8S kesources to Support Instrucnon- kead|ng

8S LLA Curr|cu|um Gu|de 2012

1hls foundauon semng documenL ouLllnes Lhe shls ln lnsLrucuonal pracuce, essenual componenLs of readlng
lnsLrucuon and provldes a sLrucLure for supporung uered lnsLrucuon and LLLs
8S Student Learn|ng Cutcomes & CCSS L|teracy Learn|ng 1argets
1he sLudenL learnlng ouLcomes and llLeracy learnlng LargeL documenLs are Lwo essenual Lools for Leachers. 1he
learnlng LargeLs ouLllne Lhe essenual learnlngs based on Lhe CCSS and MACl sLandards. 1hese learnlng LargeLs are
documenLed ln Lhe sLudenL learnlng ouLcomes whlch ouLllne Lhe unlLs of sLudy where each of Lhe sLandards are
emphaslzed.
1eachers Gu|de to Meenng the CCSS w|th kead|ng Street 2008
1hls useful Lool provldes and allgnmenL of Lhe CCSS Lo Lhe grade level conLenL ln !"#$%&' )*+""*, 1hls supporL wlll
help gulde Leachers Lo essenual lessons LhaL supporL lnsLrucuon ln each of Lhe anchor sLandards. lf your CS has
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8S Curr|cu|um Map, Instrucnona| Supports & Grade Leve| L|teracy kesources
1hese Lhree documenLs make up Lhe lnsLrucuonal core for Leachers. 1he currlculum maps provlde a week by week
overvlew for lnsLrucuonal emphasls. 1he maps lnclude weekly open response quesuons LhaL are allgned Lo CCSS
and have been peer revlewed by SLudenL AchlevemenL arLners. 1he grade level llLeracy resources ls an elecLronlc
blnder of Lools and houses Lhe 2012 close readlng lesson plans. 1he revlsed verslons of Lhe closer readlng plans are
below.
8S C|ose kead|ng Lesson |ans
1hese lesson plans are an essenual componenL of 1ler l core lnsLrucuon ln 8S. 1hese lessons were developed by
8S and were nauonally revlewed by SLudenL AchlevemenL arLners. 1he lesson plans brlng !"#$%&' )*+""* -../
lnLo allgnmenL wlLh CCSS expecLauons.
CCSS A||gned rofess|ona| Deve|opment Modu|es C|ose kead|ng Lesson |ans
rofesslonal developmenL modules ready Lo use ln lndlvldual and group semngs. Lach module lncludes faclllLaLor's
lnsLrucuons, presenLauons, vldeo segmenLs, and hands-on acuvlues.
CCSS A||gned Look Ior Gu|des
1hese Lools provlde speclc guldance for whaL Lhe CCSS for LLA / LlLeracy and MaLhemaucs look llke ln plannlng
and pracuce. 1hey are deslgned as developmenLal Lools for Leachers and Lhose who supporL Leachers. 1hese Lools
can be used for Leacher self-reecuon, peer-Lo-peer observauon and feedback or lnsLrucuonal coachlng/supporL.
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8S kesources to Support Instrucnon- Wr|nng
8S Wr|nng Gu|de 2012
1hls foundauon semng documenL ouLllnes Lhe core componenLs of a wrlung unlL allgned Lo Lhe expecLauons of
CCSS. lL ouLllnes key dlsLrlcL resources for wrlung lnsLrucuon.
8S Student Learn|ng Cutcomes & CCSS L|teracy Learn|ng 1argets
1he sLudenL learnlng ouLcomes and llLeracy learnlng LargeL documenLs are Lwo essenual Lools for Leachers. 1he
learnlng LargeLs ouLllne Lhe essenual learnlngs based on Lhe CCSS and MACl sLandards. 1hese learnlng LargeLs are
documenLed ln Lhe sLudenL learnlng ouLcomes whlch ouLllne Lhe unlLs of sLudy where each of Lhe sLandards are
emphaslzed.
8S Wr|nng Cverv|ews by Grade Span
1hls guldlng map provldes a year long overvlew of conLenL based wrlung ln Soclal SLudles and Sclence.
8S Wr|nng Genre Cverv|ew
1he Wrlung Cenre Cvervlew provldes Leachers wlLh speclc feaLures Lo be LaughL wlLhln each unlL. 1eams of
Leachers may use Lhe gulde Lo consLrucL wrlung unlLs.
8S Wr|nng Mentor 1exts k-S
1hls resource provldes a llsL of menLor LexLs by grade level LhaL provlde LexLs LhaL supporL lmmerslon ln Lhe Lhree
LexL Lypes. (ArgumenL, narrauve and lnformauonal)
8S Un|t |ann|ng 1emp|ates
1he below LemplaLe ls deslgned for a wrlung unlL LhaL ls approxlmaLely slx-weeks long. 1he unlL should conLaln aL
leasL Lhree opporLunlues for sLudenLs Lo move Lhrough Lhe wrlung process. SLudenLs wlll need repeaLed pracuce ln
order Lo lncorporaLe Leacher feedback. Lach unlL beglns wlLh ume Lo lnLroduce Lhe LexL Lype and genre. uurlng Lhls
ume, sLudenLs should be lmmersed ln menLor LexLs ln order Lo galn famlllarlLy. Whlle Leachlng Lhe cra and
language feaLures ouLllned ln Lhe Wrlung Cenre Cvervlew reference Lhe menLor LexLs sLudenLs have already
experlenced. use Lhe currlculum maps creaLed for each grade level Lo ldenufy Lhe scope and sequence as well as
wrlung Lasks allgned Lo soclal sLudles and sclence conLenL sLandards.
CCSS A||gned Wr|nng kubr|cs
1hese rubrlcs provlde sLudenLs and Lhelr Leachers wlLh Lhe Lools Lhey need Lo develop and hone Lhelr skllls as
wrlLers. 1he MCAS, A8CC and 8S rubrlcs are each deslgned Lo provlde feedback on areas of sLrengLh ln sLudenL
wrlung and areas LhaL sull need furLher developmenL. 1he Lools are allgned Lo Lhe CCSS and MACl and should be
used regularly so LhaL sLudenLs have a clear undersLandlng of Lhe quallues Lhelr wrlung needs.
1est 1ak|ng as a Genre: Demysnfy|ng the MCAS for Students
1he uemysufylng Lhe MCAS for SLudenLs ls a sLudy ln LesL Laklng as a genre. lL conLalns a wealLh of resources on
everyLhlng from Lhe formaL of Lhe assessmenL Lo mlnl-lessons focused on orlenung your sLudenLs Lo Lhe LesL. lL
also provldes valuable sLraLegles for lnLerpreung Lhe open response prompLs and documenung Leachers
observauons of sLudenL behavlors ln Lhelr wrlung.
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