1. K-5 ELA Module 1 Training Understanding the K-5 ELA Vertical Alignment Narrative and Response to Literature Genres CHAPTER 5: Analyzing Instructional Tasks from the GaDOE Website, Reading and Identifying Activity

2. Analyzing Tasks  GPS Review: Parts of a task Performance Task vs. Teaching/Learning Task (Instructional Task) Progressive (vertical) nature of tasks

3. An Example of a Kindergarten Narrative Instructional Task  Turn to this task in your participant guide.  Consider this as a model.  Recognize the different components of the task.  Share and discuss with a partner about what you observe.

4. Instructional Task Components  One/two elements are the focus of the task.  You may have complementary Standards/Elements.  The task centers around particular text.  The task is constructed to reflect best practices (i.e., Three Part Lesson, Ongoing Assessment Piece)  Student work samples

5. Progressive Narrative Tasks for K-5  Please quietly look through the other narrative task examples that follow the Kindergarten example (in your participant guide).  Make sure you closely read the example for your grade level.  Share your observations with a partner.  Share strategies for how you teach particular narrative elements for your grade level.

6. Examples of Progressive RTL Tasks K1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th Retells story orally, through pictures, or in writing. Makes different types of connect- ions with the text (including T-S, T-W, and T-T) Writes a letter to the author telling his/her opinion of the book and supporting his/her opinion Rewrites the story from a different point of view, making sure that closure is provided Writes a book recomm- endation that advances a judgment and includes a summary with main idea and most significant details of the book Writes a book review that interprets significant events and their impact on character. Includes section on favorite excerpts from text (e.g., words, phrases)

7. RTL K-5 Vertical Alignment  Notice the similarities between the RTL and Narrative Vertical Alignments.  Notice that there are also elements specific to the RTL genre.

8. K-5 RTL Task Examples  In your participant guide, you will find examples of RTL Performance and/or Instructional Tasks.

9. Resources  K-3 Integrated Teaching/Learning (Instructional) Tasks  Tasks for 4-8  Vertically Aligned Tasks for 3-12

10. Link to ELA Tasks Page  http://www.georgiastandards.org/elafram ework.aspx http://www.georgiastandards.org/elafram ework.aspx Link to ReadWriteThink Site  www.readwritethink.org