Category Archives: Text-Dependent Questions

Teaching Annotation

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Annotation seems to be a popular subject judging from the email I received asking for direction with this instructional approach. The following might help. In an article that appeared in The Reading Teacher, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey describe a … Continue reading →

Posted in Close Reading, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, annotating, annotations, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Kindergarten, scope and sequence, text-dependent questions | 1 Comment

Anthology Alignment Project Update

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

If you haven’t signed up for the Anthology Alignment Project, and you work in grades 6th through 10th, it is worth a look. As the project leaders note, the AAP is a free “library of revised lessons for common Anthologies (6th-10th grades), each … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Anthology Alignment Project, Basal Alignment Project, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged AAP, Glencoe, HMH, Holt, SAP, text-dependent questions, Timeless Voices | Leave a comment

Sharing the Common Core with Parents

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

The World of Inquiry School has posted a video (here) of site educators moving parents through the Common Core State Standards. They start with having parents discuss page 7 of the introduction and then review two key learning targets: 1) … Continue reading →

Posted in Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, Instructional Shifts, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, instructional shifts, parents, World of Inquiry School | Leave a comment

Over 30 New Social Studies Close Reading Examples Available

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Social studies teachers, Implementation Specialists, and personnel within Curriculum & Instruction have spent the last year creating, editing, vetting, and reediting close reading examples that match the expectations of the Common Core. You can access them on Edmodo using this … Continue reading →

Posted in Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, Content Knowledge, Informational Text, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged 10th, 11th, 12th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Angela Orr, Close Reading Exemplars, Katie Anderson, Social Studies | 3 Comments

Evidence Guides for CCSS Implementation

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

At the April 19th Administrative and Supervisory Meeting, district leaders explored the CCSS Guides for Planning and Practice. Developed by Student Achievement Partners, the guides aim “to provide concrete examples of what the Common Core State Standards for English Language … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Informational Text, Instructional Shifts, Student Achievement Partners, Text-Dependent Questions, Writing to Sources | Tagged CCSS, Danielson Group, Evidence Guides, instructional shifts, Student Achievement Partners | 3 Comments

A Parents Guide to the Instructional Shifts

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

In a piece for his blog View out the windshield, Geoff Belleau outlines the “instructional shifts” and the implications for parents. He notes that there is a lot of advice for teachers but not enough for caregivers. Consequently, he takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Complex Text, Informational Text, Instructional Shifts, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged CCSS, Common Core State Standards, Geoff Belleau, Guide, instructional shifts, parents | Leave a comment

New Close Reading Exemplar Added

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

We completed a close reading exemplar for the poem, “The Story of Fidgety Philip” by Heinrich Hoffman. We have it fitted for the 3rd grade level. Some see the poem, written in 1845, as one of the first documentations of … Continue reading →

Posted in Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, text complexity, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged 3rd, 4th, 5th, ADHD, CCSS, Close Reading Exemplar, Common Core State Standards, poetry | Leave a comment

Close Reading Exemplar “Whatif”

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Linked here is a draft of a close reading exemplar of Shel Silverstein’s poem “Whatif.” This is likely a 3rd grade exemplar although we are hoping that readers of this blog will pilot the exemplar and let us know where … Continue reading →

Posted in Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged 2nd, 3rd, 4th, CCSS, Close Reading Exemplar, Common Core State Standards, Shel Silverstein, Whatif | Leave a comment

Core Shift Blast 10: TDQs

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Text-dependent questions are the focus of Core Shift Blast 10. Explicit connections are made with this instructional shift and the Basal Alignment Project and the coming assessments. Linnea Wolters and Stephanie Barragan share their experiences using the Guide to Writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Core Shifts Blast, Text-Dependent Questions | Tagged Core Shift Blast, CTiP, Linnea Wolters, Stephanie Barragan, text-dependent questions, Torrey Palmer | Leave a comment

Implementing CCSS in the Secondary Grades

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Angela Orr, Washoe’s Teaching American History Project Director, shared the following for those interested in bringing the CCSS into the secondary grades. (Important tools are linked at the bottom of the post.) In an effort to scale the work of … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Text-Dependent Questions, Writing to Sources | Tagged Angela Orr, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, History, Secondary, Social Studies, text-dependent questions | Leave a comment