South Dakota ELA 3.RL.10.b

ELA3rd GradeReading Literature

The Standard

3.RL.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend a variety of literary texts.

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

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose stories or poems they want to read for fun or a class task. They look at the cover, summary, and first page to help decide.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student can pick a book that fits their interest and another that fits an assignment, such as studying a character. They can explain each choice and try another book if the first one does not fit.
Common Misconceptions: Some students pick by the cover alone, without checking what the book is about. Others think any book they enjoy will work for a class task, even when it gives them little to discuss.
How to Assess It: Set out six storybooks. Ask each student to choose one to read for fun and one for a character study, then give a reason for each choice.

Lesson moves

Set out six storybooks; have students read the summaries and first pages, then mark two they want to read with sticky notes.
Read two book summaries aloud and ask, 'Which would you choose for fun, and which for a character study? Why?'
Give pairs cards labeled 'make me laugh,' 'friendship,' and 'character choices'; have them match each card to a classroom book.
At the school library, have students choose a book for free reading and one for a class character chart, then explain their picks.

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