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3rd Grade Short stories Worksheets

Ages 8-9 · 1 sub-topics · Free previews · Print-ready PDFs

Free printable short stories reading worksheets for 3rd grade students (Ages 8-9). Covers Short stories. All worksheets are aligned to Common Core standards.

Written by James Holloway, Literacy Specialist, M.A.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Third graders should determine the theme or central message of a short story (CCSS RL.3.2), describe characters in depth (RL.3.3), distinguish their own point of view from a narrator's or character's (RL.3.6), and explain how specific aspects of illustrations contribute to meaning (RL.3.7). They should also compare and contrast themes and topics across stories by the same and different authors (RL.3.9).

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