OST ELA Grade 3 study plan

Identify the main idea and up to three supporting details in a grade-3 informational passage and state them in one sentence each.

Distinguish fact from opinion in short nonfiction texts by underlining evidence and labeling each statement.

Use text features (headings, captions, bold words, diagrams) to locate information and explain what each feature adds.

Answer 'right there' and 'think and search' questions by quoting the exact sentence that supports each answer.

Compare two informational texts on the same topic and list two similarities and two differences in a graphic organizer.

Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues in a nonfiction paragraph and justify each choice.

Sequence events or steps from a procedural or historical text using time-order words as anchors.

Explain an author's reason for including a specific paragraph or section.

Describe characters, setting, and plot events in a fiction passage and explain how one event causes the next.

Identify the central message or lesson of a fable or folktale and cite one detail that supports it.

Distinguish the narrator's or speaker's point of view in a story from the reader's own.

Explain how illustrations or word choice contribute to mood in a literary text.

Compare how two texts treat a similar theme, one literary and one informational, in a short written response.

Identify literal and nonliteral language in poetry and prose and explain the intended meaning.

Refer explicitly to parts of a text when answering mixed comprehension questions under a 12-minute timer.

Self-score a 10-question mixed reading set and categorize each error by skill.

Write an opinion paragraph with a clear topic sentence, two reasons, and a concluding sentence.

Write an informative paragraph that groups related facts and uses linking words such as 'also' and 'because'.

Draft a short narrative with a sequenced event chain, dialogue, and a sense of closure.

Revise one draft to strengthen word choice and sentence variety, marking each change.

Plan a response to a text-based prompt in under 5 minutes using a simple outline.

Apply grade-3 conventions: capitalization, ending punctuation, commas in a series, and correct spelling of common words.

Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns and past-tense verbs correctly in original sentences.

Combine two short sentences into one compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction.

Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in given sentences.

Use context to choose among multiple-meaning words and explain the reasoning.

Distinguish shades of meaning among related words (e.g., 'said', 'whispered', 'shouted') and select the best fit.

Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-ons in a 10-item set.

Complete a full-length timed practice test under exam conditions without notes.

Categorize every missed item by domain and identify the top two recurring error patterns.

Re-teach the two weakest skills using a one-page summary written in your own words.

Build a final one-page reference sheet of conventions and reading strategies to review before test day.