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Developing Five Kinds of Knowledge Through Five Kinds of Composing: Teaching to Exceed the Common Core State Standards - National Writing Project

Developing Five Kinds of Knowledge Through Five Kinds of Composing: Teaching to Exceed the Common Core State Standards - National Writing Project | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
Video Resource: Developing 5 Kinds of Knowledge Through 5 Kinds of Composing to Exceed Common Core: http://t.co/hSVENPoV #nwp #ccss

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White Paper: Five-Minute Vocabulary Strategies for the Common Core > Eye On Education

White Paper: Five-Minute Vocabulary Strategies for the Common Core > Eye On Education | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
As districts continue to work to meet the needs of the Common Core, the issue of sharing the workload across content areas has been broached. "We ca...
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You need to give your email to get the download, but Eye on Education resources are always useful!

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February 11, 2013 10:48 PM
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Language Magazine » Cutting to the Common Core: Disrupting Discourse

Language Magazine » Cutting to the Common Core: Disrupting Discourse | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it

"Every child is AELL, an academic English language learner, including those from a home in which language usage maps more readily onto classroom contexts. However, youths with limited English proficiency, primary language delays, or nonstandard dialects will arguably have more acute and compelling academic oral language priorities as schools embark upon career and college readiness courses."

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February 8, 2013 1:33 PM
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What's the Big Deal about Text Complexity? » Teaching the Core ...

What's the Big Deal about Text Complexity? » Teaching the Core ... | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
In case you haven't noticed, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and Content Area Literacy place a heavy emphasis on text complexity (R.CCR.10). In short, the developers of the CCSS believe that college and ...
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February 8, 2013 11:57 AM
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Aligning nonfiction reading with the CCSS: Topic based book clubs

Aligning nonfiction reading with the CCSS: Topic based book clubs | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
Aligning nonfiction reading with the CCSS: Topic based book clubs. We are deep into our nonfiction unit study in Reading Workshop. Here is the way in which I've experimented with weaving the CCSS into this unit through ...
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February 2, 2013 6:17 PM
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Tips for Teaching Visual Literacy for the Common Core > Eye On Education

Tips for Teaching Visual Literacy for the Common Core > Eye On Education | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
The following blog post is part of a blog series called "Comments on the Common Core," written by Eye On Education's Senior Editor, Lauren Davis...
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January 31, 2013 3:37 PM
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CoreStand - Common Core Standards Best Practice & Collaboration Platform

CoreStand - Common Core Standards Best Practice & Collaboration Platform | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
The nation’s premiere teacher-driven platform devoted to Common Core Standards aligned best practice, collaboration, and professional dialogue.
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Sign up to get free literacy templates each week on current events.  

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January 30, 2013 1:50 PM
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Librarydoor: Vulcanizing a Voluminous Vocabulary

Librarydoor: Vulcanizing a Voluminous Vocabulary | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
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Greati ideas on this bulletin board for improving student vocabulary.

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January 30, 2013 12:09 PM
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Simple Rubrics for Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards | Teaching the Core

Simple Rubrics for Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards | Teaching the Core | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
The CCSS Speaking and Listening standards are awesome for promoting better writing, reading, and engagement in your classroom -- here are some ways I grade them.
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As always, Dave Stuart breaks down the CCSS in an engaging way, and even provides a rubric! 

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Common Core Practice | Cheating Scandals, Fractals and Creative Descriptions of Cheese

Common Core Practice | Cheating Scandals, Fractals and Creative Descriptions of Cheese | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
This week: argumentative writing about a cheating scandal; informative writing about having fun with math; and narrative writing through describing a favorite food.
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Argumentative writing on topics that might interest students!

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January 24, 2013 4:44 PM
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Simplifying Text Complexity

Simplifying Text Complexity | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
Get a handle on Text Complexity with the help of Sarah Brown Wessling. See a presentation covering Text Complexity that includes the 3 part model for measuring text complexity. She also provides tips on applying Text Complexity to your classroom.
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January 23, 2013 1:12 PM
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Infographics: Transforming the Traditional Research Paper & Addressing Common Core Standards

Infographics: Transforming the Traditional Research Paper & Addressing Common Core Standards | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
Any teacher who has embarked on a research writing unit or taught students how to write a research paper knows it is a arduous and, often, unrewarding task.
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Analyzing infographics adds to digital literacy and critical thinking skills.  

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January 22, 2013 10:24 PM
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| Understanding Language

| Understanding Language | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
Understanding Language is devoted to improving education for English Language Learners in light of the new Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
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Lessons designed for English Language Learners, but useful as a model for all ELA classes.

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February 12, 2013 9:00 PM
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18 CCSS Ideas for Struggling Readers: Define, Summarize, Compare

18 CCSS Ideas for Struggling Readers: Define, Summarize, Compare | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
18 Common Core lessons organized by comprehension strategy – defining, summarizing and comparing. A free PDF download
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February 11, 2013 10:51 PM
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Tales of a 6th Grade Classroom: Integrating Tech: Debate and Persuasive Writing

#CCSS aligned debate and persuasive writing unit with Edmodo, Scholastic http://t.co/q7MckWbL #edtech #engchat #ccchat #educhat
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Using Edmodo for debate gives more introverted students a voice.

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February 10, 2013 2:30 PM
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Common Core and Print

Common Core and Print | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
Ten years from now, maybe sooner, you'll be able to find this article and laugh at its concept. Defending print -- how 20th century. As more schools move towards 1:1 computer-to-student ratios, as te
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February 8, 2013 1:27 PM
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Vision and Revision: The 6 Traits and the Common Core « Six Trait ...

Vision and Revision: The 6 Traits and the Common Core « Six Trait ... | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
At Gurus, we're often asked how the Common Core State Standards (www.commoncore.org) connect to the 6 traits. In the last few posts, we've talked about how the CCSS links to four specific traits: ideas, organization, voice, ...
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February 7, 2013 2:43 PM
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Teaching Argument vs. Evidence

Teaching Argument vs. Evidence | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
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.
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January 31, 2013 3:58 PM
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Teacher Resources | Library of Congress

Teacher Resources | Library of Congress | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.
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Search by standard and grade level, or find a resource and see what standards it works with.  Themed resources, primary source sets, lesson plans and more!  

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January 30, 2013 11:03 PM
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Planning Common Core Lessons?: Free, Web-based applications can help align your plans with the new standards - The Digital Shift

Planning Common Core Lessons?: Free, Web-based applications can help align your plans with the new standards - The Digital Shift | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
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Jim Burke: English Companion

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Jim Burke created The Digital Textbook, which focuses on a variety of text types.  Excellent resource for upper middle and high school teachers!

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January 25, 2013 2:36 PM
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Poll Everywhere to Wordle

PollEverywhere has a nice feature to take responses and create a word cloud."  

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January 25, 2013 12:39 PM
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Deconstructing Nonfiction | On Common Core | School Library Journal

Deconstructing Nonfiction | On Common Core | School Library Journal | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
t Deconstructing Nonfiction | On Common Core ime and time again, we hear that children do not know how to read nonfiction as well as fiction. It isn't that nonfiction is inherently more difficult than fiction.
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January 24, 2013 4:23 PM
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iTeach. iCoach. iBlog.: Intro to Rhetorical Analysis: Common Core-Style

iTeach. iCoach. iBlog.: Intro to Rhetorical Analysis: Common Core-Style | Common Core State Standards SMUSD | Scoop.it
"Intro to Rhetorical Analysis: Common Core-Style"  
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January 23, 2013 9:38 AM
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Tales of a 6th Grade Classroom: Integrating Tech: Author's Viewpoint Book Creation

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Just one of many great ideas from Lindsey Fuller

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