Full Description
Design effective CCSS-aligned lessons for secondary students
If you want to revamp your secondary English Language Arts curriculum to reflect the Common Core State Standards, this book is the perfect resource. The authors move the implementation of the CCSS for ELA from the abstract to the concrete by providing adaptable, exemplar lesson plans in each of the CCSS strands: reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language. Each lesson template includes:
Intended grade level band, timeline, and the type of student writing involved
Connections to supporting theory, including the Backward Design model
Variations to differentiate the lesson for diverse student populations
Ways to link the lesson to technology and service learning
Reproducible handouts
The lesson narratives also give tips for incorporating technology into lessons and connecting them to enduring theorists in education (Dewey, Bloom, and Gardner). The final section offers collaboration strategies for connecting via technology to colleagues beyond the school building and working together on CCSS-based ELA lessons. This practical, easy-to-use guide will help you navigate the most efficient route to creating standards-based lessons that optimize student learning.
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: How to Use This Book
1. Laying the Foundation: An Overview
Part I: Reading
2. The Benefits of CCSS for the Teaching of Reading
3. Reading Lessons from the Field
Part II: Writing
4. The Benefits of CCSS for the Teaching of Writing
5. Writing Lessons from the Field
Part III: Speaking and Listening
6. The Benefits of CCSS for the Teaching of Speaking and Listening
7. Speaking and Listening Lessons from the Field
Part IV: Language
8. The Benefits of CCSS for Language
9. Language Lessons from the Field
10. Raising the Roof: Collaboration Beyond the School Building
References
Index
