Transcript Transitioning to the new MA Curriculum Frameworks in ELA

The Literate High School Student:
The Common Core State Standards for
ELA and Literacy
Theresa Craig, Susan Wheltle, and Paul Zinni
CONNECT Conference
April 13,2011
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Topics
New
ELA and Literacy
Curriculum
Framework
Incorporating the
Common Core State
Standards
• Intent
• College and Career
Readiness Standards
• Literacy as a Shared
Responsibility
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Primary Intent
The New ELA/Literacy Curriculum
Framework, comprised primarily of
the Common Core State Standards,
was written explicitly to define the
knowledge and skills that students
must master to be college and career
ready by the end of high school.
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What is the College and Career Ready
Threshold In ELA/Literacy?
• There is a set of broad, College and Career
Ready Standards for each of the areas of
reading, writing, speaking/listening, and
language. They anchor grade-specific
standards in each of those areas.
• The CCR Standards, working in tandem with
the high school (9-12) standards, define the
CCR threshold.
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Links between Reading and Writing
CCR Reading Standard 10:
Read and comprehend complex literary and
informational text independently and proficiently.
CCR Reading Standard 6:
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the
content and style of a text.
CCR Writing Standard 9:
Draw evidence from literary and informational texts
to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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Distinct Purposes for Writing
CCR Writing Standard 1:
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of
substantive topics or texts.
CCR Reading Standard 2:
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine
and convey complex ideas and information.
CCR Writing Standard 3:
Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events.
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Shared Responsibility for Literacy
• Literacy in History/Social Studies
Grades 11-12, #6: Evaluate authors’ differing points
of view on the same historical event or issue by
assessing the authors’ claims, reasoning, and
evidence.
• Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects
Grades 11-12, #6: Analyze the author’s purpose in
providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or
discussing an experiment in a text, identifying
important issues that remain unresolved.
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Links Between Research and Discourse
CCR Writing Standard 8:
Gather information from multiple print and digital
sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of
each source, and integrate the information while
avoiding plagiarism.
CCR Speaking and Listening Standard 4:
Present information, evidence, and a line of
reasoning appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.
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Looking Ahead
• Districts will make changes from 2011 to 2013
and should have curriculum and instruction
fully aligned to the new frameworks by the
beginning of the 2013-2014 school year
• Pending its successful development,
Massachusetts will transition from MCAS to the
Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for
College and Career (PARCC) for ELA and math
in 2014-2015
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We’re Not Alone: States that have
adopted the Common Core Standards
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota (ELA/Literacy only), Mississippi,
Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah,
Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Continuing Updates
• The 2011 ELA and Literacy Framework and
presentations on the standards are available at
http://www.doe.mass.edu/candi/commoncore
• Please check this site regularly for additional resources
and updates on professional development.
Susan Wheltle
Director of Literacy and Humanities
781-338-6239
[email protected]
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