Tag Archives: text

Core Task Project Instructional Moves Sourcebook

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Aaron Grossman

Over the course of the last three years, as teachers asked for assistance with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, three questions consistently came up: What is the research that governs why we are being asked to shift … Continue reading →

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How to Do Common Core: Mastering Conflict

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Jon Corippo, Apple Distinguised Educator and Google Certified Teacher, describes how he teaches students to identify the five types of conflict within text. Begin watching Corippo’s explanation at minute 9:55 for full context or at minute 12:25 if you simply … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Wonder—Great Texts and the Questions they Inspire

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

Although it has not “officially” launched, readers can visit a new website, http://www.cultivatingwonder.org and learn about a resource being developed to “showcase great texts (essays, poems, excerpts from longer works) and identify simple, elegant questions for each text; questions that propel … Continue reading →

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Classroom Discussions around Text

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Aaron Grossman

In the video linked here, Dr. David Pearson describes the value of strong classroom discussions around text. He posits that there are three elements of strong classroom discourse which include 1) Selecting texts worth discussing 2) Planning discussion questions and … Continue reading →

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