Using W.3.1 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

Using RI.3.6 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, studentsdistinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

Using RI.3.8 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

Using RL.3.6 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Using RL.3.7 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.

Using RL.3.9 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.