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3rd Grade - CA ELD Standard
Part II: Learning About How English Works
Expanding & Enriching Ideas
Using verbs and verb phrases

Using verbs and verb phrases to create precision and clarity in different text types.

| W.3.5 | SL.3.6 | L.3.1 | L.3.3 | L.3.6 |
EMERGING
1

Use frequently used verbs, different verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling), and verb tenses appropriate to the text type and discipline to convey time (e.g., simple past for recounting an experience).

EXPANDING
2

Use a growing number of verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/ (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and verb tenses appropriate to the text type and discipline to convey time (e.g., simple past for retelling, simple present for a science description).

BRIDGING
3

Using verbs and verb phrases Use a variety of verb types (e.g., doing, saying, being/having, thinking/feeling) and verb tense appropriate to the text type and discipline to convey time (e.g., simple present for a science description, simple future to predict).