Unpacking ELA

Common Core State StandardsCoffee with the Principal

January 14th & 16th

Coffee with the Principal January 14th & 16th

Agenda • Welcome & Introductions• Objectives • Norms• Common Core Review • Overview of Common Core Paradigm Shifts• Overview of English Language Arts Common Core State Standards • Unpacking Standards • Parental Support• Adjourn

Session Objectives

•By the end of this session I will have…

•Knowledge of the shifts for English Language Arts •Knowledge of the Structure of ELA Common Core State Standards •Knowledge of how one standard evolves through the grade levels•Reflection on Parental Support

Norms

• Be present. We are here to learn. • Balance your listening with your speaking. • Seek solutions. • Dirty laundry is for private meetings. •When in doubt, schedule a meeting with your teacher. •We are a collective community: teachers, parents,

students.• Politics Aside. This is our reality.

What Have We Learned So Far?

English Language Arts

Key Paradigm Shifts- English Language Arts

Structure of the Common Core

Four domains• Reading (including Reading

Foundational Skills)• Writing• Speaking & Listening• Language

Three main sections• K−5 (cross-disciplinary)• 6−12 English Language Arts• 6−12 Literacy in History/Social

Studies,

Science, and Technical Subjects

Three appendices• A: Research and evidence;

glossary of key terms• B: Reading text exemplars;

sample performance tasks• C: Annotated student writing

samples

Anchor standards•Ten Anchor standards•Four groups of standards •K-5 Categories - Literature, Informational Texts, and Foundational Skills •6th -12th Categories – ELA

Strand

Sub-Strand

Standard

Unpacking the Common Core

• Unpacking is to translate the standard into what students should “know” and “be able to do”. • Model: Reading Standards for

Literature Key Ideas and Details Standard 1• Your Turn Reading Standards

for Literature Key Ideas and Details Standard 2

Unpacking the Common Core

Group 1: Group 2:

Group 3:

Strand Reading Standardsfor

Informational Text

Writing Speaking & Listening

Sub-strand Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Text Types and Purposes

Comprehension &

Collaboration

Standard 9 1 2

Let’s Share

Unpacking The Common Core: Trends, Observations and Conclusions Foundational Skills Informational

TextWriting Speaking & Listening

Parental Support

You Can…

Read and talk about varied texts (fiction & non-fiction)

Talk about reading & vocabulary and require textual support for responses

Encourage Writing at home