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©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Session 2: Supporting the Teacher-Text Interaction Understanding and Analyzing Text Complexity EngageNY.org2

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Part 1: Teacher to Text Understanding its complexity is critical for supporting students and ensuring your comfort in making the lesson your own. EngageNY.org3 1 Text

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Organizing Questions Take a moment to review the questions and set your purpose for this session. EngageNY.org4 GATHER ANSWERS LATER

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Framework Increasingly complex content Increasingly complex language o Vocabulary o Grammar o Syntax o Sentence Structure 5 Less Complex More Complex EngageNY.org5

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Dimensions of Complexity Knowledge Demands: o Levels of Meaning o Life Experiences o Cultural & Content Knowledge Language Demands: o Structure o Conventionality and Clarity 6 (CCSS ELA Appendix A, p. 6) 3 EngageNY.org6

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Hot Cross Buns Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! 7 Meaning: I have buns for sale. One for a penny, two for a penny. I have buns for sale! Explicit  Obscure EngageNY.org7

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Hot Cross Buns Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! 8 Structure (K or 1): Sentence has an article, a noun, a verb and an adjective or adverb. “The muffin is sweet.” “The runner is fast.” “I have buns for sale!” Conventional  Unconventional EngageNY.org8

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Hot Cross Buns 9 Knowledge: Most students would know the words, “hot,” “cross,” and “buns.” What are hot cross buns? Spiced sweet bun made with raisins and marked with a “frosting” cross on the top Traditionally eaten on Good Friday Everyday Knowledge  Cultural Knowledge EngageNY.org9 Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Hot Cross Buns 10 Language: Literal language will be less complex than figurative language. “one a penny” versus “one for a penny” Contemporary Language  Archaic Language EngageNY.org10 Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Important Points to Keep in Mind Expectations are that complexity will increase as students progress through the grades. Reading and readings in the early grades will be more concrete and less abstract. Early grades: will usually find 1–2 elements or dimensions of complexity employed through a single text. Upper grades: will usually find multiple aspects of complexity in a single text. 11 EngageNY.org11

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Tools to Supporting Teacher-to-Text Interaction Teacher-to-Text Planning Process: outlines key components you should look and plan for when developing a close read activity. Teacher-to-Text Planning Tool: use to capture this information for your specific passage 1–2 8 & 9 EngageNY.org12

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Identify Key Ideas The men soon realized that they would never have enough bullets for the fight ahead. Later that summer, British warships were spotted entering New York’s harbor. King George had gotten help from the Germans as well. More than thirty thousand trained troops arrived to fight the unprepared colonial militiamen. George Washington nearly lost his army in the fierce fighting around New York and New Jersey that fall. The Redcoats chased the Continental Army south, across the Delaware River. Thinking that they had scared them off, the Redcoats left only a small force to guard them on the other side of the river. It was December, and they felt sure that nobody would fight during the dead of winter. But they were wrong. George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. It was snowing and cold, but Washington had the men get into their boats and row quietly across the ice-filled river. More than two thousand soldiers crossed the river. Challenges and setbacks for the Continental Army EngageNY.org13

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Identify Key Ideas George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. It was snowing and cold, but Washington had the men get into their boats and row quietly across the ice-filled river. More than two thousand soldiers crossed the river. The crossings took nine hours! Marching through the wind and sleet of the December cold, the Continental Army reached the British troops just before dawn. While the Redcoats were still sleeping, Washington’s men launched a surprise attack on the enemy camp. The Redcoats were surprised all right! Some of them came out of their bunks in their underwear and just held up their hands. It was a total victory for General Washington. Nobody in his army had been killed. Washington and his army returned to Philadelphia to shouts of joy. But the war wasn’t over yet. The Continental Congress knew that they needed more help in order to win their war for independence. German soldiers were fighting alongside the British. Success under leadership of George Washington EngageNY.org14

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Identify Knowledge Demands The men soon realized that they would never have enough bullets for the fight ahead. Later that summer, British warships were spotted entering New York’s harbor. King George had gotten help from the Germans as well. More than thirty thousand trained troops arrived to fight the unprepared colonial militiamen. George Washington nearly lost his army in the fierce fighting around New York and New Jersey that fall. The Redcoats chased the Continental Army south, across the Delaware River. Thinking that they had scared them off, the Redcoats left only a small force to guard them on the other side of the river. It was December, and they felt sure that nobody would fight during the dead of winter. But they were wrong. George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. It was snowing and cold, but Washington had the men get into their boats and row quietly across the ice-filled river. More than two thousand soldiers crossed the river. EngageNY.org15

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Identify Language Demands The men soon realized that they would never have enough bullets for the fight ahead. Later that summer, British warships were spotted entering New York’s harbor. King George had gotten help from the Germans as well. More than thirty thousand trained troops arrived to fight the unprepared colonial militiamen. George Washington nearly lost his army in the fierce fighting around New York and New Jersey that fall. The Redcoats chased the Continental Army south, across the Delaware River. Thinking that they had scared them off, the Redcoats left only a small force to guard them on the other side of the river. It was December, and they felt sure that nobody would fight during the dead of winter. But they were wrong. George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. EngageNY.org16

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Select Passage(s) The men soon realized that they would never have enough bullets for the fight ahead. Later that summer, British warships were spotted entering New York’s harbor. King George had gotten help from the Germans as well. More than thirty thousand trained troops arrived to fight the unprepared colonial militiamen. George Washington nearly lost his army in the fierce fighting around New York and New Jersey that fall. The Redcoats chased the Continental Army south, across the Delaware River. Thinking that they had scared them off, the Redcoats left only a small force to guard them on the other side of the river. It was December, and they felt sure that nobody would fight during the dead of winter. But they were wrong. George Washington came up with a daring plan. On Christmas night, he gathered his men together. EngageNY.org17

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Practice: Knowledge 1.Read Kindergarten passage 2.Identify: a)Life experiences; b)Cultural knowledge c)Content knowledge K:10 EngageNY.org18

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Practice: Language 1.Select the first grade passage 2.Identify: a)Use of pronouns b)Complex cause-effect or time relationships (passive, negative) c)Clause structure (embedded, long, etc.) d)VOCABULARY: Multiple meaning or Tier 2/3 1: 12 EngageNY.org19

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Practice: Vocabulary 1.Select your grade-level passage 2.Identify: a)Domain specific words b)Tier 2 words (general, more academic vocabulary) c)Multiple meaning words d)Figurative speech e)Nuanced word choice EngageNY.org20

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Practice: Literary Devices 1.Select your grade-level passage 2.Identify: a)Narrator/narrator changes b)Literary devices o imagery o metaphors o similes o personification o onomatopoeia K:10 1: 12 2: 14 K:10 1: 12 2: 14 EngageNY.org21

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Extend 1.Select a domain 2 read aloud. 2.Go through, systematically focusing on: A. knowledge demands B. language structure demands C. vocabulary demands D. literary devices 3. Make notes on your handout 8,9 & 17 EngageNY.org22

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Read over your notes on text complexity Note one way that this analysis deepened or refined your thinking about this text. Note one way that you can see using this process in your practice

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©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Goal: To discover patterns and surprises among our experiences. Rounds Roles Task Listene r Present er Listene r

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Talk – Think - Open Exchange Talk Think Repeat once for each person in your group Open Exchange Task Listene r Present er Listene r

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Review and Reflect Looking back to go forward

©2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Questions