Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.3.R.3

ELA.3.R.3 is a B.E.S.T. standard. These are the benchmarks under it.

• ELA.3.R.3.1

  Identify and explain metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in text(s).

• ELA.3.R.3.2

  Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.

• ELA.3.R.3.3

  Compare and contrast how two authors present information on the same topic or theme.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students read stories, poems, and informational texts for meaning. They summarize key ideas, explain figurative language, and compare how authors present the same topic or theme.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students give concise summaries that include the main idea and key details. They explain common figurative language and compare how two authors treat the same topic or theme.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may retell every event instead of summarizing the main points. They may take figurative language literally or compare only the topics, not how each author presents them.

04

How to Assess It

Give students two short texts on the same topic. Ask them to summarize each, explain one figurative phrase, and name one similarity or difference in presentation.

1. 01

   Give groups mixed text cards to sort by genre, then have them highlight key details and any figurative language.

2. 02

   Read a poem and article about storms, then ask, "How does each author help you understand or imagine a storm?"

3. 03

   Play Summary Swap, where partners read short passages, write one-sentence summaries, and check each other for main ideas and key details.

4. 04

   Compare a weather alert with a storm story, then list how each text's purpose changes its word choice and details.

• ELA.9.R.3

  The 9th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.11.R.3

  The 11th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.8.R.3

  The 8th Grade version of this standard.

• ELA.4.R.3

  The 4th Grade version of this standard.