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Common Core!

Real World Skill: Directions

Read the directions. Tell your partner how to get to Wesclin. Your partner will draw your directions.

What skills did you use?

Literacy

It’s not just reading anymore!

LITERACY consists of

Reading Writing Speaking Listening

Think about a typical day in your class.

Do you ask you students to use all 4 skills?

If so, do you show them how?If you don’t, why?

Common Core

Fall 2014 Students will be ready for college and career. Educators will focus on preparing students with

the skills they need post-high school. The focus shifts to looking deeper at our

content, not at covering additional content.

Common Core will bring a literacy lens to the content areas.

Wait! I don’t teach READING!

Common Core asks that every teacher use literacy skills to help their students understand

their content.

Reading Writing

Speaking Listening

All 4 skills apply to all content areas!

By 8th grade, our students should read 45% literature and 55%

nonfiction.

By 12th grade, our students should read only 30% literature and 70%

nonfiction.

Common Core Checklist

Strategies Narrative Writing Exit Cards Tween Tribune - Article of the

Week National Geographic- Picture of

the Day Summarize Venn Diagram

Song Rewrite A-Z History Book Postcard Report Card Crossword Cause / Effect Wanted Poster “You are There” Letter Invitation

http://corestandards.org/