NYS Common Core

English Language ArtsGrades 9 – 12

What is the vision behind CC…

• Common – agreed upon• Core – at the center

Skills-based Independent learners Researchers vs Repeaters

Visionary Application

…for College and Career Readiness?

The 6 shifts for ELA• Shift 1 Balancing Informational & Literary Text• Students read a true balance of informational and literary texts.

• Shift 2 Knowledge in the Disciplines• Students build knowledge about the world (domains/ content areas) through TEXT

rather than the teacher or activities

• Shift 3 Staircase of Complexity• Students read the central, grade appropriate text around which instruction is

centered. Teachers are patient, create more time and space and support in the curriculum for close reading.

• Shift 4 Text-based Answers• Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence based conversations about text.

• Shift 5 Writing from Sources• Writing emphasizes use of evidence from sources to inform or make an argument. • Shift 6 Academic Vocabulary• Students constantly build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade

level complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex texts.

1. Balancing Informational and Literary Text

1. Building Knowledge in the Disciplines

2. Staircase of Complexity

3. Text-based Answers

4. Writing from Sources

5. Academic Vocabulary

1 & 2: Non-fiction TextsAuthentic Texts

3: Higher Level of Text Complexity Paired Passages

4&5: Focus on command of evidence from text: rubrics and prompts

6: Academic Vocabulary

Writing Focus: Three Major AreasArgumentative

Informative Narrative

Testing Focus = Skills FocusELA Regents (old)

• Part 1 1 Listening passage

note-taking skills tested through multiple choice response

ELA CC Regents (new)

• There is no listening section.

* Simple listening / note-taking is replaced with text annotating in sections 2 and 3 of the exam.

ELA Regents (old) • Part 2 2 Reading Comprehension

passages [narrative and informative]

reading for understanding skills tested through multiple choice response

*rereading/skimming of the passage may be required for comprehension

ELA CC Regents (new)• Part 13 Reading Comprehension

passages [narrative, informative and a poem]

reading for understanding skills tested through multiple choice response

*close reading skills are necessary as answers require a synthesis of information from various points within the text

ELA Regents (old) • Part 3 2 Passages of varied genre

[narrative or informative and poetry]

reading for understanding skills tested through mc response and 2 short essay responses requiring the statement of a mutual thesis derived from a given topic and its development through the author’s use of one specific writing strategy

ELA CC Regents (new)• Part 3Text Analysis: Exposition – a

comprehensive description and explanation

1 text is provided [literature or informational – all have

been historical/speeches to date]

This 2-3 paragraph, text-based response requires the student to identify a central idea and analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy strongly develops that idea.

*Text-based evidence must be cited within the essay.

ELA Regents (old) • Part 41 Critical Lens (quote) is provided

The Critical Lens is the central idea

This full-length, 5 paragraph essay requires the student to interpret the quote and use two pieces of grade-appropriate literature to prove the quote true or false.

Analysis of the literature requires a synthesized analysis and evaluation of the pieces as they relate to the given quote.

ELA CC Regents (new)• Part 3 REPEATED HERE FOR

CONVENIENCEText Analysis: Exposition – a

comprehensive description and explanation

1 text is provided [literature or informational – all have

been historical/speeches to date]

This 2-3 paragraph, text-based response requires the student to identify a central idea and analyze how the author’s use of one writing strategy strongly develops that idea.

*Text-based evidence must be cited within the essay.

ELA Regents (old)

• There is no comparable section.

ELA CC Regents (new)• Part 2Writing From Sources – Argument

4 texts of varied genre[informational, scientific, historical, graphically-presented information]

Close reading and annotative skills are tested through the writing of a source-based argument, complete with a counter-claim.

*Text-based evidence must be cited within the essay.

English Department Response

• Professional Development

Innovative Approaches to CC skills developmentText and Evidence Based ClaimsClose Reading and Annotation TrainingCC Researching SkillsCC Writing for HSUnderstanding the New Rubrics iPads and Smart BoardsApps in the ClassroomTeaching Summit participation and turn-key

training

…continuing• Cross-Curriculum workshops with Social

Studies

Academic Vocabulary Protocols (study aids and technology ideas) Close Reading Essay format and strategies

• Redesigned Curriculum

NYS CC suggested literature and nonfiction, primary and secondary source materials

Quarterly Benchmark Assessments have been developed to scaffold the new skills smoothly through grade 11

Grade-level shift-analysis meetings Grade 12 courses emphasize these skills to enhance

College and Career Readiness

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