English Language Arts Division of Youth Services

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English Language ArtsDivision of Youth Services

• April 11, 2013

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Instruction Aligned to the Common Core State
Standards

• What will classroom instruction look like using
  the CCSS for ELA/Literacy?
• How will classroom instruction change using the
  CCSS for ELA/Literacy?

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Common Core State Standards for English Language
Arts Literacy in History/Social Studies,
Science, and Technical Subjects

• What do you know?
• What do you need to know?
• How can I help you?
• How can you help each other?
• Where can you find the answers?

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PARCC Model Content Frameworks

• A Visual Representation of a Unit of Study

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EQUIP Rubric

• How do I know that my unit of study meets the
  rigorous expectations of the Common Core State
  Standards?

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Texts Worth Reading? And Questions Worth
Answering?
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The Importance of Text Selection

• The complexity of the text will dictate how
  rigorously the unit aligns to the expectations of
  the Common Core State Standards.

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Text Complexity Tools from PARCC

• Informational Complexity Analysis Worksheet
• Literary Complexity Analysis Worksheet
• http//www.in.gov/idoa/proc/bids/RFP-13-29/

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Text Analysis Practice

• Snow Day by Billy Collins
• Ozymandias by Percy Shelley

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Applying the EQUIP Rubric

• Identifying and bridging the gaps

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Complexity Analysis Worksheets

• How do your texts measure up?

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Moving Forward

• Next Steps

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Why We Need the Common Core
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Contact Information

• Sherri Thorne, ELA specialist
• Sherri.thorne_at_arkansas.gov
• 501-683-6285
• Maggie Herrick, Social Studies specialist
• Margaret.herrick_at_arkansas.gov
• 501-682-6584