2A.1b. Use listening skills to identify the feelings and perspectives of others.
2B.1a. Describe the ways that people are similar and different.
2B.1b. Describe positive qualities in others.
3A.1a. Explain why acts that hurt others are wrong.
3A.1b. Identify social norms and safety considerations that guide behavior.

3R2: Determine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize portions of a text. (RI&RL)

3R3: In literary texts, describe character traits, motivations, or feelings, drawing on specific details from the text. (RL)

In informational texts, describe the relationship among a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. (RI)
3R4: Determine the meaning of words, phrases, figurative language, and academic and content-specific words. (RI&RL)

3R5: In literary texts, identify parts of stories, dramas, and poems using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza. (RL)

In informational texts, identify and use text features to build comprehension. (RI)

3R6: Discuss how the reader’s point of view or perspective may differ from that of the author, narrator or characters in a text. (RI&RL)
3R7: Explain how specific illustrations or text features contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a text (e.g., create mood, emphasize character or setting, or determine where, when, why, and how key events occur). (RI&RL)
3R8:  Explain how claims in a text are supported by relevant reasons and evidence. (RI&RL)
3R9:  Recognize genres and make connections to other texts, ideas, cultural perspectives, eras, personal events, and situations. (RI&RL)

Writing
3W4: Create a response to a text, author, theme, or personal experience (e.g., poem, play, story, artwork, or other).
3W6: Conduct research to answer questions, including self-generated questions, and to build knowledge.

3W7: Recall relevant information from experiences or gather information from multiple sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Speaking and Listening
3SL1: Participate and engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse peers and adults, expressing ideas clearly, and building on those of others.
3SL2: Determine the central ideas and supporting information presented in diverse texts and formats (e.g., including visual, quantitative, and oral).
3SL3: Ask and answer questions in order to evaluate a speaker’s point of view, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.