Third Grade Literacy Benchmarks

Third Grade Literacy Benchmarks

Standard 1: Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing
process to write for a variety of purposes and audiences

Benchmark 3.1.1 Demonstrates prewriting skills
Goal Area (s) covered under the benchmark: Writing Process
Brainstorming supporting details for a given topic
Uses graphic organizers as a prewriting strategy
Uses webs/clusters as a prewriting strategy
Uses story maps as a prewriting strategy
Adapts writing for different audiences (e.g. focus, organization, point of view)
Identifies writing appropriate to purpose (to inform)
Identifies writing appropriate to purpose (to entertain)

Benchmark 3.1.2 Demonstrates composing skills
Goal Area (s) covered under the benchmark: Writing Process
Identifies descriptive words that convey ideas in writing
Restates sentences using varied word order (syntax)
Describes the process of revision
Uses the revision process to add detail
Evaluates the word order and form of sentences

Benchmark 3.1.3 Demonstrates editing and proofreading skills
Goal Area (s) covered under the benchmark: Writing Process
Edits for proper capitalization (e.g. pronoun “I”, proper nouns, beginning of
sentences)
Uses margins within compositions
Uses indentations at the beginning of paragraphs
Edits composition for proper grammar
Edits for level-appropriate spelling

Benchmark 3.1.4 Uses appropriate forms of writing
Goal Area (s) covered under the benchmark: ...