South Dakota ELA 3.RI.10.b

ELA3rd GradeReading Informational Text

The Standard

3.RI.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend a variety of informational text.

Self-select text for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks with guidance and support.

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose nonfiction books or articles for fun, to learn about an interest, or to complete a class task. They preview texts and use a teacher's or librarian's suggestions when they need help choosing.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student looks at the title, pictures, and a sample page before choosing. They can say why the text fits their purpose and look for another option if it is too hard or off topic.
Common Misconceptions: Some students choose by the cover without checking what the book is about. Others think the longest book is the best choice, or that asking for help means they did not choose it themselves.
How to Assess It: Set out three short nonfiction books. Ask students to choose one, write what they want to learn from it, and point to a clue that helped them choose.

Lesson moves

Set out cookbooks, animal books, and sports books; have students handle each and choose one they would read for fun.
After previewing two animal books, ask students to write which one would help with a frog report and why.
Give pairs purpose cards, such as 'weekend reading' and 'frog report'; have them match each card to a book and explain their picks.
Open the local library catalog; have students find a book about a weekend interest and write down its title for their next visit.

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