The “ABCs” of the The “ABCs” of the Common Core State Common Core State

Standards Standards

English Language Arts and Literacy in English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science , and History/Social Studies, Science , and

Technical SubjectsTechnical SubjectsPresentation designed by Debby Murphy Presentation designed by Debby Murphy

Independent Literacy Consultant Independent Literacy Consultant from the ELA CCSS from the ELA CCSS

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AAAssessment, targetedAssessment, targeted

• FormativeFormative• SummativeSummative• SMARTER Balanced Assessment SMARTER Balanced Assessment

ConsortiumConsortium• PARCC—Partnership for PARCC—Partnership for

Assessment of Readiness for Assessment of Readiness for College and CareersCollege and Careers

BBBuild a range of textBuild a range of text

CCComprehension deepComprehension deep

DDDifferentiationDifferentiation

DifferentiationDifferentiation is making sure that the right is making sure that the right students get the right learning tasks at the students get the right learning tasks at the right time. Once you have a sense of what right time. Once you have a sense of what each student holds as ‘given’ or ‘known’ each student holds as ‘given’ or ‘known’ and what he or she needs in order to learn, and what he or she needs in order to learn, differentiation is no longer an option; it is differentiation is no longer an option; it is an obvious response.an obvious response.

Earl, L.M., 2003Earl, L.M., 2003

EEEvidence from textEvidence from text

FFFoundational skillsFoundational skills

• Print concepts K-1Print concepts K-1• Phonological awareness Phonological awareness

K-1K-1• Phonics and word Phonics and word

recognition K-5recognition K-5• Fluency K-5Fluency K-5

• On your spot on the team “placemat, On your spot on the team “placemat, individually, you have one minute to jot individually, you have one minute to jot down at least two big ideas that you down at least two big ideas that you have heard so far about the ELA CCSS. have heard so far about the ELA CCSS.

• Come to consensus in the center of Come to consensus in the center of your chart. your chart. What are the two ideas that What are the two ideas that have the most have the most significance for positioning our significance for positioning our product for your product for your customers?customers?

““Stacking Up” Great Stacking Up” Great IdeasIdeas

GGGradual release of Gradual release of

responsibilityresponsibility

I DoI DoModeledModeled

We DoWe DoShared/Shared/

InteractiveInteractive

You TryYou TryGuidedGuided

You DoYou DoIndependentIndependent

HHHigher-level thinking Higher-level thinking

skillsskills

IIIntertextualityIntertextuality

JJJustify/refuteJustify/refute

KKKey ideas and themesKey ideas and themes

LLLiteracy linksLiteracy links

MMMesh Mesh

speaking/listening speaking/listening and languageand language

NNNote the text structureNote the text structure

Description/EnumerationDescription/Enumeration

Chronological/SequencingChronological/Sequencing

Compare/ContrastCompare/Contrast

Cause/EffectCause/Effect

Problem/SolutionProblem/Solution

Propaganda Propaganda (Position)(Position)/Support /Support (Reason, (Reason, Argument)Argument)

• On your spot on the team “placemat, On your spot on the team “placemat, individually, you have one minute to jot individually, you have one minute to jot down at least two more big ideas that down at least two more big ideas that you have heard about the ELA CCSS. you have heard about the ELA CCSS.

• Come to consensus in the center of Come to consensus in the center of your chart. your chart. What are two new What are two new ideas that have the most ideas that have the most significance for significance for positioning our positioning our product for your product for your customers?customers?

““Stacking Up” Great Stacking Up” Great IdeasIdeas

OOOn-level performanceOn-level performance

PPPerformance-based Performance-based

taskstasks

• Students Students interpret interpret the visual the visual chart chart that that

accompanies Steve Otfinoski’s accompanies Steve Otfinoski’s The Kid’s Guide to The Kid’s Guide to Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending It, Growing Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending It, Growing It, Sharing It It, Sharing It and and explain how the information explain how the information found within it found within it contributes to an understanding of contributes to an understanding of how to create a budget. [RI.4.7]how to create a budget. [RI.4.7]

• Students identify Students identify the overall structure of ideas, the overall structure of ideas, concepts, and information concepts, and information in Seymour Simon’s in Seymour Simon’s Horses Horses (based on factors such as their speed and (based on factors such as their speed and color) and color) and compare and contrast compare and contrast that scheme to that scheme to the one employed by Patricia Lauber in her book the one employed by Patricia Lauber in her book Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest StormsHurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms. [RI.5.5]. [RI.5.5]

• Students Students determine determine the the point of view point of view of John of John Adams in his “Letter on Thomas Jefferson” and Adams in his “Letter on Thomas Jefferson” and analyze how analyze how he he distinguishes distinguishes his position his position from from an an alternative approach articulated by Thomas alternative approach articulated by Thomas Jefferson. [RI.7.6]Jefferson. [RI.7.6]

ELA CCSA Performance Assessment ExamplesELA CCSA Performance Assessment Examples

QQQuestion and respondQuestion and respond

RRReadiness for college/ Readiness for college/

careercareer

SSSolid strategiesSolid strategies

TTTalk, talk, and talk Talk, talk, and talk

some moresome more

UUUnderstand, critiqueUnderstand, critique

VVVocabularyVocabulary

GeneralGeneral——family, glad, family, glad,

walkwalkAcademicAcademic——

greedy, greedy, hardship, hardship, exuberantexuberant

Content-specificContent-specific——photosynthesis, photosynthesis, sonata, feudal sonata, feudal

systemsystem

Writing Process

Writing Process

•Planning

Planning•Revising

Revising•EditingEditing•Publishing

Publishing

Text TypesText Types

•Argument/Opinion

Argument/Opinion

•Informative/

Informative/

explanatoryexplanatory

•NarrativeNarrative

•Writing about

Writing about

sources, research,

sources, research,

response to reading

response to reading

WWWrite a range of textsWrite a range of texts

XXCompleComplexxity of teity of texxtt

1.1.QualitativeQualitative2.2.QuantitativeQuantitative3.3.Matching reader to text and taskMatching reader to text and task

YYYes, we have this Yes, we have this

covered!covered!

ZZZero in on 21Zero in on 21stst century century

literacyliteracy

• On your spot on the team “placemat, On your spot on the team “placemat, individually, you have one minute to jot individually, you have one minute to jot down at least two more big ideas that down at least two more big ideas that you have heard about the ELA CCSS. you have heard about the ELA CCSS.

• Come to consensus in the center of Come to consensus in the center of your chart. your chart. What are the last What are the last two new ideas that have two new ideas that have the most significance for the most significance for positioning our product positioning our product for your for your customers?customers?

““Stacking Up” Great Stacking Up” Great IdeasIdeas

ReflectionsReflectionsTop three blocks to Top three blocks to build our build our foundation…foundation…1.1.________________________________________

2.2.________________________________________

3.3.________________________________________

I just bought all the titles listed in I just bought all the titles listed in the CCSS Appendix B for my the CCSS Appendix B for my teachers from Book Source, so teachers from Book Source, so don’t I now have everything that don’t I now have everything that they need? How do you see they need? How do you see TCM/Shell products tying into that TCM/Shell products tying into that purchase? Why would I need more purchase? Why would I need more text for my teachers and students?text for my teachers and students?

Question…Question…

My math coordinator does not My math coordinator does not have any funding to purchase have any funding to purchase the the Math ReadersMath Readers. He wants . He wants me to buy these from the me to buy these from the reading funds. Can the reading funds. Can the Math Math Readers Readers support the CCSS for support the CCSS for ELA? Aren’t they just for math?ELA? Aren’t they just for math?

Question…Question…

I am looking for something that I can I am looking for something that I can purchase that will provide strong purchase that will provide strong nonfiction text for my teachers to use nonfiction text for my teachers to use in small group instruction. I need it in small group instruction. I need it to also have different levels of text to to also have different levels of text to meet the needs of multiple students meet the needs of multiple students as well as targeted instructional as well as targeted instructional plans based on good pedagogy . It plans based on good pedagogy . It would be terrific if it had a writing would be terrific if it had a writing connection, too. What do you think?connection, too. What do you think?

Question…Question…

There will be new monies for There will be new monies for Race Race to the Top to the Top for early literacy. Any for early literacy. Any product would need to product would need to incorporate standards that incorporate standards that support the kindergarten/first support the kindergarten/first grade CCSS. There would also grade CCSS. There would also need to be an assessment need to be an assessment component. Do you have anything component. Do you have anything that fit my needs?that fit my needs?

Question…Question…

A Final Thought…A Final Thought…

Small Small opportunitieopportunities are often s are often the the beginning of beginning of great great enterprises.enterprises.

DemosthenesDemosthenes

Small Small opportunitieopportunities are often s are often the the beginning of beginning of great great enterprises.enterprises.

DemosthenesDemosthenes