1. AVID and The Common Core
College Readiness Literacy Standards
Across Content Areas

4. Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions
Knowledge in the Disciplines
Staircase of Text Complexity
Text-Based Answers
Writing from Sources
Academic Vocabulary
Students learn through domain specific texts. Time for close, careful, and multiple readings, providing scaffolding and supports. Rich and rigorous experience deeply rooted in common text. Use of text evidence to inform or make an argument. Build vocabulary to access increasingly complex text
“The Common Core State Standards highlight five shifts that should be happening in every classroom. Teachers should:
Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions
Focus on Process, Not Just Content
Create Assignments for Real Audiences and with Real Purpose
Teach Argument, Not Persuasion
Increase Text Complexity”

5. WICR The What The How Read Common Core Standards AVID Strategies Write
Read closely
Make logical inferences
Cite specific text evidence
Determine central ideas or themes
Summarize key details/ideas
Interpret words and phrases
Analyze structure of text
Assess point of view
Integrate and evaluate content in diverse formats
Delineate and evaluate argument and claims
Analyze /compare two or more texts
WICR
Socratic Seminars
Philosophical Chairs
Cornell Notes
Annotating text
SQ3R
Précis Writing
I-Search/We-Search
Costa’s Questions
Concept Mapping
Tutorials
Learning Log - Points of Confusion
Examining Primary Sources
Writing Oral History
Comparative Analysis
Flow Charts
Observation Narratives
Quick Writes / Timed Writing
Think it. Build it. Write it.
Write
Write arguments to support claims
Write informative/explanatory to examine and convey complex ideas
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences
Use technology to produce, publish, and collaborate
Write routinely over extended and shorter timeframes for range of purposes
Research
Conduct short and sustained research projects
Gather relevant information from multiple sources
Draw evidence from literary and informational texts

8. Unit Planning with Common Core Literacy Standards
Depth of Knowledge
Enduring Understanding
Essential Question
Lesson Questions
Unit Theme
Formative
Summative
Presentation/ Performance
Assessment
Tier 2 – Academic
Tier 3 – Content specific
Academic Vocabulary
Recall: 5Ws
Skill / Concept: Infer, Cause - Effect
Strategic thinking: Hypothesize
Extended thinking: Design
Skills Clusters
Reading Outcomes
Writing Outcomes
Research Outcomes
Speaking & Listening
Standards-Based Tasks
Cornell Notes
Annotating Text
Text-Based Writing and Discussion
Strategies to Explicitly Teach Skills
Staircase of text complexity
Balance informational and literary text
Instructional Resources
Task engagement and analysis
Text selection
Active readings
Essential vocabulary
Academic integrity
Note-taking
Bridging reading and writing
Writing Process

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