ELA SI Pathways to the CCSS 2012 (6-20)

Pathways to the Common Core

Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, Christopher Lehman

Participants will engage in an activity to build their understanding of the CCR Anchor Standards for Reading using a text.

Understanding the CCR Anchor Standards for Reading with

What Can a Small Bird Be? by the Character Education Teen Residency Project Participants

Key Ideas and Details Cluster

• What the text says

• Students read for meaning across a story

Key Ideas and Details Cluster

1. Review R.CCR.1 in the Participant Notes.

2. As you reread about courage, look for key details in the text.

3. Recount what happens in the text with your partner.

Key Ideas and Details Cluster

1. Review R.CCR.2 and R.CCR.3 in your Participant Notes.

2. What is this story beginning to be about?

Craft and Structure Cluster

• How the text says it

• Craft, structure, and meaning are interconnected

Craft and Structure Cluster1. Review R.CCR.4-6 in your Participant Notes.

2. Questions to consider with a partner:

• Which words contribute to the story’s meaning and tone?

• How do portions of this text relate to each other and the whole?

• How does point of view shape the content and style?

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Cluster

• Students develop tools to think across text sets

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Cluster

• Review R.CCR.7 and 9

• What texts (including diverse media and formats) could you consider alongside What Can a Small Bird Be?, to deepen your understanding and thinking?

I used to think _______, but now I know __________.

Using Stixy:

Create a sticky note about a particular standard or cluster that makes new sense to you.

BREAK

Standards Lead to Shifts

Can you find two standards that support each of the shifts?

Place the shift number next to the CCR Anchor standard.