California’s Common CoreContent Standards forEnglish Language Arts

&Literacy in History/Social Studies,Science, and Technical Subjects

Essential Question What can be uncovered by tracing standards and unpacking assessments to help us re-imagine ELA/Literacy instruction in the Common Core?

We will respond to this by: * Exercising the 4 Cs (communicate, collaborate, create, critically think)

* Tracing ELA standards

* Unpacking content & language demands of sample assessment items

* Establishing key points for a "common message" in ELA to share with district, site, and classroom leaders

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Building Background:

Portrait of a Proficient Student

They demonstrate independence.They build strong content

knowledge.They respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose and discipline.

They comprehend as well as critique.

They value evidence.They use technology and

digital media strategically and capably.They come to understand

other perspectives and cultures. Source: ELA CCSS Introduction;

www.corestandards.org

In a nutshell…

• “Fewer, broader”

• Pathway to College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards (www.corestandards.org)

• 4 Strands: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language

• Can be traced across K-12 strands by number

• K-5 ELA & Literacy

• 6-12 ELA and 6-12 Literacy (Rdg, Wrtg in content)4

Standards

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English Language Arts and Literacy Standards “Roadmap”

READING WRITINGSPEAKING & LISTENING LANGUAGE

10 Anchor Standardsfor College and Career Readiness

10 Anchor Standardsfor College and Career

Readiness

6 Anchor Standards for CCR

6 Anchor Standards for CCR

ELA Standards

K-12

ELA Standards

K-12

ELA Standards

K-12

Literacy Standards

6-12

ELA Standards

K-12

Literacy Standards

6-12

Literary Text

Hist. / S.S.

Sci. / Tech Subj.

Inform Text

1K

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-10

11-12

9-10

11-12

6-8

9-10

11-12

6-8

11-12

1K

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-10 9-10

11-12

6-8

1K

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-10

11-12

1K

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9-10

11-12

K

1

2

3

4

5

9-10

11-12

6

7

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Found-ational Skills

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2

3

4

5

K

Noteworthy

• Balance informational text & literature

• Writing opinions and arguments

• Citing textual evidence

• Integration of technology across strands

• Literacy in content areas

• Vocabulary development and use across strands

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Snapshot of the Standards

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RI 1.10 a9

StrandRL- Reading Standards for LiteratureRI- Reading Standards for Informational TextRF- Reading Standards: Foundational SkillsW- Writing StandardsSL- Speaking and Listening StandardsL- Language Standards

Grade Level

Standard (numbered 1 to 6 or 1 to 10,

depending on the number of anchors in each strand)

decimalseparates grade level and standard

Element(applies to some standards…

a, b,c,…)

Partner TalkWhat does each of the following represent?

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RL 4.2

L 5.1c

SL 3.6

RI 9-10.5a

RH 11-12.7

RF K.3a

W 6.1d

Standards Ladder

Reading Standard #8

Work in a table team to re-assemble the progression of the standard from the top down…Anchor down into kindergarten.

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Standards Trace

• Look at the Anchor Standard

• Trace the progression by highlighting the incremental changes, K-12.

Table Talk:

What things do you notice as you trace the progression?

Backward Mapping

Assessment13

Smarter Balanced Assessment

Question types:– selected response– short constructed response– extended constructed response– technology enhanced– performance tasks

Need more info? www.smarterbalanced.org

Summative Assessment Targets

• Propose prioritized content

• Show how standards can be bundled for assessment

• www.smarterbalanced.org• Content Specifications• Item/Task Specifications

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Looking back:

How are literacy and content interwoven?

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Looking back:

How are literacy and content interwoven?

Language Demands? Reading multiple connected paragraphs-- navigating the structure of expository text

Content Demands? “American Dream,” using context to access word meaning, sentence structure, sequencing, perspective, written directions

Language Demands? Extensive reading…writing to inform and to reflect…

Content Demands? Connecting related texts, note-taking, synthesis, essay, research, profiling, “American Dream,” perspective, organizing/planning, commentary

Language Demands? Extensive reading

Content Demands? Understand and make arguments, making connections, accessing a variety of text formats, text complexity

Language Demands? Extensive reading…writing to inform and to reflect…

Content Demands? Deep comprehension (implicit and explicit messages), perspective, historical context, making judgments about credibility, connecting related texts, note-taking, citing text

Language Demands? Extensive reading of complex texts

Pair-Share: What language and content demands can you see embedded here?

Language Demands? Extensive reading, speaking with peers, writing to inform…

Content Demands? Interview, research, collaboration, writing, revision

Your Turn• Number off

• Form groups of like numbers

• Read & discuss your assessment item

• “Unpack” the sample item

• Chart and be prepared to present:– Language demands– Content demands– Other things you notice– Implications for instruction

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Responding to the Essential Question

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What can be uncovered by tracing standards and unpacking assessments to help us re-imagine ELA/Literacy instruction in the Common Core?

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1. What did we discover about ELA/Literacy in the CCCSS?

2. What are the implications for instruction?

3. What common messages should we be sharing with our schools (site/district/classroom leaders)?

When? How?

Common Message