Welcome to Implementing

the Common Core State

Standards

Session 2

Structure of the Common Core

ELA Standards

Presenters:

Outcomes for this Session

Receive background knowledge about how

the Common Core ELA Standards are

structured

Elementary teachers

K-5

Secondary ELA teachers

6-12

Science, Social Studies, &

History teachers

6-12

Who is Responsible?

Print Concepts Strand(K-2)

Phonological Awareness Strand

(K-2)

Phonics and Word Recognition

StrandFluency Strand

K-5 ELA

www.corestandards.orgPage 15 – 17 K-2 responsible for all 4 Areas

4 Foundational Reading Standard Skills (K-5)

4 Reading Standard Strands (K-12)

Key Ideas and Details Strand

(3 Standards)

Integration of Knowledge and

Ideas Strand(3 Standards)

Craft and Structure Strand(3 Standards)

Range and Level of Text Complexity

Strand(1 Standard)

ELA for Literature, Informational- ELA

Science, SS & History

4 Writing Standard Strands (K-12)

Text Types and Purposes Strand

(3 Standards)

Production and Distribution of

WritingStrand(3 Standards)

Research to Build Knowledge Strand

(3 Standards)

Range of Writing Strand(1 Standard)

ELA, Science, SS & History

2 Language Standard Strands (K-12)

Conventions in Writing and

Speaking Strand(3 Standards)

Vocabulary Acquisition

and Use Strand(3 Standards)

ELA

2 Speaking and Listening Standard Strands (K-12)

Comprehension and

Collaboration Strand(3 Standards)

Presentation of Knowledge and

Ideas Strand(3 Standards)

ELA

Reading Emphasis

FROMwww.corestandards.org

Page 5

10 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12)

Key Ideas and Details1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and

to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textural evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions

drawn from text.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze

their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

See StandardsDocument

K-5 Page 11

6-8 Page 36

9-12 Page 38

Content Pages 61-62

Craft and Structure4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text,

including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape

meaning or tone. 5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific

sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and

the whole.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

10 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12) See

StandardsDocument

K-5 Page 11

6-8 Page 36

9-12 Page 38

Content Pages 61-62

10 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12) See

StandardsDocument

K-5 Page 11

6-8 Page 36

9-12 Page 38

Content Pages 61-62

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as

well as in words.1

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as

the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

9. Analyze how two of more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the

approaches the authors take.

10 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading (K-12) See

StandardsDocument

K-5 Page 11

6-8 Page 36

9-12 Page 38

Content Pages 61-62

Range and Level of Text Complexity

10. Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently

Common Core Standards

REVIEW THE STANDARDS FOR YOUR GRADE LEVEL (5 minutes)• What do you see? HIGHLIGHT GREEN• What do you notice? HIGHLIGHT YELLOW

PARTNER WITH MEMBERS FROM 2 ADJACENT GRADE LEVELS (5 minutes)• What do you see between grade levels? HIGHLIGHT PINK• What do you notice about student readiness? HIGHLIGHT ORANGE

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The conversation is just beginning (5 minutes) – • WHERE DO WE BEGIN?• HOW DO WE ADJUST TO INSURE STUDENT

SUCCESS?• HOW DO WE SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER?

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Benefits of the CCSS17 Internationally benchmarked

Expectations clear to students, parents, teachers, and the general public

Allow for collaboration with other states on best practices, instructional materials, and professional development

Costs to the state reduced Consistent expectations for all—not dependent

on a zip code

Reflection

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More information and updates can be found for Common Core State Standards can be found on:MDE website: www.michigan.gov/mde Common Core State Standards: www.corestandards.orgSmarter Balanced Consortia: www.k12.wa.us/smarter/