Region 5 CCRS Quarterly Meeting #2 Recap:

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CCRS Implementation Team Resources 2014-2015

Appendix B of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in 

History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects contains annotated writing samples to illustrate the criteria required to meet the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for particular types of writing—argument, informative/explanatory text, and narrative—in each grade. The samples, which are actual writings from Grades K-12 students who attended school in a number of states and districts across the country, should be a valuable resource in interpreting the level of writing demanded by the standards.(page 104)

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2013 Alabama ELA Course of Study

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Curriculum Guide to the Alabama Course of Study: ELA K-12

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Achieve the Core Basal Alignment

Grades 3–5

What it is: A collection of replacement lessons for the most commonly used basal readers.

How to use it: Use these high-quality, Common Core-aligned questions and materials
with your existing textbook.

How it's organized: Lessons are organized by grade level and listed under the title of the

basal reader with which they are used.

Fisher and Frey's Text-Dependent Questions article:

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Text-Dependent Questions

Collaborating to Review Student Work Video:

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Teaching Channel Video: Collaborating to Review Student Work

Don't Forget your Take It Back!  

*Share the 4-step process for analyzing student work with your colleagues.

*Co-create text-dependent questions using text from a classroom lesson.

*Teach the lesson incorporating the text-dependent questions.

*Use the 4-step process to sort student work with your colleagues.

*Bring back student work samples and be prepared to share your learning.

Next CCRS Quarterly Meeting: Tuesday, February 10, 2015

CCRS Implementation Team Survey ~ Quarterly Meeting #2 ~ November 2014

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