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Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12
How to Meet the Common Core State Standards with Lessons from the Classroom
- Vicky Giouroukakis - Molloy College
- Maureen Connolly - Mineola Public School District
Foreword by Kenneth Lindblom
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English/Language Arts (Middle/High School) | Learning Styles | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
English/Language Arts (Middle/High School) | Learning Styles | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
September 2012 | 240 pages | Corwin
Design effective lessons for Grades 6û12, aligned to the CCSSIf you want to revamp your secondary English Language Arts curriculum to reflect the Common Core State Standards, this book is the perfect resource. The authors move the implementation of the CCSS for ELA from the abstract to the concrete by providing adaptable, exemplar lesson plans in each of the CCSS strands: reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Each lesson template includes:Intended grade level band, timeline, and the type of student writing involvedConnections to supporting theory, including the Backwards Design modelVariations to differentiate lessons for diverse student populationsWays to link the lesson to technology and service learningReproducible handouts
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: How to Use This Book
1. Laying the Foundation: An Overview
Part I: Reading
2. The Benefits of CCSS for the Teaching of Reading
3. Reading Lessons from the Field
Part II: Writing
4. The Benefits of CCSS for the Teaching of Writing
5. Writing Lessons from the Field
Part III: Speaking and Listening
6. The Benefits of CCSS for the Teaching of Speaking and Listening
7. Speaking and Listening Lessons from the Field
Part IV: Language
8. The Benefits of CCSS for Language
9. Language Lessons from the Field
10. Raising the Roof: Collaboration Beyond the School Building
References
Index
Supplements
Companion Web Site
This companion website will provide you with handouts related to the lessons presented in Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6–12: How to Meet the Common Core State Standards with Lessons from the Classroom. In addition, you will find several examples of student work. We chose these samples to represent a range of student ability from those in an academic intervention program to those in Advanced Placement classes.
This companion website will provide you with handouts related to the lessons presented in Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6–12: How to Meet the Common Core State Standards with Lessons from the Classroom. In addition, you will find several examples of student work. We chose these samples to represent a range of student ability from those in an academic intervention program to those in Advanced Placement classes.
CCSS were not approved in Texas.
English Dept, University Of Texas-El Paso
August 18, 2014
Shows high-impact lesson directly aligned to the Common Core
Middle Grades Education, Northern Kentucky University
February 27, 2014
