Building Core Strength through the Shifts
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Building Core Strength through the Shifts Focusing on Shifts 1, 2, and 3
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Building Core Strength through the Shifts. Focusing on Shifts 1, 2, and 3. Why are we here?. Learning Goals: Teachers will increase their knowledge of: How text complexity increases rigor across all grade level standards. How to incorporate a balance of texts. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Building Core Strength through the Shifts
Focusing on Shifts 1, 2, and 3
Why are we here?Learning Goals:
Teachers will increase their knowledge of:1. How text complexity
increases rigor across all grade level standards.
2. How to incorporate a balance of texts.
3. How to use paired text to integrate disciplines with rigor.
Success Criteria:
Teachers will be able to:1. Engage in and
practice activities aligned with the first three shifts of the CCSS.
2. Complete a grade appropriate interdisciplinary lesson that addresses the first three shifts.
Features such as:ThemeStructureLanguageKnowledge DemandsLiterary ElementsLevels of Meaning
Text Complexity
Text Matches Task and Student
Measured by Numbers:LexileFry Readability FormulaATOS
Quantitative Measures ofText Complexity Have Changed
What is the Impact of Shift 3?TABLE TALK
Looking at the Exemplar text in your lesson. What makes it
complex?K–1 Grade Band: What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?2-3 Grade Band: The Story of Ruby Bridges4-5 Grade Band: VolcanoesMiddle School: The Old Man and the SeaHigh School: The Company Man
Shift 3: The Over-Arching Shift
Knowledge in the
Disciplines
Balancing Informational and Literary
Text
SHIFT ONE
SHIFT THREE
Shift 1: Balancing Informational and Literary Text
TEXT SETS
PAIRED TEXT: Fiction and NonfictionDOCUMENT BASED
QUESTIONS
What is the Impact of Shift 1?TABLE TALK
Look over the two pieces of text in the lesson provided, consider the following:
How do the paired text work together to build knowledge for the reader?
Shift 2: Knowledge in the Disciplines
How Might Shift 2 Look in the Classroom?
CLOSE READINGIt involves:Complex TextStudents Read with PurposeText-Dependent QuestionsStudent Engagement through
DiscussionStudent Writing in Response to Text
What does Close Reading look like in a Classroom?
http://engageny.org/resource/close-reading-strategies-with-informational-text-by-expeditionary-learning
Aha! and Close Read Video Reflection
TABLE TALKIn reflecting on the Close Read video, consider the following:What Aha! did you have? What observations did you make
regarding the elements of a Close Reading Lesson?
Close Read ActivityTABLE TALK
Using the nonfiction text in your lesson, work with your table to complete the Close Reading task.
Shift 3: The Over-Arching Shift
Knowledge in the
Disciplines
Balancing Informational and Literary
Text
SHIFT ONE
SHIFT THREE
Putting It All Together With a PARCC-Like Assessment
ACTIVITYNow you are going to bring all of your knowledge from Shifts 1, 2, and 3 to complete the lesson provided.
Resources for Shifts 1, 2, and 31. Okaloosa County Schools Shifts Flip
2. CCSS Appendix B
3. Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Chart
4. Bloom’s Taxonomy
All resources can be found on Okaloosa CCSS Webpage
Reflection of Shifts 1, 2, and 3
Reflection: Tweet your reaction to the lesson plan. How could this
look in your class?
