3rd Grade ELA Test Prep Outlines

These guided reading comprehension notes or cheat sheet cover 16 essential skills such as main idea, inferences, story elements, summary, context clues, and more! Flexible for small groups, stations, and STAAR prep!

A great tool to differentiate support for all learners. To save you time, no cutting is required! If you need the pages to print smaller (to fit in a composition notebook), you can reduce the size when you print.

➡️ What’s Included

• 16 guided notes covering essential fiction elements, including:
  • Distinguishing Characteristics of Fiction
  • Using Context Clues
  • Making Connections
  • Evaluating Details to Determine the Main Idea or Central Idea
  • Making Inferences
  • Explaining the Author’s Purpose and Message
  • Inferring Themes
  • Analyzing Plot Elements
  • Analyzing the Relationships of Characters
  • Analyzing the Influence of Setting
  • Identifying the Point of View
  • Analyzing Text Structure
  • Analyzing Print and Graphic Features
  • Describing the Purpose of Figurative Language
  • Examining the Author’s Voice
  • Retelling, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing 

➡️ How to Use

• Direct Teach
• Small Group
• Independent Practice
• Collaborative Groups
• Anchor Chart
• Interactive Notebooks

➡️ Benefits

• No Prep Required
• Build Critical Thinking Skills
• Science of reading-aligned strategies
• Flexible Format

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➡️ ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS

Mini-Lessons

Activity Bundles

Short and Extended Constructed Responses

STAAR Prep