UNPACKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COMMON CORE STATE

UNPACKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS By Illinois State Board of Education English Language Arts Content Area Specialists

PURPOSES/OUTCOMES Understand overall structure and layout of the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Engage in processes and activities that may be utilized in your school or district.

Kathleen Mc. Neary Area IA Erik Iwersen Area I-BB, BC, BD Amy Robinson Area I-C Jill Brown Area II Katy Sykes Area III and IV Kathi Rhodus Area V and VI

Knowledge of Language Conventions of Standard English Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Comprehension and Collaboration Range of Writing Research to Build Knowledge Writing Strand Speaking and Listening Strand Vocabulary Acquisition and Use http: //www. education. ohio. gov/ Production and Distribution of Writing Reading Strand Text Types and Purposes Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Craft and Structure Key Ideas and Details English Language Arts Common Core Standards Language Strand

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER 1. Pick a GRADE LEVEL and read the Standards vertically for that grade. What resonates with you? What’s the same? What is different? 2. Pick a STANDARD and read that Standard horizontally across the K-12 continuum. What do you notice? BB

12 TH GRADE TEMPLATE

Illinois State Board of Education/SSOS English Language Arts Content Specialists Team/Summer Regional Conference

WEBB’S DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK)

YOUR TURN: UNPACKING THE STANDARDS Illinois State Board of Education/SSOS English Language Arts Content Specialists Team/Summer Regional Conference 1. Analyze what students to know (nouns), and 2. be able to do (verbs) to demonstrate mastery of this standard. 3. Classify these items under columns 2 or 3 Column 2 – lower level thinking skills Column 3 – higher level thinking skills

4. Reflect on the similarities and differences to your current curriculum. (4 th column) 5. Consider the support needed to implement this standard with fidelity. (bottom of template) Illinois State Board of Education/SSOS English Language Arts Content Specialists Team/Summer Regional Conference

Unpacking Discoveries!

CONTACT INFORMATION Dr. Amy Robinson arobinson@dupage. k 12. il. us Katy Sykes ksykes@i-kan. org