{"product_id":"literacy-and-the-common-core-isbn-9781118839058","title":"Literacy and the Common Core","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTools and Insights for Meeting and Exceeding the Common Core Standards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiteracy and the Common Core\u003c\/i\u003e offers K–12 teachers clear guidance on how to design units, lessons, and objectives to meet the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts; it’s filled with practical strategies that teachers can use immediately to target key standards; and it describes how to analyze the standards to support instructional planning and curriculum development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book aims to make life a little easier for everyone—teachers, school leaders, parents, and students—as we all strive to prepare students for college and the careers they most desire. The book includes practical tools, templates, and rubrics ready to be downloaded and customized to meet your needs. Additional resources may be found on the companion site, www.literacycookbook.com.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere are just a few of the essential topics addressed:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul style=\"line-height: 25px; margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhich standards to start with and how to tackle them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to bridge the gap when students are not on grade level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to engage and support parents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to teach students to write effectively\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to translate the standards for actual use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake the recipes in this book, make them your own, and enjoy your new “Common Core Master Chef” status!\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCD Contents ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface:Why I Felt Compelled to Write This Book xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What Problems This Book Attempts to Solve, and How 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE Basic Ingredients\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE Strategic Planning to Strengthen Curriculum 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Action Planning: How to Make Things Happen 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Keep Track of the Standards 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurriculum Resources 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO Schoolwide Approaches to Reading 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to ConsiderWhen Selecting Texts for K–12 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Resources:The Varsity Reading Coach 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Reading andWriting Class 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Reading andWriting: Curriculum Overview Map 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Get TwoThousand Students to Fall in Love with Reading 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHREE Bridging the Gap When Students Are Not on Grade Level 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat You Need to Know about Text Complexity 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Strategic Approach 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Engage and Support Parents 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow-Hanging Fruit: Classroom Discourse and Vocabulary Instruction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy and How to Maximize Cross-Content Connections 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAWord to School Leaders 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOUR Unit Planning 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Picture 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Curriculum Overview Map 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample Curriculum Overview Map 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Unit Plan Template 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSample ELA Unit Plan 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom-Units-to-Lessons Logistics 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE Lesson Planning 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Lesson Planning Habits Matter 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotated Lesson Plan Template 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Avoid Kidnapping Your Students: Rigorous, Purposeful, Measurable (RPM) Objectives 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectives and Lesson Planning with the Metaphor of Your Choice 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning Effective Do Nows 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Do Nows to Strengthen the Four Key Critical Reading Skills 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Truths about “I Do,We Do, You Do” 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExit Tickets 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Few Thoughts on Homework 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO Appetizers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIX First Bites of the Common Core 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Standards ShouldWe StartWith? 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTasty Morsels for Staff Training 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutlining Your First Unit 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEVEN Close Reading Strategies 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuadrant Analysis as aWay to Boost Comprehension 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotation Revisited:Why and HowWe Read 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Overlooked Skill of Skimming 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Text Dependent Really Means 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Important Skill You Could Possibly Teach 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Bites at Inquiry 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE Entrées\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEIGHT Argument versus Evidence: The Big Picture and Six Essential Steps 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument versus Evidence: Step 1 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument versus Evidence: Step 2 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument versus Evidence: Step 3 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument versus Evidence: Step 4 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument versus Evidence: Step 5 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument versus Evidence: Step 6 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNINE Quote Sandwiches 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Recipe for Quote Sandwiches 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples and Non-Examples of Quote Sandwiches 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing a Picture of “Context” 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnote 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEN Open-Ended Response Writing 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Problems and Solutions 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is “RACER”? 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Handy Open-Ended ResponseWriting Rubric 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELEVEN Document-Based Questions for One and All 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopic-Driven Assignments versus Question-Driven Assignments 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow andWhy to Take the Document-Based Question Approach 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnote 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWELVE How to Translate the ELA Common Core Standards for Actual Use 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 1: Trajectory Analysis 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 2: Unpack Standards and Design Objectives and Activities to MeetThem 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep 3: Compare and Contrast Standards for Literature and Informational Text 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of Unpacked Standards: K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, and Grades 9–12 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART FOUR Desserts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHIRTEEN Appendix 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategic Reading Time (SRT) Users’ Manual 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrajectory Analysis Charts for Reading Informational Text (RIT) Standards 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use the CD 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use The Literacy CookbookWebsite 257\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARAH TANTILLO,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Literacy Cookbook: A Practical Guide to Effective Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Instruction\u003c\/i\u003e, consults with schools on literacy instruction, curriculum development, data-driven instruction, and school culture-building. She has taught high school English and Humanities in both suburban and urban public schools, including the high-performing North Star Academy Charter School of Newark.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTools and Insights for Meeting and Exceeding the Common Core Standards\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiteracy and the Common Core\u003c\/i\u003e offers K–12 teachers clear guidance on how to design units, lessons, and objectives to meet the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts; it’s filled with practical strategies that teachers can use immediately to target key standards; and it describes how to analyze the standards to support instructional planning and curriculum development.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book aims to make life a little easier for everyone—teachers, school leaders, parents, and students—as we all strive to prepare students for college and the careers they most desire. The book includes practical tools, templates, and rubrics ready to be downloaded and customized to meet your needs. Additional resources may be found on the companion site, www.literacycookbook.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere are just a few of the essential topics addressed: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Which standards to start with and how to tackle them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to bridge the gap when students are not on grade level\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to engage and support parents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to teach students to write effectively\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to translate the standards for actual use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake the recipes in this book, make them your own, and enjoy your new “Common Core Master Chef” status! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eLITERACY AND THE COMMON CORE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLiteracy and the Common Core\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for teachers and school leaders looking for practical guidance on how to use the Common Core Standards to strengthen literacy instruction across all grades and subjects.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Doug Lemov,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eTeach Like a Champion \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Practice Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Our teachers and administrators hunger for sound guidance on best practices for Common Core implementation. 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