Describe literary elements within a story, including setting, plot, characters, and themes.
Describe in detail the characters’ behavior, emotions, and traits and explain how
their actions influence events in the story.
Explain how the characters’ actions and dialogue contribute to the meaning of the
story.
Identify the central message, theme, or moral in a story, including myths, fables,
and folktales, and explain the meaning conveyed in the passage.
Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots from two texts.
Arizona Academic Standards:
3.RL.3
Common Core State Standards:
Literacy.RL.3.3
Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):
ELAGSE3RL3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events
North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
RL.3.3
Tennessee Academic Standards:
3.RL.KID.3
Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
New Jersey Student Learning Standards:
RL.3.3
Describe the characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
actions contribute to the plot.
New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
3R3
In literary texts, describe character traits, motivations, or feelings, drawing on specific details from the text. (RL) In informational texts, describe the relationship among a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. (RI)
Wisconsin Academic Standards:
R.3.3
Describe a character (traits, motivations, feelings) drawing on specific details from the text. (RL) Describe the relationship among a series of events, ideas, concepts, or steps in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect. (RI)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.8.B*
describe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
3.8.C*
identify whether the narrator or speaker of a story is first or third persoN
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
CC.1.3.3.C
Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Pennsylvania Core Standards:
E03.A-K.1.1.3
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
3rd Grade Reading - Characters Lesson
Characters
Characters
Characters are the people in a story. Stories tell the reader how a character acts, thinks, or feels. A character helps move the story along.