Tag Archives: Common Core State Standards
Becoming a CORE Ninja!
Tweet I just read from cover to cover one of the best, most user-friendly guides developed to support teachers and administrators in our quest to gain a greater understanding of the Common Core State Standards. Written in a witty, realistic, … Continue reading
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Text Graffiti: Previewing Challenging Topics
The Teaching Channel has some exceptional videos of classrooms where strategies are being implemented that align with the Common Core State Standards. Check out this strategy called “Text Graffiti” that aligns with Reading Literature Standard 1 for Grade 8.
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The SIFT Method of Analyzing Literature
If you are an English or Language Arts teacher looking for a way to help students analyze a complex text effectively, then perhaps you should try the SIFT method. With all this talk of “text complexity” and “grappling with text,” … Continue reading
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Understanding Text Structures
In this week’s DPI RttT Weekly Update, a blog post from The Learning Network is referenced as a quality resource for providing students support with text structures. The post, “Compare-Contrast, Cause-Effect, Problem-Solution: Common ‘Text Types’ in The Times,” provides insight about … Continue reading
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Project-Based Learning: It’s the Right Thing for Kids
The deeper we all dig into the Common Core State Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards, the more we all agree — these standards reflect what students need to be able to know and do to be ready for college … Continue reading
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6 Cs of Primary Source Analysis
As we draw closer to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and North Carolina Essential Standards, many of you are already developing your local curricula. If you are an ELA or Social Studies teacher, you may find this … Continue reading
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The Complex Text Shift
The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts place an emphasis on close reading, integration of complex texts, and a deep engagement with text. Students should “read less…more closely. Take opportunities to slow down and reread.” As I sit … Continue reading
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