Explain the author’s purpose and message within a text.
Standard 3.10A in English Language Arts helps students understand Author’s purpose/message and apply knowledge with confidence.
For Grade 3, this standard focuses on Author’s purpose/message and prepares learners for increasingly complex tasks.
Standard 3.10A describes the essential skills and understandings for Author’s purpose/message in Grade 3. It clarifies the learning outcomes and what successful work looks like.
Students may rely on procedures without reasoning or mix key terms. Build in quick oral explanations, error analysis, and vocabulary supports tied to 3.10A.
Start with concrete or familiar examples, connect to prior knowledge, model a clear process, and provide checks for understanding aligned to 3.10A.
It lays groundwork for the next grade by deepening accuracy and flexibility with Author’s purpose/message, so students can tackle more complex problems later.
