CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.2c

ELA3rd GradeText Types and Purposes

The Standard

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

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose words that show addition or contrast between related facts. They place these words in sentences and paragraphs so information flows clearly within a section.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can choose a connector that clearly shows how one fact relates to the next. The student uses several connectors correctly without making the paragraph sound repetitive.
Common Misconceptions: Students may treat connectors as interchangeable or begin every sentence with the same one. They may join unrelated facts or use time-order words when no sequence exists.
How to Assess It: Ask students to write three sentences about frogs using “also” to add a related fact and “but” to show a difference.

Lesson moves

Give pairs fact strips about one animal, then have them arrange and join the facts with connector word cards.
Ask students to explain how changing “also” to “but” changes the relationship between two facts.
Play Connector Match by having students pair sentence cards with the connector that best completes each pair.
Have students write a short museum label that connects three facts about one object or animal.

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