Slide 1Close Reading Modeling Method: Example Tasks for K-5 Created by Content Area Specialists for Illinois State Board of Education Slide 2 Objectives Discuss Text Complexity…
Slide 1 Text Complexity From: Slide 2 Goals: To acquire an understanding of how books are labeled as “Complex Texts” (by the writers of the Common Core State Standards).…
Slide 1 Determining Text Complexity: The Model in Action For illustrative purposes, let’s choose Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Slide 2 A Four-step Process:…
2013-2014 ELA Kick-Off Meeting What you need: ELA Sample Plan for the Year (new COMPLETE copies just arrivedâ¦) ELA Resource Pages (by sign in sheet) 1 WHAT are we doing?…