diff --git a/Checkpoint3/Checkpoint3.csproj b/Checkpoint3/Checkpoint3.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.2.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/Checkpoint3/Items.db b/Checkpoint3/Items.db
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diff --git a/Checkpoint3/Program.cs b/Checkpoint3/Program.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace Checkpoint3
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            //initialises controller class and calls Run method
+            Controller controller = new Controller();
+            controller.Run(); 
+        }
+    }
+    public class Controller
+    {   
+        //instantiates Dao
+        static DAO theDao = new DAO();
+        //sets itemList to Dao list
+        static List<Item> itemList = theDao.list();
+
+        //run method calls interaction method for now (plan to add methods to this class for logic done during different cases)
+        public void Run()
+        {
+            //clears console before showing UI
+            Console.Clear();
+            Interaction();
+        }
+        
+        //interaction method contains logic to decide what to do based on user interaction (will move most logic to other methods)
+        public void Interaction()
+        {
+            
+            //string to hold user input for use in loop and switch statements
+            string input =" ";
+
+            //welcome message
+            Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the TODO list!"+"\r\n");
+            //while user has not entered quit
+            while(input != "quit")
+            {
+                //lists available functions
+                Console.WriteLine("Available functions:\n\n"+
+                "add:          add item to list\n"+
+                "delete:       remove item from list\n"+
+                "mark done:    mark item as done\n"+
+                "list pending: list pending items\n"+
+                "list done:    list completed items\n"+
+                "list all:     list all the items\n"+
+                "quit:         exit program\n");
+
+                //asks user what they want to do
+                Console.WriteLine("What would you like to do?");
+                //stores input
+                input = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();
+                //switch statement that decides what to do based on user input
+                switch(input)
+                {
+                    //case for adding an item to database
+                    case "add":
+                        AddItem();
+                        break;
+                    //case for deleting an item from database
+                    case "delete":
+                        DeleteItem();
+                        break;
+                    //case for marking an item done in database
+                    case "mark done":
+                        MarkItem();
+                        break;
+                    //case to list pending items
+                    case "list pending":
+                        ListItems(false,true);
+                        break;
+                    //case to list done items
+                    case "list done":
+                        ListItems(true,true);
+                        break;
+                    //case to list all items
+                    case "list all":
+                        ListItems(true,false);
+                        break;
+                    //if user enters anything other than an available case, lets user know
+                    default:
+                        Console.WriteLine("incorrect input entered");
+                        break;
+                }
+                //clears console before while loop resets
+                Console.Clear();
+            }
+            
+        }
+
+        static void AddItem()
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Enter a description for your task:");
+            string itemDescription = Console.ReadLine();
+            theDao.add(itemDescription);
+            itemList = theDao.list();
+        }
+        static void DeleteItem()
+        {
+            foreach(Item eachItem in itemList)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(eachItem);
+            }
+            Console.WriteLine("\nEnter item to delete by Id:");
+            int itemToDelete = Convert.ToInt16(Console.ReadLine());
+            theDao.remove(itemToDelete);
+            itemList = theDao.list();
+        }
+        static void MarkItem()
+        {
+            foreach(Item eachItem in itemList)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(eachItem);
+            }
+            Console.WriteLine("Enter item Id to mark done:");
+            int itemToMark = Convert.ToInt16(Console.ReadLine());
+            theDao.markDone(itemToMark);
+            itemList = theDao.list();
+        }
+        static void ListItems(bool statusChecked, bool checkingSpecific)
+        {
+            foreach(Item listedItem in itemList)
+            {
+                if(checkingSpecific == true)
+                {
+                    if(listedItem.Status == statusChecked)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine(listedItem);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine(listedItem);
+                }
+            }
+            //enter key press detector
+            System.Console.WriteLine("press enter to go back");
+            string enterChecker = Console.ReadLine();
+        }
+    }
+
+    //Item class for each item in todo list
+    public class Item
+    {
+        //each item has an Id, a description, and a Status
+        public int Id{get;set;}
+        public string Description{get;set;}
+        public bool Status{get;set;}
+        //constructor overload used in adding an item with default status of not finished
+        public Item(string description)
+        {
+            this.Description = description;
+            this.Status = false;
+        }
+        
+        //gives item a string
+        override
+        public String ToString(){
+            return Id+": "+Description+" is "+(Status? "finished" : "pending");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class DAO
+    {
+        public Context context;
+        public DAO(){
+            //instantiates context
+            context = new Context();
+            //esures data base is created
+            context.Database.EnsureCreated();
+        }
+
+        //list that has items from database added to it
+        public List<Item> list(){
+            List<Item> theResult = new List<Item>();
+            foreach(Item anItem in context.myItems)
+            {
+                theResult.Add(anItem);
+            }
+            return theResult;
+        }
+        //method to add items to myItems Data base set
+        public void add(String description)
+        {
+            context.myItems.Add(new Item(description));
+            //saves changes
+            context.SaveChanges();
+        }
+        //method to remove from DBset
+        public void remove(int id)
+        {
+            foreach(Item checkedItem in context.myItems){
+                if(checkedItem.Id == id)
+                {
+                    context.myItems.Remove(checkedItem);
+                }
+            }
+            context.SaveChanges();  
+        }
+        //method to find from DBset
+        public void markDone(int id)
+        {
+            foreach(Item checkedItem in context.myItems){
+                if(checkedItem.Id == id)
+                {
+                    checkedItem.Status = true;
+                }
+            }
+            context.SaveChanges();
+        }
+
+        public Item GetItem(String lookingFor)
+        {
+            foreach(Item anItem in context.myItems){
+                if(anItem.Id.ToString() == lookingFor)
+                {
+                    return anItem;
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+    public class Context : DbContext {
+        public DbSet<Item> myItems {get;set;}
+        
+        override 
+        protected void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder){
+            optionsBuilder.UseSqlite("Filename=./Items.db");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Checkpoint3/ToDo.db b/Checkpoint3/ToDo.db
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