3rd Grade Academic Vocabulary

Putting events in the chronological order in which they occured.

• Sequencing

• Fact & Opinion

• Main Idea

• Character Traits

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The perspective from which a piece of text is written

• Sequencing

• Fact & Opinion

• Point of View

• Character Traits

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Tells what something (a story, picture, movie, show, etc.) is mostly about

• Sequencing

• Fact & Opinion

• Main Idea

• Character Traits

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The adjectives that describe a character's personality

• Sequencing

• Fact & Opinion

• Main Idea

• Character Traits

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Information that can be proven versus someone's personal opinion

• Point of View

• Character Traits

• Main Idea

• Fact & Opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

The way an author organizes information in a nonfiction text

• Theme

• Context Clues

• Text Structure

• Text Features

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Elements found in informational text that help the reader better understand the information

• Theme

• Context Clues

• Text Structure

• Text Features

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Using what you know and evidence from the text "read between the lines"

• Theme

• Context Clues

• Text Structure

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Clues that help you determine the meaning of unknown words

• Theme

• Context Clues

• Text Structure

• Text Features

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

The message that the author wants you to take from the story

• Theme

• Context Clues

• Text Structure

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D