Educator Effectiveness Academy
English Language Arts
Summer 2012
Day 1, Session 3
“Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards
by Making Strategic and Informed Choices in the Classroom”
And the journey continues…
4/8/2015
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Understanding and Integrating the Common Core State
Standards for English Language Arts
What do they
really mean?
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How do they fit
together?
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Session Outcomes
Participants will analyze the
• instructional implications of the language of the
CCSS for ELA
• instructional implications of the integrated nature
of the CCSS for ELA
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Aligned or not aligned??? How’s a teacher to know?
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Aligned or not aligned??? How’s a teacher to know?
• In your notebooks, locate the materials for
Day 1, Session 3, Activity 1.
• Read the directions to yourself.
• Let’s do a sample together.
• Complete the remainder of the activity at
your table.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
explain how an author uses reasons and evidence
RI
RI.4.8
to support particular points in a text
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
explain how an author uses reasons and evidence
RI
RI.4.8
to support particular points in a text
identify the main idea of a literary text
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RL
N/A
8
ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
explain how an author uses reasons and evidence
RI
RI.4.8
to support particular points in a text
N
identify the main idea of a literary text
RL
N/A
Y
explain how two or more main ideas are
supported by key details in a text
RI
RI.5.2
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
explain how an author uses reasons and evidence
RI
RI.4.8
to support particular points in a text
N
identify the main idea of a literary text
RL
N/A
Y
explain how two or more main ideas are
supported by key details in a text
add audio recordings and visual displays to
presentations when appropriate
RI
RI.5.2
SL
SL.4.5
Y
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
explain how an author uses reasons and evidence
RI
RI.4.8
to support particular points in a text
N
identify the main idea of a literary text
RL
N/A
Y
explain how two or more main ideas are
supported by key details in a text
add audio recordings and visual displays to
presentations when appropriate
preview the text to set a purpose for reading
RI
RI.5.2
SL
SL.4.5
RL or
RI
N/A
Y
N
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
N
highlight the figurative language in a poem
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
N
highlight the figurative language in a poem
Y
decode multisyllable words
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
N/A
RF
RF.3.
3c
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
N/A
N
highlight the figurative language in a poem
Y
decode multisyllable words
RF
Y
summarize information presented in diverse
media
SL
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RF.3.
3c
SL.5.2
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
N/A
N
highlight the figurative language in a poem
Y
decode multisyllable words
RF
Y
summarize information presented in diverse
media
draw inferences from text
SL
N
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RL or
RI
RF.3.
3c
SL.5.2
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades K-5
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
N/A
N
highlight the figurative language in a poem
Y
decode multisyllable words
RF
Y
summarize information presented in diverse
media
draw inferences from text
SL
N
Y
use an apostrophe to form contractions and
frequently occurring possessives when writing
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RL or
RI
L
RF.3.
3c
SL.5.2
N/A
L.2.2c
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
analyze how a particular section fits into the
overall structure of a text and helps to develop
the ideas
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.6.5
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
Y
analyze how a particular section fits into the
overall structure of a text and helps to develop
the ideas
gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, using search terms
effectively
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.6.5
W
W.7.8
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
Y
N
analyze how a particular section fits into the
overall structure of a text and helps to develop
the ideas
gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, using search terms
effectively
identify misplaced and dangling modifiers
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.6.5
W
W.7.8
L
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
Y
N
Y
analyze how a particular section fits into the
overall structure of a text and helps to develop
the ideas
gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, using search terms
effectively
identify misplaced and dangling modifiers
analyze how a text makes connections among
and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or
events
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.6.5
W
W.7.8
L
N/A
RI
RI.8.3
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
Y
N
Y
N
analyze how a particular section fits into the
overall structure of a text and helps to develop
the ideas
gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, using search terms
effectively
identify misplaced and dangling modifiers
analyze how a text makes connections among
and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or
events
list and define common, grade-appropriate
Greek or Latin affixes and roots
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.6.5
W
W.7.8
L
N/A
RI
RI.8.3
L
N/A
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Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
SL
SL.6.
1c
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail
identify and explain information directly stated
in the text
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
SL
SL.7.
1c
RL or N/A
RI
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail
identify and explain information directly stated
in the text
interpret mythological allusions in context
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
SL
SL.7.
1c
RL or N/A
RI
L
L.7.5a
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
Y
pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail
identify and explain information directly stated
in the text
interpret mythological allusions in context
N
explain the theme or central idea of a text
N
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
SL
SL.7.
1c
RL or N/A
RI
L
L.7.5a
RL or
RI
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 6-8
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
Y
pose and respond to specific questions with
elaboration and detail
identify and explain information directly stated
in the text
interpret mythological allusions in context
N
explain the theme or central idea of a text
Y
analyze how the structure of two or more texts
contributes to style
N
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
SL
SL.7.
1c
RL or N/A
RI
L
L.7.5a
RL or
RI
RL
N/A
RL.8.
5
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
analyze how style and content contribute to the
persuasiveness of a text
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.1112.6
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
analyze how style and content contribute to the
persuasiveness of a text
determine two or more themes or main ideas of
a text
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.1112.6
RL or N/A
RI
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
analyze how style and content contribute to the
persuasiveness of a text
determine two or more themes or main ideas of
a text
create an organization that logically sequences
claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.1112.6
RL or N/A
RI
W
W.1112.1a
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
Y
analyze how style and content contribute to the
persuasiveness of a text
determine two or more themes or main ideas of
a text
create an organization that logically sequences
claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence
synthesize comments, claims, and evidence
made on all sides of an issue
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.1112.6
RL or N/A
RI
W
W.1112.1a
SL SL.1112.1d
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
Y
N
analyze how style and content contribute to the
persuasiveness of a text
determine two or more themes or main ideas of
a text
create an organization that logically sequences
claims, counterclaims, reasons, and evidence
synthesize comments, claims, and evidence
made on all sides of an issue
determine and explain the tone of a text
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
RI
RI.1112.6
RL or N/A
RI
W
W.1112.1a
SL SL.1112.1d
RL or N/A
RI
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive
adverb) to link two or more closely related
independent clauses
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
L.910.
2a
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive
adverb) to link two or more closely related
independent clauses
compare and contrast major and minor
characters in a literary text
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
L.910.
2a
RL
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive
adverb) to link two or more closely related
independent clauses
compare and contrast major and minor
characters in a literary text
develop claims and counterclaims fairly
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CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
L.910.
2a
RL
N/A
W
W.910.1b
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
Y
use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive
adverb) to link two or more closely related
independent clauses
compare and contrast major and minor
characters in a literary text
develop claims and counterclaims fairly
analyze how complex characters advance the
plot of a literary text
R/ELA.EEA.2012.©MSDE
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
L.910.
2a
RL
N/A
W
RL
W.910.1b
RL.910.3
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Grades 9-12
Activity #1
Understanding the Standards
Y/N Student outcome: The student will…
4/8/2015
Y
N
Y
use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive
adverb) to link two or more closely related
independent clauses
compare and contrast major and minor
characters in a literary text
develop claims and counterclaims fairly
CCSS CCSS
Strand Code/
N/A
L
L.910.
2a
RL
N/A
W
Y
analyze how complex characters advance the
plot of a literary text
RL
N
predict the contributions of text features (e.g.,
sidebars, time lines, charts, subheadings, etc.) to
the meaning of a text
RI
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RL.910.3
N/A
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
And the discovery is…
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Let’s talk!
• At your tables, brainstorm
some takeaways about the
CCSS from this activity.
• Record your ideas on chart
paper.
• Be prepared to share with
the large group.
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Let’s share!
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Understanding and Integrating the Common Core State
Standards for English Language Arts
Ok, so I’m
beginning to get a
sense of what these
standards mean.
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But I still need
some help
understanding
how they fit
together?
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
To be aligned to the CCSS
for ELA, instruction should
reflect an integrated approach
to the four strands.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Integration is implicit in the CCSS for ELA.
Reading Literature: Standard 1
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Integration is implicit in the CCSS for ELA.
Reading Literature: Standard 1
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Integration is implicit in the CCSS for ELA.
Reading Literature: Standard 1
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.
RL.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text
complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Integration is implicit in the CCSS for ELA.
Reading Literature: Standard 1
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.
RL.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text
complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Integration is implicit in the CCSS for ELA.
Reading Literature: Standard 1
RL.6.1: Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what
the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.
RL.6.10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text
complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
RL.6.2-RL.6.9: These standards provide the purpose for the analysis.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Modeled in the CCSC Frameworks,
Units, and Lessons




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Integration of standards within
a strand
Integration of Maryland’s
School Library Media (MD
SLM) and Technology
Literacy (MD TL) Standards
Integration among standards in
the 4 strands
Integration within unit and
lesson models
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
And now, welcome to the
Maryland premiere of…
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
“Integrating the Standards”
A CCSS reality show in which
participants are challenged to
rethink planning and delivery of
instruction in ELA!
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
“Integrating the Standards”
Which group will
demonstrate the best
integration of the
standards included in the
“basket”?
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
“Integrating the Standards”
Remove the colored sheet of paper assigned to your
group from your “basket.”
Read the set of standards carefully.
Your group will have 15 minutes to
create a lesson that integrates all of
these standards.
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
“Integrating the Standards”
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Let’s Jigsaw!
• Form groups of mixed “baskets.”
• Assume the role of expert, and share your group’s lesson.
• Discuss the implications of this activity for your school
team’s professional development planning.
• Be prepared to share some thoughts and ideas
with the large group.
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Integrating the Standards
Understanding and Integrating the Standards
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Integrating the Standards
Understanding and Integrating the Standards
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Integrating the Standards
Understanding and Integrating the Standards
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Understanding and Integrating the Standards
Integrating the Standards
Model Content Framework Chart for Grade 3
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ELA EEA Day 1, Session 3
Session Closure: 3-2-1
3:
Describe 3 ways in which the information and activities in this
session will help teachers make strategic and informed choices.
2: Describe 2 ideas or points from this session that you plan to explore
further to help teachers make strategic and informed choices.
1: Describe 1 idea or point from this session that you think is critical for
planning professional development for your school.
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Educator Effectiveness Academy
English Language Arts
Homework for Day 2
Please read the following two documents for tomorrow. You
will find them in your binder in the section for Day 2.
• The handout titled, “A Guide to Creating Text Dependent
Questions for Close Analytic Reading”
• The close reading lesson model for
• Grade 4 or
• Grade 7 or
• Grade 11
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