Teaching for PARCC March 5,

2015

Test for Stated information Vocabulary using context clues Inference Central Idea or Theme of passage Characters Meaning of passage quote Story elements: setting, dialog, summary

Visuals and text

Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo?

Deny thy father, and refuse thy name

Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore

art thou Romeo?Deny thy father, and refuse thy nameBe not Romeo

Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore

art thou Romeo?Deny thy father, and refuse thy nameBe not Romeo

Text Evidence for answer, such as details to describe settingTwo pieces of question: Answer, EvidenceWrite to compare Two PassagesResearch Question: readings, write using passage information

Use Mentor Texts – good examples ASK What clues/ EVIDENCE for Word

meaning, Central idea, details for setting, character?

How do you know? Where is the text evidence? Refer back to Mentor Text: Remember

in “Harvest Moon”: moon is a ferris wheel, rises like a dream, the face of a smiling friend, bright as a beacon, welcoming all riders

Drowsy after a day of carnival fun,Rocked gently home in the car, I have almost fallen asleepwhen the moon rises like a dreamoutside my back-seat window. It is the world’s largest Ferris wheel, bright as a beacon, welcoming all

riders.

Provide 3 short readings on a topic: Weather Around the Nation,

visuals, internet piecesStudents write expository essay describing February 2015 weather

Use paraphrase, document quotes if same information from 3 pieces, no need to document

Use research passages of varied level of difficulty in reading

Assign different readings to different students

Students may be assigned to different partners for optimal work, learn from each other high achiever struggling one

Two or three passages to read from Independent point of view on the topic

Peer edit

Practice with Question, Evidence questions

Use Part B to verify, identify Part A Always ask, Where does it say that, How do you know?Use:Right There statementWhat are the Clues that this is Probably

True?Process of Elimination Work Backwards

To Develop effective writing, idea development:

Brainstorm on a topic, Free writing, Rubric to organize, Peer editor, Revision, Edit

Closer to test: T–Chart (Joanne), Web (Ted)

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Researcher Doug Reeves, 90/ 90/90 Study

With students 90% low income, 90% minority,

90% Proficient: One main finding was

frequent student writing with timely feedback

Learning improved in all areas, including math