An Introduction to Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy Theresa Gray
1.Information & Understanding 2.Literary Response & Expression 3.Critical Analysis & Evaluation 4.Social Interaction Read, write, listen, and speak for… (4 standards, plus a few performance indicators)
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… for example, Grade 5 has… 31Core Performance Indicators Literacy Competencies68 Grade Specific Performance Indicators
Grade 4 has… 39Core Performance Indicators Literacy Competencies61 Grade Specific Performance Indicators
Anchor Standards for College & Career Readiness
8 th Grade9 th Grade10 th Grade11 th Grade Anchor Standards for College & Career Readiness
ReadingWriting Listening & SpeakingLanguage (4 strands,32 standards)
Foundational Skills
R-History/SSR-Science & Tech W-Hist/SS, Sci, Tech
Anchor Standards for College & Career Readiness
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. With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text. Kindergarten:
Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text. 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. Grade 4:
Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced. 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. Grade 8:
Delineate and evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning (e.g., in U.S. Supreme Court majority opinions and dissents) and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of public advocacy (e.g., The Federalist, presidential addresses). 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. Grade 12:
Key Features of CCSS for ELA and Literacy Reading Strand: Increasing complexity in what students must be able to read In grades K-5, the range of text types include literature (e.g., stories, folktales, drama, and poetry) and informational texts (e.g., literary nonfiction and historical, scientific, and technical) Reading Foundational Skills in the K-5 section includes print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency
Reading Strand (con’t) In grades 6-12 students are expected to read literature and informational texts (e.g., literary nonfiction, including personal essays, speeches, biographies) both outside of and within the ELA classroom
Writing Strand: The CCSS Writing expectations focus on the following main writing capacities for K-12: arguments; informative/ explanatory texts; and narratives that convey real or imagined experience (similar to NAEP expectations) In addition to these three main types, students will be expected to perform research and create texts in various media forms
Speaking and Listening Strand: Students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas, and evidence through listening and speaking, as well as through media Language Strand: Students increase their vocabularies through a mix of conversations, direct instruction, and reading. This strand also includes the conventions of standard English grammar
January 2011 Begin alignment to curricula
September 2012 Begin CCSS Implementation
CCSS Interim Assessments
Curriculum Models Available
Student Expectations: CCSS
PARCC Field Testing
New CCSS Assessments (PARCC)
Assessments
Assessments
Overview of Appendices Appendix A -Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards; Glossary of Key Terms Appendix B -Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks Appendix C -Examples of Student Writing