Cracking the Common Core [electronic resource] : Choosing and Using Texts in Grades 6-12

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, William E.

Contributor:

Walpole, Sharon.

McKenna, Michael C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Language arts (Secondary)--Curricula--United States.

Language arts (Secondary)--Standards--United States.

English language--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Composition and exercises--United States.

English language.

Language arts (Secondary).

Language arts (Secondary)--Standards.

Local Subjects:

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Language arts (Secondary)--Curricula--United States.

Language arts (Secondary)--Standards--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Other Title:

Cracking the Common Core

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Publications, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book guides teachers in grades 6-12 to strategically combine a variety of texts--including literature, informational texts, and digital sources--to meet their content-area goals and the demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It presents clear-cut ways to analyze text complexity, design challenging text sets, and help students get the most out of what they read. Provided are practical instructional ideas for building background knowledge, promoting engagement, incorporating discussion and text-based writing, and teaching research skills. Appendices offer sample unit plans

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Embracing the Common Core; A Brief Description of the CCSS Initiative; Why Embrace the Standards?; Necessary Changes Related to the Standards; The CCSS: Their Format and Implications for Instruction; Chapter 2. Understanding Adolescent Readers; The Scope of the Challenge; Defining Adolescent Literacy; A Time of Change; Motivating Adolescents to Read; Take-Away Suggestions; Chapter 3. Understanding Challenging Texts; Seminal Works in the Disciplines

Quantitative Measures of Text DifficultyQualitative Measures of Text Difficulty; Readers and Texts; A Possible Process for Choosing and Using Texts; Final Thoughts; Chapter 4. Designing Challenging Text Sets; An Expanded Understanding of Content-Area Texts; A Word about "Texts"; Text Representation Theory; Building Background Knowledge through Intertextual Connections; The Quad Text Set in Action: An Example from ELA; The Quad Text Set in Action: An Example from History/Social Studies; The Quad Text Set in Action: An Example from Science; Final Thoughts

Chapter 5. Building Background KnowledgeWhat Is Background Knowledge and How Do We Get It?; Moving to Instruction; Teaching Technical Vocabulary; Strategies for Previewing; Incorporating Writing; Final Thoughts; Chapter 6. Supporting Students during Reading; Choosing a Stance for Adolescent Readers; Recent Large-Scale Efforts; Rationale for Collaboration; Reading Guides; Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies; Reciprocal Teaching; Jigsawed Text Sets; Making Accommodations; Final Thoughts; Chapter 7. Implementing High-Quality Discussions after Reading; Common Core Requirements for Discussion

Characteristics of an Effective DiscussionWho's in Control?; Reciprocal Questioning; Reciprocal Teaching; Questioning the Author; Collaborative Reasoning; Discussion Web; Devil's Advocate; Final Thoughts; Chapter 8. Text-Based Writing to Support Understanding; Barriers to Text-Based Writing; Why Text-Based Writing-and Why Me?; Writing Activities That Work; Summary Writing; Argumentative Writing; Final Thoughts; Chapter 9. Research in the Content Areas; A Short History of Research in the Content Areas; "Real Research"; Data Collection Tools; Data Analysis Tools; Data Evaluation Tools

Data Sharing ToolsA Word about Collaboration as a Tool of Inquiry; Final Thoughts; Chapter 10. Leading for Change; Changing or Tweaking; Barriers; Creating a Specific Vision; Gathering the Resources Your Vision Demands; Final Thoughts: Making It All Make Sense; Appendix 1. Text Set Examples from English Language Arts; Appendix 2. Text Set Examples from History/Social Studies; Appendix 3. Text Set Examples from Science; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4625-1318-2

OCLC:

863672847