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Common Core State Standards SMUSD
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Don't panic! There's help for transitioning to the Common Core.
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"Reading from an inquiry-minded position is closely related to the Common Core." 
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Extending the discussion of primary source documents by using Google Drive. All students have a chance to particpate and comment on other students' statements.
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Begin implementing the English Language Arts Common Core Standards with baby steps you can take in your classroom starting today. (RT @ScholasticTeach: Get 3 key shifts for implementing CCSS for ELA.
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Turnitin has partnered with the English Professional Learning Council (EPLC) to develop three writing rubrics—argument, informative and narrative—that are aligned with the CCSS.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
You need to sign up and have the rubrics emailed to you, but it's worth doing!
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The new Common Core State Standards, which are being phased in by school districts in most states, are designed to reflect the skills and knowledge that will be most critical to success beyond high school.
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Connecting to the Common Core: Close Reading Markup Strategies
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In this post, Kim reflects on the vocabulary development of her sons as they have participated in family read alouds of DIVERGENT. She encourages readers to rely on reading, writing, and talking rather than on workbooks to build vocabulary. Via Mel Riddile
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
No need to buy "CCSS-aligned" workbooks!
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Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
A great resource for writing arguments or informational text.
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“@brianbaron13: Literary Non-fiction for High School American Literature Classes: http://t.co/Wi52I7mb" #commoncore #CCSS
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Great list for HS (I think some would work for 8th grade honors). Links to World Lit and longer American Lit lists. Many of the pieces have links.
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A clickable list of my overviews of each #CCSS reading anchor standard: "The #Common Core Anchor Standards in Reading" http://t.co/nnYHcL4Q
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Overview of all reading standards!
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Although House of Cards on Netflix, the fictional Elmer Gantry and the preposterous Watergate cover-up all provide ammunition to those who view rhetoric pejoratively, rhetoric should be studied as a
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
How will you teach literary nonfiction? Several suggestions here are worth exploring.
Pam Colburn Harland's curator insight,
April 24, 2014 6:23 AM
This is an excellent article on how to teach students to read and UNDERSTAND very complex texts. The author includes lots of tech tools and resources for teachers to try with classes. I love this!
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Without better instruction, children starting school with small vocabularies will struggle with common standards, scholars say.
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Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Analysis of current CA ELA standards and the CCSS
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Kathy Thiebes, high school teacher in Centennial School District, OR is an early adopter of the Common Core State Standards.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Great quote from the article: "I always required my students to read and write a lot but the CCSS made me realize that I wasn’t teaching them how to read and write. I was assigning literacy, not teaching it."
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Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Have students work through vocabulary using text and images.
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Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Short video on teaching nonfiction, a sample lesson plan for informational text analysis, recommendations for nonfiction use in classroom.
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Edutopia blogger Lisa Dabbs describes five free Web 2.0 tools and how to best use them to support your lesson planning.
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The thinking triangle also gives students practice in the visual equivalent of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) reading anchor standard 2.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
This would be a great activity to introduce a unit.
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Study great speeches using resources from EDSITEment and Voices of Democracy.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Good resources for teaching oratory.
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RT @plugusin: RT @bgruetzmacher: Say more with less. Good post by @arielsacks. http://t.co/SJM9KIUi @dogtrax and @plugusin
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New York Times (blog) Common Core Practice | Brazilian Salaries, Afghan Strivers and Banana Joe New York Times (blog) This week we're adding something new to this feature, in which we collaborate with a classroom in New Jersey to create...
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Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Some great online dictionaries and thesauruses.
Kimberly Tyson's comment,
February 21, 2013 7:28 AM
Thanks, Mary. I'm glad they can help you. I love the online tools - so much to choose from.
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I am using Google documents for all writing assignments this year. The day I assign a formal essay topic, students must create a doc, title it properly and share it with me.
Mary Reilley Clark's insight:
Great feedback from a teacher facing the same situation as many ELA teachers in our district - 180+ students. She documents how easy it is to use Google Drive for almost instant feedback for students.
Lorena Swetnam's curator insight,
March 9, 2013 2:23 PM
Example of how a teacher uses Google Docs to help students write multiple drafts of their work. |
