Take a BITE out of the Common Core! ISLMA 2012 Chicago Public Schools Dorsey Chambers - CPS Dept. of Libraries Natalie Kendall - Horace Greeley Elementary Connie Amon – Galileo Scholastic Academy

Common Core Shifts Read like a detective, write like a reporter Emphasis on Nonfiction - students are currently reading non- fiction only 7% of the time. CCSS suggests that Informational Text needs to be 50% of the texts used in classrooms and libraries Personal narratives and opinion writing have been valued in education but now, the emphasis is on writing an argument based on the text/research Creating sound persuasive arguments with evidence and citing the text for arguments New focus on poetry K – 12 Read and comprehend informational text in content areas

Sample Kindergarten Unit

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Common Core State Standards Appendix B: samples from Grades 6-8 Text Exemplars Stories Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time Paterson, Katherine. The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks Sutcliff, Rosemary. Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad Drama Goodrich, Frances and Albert Hackett. The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play Poetry Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Whitman, Walt. “O Captain! My Captain!” Carroll, Lewis. “Jabberwocky.” Informational Texts…………………………………… Adams, John. “Letter on Thomas Jefferson.” Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave, Written by Himself Grades K-2 exemplars include headings: Read Aloud Poetry Read Aloud Stories and Read Aloud Informational Text

Vertical Articulation Common Core Curriculum Maps Appendix B Text Exemplar Headings Lexiles With Rigor for All by Carol Jago Readicide by Kelly Gallagher

2012 CPS Recommended Purchasing Lists Aligned to Common Core Standards

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