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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS FOR YOUR COMMON CORE ELA CLASSROOM
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Page 1: 6 Instructional Shifts for your Common Core ELA Classroom

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Page 2: 6 Instructional Shifts for your Common Core ELA Classroom

INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Build Knowledge in various Disciplines

Teach Students to build knowledge aboutthe world (domains/content area) throughTEXT.

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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Balance Informational & Literary Texts

Teach students with a balanced curriculumof grade appropriate informational andliterary texts.

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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Develop Students' Academic Vocabulary

Expose students to challenging languagedotted with academic vocabulary.Spiral 'like content' in multiple texts.

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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Prepare Students for Complex Texts

Introduce students to higher levels of 'grade-appropriate' text complexity.Teach students to compare and analyzepaired texts.

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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Teach Writing from Source

Introduce close-reading sessions.Teach students to draw evidence from thetext and make textual-arguments.Conduct short research projects.

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INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTSFOR YOUR COMMON COREELA CLASSROOM

Teach to Create Text-Based Answers

Ask text-dependent questions.Encourage students to cite evidence fromthe text.Encourage text-based conversations.