Collaboration & the Common Core:

Day Three

Whittier City School DistrictSummer 2013

Objectives• Explore the Instructional

Shifts for English Language Arts

• Plan for instruction using strategies that support the Instructional Shifts

• Become familiar with Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

Let’s Read!

Read and Highlight

• Pgs. 102-112Overview of the Writing Standards: What Do they Say and Mean for Us?

AND

• P. 120 The Standards Emphasize Skills a Writer Will Need to Know to Write Any Type of Text

Save the Last Word for Me

• Select one of your highlighted ideas to share.

• One person begins by reading a highlighted sentence or phrase.

• Each person has less than a minute to respond to that quote.

• After each person has responded, the person that began has the “final word.” In no more than one minute the individual responds to what has been said.

Writing Standards 1-3: Text Types and Purposes

Anchor Standard 1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Anchor Standard 2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Anchor Standard 3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.

The three types are broad:

• they crossover in real life

• connect deeply with the reading standards

• require the critical thinking and expression needed to be successful in college, career, and global society

Types of Writing NOT

Genres of Writing

Narrative Writing (Standard 3)in the Common Core

1. Explore the Standards:a. Examine the Standards across the grade span.b. Highlight the small, incremental additions at each grade

level.

2. Study Student Samples from Appendix C (Pay close attention to the annotation.)

a. Chart the elements for this type of writing

3. Chart Reflectionsa. How does this connect to our current practices?b. What are our next steps?

What are some examples of narrative genres?

Fictional Narrative Genres:

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction*

• Science Fiction

• Mystery/Suspense

• Fairy Tales/Fantasy

• Fables

• Narrative Poems

Nonfiction Narrative Genres:

• Autobiography*

• Biography*

• Memoir

• Anecdotes

• Journal/Diary

• History of*

*Note: These genres blur the lines between fiction, non-fiction, and informational

• How will the increased emphasis on writing from sources affect my current instructional practices?

• What challenges will I face as I make this shift?

Video

Argument Writing (Standard 1)in the Common Core

1. Explore the Standards:a. Examine the Standards across the gradespan.b. Highlight the small, incremental additions at each grade

level.

2. Study Student Samples from Appendix C (Pay close attention to the annotation.)

a. Chart the elements for this type of writing.

3. Chart Reflectionsa. How does this connect to our current practices?b. What are our next steps?

What are some examples of genres within argument writing?

Argument genres:

• Opinion• Editorial• Feature Articles• Letters• Speeches

The Special Place of Argument in the Standards

Persuasion vs. Argument

• When writing to persuade, writers employ a variety of persuasive strategies, however…

• A logical argument convinces the audience by using proof and evidence.

• Emphasis on writing logical arguments as a particularly important form of college- and career-ready writing.

"Learning to Argue and Arguing to Learn"

Informative/Explanatory Writing (Standard 2)

in the Common Core

1. Explore the Standards:a. Examine the Standards across the grade span.b. Highlight the small, incremental additions at each grade

level.

2. Study Student Samples from Appendix C(Pay close attention to the annotation.)

a. Chart the elements for this type of writing.

3. Reflect & Charta. How does this connect to our current practices?b. What are our next steps?

What are some examples of genres within informational writing?

Informational genres:

• literary analyses

• scientific reports

• historical reports

• precise writing

• instructions

• manuals

• memos

• reports

• applications

• resumes

“Read like a detective, write like a reporter.”

Ideas For Implementation1. Pathways for Implementing the Narrative Writing

Standards pp. 121-126

2. Pathways for Implementing the Argument Writing Standards pp. 136-141

3. Pathways for Implementing the Informational Writing Standards pp. 154-161

Pathways Jigsaw

What are our next steps for implementation?

Table Talk• Add new ideas to your charts• Assign a timekeeper-2 minutes

per section

Standards 4-6: Production and Distribution of Writing

Anchor Standard 4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Anchor Standard 5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Anchor Standard 6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

Stop & Jot:Grade Level Standards

Consider standards 4–6:

Which standard(s) would bring the most significant changes to your teaching of writing at your current grade level? Why?

Standards 7-9:Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Anchor Standard 7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Anchor Standard 8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

Anchor Standard 9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Stop & Jot:Grade Level Standards

Consider standards 7–9: Which standard(s) might present the greatest challenges for your students?

Standard 10: Range of Writing

Anchor Standard 10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes and audiences.

“Your students need time to write their hearts out; to explore many different subjects; to write deeply about a single one. They need to write for the fun of it, and at times they need coaches by their sides stretching them to write with more precision and craft”

(Fletcher and Portalupi, 2001, p. 109).

Stop & Jot:Grade Level Standards

Consider standard 10: How might you collaborate with your colleagues to ensure that all students are exposed to the range required by this standard?

Talk Time

• What connections do you see between the Reading Anchor Standards and the Writing Anchor Standards?

– Page 1AS & Page 2AS (ELA)

– Page 50AS & Page 54 AS (History/Science)

What about craft & conventions?

Six anchor standards for Language, divided into three categories:

• "Conventions of Standard English,” outlines expectations for grammar.

• "Knowledge of Language,” outline how students should apply their knowledge of language as craft choices in their writing and speaking.

• "Vocabulary Acquisition and Use," which outlines expectations for vocabulary.

ExamineGrade Level

Language Standards

Morning Break

What Is Inquiry Based Learning?

Requires scaffolding at the beginning stages of

exploration

Gradually removes support as students become more adept

at independent discovery

• An instructional approach• Emphasizes active engagement • Challenges students to seek

answers

Inquiry and Habits of Mind

• Inquiry is not so much seeking the right answer -- because often there is none -- but rather seeking appropriate resolutions to questions and issues.

• Inquiry learning and teaching directly addresses the habits of a reader, writer, mathematician, scientist, historian, etc.

Inquiry, Curiosity, Exploration and the Common Core

Inquiry

Question

Investigate

Describe

Explain and Predict

Connect evidence to knowledge

Share Findings

Something to Ponder“The theories children build, whether they are right or wrong, are not capricious. They are often logical, rational, and firmly based in evidence and experience.

National Science Foundation, Inquiry: Thoughts, views, and strategies for the K-8 Classroom

(2001)

Inquiry in the Classroom

http://www.greatbooks.org/programs-for-all-ages/pd/what-is-shared-inquiry/

Experience the Informational Standards through Primary Sources

Speaking & Listening

Pp. 166-170

Four “A”s Text ProtocolRead the text silently. Highlight or write notes in the to answer the following four questions:

1. What Assumptions does the author of the text hold?

2. What do you Agree with in the text?3. What do you want to Argue with in the text?4. What parts of the text do you want to Aspire to?

Power Words Activity

• Actively read and think aloud about your grade level standards with your small group.

• Collaboratively create a list of 5 Power Words for your group’s set of standards.

• Record the finalized list of Power Words on a piece of poster paper

• Draw an illustration that demonstrates the relationships between the various words.

• Present your poster to the entire group.

Grade Level Speaking & Listening Standards

Planning Your Primary Source Reading

Identify Resources

• Look through Textbook– Identify possible connections to primary

sources• Big Ideas• Content Topics

Library of Congress Quick Start Guide

1. Begin by typing in www.loc.gov 2. Find the section labeled “Especially For” and click on “Teachers” 3. At the left side of the Teacher Page click on “Using Primary Sources”  

4. In “Using Primary Sources”, click on “Finding Primary Sources” 5. Under “Finding Primary Sources” click on “Primary Source Sets.” You

will find sets of materials that are already organized for your use. – Each set has primary sources, the Primary Source Analysis Tool,

teacher guides for using the Primary Source Analysis Tool, background information on the subject and lesson plans.

– This is everything you need to begin using primary source documents.

Talk Moves

Please join us in the MPR for a presentation.