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Tag Archives: Close Reading
Multiple Texts with Close Reading
Dr. Timothy Shanahan responds to a teacher’s question about using multiple texts with the close reading method (here) He notes that once you have read a text closely “then it is perfectly reasonable to wonder about how this work connects … Continue reading
Posted in Close Reading
Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, compare, Complex Text, contrast, Shanahan
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Access to Common Core Edmodo Groups
Access to 11 popular Edmodo groups can be gained by using the links and codes in a document linked here. The groups include the social studies units and social studies close reading examples; SAP’s Basal Alignment Project and Anthology Alignment … Continue reading
Teaching Annotation
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
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More Social Studies Close Reading Examples Added
Our Social Studies Coordinators have added an additional 6th Grade Close Reading Folder to Edmodo. Presently, it includes Close Readings on Hammurabi’s Code, Spartan Families, and the Iliad. Teachers will be adding close readings to this folder throughout the school … Continue reading
Posted in Social Studies
Tagged 10th, 11th, 12th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Exemplars, Nevada history, Social Studies, units
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‘Favorite ELA CCSS Resources’
Rebecca Eastland has created a list of “Favorite ELA CCSS Resources” that include links to helpful sites, information that supports close reading, this blog (thank you!) and other free materials. Eastland’s list can be found here.
Lake Charles, LA Materials
Elements of the Core Task Project were shared in Lake Charles, Louisiana this week. The elementary (here) and secondary (here) PowerPoints include links to the video and the toolkits from NASSP, NAESP, NEA, and NASBE. The Instructional Practice Guides (aka … Continue reading
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Tagged CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, Core Task Project, Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Teachers Reflect on CCSS, the ‘Shifts,’ and Close Reading
In a video produced by EngageNY, educators in New York reflect on their implementation of the Common Core. Teachers address topics including the instructional shifts, close reading, and text-dependent questions. You can watch the video here.
Posted in Instructional Shifts
Tagged Close Reading, EngageNY, instructional shifts, New York, teachers, video
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Advancing Literacy Practice with the Core 7/22&7/23
Washoe educators worked through the last summer session of the inservice course Advancing Literacy Practice with the Common Core. This is the fourth posting about the course and you can access many of the materials included in the session here. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Close Reading, Common Core State Standards, David Coleman, David Pearson, Evidence Guides, Joe Wilhoft, SAP, SBAC
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Billings Public Schools Train with CTP
Elementary and secondary school educators in Billings, Montana worked through elements of the ‘Core Task Project’ and ‘Advancing Literacy Practice with the Common Core.’ You can find all of the resources shared over the two days below. Note: some of … Continue reading
Sunday Tweets and Reads
In a piece for ASCD, principal Matt Renwick describes how he moved his staff through “collaborative inquiry” around close reading. Collectively, educators used a complex text on teacher evaluations to learn to analyze, annotate, and reflect. Kim Yaris and Jan … Continue reading
Posted in Common Core State Standards
Tagged ASCD, CCSS, Close Reading, Common Core, Jago, Matt Renwick, Professional Development, Tweets
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Core Task Project 