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Don't panic! There's help for transitioning to the Common Core.
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Comprehensive post about close reading for all grades. Lots of useful information here! Delete the scoop?
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When I was a teacher, it was common practice to ask students for their personal responses to literature. I did that a lot in my classroom as a way t... Via Mel Riddile, Jay Roth Delete the scoop?
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• In-depth analysis and discussion of Dr. King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail • Explanation of the cognitive requirements of the Standards • Delete the scoop?
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Sarah Tantillo, author of The Literacy Cookbook, tackles the argument vs. evidence challenge with 6 steps to help prepare students for the ELA CCSS. (CCSS: Teaching Argument vs. Delete the scoop?
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"The lesson? Don’t ‘hide’ skills in the text. Model it and explain it as a skill andthen teach students to apply it to text. This changes the accessibility and lets all students have access to the skill set regardless of their reading capabilities. Scaffold in the text and gradually increase the complexity then."
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This would work for middle school as well. Modeling is key! 
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January 20, 1:59 PM
Step by step directions using picture books that will lead students to find textual evidence. Delete the scoop?
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In my English 10 class, I used to teach a lesson about satire through Dr. Seuss’ The Butter Battle Book. To begin this lesson, I would tell students, “While this is, on one hand, a children’s book...
Thoughtful analysis of how the CCSS will change teaching. Delete the scoop?
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Within these Common Core standards are six fundamental shifts that all educators (not just English teachers!) need to understand.Balance Literacy and Informational Text Build Background Knowledge Provide a "Staircase of Complexity" Provide text-based evidence Argumentative Writing Use increasingly complex text Build Academic Vocabulary Conventions of Standard English Via Mel Riddile Delete the scoop?
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A great resource for writing arguments or informational text.