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Expository Writing - Letters & Comments on Texts

3rd Grade

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 3.20.B*

write letters whose language is tailored to the audience and purpose (e.g., a thank you note to a friend) and that use appropriate conventions (e.g., date, salutation, closing)

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 3.20.C*

write responses to literary or expository texts that demonstrate an understanding of the text

Arizona Academic Standards: 3.W.2.a

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.3.2a

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE3W2a

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.3.2.a

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.3.2a

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.3.2.b

Ohio's Learning Standards: W.3.2.a

Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations to aid comprehension, if needed.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 3W2a

Introduce a topic and organize related information together.

Tennessee Academic Standards: 3.W.TTP.2.a

Introduce a topic.

3.W.TTP.2.b - Group related information together, including illustrations when needed, to provide clarity to the reader.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: W.3.3.a

Organization: Include an introduction that establishes a purpose and provides a concluding statement appropriate to the mode of writing.

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 35

Write an argument to convince the reader to take an action or adopt a position, using an introduction, logical reasoning supported by evidence from various sources, and a conclusion.

Arizona Academic Standards: 3.W.2.b

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.3.2b

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE3W2b

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.3.2.b

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.3.2b

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.3.2.c

Tennessee Academic Standards: 3.W.TTP.2.c

Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 3W2b

Develop a topic with facts, definitions, and details; include illustrations when useful for aiding comprehension.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: W.3.2.b

Informative or explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts, definitions, and details to develop points.

Arizona Academic Standards: 3.W.2.c

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.3.2c

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE3W2c

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.3.2.c

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.3.2c

Ohio's Learning Standards: W.3.2.c

Tennessee Academic Standards: 3.W.TTP.2.e

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

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.3.2.d

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 3W2d

Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.

Wisconsin Academic Standards: W.3.3.b

Transitions: Use prompts, words, and phrases to signal event order and to link and build connections between ideas, text, and events.

Alabama Course of Study Standards: 34

Write informative or explanatory texts about a topic using sources, including an introduction, facts, relevant details with elaboration, and a conclusion.

Arkansas Academic Standards: W.3.2.F

Arizona Academic Standards: 3.W.2.d

Common Core State Standards: Literacy.W.3.2d

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE): ELAGSE3W2d

Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS): W.3.2.d

Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards: W.3.2d

North Carolina - Standard Course of Study: W.3.2.e

New York State Next Generation Learning Standards: 3W2e

Tennessee Academic Standards: 3.W.TTP.2.d

Provide a concluding statement or section.

New Jersey Student Learning Standards: W.3.2.d

Provide a conclusion.

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