Grade 3 ELA – Generating Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning

More Complex Content

  • ELA583 (p. 4-9, 15) Question 13. Use Use texts 1 and 2 on pages 4-9 (“What Was Project Mercury?” and “Who Was Alan Shepard?”).

Target Content

  • ELA134 (p. 3-8, 12) Item #3. Use sources 1 and 2 on pages 3-8 (“What is an Astronaut?” and “Life in Space”).
  • ELA245 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Reading” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “2011” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “2011-4R10 #8,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Marian’s Revolution”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”
  • ELA255 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Writing” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “2002” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “2002-4W21 #1,” and click the “Show Question” button.
  • ELA545 (p. 9) Use the prompt at the bottom of the page (“Think about Cara’s story…”).
  • ELA773 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Reading” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “1992” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “1992-4R9 #3,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Sybil Sounds the Alarm”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”
  • ELA768 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Reading” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “1992” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “1992-4R8 #8,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Amanda Clement: The Umpire in a Skirt”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”

Simpler Content

  • ELA131 (p. 42) Item #30
  • ELA125 (p. 28) Item #18
  • ELA691 Use the link to access the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT), and follow the instructions below to access the aligned question.
    • Click the “search” button under “Search Questions.”
    • Select “Reading” in the “Subject” drop-down menu, then check the “Grade 4” box.
    • Check the “2005” box under “Years,” and click “OK” in the upper right corner of the search box.
    • Scroll to question ID “2005-4R7 #2,” and click the “Show Question” button. The related text (“Ellis Island: Doorway to America”) can be displayed by clicking the link labeled “Reading Passage.”