1. Common Core

2.  Find your group assignment.  As a group, read over the descriptors for mastery of this standard. (The writing standards apply to more than one type of writing. Thus “narrative writing” will use some of the same standards that “argument writing” will use.) Take note of the specific language that these descriptors use.  Discuss what you think this “looks like” in a real classroom experience for real Granger network students.  Read through the grade bands for these standards.  What skills need scaffolding?  What differentiates each grade level?  Referring to the in-and-out goals we wrote last year, discuss the foundation that Granger network teachers have already created. What skills will need to be added? What do we need to reinforce?  Referring to the graduation goals we wrote last year, discuss the desired outcomes for student learning across the network.  Outline the network plan for this standard.  What do teachers in this network need to know about teaching this standard?  What activities/assessments can we use for our students to demonstrate mastery of these standards?  Are there rubrics? standardized tests? formative or summative assessments we can use in class?  Prepare a slide presentation that will teach others in the network and will help them guide their own curriculum and instructional design.  Save the slide show with your group’s name.  Choose a presenter to teach us all about this standard. Instructions

3.  Comprehension and Collaboration  Presentations of Knowledge and Ideas Speaking and Listening Anchor Standards

4.  Collaborative discussions  Increase range of conversation  Analysis of main ideas  Express individual ideas clearly  Building on others’ ideas Comprehension and Collaboration

5.  Assess evidence and reasoning  Review key ideas  Demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives  Reflect and paraphrase  Use and evaluate diverse media Comprehension and Collaboration

6.  Present information, findings, and supporting evidence in a reasonable way  Organize and develop ideas, audience and purpose task-appropriate styles  Utilize technology to enhance presentations Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

7.  Speak loudly and clearly  Use audience and context appropriate language  School-appropriate  Age appropriate Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

8.  I can communicate and respond to ideas about a variety of topics during discussions  I can bring materials that I have read and researched to discussions  I can share supporting evidence from my research during discussions  I can follow group rules to meet specific goals during discussion. 7 th Grade

9.  7 th and 8 th Grade Articulation  1C Respond to others’ questions with relevant on topic ideas and questions.  Level of questioning is advanced in order to connect others’ ideas and question with evidence.

10.  7 th and 8 th Grade Articulation  1D Advance new information and modify own view as needed  2 Analyze from multiple formats how ideas clarify topic 1D Justify views in light of the evidence 2 Analyze purpose of information presented and judge motives.

11.  7 th and 8 th Grade Articulation 3 Evaluate reasoning and relevance of argument to topic 4 Present in a focused way using descriptive facts, details, examples with eye contact, adequate volume, and understandable pronunciation (teacher voice)  Sufficient evidence and identify irrelevant information  4 Use logical reasoning and supportive details

12.  7 th and 8 th Grade Articulation  5 Integrate multi media to clarify and emphasize knowledge and ideas  6 Adapt to context and task with formal English 5. Strengthen claims, add evidence, and interest 6. No change

13.  6th and 7 th Grade Articulation  1 read /studied required materials  Probe  Set goals  Pose and respond to questions with elaboration  Review key ideas, demonstrate understanding multiple perspective, reflection, paraphrasing  Read researched material  Probe and reflect  Track progress  Elicit elaboration and respond to other’s relevant ideas  Acknowledge new information and modify ideas

14.  6 th and 7 th Grade Articulation  2.Interpret information in diverse media formats, explain, contribute  3.Delineate speaker’s argument, distinguish claims, and reasoning and establish validity  2. Analyze main ideas supporting details, clarify topic, text, and issue  3 Evaluate soundness of reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence

15.  6 th and 7 th Grade Articulation  4. Present claims, find and sequence ideas and details, pertinent fact, add details to accentuate main ideas and themes, using eye contact, sufficient volume, and clear pronunciation  4. Emphasizing salient points, in a focused coherent manner using pertinent examples

16.  6 th and 7 th Grade Articulation  5. Multimedia components, graphics, and other visuals to clarify ideas  6. Adapt speech to variety of contexts and tasks using formal English  5. Clarify claims and findings which emphasize salient points  6. Same

17.  Activities and Assessments  Group discussions : rich structured conversations  Oral Presentations using technology  Group Presentations  Quality of information  Quantity of Information  Visual effectiveness  Professionalism  Rubrics for oral presentation style:  Eye contact, vocal variety, expressive body language, consistent verbal/nonverbal  Rubrics for content  Peer Evaluation  Tests on understanding

18.  Integral in all areas  Difficult to assess  Starts basic in 6 th and builds step by step in complexity  Technology is changing  Important to use varied resources  Recognize the importance of speaking and listening as a life skill And Finally