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Writing an Exemplar Reading Lesson Grades 3-5MDCPSDivision of Language Arts/ReadingNovember 2012

Purpose of Common Standards

To improve U.S. educational attainment by focusing schools on higher learning goalsTo standardize educational opportunityTo focus attention on fewer, higher, better standards (more on outcomes than on processes)2What Makes These Standards Special?Independent analysis indicates that they are more rigorous/demanding than the standards of 37 StatesInternationally benchmarkedInclude all grades (K-12) and emphasize disciplinary literacyIncreased stress on expository text, critical reading, and use of technologyRecognizes importance of text difficulty and the value of canonical text

NGSSS only goes to grade 10

Text difficulty considers the reading level, the vocabulary as well as the concepts(comprehension) suggested by the text. Site the To Kill a Mockingbird example lexile-4th or 5th grade. However the concepts are appropriate for 8th grade or high school.

Canonical- ca-NON-i-cal Canon means law so3Floridas Common Core State Standards Implementation Timeline

FL FL FL FL FL BL (3rd)Miami-Dades

Miami-Dade County is ahead of the Ball Game. We will be ahead because the kindergarten students right now will be the first graders taking the PARCC.The first graders now will be the first taking the 4th grade PARCC and Writing Assessment. 4Lets Explore The Common Core!

EvidenceMain IdeaInteractionVocabularyStructurePoint of ViewMultiple MediaMultiple TextText ComplexityN/A

reason/support

Pacing Guides

Considerations of Text ComplexityQuantitative MeasuresReadability Measures (like Lexile)Word frequency - < less common words = more complex < more common words = less complexSyntactic complexity - < % of longer sentences = more complex