CCSELA General Overview

Let’s
look
at
some
areas
of
emphasis
in
the
Common
Core
State
Standards.
As
we
begin
looking
towards
new
assessments
in
2014‐15,
we
want
to
teach
with
an
awareness
of
what
is
emphasized
in
the
Common
Core
standards.
These
standards:
• Focus
on
text
complexity
• Address
reading
and
writing
across
the
curriculum
• Emphasize
analysis
of
informational
text
• Focus
on
writing
arguments
and
drawing
evidence
from
sources
• Emphasize
participating
in
collaborative
conversation
• Integrate
media
sources
across
standards
Let’s
see
what
is
meant
by
each
of
these
statements.
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