Grade 4 & 5 ELA Common Core Report Card Review

Handouts Needed for Activities:1. Grade level Former Report Card2. Grade Level Revised ELA CCSS Report

Card3. Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer4. ELA CCSS Report Card Alignment

Read Facilitator Guide prior to viewing PowerPoint

Content & Language Objectives

Content Objective: Participants will become knowledgeable about and be

ready to use the revised ELA CCSS report card for grades 4 & 5

Language Objective: Participants will read, write and discuss as they

become knowledgeable about the revised Gr. 4 & 5 ELA CCSS Report Card

Revision Process – Spring 2013 Teams of 4th and 5th grade teachers met to review

the ELA Common Core State Standards and the previously revised K-3 CCSS report cards.

New items were written to align the Grades 4 & 5 report cards to the ELA Common Core State Standards and grades K-3 report card

PAT representatives participated on each grade level team

The Report Card format and the Key for Academic Performance and the Key for Effort and Expectations remain the same.

Activity #1: Independent Reading

Materials Needed: 1. Former Report Card & Current CCSS Report

Card2. Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer

Directions: (10 minutes)3. Read the newly revised CCSS report card. 4. Compare items from old and new report

cards. 5. Record notes about similarities and

differences on Graphic Organizer

Alignment to Standards and Assessments (Handout) This document aligns the items on the

revised CCSS report card to the Common Core State Standards and district assessments

Refer to the Alignment document as your grade level team discusses the Guiding Questions on the following slide

Activity 2: Grade Level Discussion 20-30 minutes

Directions: Refer to the notes on your Graphic Organizer and use the Guiding Questions below to focus your Grade Level Team discussion.

Guiding Questions:What similarities and differences do you notice between the former and current report cards?How will the differences impact your classroom instruction?How have the ELA Common Core State Standards impacted how we report to parents?What additional assessments can be used to inform reporting to parents?

Review Former Report Card

Reading, Writing, Speaking Sections

Writing genre not defined

No

CCSS Report Card

Reading, Writing, Language and Speaking & Listening

Standards for each writing genre – Narrative, Informational, Opinion and Research

New to CCSS Report Card

Phonics and word analysis skills addressed

Comprehension items for both Literary and Informational Texts

Separate items for each genre of writing Narrative Informational Opinion Research

New section – Language – addresses vocabulary and grammar

REVIEW

Questions Contact Maryanne Stalnaker, TOSA,

mstalnaker@pps.net, or Angela Hubbs, Assistant Director of ICA, ahubbs @pps.net