1.  1. Common Core Standards for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language  2. Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects  3. Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards (Appendix A)  4. Text Exemplars and Performance Tasks (Appendix B)  5. Samples of Student Writing (Appendix C)

2. Students: 1. Make inferences and draw conclusions 2. Cite specific evidence/supporting detail 3. Analyze structure of a text (especially part to whole) 4. Evaluate reasoning/argument within a text 5. Compare ideas and concepts across multiple texts

3.  1. Write arguments to support claims, informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic or convey ideas and narratives (K-8) to convey experiences  2. Strengthen writing with guidance and support from adults and peers  3. Use the writing process to produce clear and coherent writing  4. Gather relevant information from multiple sources to support analysis while avoiding plagiarism  5. Write effective extended process pieces and shorter on-demand pieces for a range of tasks