So these aren't essential questions, what should we call them? Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 11, 2013, at 11:09 PM, "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]> wrote: > No. The anchor standard is the ultimate goal. What kids need to be college > and career ready. The grade level standards represent a progression to > achieve the anchor. > Example : here's an anchor standard- > > Corresponding College and Career Readiness (CCR) Anchor Standard > > 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make > logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or > speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. > > Then here's a third,fifth and seventh grade standard related to it- > Third- 1. Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, > referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. > > Fifth- 1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says > explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. > > Seventh- 1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of > what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. > > Note how the demands increase over the grades but all lead to achievement of > the anchor standard > > On Jul 11, 2013, at 4:13 PM, "Barbara Frerichs" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > When you speak of the anchor standard is that the highest level if each grade > level standard? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 4, 2013, at 8:54 PM, "Palmer, Jennifer" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > All at once...I believe that refers to the major instructional shifts > required by Common Core. You can't take on too many changes at once. > > Many of the teachers in my buildings are integrating social studies and > science content into language arts instruction, organizing thematic units > around essential questions. The idea behind common core--going deeper--and > creating connections across texts--happens more easily in thematic units. > > Anchor standards--- they are k-12--- and the grade specific standards are > drawn from those. > > It's so interesting to see how different people read and interpret these > standards differently. Some feel long texts are discouraged--others short > text. I think it's all texts-- but more reading across several types of texts > on the same topic--and requiring student to read and integrate ideas from all > of them. Texts now include visual texts like video clips--audio clips like > podcasts---so you perhaps read a novel that has the Holocaust as subject > matter, see video clips related to survivor stories, read an article... And > then students integrate content from all--- > Much nonfiction written for younger readers is literary---think Magic School > Bus-- etc > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:25 PM, > "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > I have been reading the book Pathways to the Common Core. > I have lots of questions from the book. I'd love to hear your ideas. I > don't think you need to have read the book to have ideas about the answers. > I'm not yet done with the book, so maybe some of my questions will be > answered as I continue to read. > 1. The book repeatedly states that it is not possible to take on all the > CCSS at once. I'm not sure what "at once" means. In one lesson? In one > month? In one school year? I get the impression as I continue to read that > all standards (for that grade level) must be worked on in one school year. > 2. The book suggests that students need one hour a day for writing and 90 > minutes a day for reading. The book only infrequently mentions specific > grade levels. Since I teach a 100 minute block that is ELA AND social > studies, what can you suggest for me? I don't see how I have enough time. I > don't think ten minutes of reading in one class, and ten minutes of reading > in another, plus 30 minutes of reading in my class, plus 20 minutes of > reading in another class ... adds up to the same as 90 minutes all at once. > Is it necessary for the time to be all together? Is there a minimum of time > in one sitting that can count as reading? I don't think reading today's > objective and homework assignment on the board counts in any way as reading. > Plus since the book seems to discourage reading tiny excerpts to gain > meaning, it seems longer chunks of text will be required reading. What do > the rest of you think about both ideas? > > 3. What is the difference between anchor standards and just plain standards? > > 4. Does the CCSS place an emphasis on literary nonfiction? Is literary > nonfiction that same as narrative nonfiction. I ask because I think most > nonfiction is NOT literary. > I have many more questions, but I think this is more than enough in one > e-mail. I'm not expecting anyone to have answers to all these questions, but > anything you can help me with would be great. Thanks! > Jan > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
