Common Core Writing
 in ENGLISH/LANGUAGE
ARTS & SOCIAL STUDIES
Learning
• Describe the differences between FCAT and
Common Core writing expectations
• Unpack FCAT and CCSS prompts to recognize
differences
Success Criteria:
• Teachers will successfully deconstruct a rubric for
a Common Core writing assignment.
Watch the video. Determine how
emotional appeals and
personal experiences relate to
the writing necessary for the
FCAT ?
PART ONE:
SKIM FCAT WRITING RUBRIC
What skills and abilities are
needed most for FCAT writing?
PART ONE: ANALYZE COMMON CORE
WRITING RUBRIC
Start with the highest score.
Determine what skills and
abilities are necessary for each
level of achievement.
PART TWO:
REVIEW FCAT WRITING PROMPTS
Examine “The Way We Were”
FCAT prompts.
PART TWO:
CCSS WRITING PROMPTS
Examine “The Way We are
Going” CCSS prompts.
CCSS
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PART THREE: FCAT WRITING PROMPTS
VS. CCSS WRITING PROMPTS
How do the prompts for FCAT
differ from the CCSS prompts?
What’s
NEW
Close
Reading
Multiple
Sources
What’s
SO LAST SEASON
LACC.68.RI.1.1
Text Based
Questions
with DOKs
LACC.68.RI.1.2
LACC.68.RI.1.3
LACC.68.RI.2.5
LACC.68.RI.2.6
LACC.68.RI.3.7
Developing a
Claim
LACC.68.W.1.1
LACC.68.W.1.2
Citing Text
Evidence to
Support Claim
LACC.68.W.2.6
LACC.68.W.3.7
LACC.68.W.3.8
LACC.68.W.3.9
Little or No
Background
Knowledge
About Topic
Invented
Statistics and
Anecdotal
Evidence
Thesis
Statements
Reliant on
Personal
Experiences
Responding
with bias or
opinion
What’s
NEW
Close
Reading
Multiple
Sources
What’s
SO LAST SEASON
LACC.910.RI.1.1
Text Based
Questions
with DOKs
LACC.910.RI.1.2
LACC.910.RI.1.3
LACC.910.RI.2.5
LACC.910.RI.2.6
LACC.910.RI.3.7
Developing a
Claim
LACC.910.W.1.1
LACC.910.W.1.2
Citing Text
Evidence to
Support Claim
LACC.910.W.2.6
LACC.910.W.3.7
LACC.910.W.3.8
LACC.910.W.3.9
Little or No
Background
Knowledge
About Topic
Invented
Statistics and
Anecdotal
Evidence
Thesis
Statements
Reliant on
Personal
Experiences
Responding
with bias or
opinion
DON’T FORGET!
INFORMATIVE, EXPLANATORY, & NARRATIVE
WRITING ARE STILL IMPORTANT!
INFORMATIONAL/EXPLANATORY
WRITING STANDARDS
LACC.68.W.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex
ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the
effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
NARRATIVE WRITING STANDARDS
LACC.68.WHST.2.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event
sequences.
DON’T FORGET!
INFORMATIVE, EXPLANATORY, & NARRATIVE
WRITING ARE STILL IMPORTANT!
INFORMATIONAL/EXPLANATORY
WRITING STANDARDS
LACC.910.W.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex
ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the
effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
NARRATIVE WRITING STANDARDS
LACC.910.WHST.2.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event
sequences.
REFLECT ON WRITING IN ENGLISH AND
SOCIAL STUDIES
Consider how you
will integrate claimbased writing into
your instruction.
Select student samples to bring to
next month’s late start/early
release to assess using a CCSS
rubric.