South Dakota ELA 3.RL.10

3.RL.10 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 3.RL.10.a

  Read and comprehend grade-appropriate texts with increasing challenge in text difficulty and complexity (e.g., layout, text structure, language/literary feature...

• 3.RL.10.b

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

01

What Students Need to Do

Students make sense of poems, stories, plays, and folktales. They keep reading when the layout or language gets harder. They choose texts for fun or schoolwork, with help when needed.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain a character's actions and point to clues in the text. They use nearby words to work out unfamiliar language and keep track of what happens. They choose a book that fits their interest or assignment.

03

Common Misconceptions

Some students assume a poem must rhyme to make sense. Others stop at an unfamiliar word or think a longer book is always harder. Some pick a book by its cover without checking whether it fits the task.

04

How to Assess It

Offer a short folktale and a short realistic fiction passage. Have students choose one for a class book display, read it, then write the main problem and a detail that shows it.

1. 01

   Give pairs a folktale and a short play; have them highlight clues that explain a character's actions in each format.

2. 02

   Ask partners, 'What made the chapter excerpt harder than the picture book, and what helped you understand it?'

3. 03

   Set out three story excerpts; students draw a reading-purpose card, choose one, and tell a partner why it fits.

4. 04

   At the library shelf, students choose a folktale for a class project and a story for weekend reading, then explain both picks.

• 2.RL.10

  The 2nd Grade version of this standard.

• 5.RL.10

  The 5th Grade version of this standard.

• 1.RL.10

  The 1st Grade version of this standard.

• 4.RL.10

  By the end of the year read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.