Shift Happens Edwina Howard-Jack, NBCT, English/Language Arts Coordinator Rachel Hull, NBCT, Coordinator of Elementary Education

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. “Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.” --President Clinton

Document: Content Specifications with Content Mapping For the Summative Assessment of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Developed by: Content ExpertsContent Experts SMARTER Balanced Assessment ConsortiumSMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium Work Group MembersWork Group Members Technical Advisory CommitteeTechnical Advisory Committee

Claim #1: Students can read closely and critically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.Students can read closely and critically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.

Claim #2: Students can produce effective writing for a range of purposes and audiences.Students can produce effective writing for a range of purposes and audiences.

Claim #3: Students can employ effective speaking and listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences.Students can employ effective speaking and listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences.

Claim #4: Students can engage appropriately in collaborative and independent inquiry to investigate and research topics, pose questions, and gather and present information.Students can engage appropriately in collaborative and independent inquiry to investigate and research topics, pose questions, and gather and present information.

Claim #5: Students can use oral and written language skillfully across a range of literacy tasks.Students can use oral and written language skillfully across a range of literacy tasks.

Your Assignment: Focus QuestionWhat does the sufficient evidence for our claim look like? Focus Question: What does the sufficient evidence for our claim look like? 1.Read the claim assigned to your group. Write this claim on your chart paper. 2.Discuss the evidence description. 3.Quickly create a poster—through words or pictures— illustrating a summary of the main ideas of the reading. 4.Prepare to report to the whole group.

How do these claims support the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives?

TEXT-DEPENDENT ANALYSIS IN ACTION

Small Group Discussion How do the 5 claims support this standard?

WRITING TO INFORM AND MAKE ARGUMENTS

Small Group Discussion How do the 5 claims support this standard?

SPEAKING AND LISTENTING: THE ROLE OF KEY EVIDENCE

Small Group Discussion How do the 5 claims support this standard?

Foundational Shifts to ELA: 1.Balance of literature and literary non-fiction (K-5) 2.Literacy as part of science and social studies/history; informational text as part of ELA (6-12) 3.Appropriately complex text 4.Questions regarding text are text-dependent 5.Writing to inform or argue using evidence 6. Academic Vocabulary

Transition English 12 Becomes Policy in Rationale Sequence of modules –Sentence Writing –Paragraph Writing –Essay Writing –Modes of Writing –Literary Analysis –Research –Presentation –Portfolio Recommendations for Placement Professional Development

Shift has happened.