Academic Support FY08
625-B Summer 2008 Enhancement Grant
Standards-Based Module Planning
Professional Learning Community Grantees Product Template
Instructor(s) Name(s): Goldstein,
Moore, Safaei, Dyer
District/Organization:
Worcester Public Schools
Learning Standards: Learning Standards:Understanding a text : standard 8,
Fiction: standard 12(12.5)
Non-fiction: standard 13
Standard 19: Topic Development
Standard 23: Organizing Ideas In Writing
Guiding Principles:
1,2,7 & 9
Activity: CEEI: Method for answering open response
Length of Time: 45 minutes +
Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence (1 sentence) Rephrase the prompt
Claim (1 sentence) State your first point, idea, argument or analysis
Explain (1-2 sentences) Explain the meaning of the claim in greater detail so that
the reader understands your point of view.
Evidence ( 1 sentence) Use a quote from the reading that is a good example of
your explanantion.
Interpret (1-2 sentences) Why is the quote a good example?How does your quote
prove your point? Begin this sentence with something similar to the following:
“What the narrator means is…”
“The author’s point of view expresses…”
“The speaker clearly states”…
Paragraph 2
Claim with a transition word (1 sentence)
State your second point, etc. with a transition word such as: another,
also, furthermore, similarly, in addition, conversely, likewise, on the other hand.
Explain as above
Evidence as above
Interpret as above
Conclusion – restate the topic sentence
C.E.E.I. can also be used for long compositions but only for the body paragraphs.
Assessment:
MCAS 4 point rubric
(can use highlighting criteria analysis as teaching tool next step as well)
Materials:
Open response question with corresponding text from real readers or elsewhere.
Paper, pencils
Highlighters (optional)
4 point MCAS open response rubric