2.1 Demonstrate understanding of craft and structure in informational texts. E03.B-C.2.1 

      1. 1.

        E03.B-C.2.1.1 Explain the point of view from which a text is written. E03.B-C.2.1.1

      2. 2.

        E03.B-C.2.1.2 Use text features (e.g., headings, graphics, charts) and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to efficiently locate information relevant to a given topic. E03.B-C.2.1.2

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    E03.B-C.3 Integration of Knowledge and IdeasE03.B-C.3

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      E03.B-C.3.1 Demonstrate understanding of connections within, between, and/or among informational texts. E03.B-C.3.1

      1. 1.

        E03.B-C.3.1.1 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs to support specific points in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence). E03.B-C.3.1.1

      2. 2.

        E03.B-C.3.1.2 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. E03.B-C.3.1.2

      3. 3.

        E03.B-C.3.1.3 Use information gained from illustrations, maps, photographs, and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). E03.B-C.3.1.3

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    E03.B-V.4 Vocabulary Acquisition and UseE03.B-V.4 

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      E03.B-V.4.1 Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary and figurative language in informational texts. E03.B-V.4.1 

      1. 1 .

        E03.B-V.4.1.1 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. E03.B-V.4.1.1 

        1. 1a .

          a. Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. E03.B-V.4.1.1a 

        2. 1b .

          b. Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat). E03.B-V.4.1.1b 

        3. 1c .

          c. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases used in a text. E03.B-V.4.1.1c 

        4. 1d .

          d. Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion). E03.B-V.4.1.1d 

      2. 2 .

        E03.B-V.4.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings. E03.B-V.4.1.2 

        1. 2a .

          a. Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context (e.g., take steps). E03.B-V.4.1.2a 

        2. 2b .

          b. Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered). E03.B-V.4.1.2b 

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    E03.D.1 Conventions of Standard EnglishE03.D.1 

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      E03.D.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage. E03.D.1.1 

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        E03.D.1.1.1 Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences. E03.D.1.1.1 

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        E03.D.1.1.2 Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns. E03.D.1.1.2 

      3. 3 .

        E03.D.1.1.3 Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood). E03.D.1.1.3 

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        E03.D.1.1.4 Form and use regular and irregular verbs. E03.D.1.1.4 

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        E03.D.1.1.5 Form and use the simple verb tenses (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk). E03.D.1.1.5 

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        E03.D.1.1.6 Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement. * E03.D.1.1.6 

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        E03.D.1.1.7 Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is to be modified. E03.D.1.1.7 

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        E03.D.1.1.8 Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctionsE03.D.1.1.8 

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        E03.D.1.1.9 Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. E03.D.1.1.9 

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      E03.D.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. E03.D.1.2 

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        E03.D.1.2.1 Capitalize appropriate words in titles. E03.D.1.2.1 

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        E03.D.1.2.2 Use commas in addresses. E03.D.1.2.2 

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        E03.D.1.2.3 Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. E03.D.1.2.3 

      4. 4 .

        E03.D.1.2.4 Form and use possessivesE03.D.1.2.4 

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        E03.D.1.2.5 Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness). E03.D.1.2.5 

      6. 6 .

        E03.D.1.2.6 Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words. E03.D.1.2.6 

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    E03.D.2 Knowledge of Language E03.D.2 

    1. 1 .

      E03.D.2.1 Use knowledge of language and its conventions. E03.D.2.1 

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        E03.D.2.1.1 Choose words and phrases for effect.*E03.D.2.1.1

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