RCS ELA Common Core and Essential Standards Training Grade 4

RCS ELARCS ELACommon Core and Common Core and

Essential Essential Standards Standards TrainingTrainingGrade 4Grade 4

August 16, 2012Presenters:

Katie Eller (keller@randolph.k12.nc.us)Angela Harris (aharris@randolph.k12.nc.us)

AgendaAgenda• Introduction to RCS Integrated ELA Pacing Guide• Randolph County Connected Literacy

Expectations• Year at a Glance• A Closer Look at Unit One – (Changes Over Time)• Assessment Updates• RCS Revised High Frequency and Spelling Lists

RCS Integrated ELA RCS Integrated ELA Pacing GuidesPacing Guides

• Organized by ELA Units of Studyo First Quarter – 1 unito Second and Third Quarter – 2 units eacho Fourth Quarter – 1 unit

• Literacy strands/subjects by colors

• All Science/Social Studies/Information-Technology and Healthful Living Standards included (no curriculum cards)

• Most standards are bold/Clarifying objectives are not bold

• Some objectives are spiraled.

Let’s take a closer look!

RCS Connected RCS Connected Literacy ExpectationsLiteracy Expectations

Connected LiteracyWhole Group/

Shared Reading/Read Aloud

Guided Reading

Writer’s Workshop

Word Study and Vocabulary

Independent Reading

Year at a GlanceYear at a Glance• The Comprehension Toolkit• Jan Richardson Strategies• Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing

A Closer Look at A Closer Look at Unit OneUnit One

• Overview• Unit Goals• Learning Targets• Essential Questions• Performance Task• Suggested Learning Experiences• Unit Materials and Resources• Vocabulary• Other Resources/Hyperlinks

Create a Graphic Organizer

• Use page 7 of Unit 1 to:o Create a Graphic Organizer about your book/excerpto Fill in as many of the categories as you cano Gallery Walk

Assessment UpdatesAssessment Updates• Writing Assessments

• Grades 3-5o Only 3 samples will be required for the writing portfolio beginning in

2012-2013.

  3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade

Unit One/Quarter One

Baseline 2-day Writing Assessment (Required for RTI)

Launching Writers’ Workshop

Narrative focusSample #1

(Narrative – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)

Due by the end of 1st Quarter

Baseline 2-day Writing Assessment (Required for RTI)

Launching Writers’ Workshop

Narrative focusSample #1

(Narrative – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)

Due by the end of 1st Quarter

Baseline 2-day Writing Assessment (Required for RTI)

Launching Writers’ Workshop

Info/Explanatory focusSample #1

(Info/Explanatory – linked to the Performance Task)

Due by the end of 1st Quarter

Unit Two/Quarter Two

Informative/Explanatory focus

Informative/Explanatory focus

Opinion focus

Unit Three/Quarter Two

Informative/Explanatory focus

Sample #2(Informative/

Explanatory – may link to performance task in

unit 3)Due by the end of 2nd

Quarter

Informative/Explanatory focus

Sample #2(Informative/

Explanatory – linked to Unit Goals under

Writing)Due by the end of 2nd

Quarter

Opinion focusSample #2

(Opinion – On Demand)Due by the end of 2nd

Quarter

Unit Four/Quarter Three

Opinion FocusSample #3

Opinion – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)

Due by the end of 3rd Quarter

Opinion FocusSample #3

(Opinion – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)

Due by the end of 3rd Quarter

Narrative focusSample #3

(Narrative – linked to the performance task)

Due by the end of 3rd Quarter

Quarter Four Additional writing goals will be taught in quarter 4 according to the ELA Unit pacing guide.

Let’s Talk!• THINK: Think back to a character from your

book/excerpt. Do any of the character’s experiences remind you of an experience from your own life?

• WRITE: Briefly describe your common experience on a sticky note.

• PAIR SHARE: Share your sticky note with your partner. Find text evidence that supports how your experience was similar to the character’s. Flag it in your book.

New RCS Word ListsNew RCS Word ListsHigh Frequency Words Phonics/Word Study Focus

Students use in their writing

Use word wall strategies

5 per week or as oddballs during phonics sorts

Use spelling inventory results to determine starting point

Focus on one word study principle (short a)

Sort words/pictures

• Common Core Standards and RCS Suggested Word Study Sequence (K-5)

• Why Word Study Matters

Differentiate!Differentiate!

Let’s Practice!Let’s Practice!

Additional Additional Word Study ResourcesWord Study Resources

Words Their Way: Word Study in Action

(video tutorials, assessment, and ELL tips)

Word Study Books

Dramatization/Fluency using Poetry

• Choose one of the poems from this unit to read and discuss with a partner.

• How does it fit the theme of the unit?

• Perform the poem as a duet with a partner at your table.

VocabularyVocabulary

K-5 Wiki•http://randolphk-5instruction.wikispaces.com/

Grade 3 Readers Notebook Sample from Jan Richardson•http://www.janrichardsonguidedreading.com/resources-1

•NC Wise Owl - Your Google Alternative http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/elementary/index.htm

44thth Grade Resources Grade Resources and Linksand Links

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Bio-Poem ~ Part 1• Write a bio-poem about yourself

• Use the construction paper and any other supplies to create an example to share with your students

• Bio-Poem format

• Look at Part 2 (page 9)

Ticket Out the DoorTicket Out the Door• What are you most excited about?

• What burning question do you have?