1. Session 3: Critiquing Text Selection NTI March, 2015

2. 2 Learning Target 1.I can effectively critique a curriculum designers’ text selections.

3. Text Worthiness How would you describe a text that is “worthy” of reading? Give an example – describe what made it worthy. 3

4. Transformation Literacy Text Coding:  ! – our texts reflect this criteria  X – our texts do not reflect this criteria  ? – I don’t know if our texts reflect this criteria Pgs. 38-46 4

5. Text Selection Alignment Text Selection Alignment Protocol – pgs. 56 Literary Text Qualitative Rubric – pgs. 60 IF – grade 7 – pgs. 62 Wings of a Butterfly – grade 5 – pgs. 63 5

6. Bundling Standards Locate Grade 6 Standards, pg. 71 Highlight RI.6.6 & RI.6.3 Would you “bundle” these standards together?  Why or why not? 6

7. Text Analysis Informational Text Qualitative Rubric pg. 72 Quick Facts about the 1906 Earthquake and Fires pg. 73 The Great 1906 Earthquake and Fires of San Francisco pg. 75 Comprehending the Calamity pg. 76 Which of these texts would you select & why? 7

8. Day 1 Learning Targets 1.I can explain how the principal’s role in curriculum design impacts student achievement. 2.I can describe the “4Ts” of Common Core-aligned curriculum design. 3.I can describe the phases of curriculum design and compare them to what we currently resource/support. 4.I can describe the purpose of each component of EL’s curriculum and analyze whether our curriculum has or needs similar concepts. 5.I can effectively critique a curriculum designers text selections. 8