3rd Grade

Resources to Guide and Assess Nonfiction Reading/Thinking\Writing Aligned with Common Core Standards

One-Page Readings

These passages are listed at their readability level according to the Fry formula.
However, you may want to use a reading from an earlier grade level because the
formula does not factor in conceptual difficulty of a text.

After the Chicago Fire sequence and summarize

American Explorers evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

Animal Studies infer and support the main idea of a passage

Block Clubs infer and support the main idea of a passage

The Captain's Job infer and support the main idea of a passage

Chicago Changes identify and support the main idea in nonfiction texts

Chicago Fire sequence events, infer  motive, and write about nonfiction 

Chicago Legacy: Burnham's Plan locate and use information to analyze a situation, write about a topic English / Spanish

Chicago Legacy, DuSable's Choices and Changes locate and use information to analyze a situation, then write about it English / Spanish

Chicago's First Leader infer and support the main idea of a passage

The First Flyers infer and support the main idea of a passage

George Washington Carver

Grant Park write an extended response about a nonfiction reading

Gwendolyn Brooks, An African American Poet

Learn about Ghana infer and support the main idea of a passage

Letter to the Mayor evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

Native American Life--Potawatomi Profile

Native American Life--Potawatomi Profile with Multiple Choice Questions and Activities

A New Park evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

Pigeon Creek infer and support the main idea of a passage

Pioneer Families infer and support the main idea of a passage

Prairie Ecology analyze information in a nonfiction text

Prairie Ecology with Multiple Choice Questions and Activities

Read to Learn about Symbols, Maps, and Art evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

Saving Your Family's Energy Dollar infer and support the main idea of a passage

Settlement infer and support the main idea of a passage

Staying in Phoenix summarize a passage

Transportation Changes infer and support the main idea of a passage

Traveling West evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

A Very Helpful Resource infer and support the main idea of a passage

What is a Fable? evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

Working at the Hospital evaluate information, summarize, and identify and support a main idea

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