1. TEACHING TO THE CORE: STANDARDS-BASED ELA LESSONS NEW YORK STATE ENGLISH COUNCIL THE DESMOND HOTEL ALBANY, NY OCTOBER 21st, 2011 DR. VICKY GIOUROUKAKISDR. MAUREEN CONNOLLY MOLLOY COLLEGEMINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL vgiouroukakis@molloy.edu mconnolly@mineola.k12.ny.us

2. EDUCATION QUOTES

3. Agenda 1. Overview 2. Share CCSS-based ELA lessons 3. Help you design your own standards-based curriculum 4. Surprise!

4. Teacher Reflection 5/14/2015  What do you know about the Common Core State Standards?

6. Highlights of the CCSS for ELA 5/14/2015 Close reading Informational texts Literacy across the content areas Text complexity Argument writing Grammar and conventions Technology Research

7. 10 Activities Supported by the CCSS 5/14/2015 1. complete close readings of texts 2. answer text-dependent questions 3. read grade-appropriate complex texts (see Appendix B) 4. read informational texts (as well as literary texts) 5. write different genres (argument, explanatory, narrative) and conduct research 6. make interdisciplinary connections 7. use varied thinking skills 8. share ideas 9. use technology and media 10. build vocabulary (academic; discipline-specific) and grammar and use them in context

8. Common Core State Standards: High School Video Clip (teachingchannel.org)  http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/common- core-state-standards-high- school?utm_source=Alpha+List&utm_campaign=f5e c1f7b1b- Newsletter_Oct15_2011&utm_medium=email http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/common- core-state-standards-high- school?utm_source=Alpha+List&utm_campaign=f5e c1f7b1b- Newsletter_Oct15_2011&utm_medium=email

9. Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12: How to Meet the Standards with Lessons from the Field (Giouroukakis & Connolly, 2012; Corwin Press) Reading  Journey of the Sparrows Graphic Novel Retelling (Grades 6-8; Convey Experience)  Macbeth Soliloquy (Grades 9-10; Explain/Inform)  Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” (Grades 11-12; Argue/Persuade) Writing  Argument Rotation (Grades 6-8; Argue/Persuade)  Cyberbullying Letters (Grades 9-10; Explain/Inform)  This American Life (Grades 11-12; Convey Experience)

10. Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12: How to Meet the Standards with Lessons from the Field (Giouroukakis & Connolly, 2012; Corwin Press) Speaking and Listening  Life in a Bag (Grades 6-8; Convey Experience)  Editorial Videos (Grades 9-10; Argue/Persuade)  Show and Tell (Grades 11-12; Explain/Inform) Language  Literary Devices Booklet (Grades 6-8; Explain/Inform)  Of Mice and Men Visualization Exercise (Grades 9-10; Convey Experience)  Speech Analysis (Grades 11-12; Argue/Persuade)

11. Example  Argument Rotation

12. Application  Now, Design Your Own Lesson Using the CCSS for ELA!

14. THANK YOU! DR. VICKY GIOUROUKAKISDR. MAUREEN CONNOLLY MOLLOY COLLEGEMINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL vgiouroukakis@molloy.edu mconnolly@mineola.k12.ny.us