Jacksonville State In-Service Center July 2012

A Little Clarification about Common Core Acronyms To be clear, they are pretty much one of the same. CC: Common Core CCSS: Common Core State Standards CCRS: College and Career Readiness Standards ALCOS: Alabama Course of Study ▫The 2010 ALCOS standards equal the CCSS plus a few added standards.

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A Few More… The CCSS create a staircase of increasing text complexity, so that students are expected to both develop their skills and apply them to more complex text. Full implementation of the ELA ALCOS begin in the school year. Fiction and literature are still emphasized and include classic myths and stories from around the world, America’s founding documents, American lit., and Shakespeare. Additional selections are state and/or local decisions.

Some Good News to Share… Moving Up….Alabama is now 25th in education system. Alabama ranks 4th in nation in improving graduate rate. Alabama has highest recorded graduation rate ever. Alabama is 1st in nation in gain in 4th reading “Every child a graduate, every graduate prepared.” Dr. Bice / Vision 2010

2010 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts The ELA content standards are based on and include all standards in the 2010 CCSS as well as supplemental content designed to strengthen the standards for Alabama’s students. The goal of the 2010 ELA COS is for all students to achieve English language literacy in order to be college and career ready. The 2010 ELA Task Force included all Common Core State Standards and added content from the 2007 Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts. Some standards from the CCSS were altered or moved from one grade to another in the senior high grades to align with the history being studied in Alabama social studies courses. ALSDE

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Where We Want To Be Students who are college and career ready … Demonstrate independence Build strong content knowledge Respond to varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline Comprehend as well as critique Use technology and digital media strategically and capably Understand other perspectives and cultures Value Evidence ALSDE

NovDecJanFebMarApMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarApMayJunJulAugJanFeb ELA Develop Phase I Phase I ELA Deliver Phase I ELA Develop Phase II ELA Deliver Phase II ELA Develop Phase III and Deliver PD on Additional Topics—Building Capacity, Content Analysis, Local Curriculum Guides, etc MarapMayJunJulAugSepOcNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct ELA Develop Phase II Implementation of 2010 ELA Standards ELA Development Phase III and Deliver PD on Additional Topics-Building Capacity Content Analysis, Local Curriculum Guides, etc. 14 Timeline for Preparation for the ELA Course of Study ALSDE

Anchor Standards Were Developed For… Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Language

KINDERGARTEN Students will: Reading Standards for Literature Key Ideas and Details 1.With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. [RL.K.1] a.Make prediction to determine main idea and anticipate an ending. 2.With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. [RL.K.2] 3.With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. [RL.K.3] Content Standards Content Standard Identifiers Subcategory Strand ALSDE

CCR Anchor Standards for Reading (page 9) There are 10 CCR Standards for Reading arranged into the following subcategories. Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity ALSDE

CCR Anchor Standards for Writing (page 10) There are 10 CCR Standards for Writing arranged into the following subcategories. Text Types and Purposes (modes of writing) Production and Distribution of Writing (writing process) Research to Build and Present Knowledge Range of Writing ALSDE

CCR Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening (page 11) There are 6 CCR Standards for Speaking and Listening arranged into the following Subcategories: Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas We do not know exactly how they will be assessed. Certainly, most of them will have to be assessed at the local level since they do not lend themselves to state assessment. ALSDE

CCR Anchor Standards for Language (page12) There are 6 CCR Standards for Language arranged into the following subcategories: Conventions of Standard English Knowledge of Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Use ALSDE

Strands

Comparing Strands 2007 COS2010 COS Reading Literature Reading Literature Reading Informational Text Reading Foundations (K-5) Writing and LanguageWriting Language Research and Inquiry(Reading Informational Text) (Writing) (Reading Literature) Oral and Visual CommunicationSpeaking and Listening ALSDE

Reading Literature Strand Reading Literature standards address a wide range of abilities across grades. In the early grades, standards require retelling stories with key details and describing characters and settings. In the senior high grades, standards require the ability to analyze the development of a theme over the course of a text. ALSDE

Reading Informational Text Strand Reading Informational Text standards: Are of equal importance to those in the Reading Literature strand. Are essential to developing skills students use throughout their years in school and careers. Are often identical to literature standards but must be applied to informational text. Many standards are identical to literature standards but must be applied to informational text in each grade. ALSDE

Reading Foundations Strand Reading Foundations standards are included in Grades K-5 only. These standards: Include the wide range of processes from early letter/sound recognition to the more complex knowledge of roots and affixes. Include the use of context clues. Include fluent reading with accuracy and expression. ALSDE

Writing Strand Writing standards: Are demanding even in the early grades. Present clear and specific expectations for opinion pieces, informative or explanatory text, and narrative text. Emphasize shared research projects and use of digital tools as important elements in this strand throughout the grades. ALSDE

Language Strand Language standards: Require early understanding and application of the conventions of Standard English. Require knowledge of language and its conventions be applied to writing, speaking, reading, and listening. Emphasize vocabulary development. ALSDE

Speaking and Listening Strand Speaking and Listening standards: Require students to collaborate for both comprehension and presentation. Emphasize preparation for discussion. Require students to adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks which they apply in all subject areas and life endeavors. ALSDE

Content Standard Identifiers Content Standard Identifiers - indicate the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) strand, grade, and standard number Reading Standards for Literature Key Ideas and Details 1.With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. [RL.K.1] a. Make predictions to determine main idea and anticipate an ending. 2.With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. [RL.K.2] 3.With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. [RL.K.3] ALSDE

Content Standard Identifiers Abbreviations Reading LiteratureRL Reading Informational TextRI Reading FoundationsRF WritingW Speaking and ListeningSL LanguageL ALSDE

Alignment Between 2007 COS Standards and the CCSS A comparison of the 2007 Alabama COS standards and the CCS standards shows some movement of content from one grade level to another. ALSDE

Movement to a Later Grade Moved from Grade 6 to Grade 9: Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses. ALSDE

Movement to an Earlier Grade Moved from Grade 6 to Grade 5: Identifying figurative language Using context clues Moved from Grade 6 to Grade 3: Using transitional words/linking words ALSDE

Vertical Alignment Sometimes called a learning trajectory Refers to how core knowledge and skills are developed over time through grade-level standards that are related but with gradually increasing complexity ▫Complexity of the performance task ▫Complexity of the text ALSDE

Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 6 students:Grade 7 students:Grade 8 students: Key Ideas and Details Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ALSDE

Reading Standards for Informational Text Kindergartners:Grade 1 students:Grade 2 students: Key Ideas and Details With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. ALSDE

Reading Standards for Informational Text Kindergartners:Grade 1 students:Grade 2 students: Key Ideas and Details With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. ALSDE

Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 6 students:Grade 7 students:Grade 8 students: Key Ideas and Details Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ALSDE

Reading Standards for Informational Text Grade 6 students:Grade 7 students:Grade 8 students: Key Ideas and Details Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ALSDE

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Tracing the Standards (K-5) 41

Tracing the Standards (6-12) 42

Reading Standards for Language Conventions of Standard English Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2 a.Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I. a. Capitalize dates and names of people. a. Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names. Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5 a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles. a. Use correct capitalization. ALSDE

Reading Standards for Language Conventions of Standard English Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. KindergartenGrade 1Grade 2 b. Recognize and name end punctuation. b. Use end punctuation for sentences. c. Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series. b. Use commas in greetings and closings of letters. Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5 b.Use commas in addresses. c. Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue. b. Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text. b. Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence. ALSDE

Reading Standards for Language Conventions of Standard English Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8 a. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/ parenthetical elements. a. Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old green shirt). a. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break. Grade 9Grade 11 a. Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses. a. Observe hyphenation conventions. ALSDE

Appendix B

Range of Text Types for 6-12 Literature StoriesDramaPoetry Adventure stories, historical fiction, mysteries, myths, science fiction, realistic fiction, allegories, parodies, satire, graphic novels One-act and multi- act plays both in written form and on film Narrative poems, lyrical poems, free verse poems, sonnets, odes, ballads, epics ALSDE

Range of Text Types for 6-12 Informational Text Literary Nonfiction Exposition, argument, and functional text in the form of personal essays, speeches, opinion pieces, essays about art or literature, biographies, memoirs, journalism, and historical, scientific, technical, or economic accounts ALSDE

Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6-12 ALSDE The literacy standards in the appendices of the 2010 ELA and Math courses of study (and that will be in the new science COS) are not just for ELA teachers. Nor are they just for math instruction. They are for social studies, science, math, and other technical teachers and students in courses such as those offered in career tech.

Implementation Math ALL others ALSDE

Why literacy standards in all subjects? The percent of “proficient” readers had actually declined to a statistically significant degree from 1992 (15 percent). This low and declining achievement rate may be connected to a general lack of reading. ALSDE

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