Description
The Developing Core Literacy Proficiencies program is an integrated set of English Language Arts/Literacy units spanning grades 6-12 that provide student-centered instruction on a set of literacy proficiencies at the heart of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
- Reading Closely for Textual Details
- Making Evidence-Based Claims
- Making Evidence-Based Claims about Literary Technique (Grades 9-12)
- Researching to Deepen Understanding
- Building Evidence-Based Arguments
The program approaches literacy through the development of knowledge, literacy skills, and academic habits. Throughout the activities, students develop their literacy along these three paths in an integrated, engaging, and empowering way.
Knowledge: The texts and topics students encounter in the program have been carefully selected to expose them to rich and varied ideas and perspectives of cultural significance. These texts not only equip students with key ideas for participating knowledgeably in the important discussions of our time, but also contain the complexity of expression necessary for developing college- and career-ready literacy skills.
Literacy Skills: The program articulates and targets instruction and assessment on twenty CCSS-aligned literacy skills ranging from “making inferences” to “reflecting critically.” Students focus on this set of twenty skills throughout the year and program, continually applying them in new and more sophisticated ways.
Academic Habits: The program articulates twelve academic habits for students to develop, apply, and extend as they progress through the sequence of instruction. Instructional notes allow teachers to introduce and discuss academic habits such as “preparing” and “completing tasks” that are essential to students’ success in the classroom.
The program materials include a comprehensive set of instructional sequences, teacher notes, handouts, assessments, rubrics, and graphic organizers designed to support students with a diversity of educational experiences and needs. The integrated assessment system, centered around the literacy skills and academic habits, allows for the coherent evaluation of student literacy development over the course of the year and vertically across all grade levels.
Chapter
Text 8 Notes on the State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson
Text 9 “The Vision of Education Reform in the United States,” Secretary Arne Duncan
Reading Closely for Textual Details Literacy Toolbox
Reading Closely: Guiding Questions Handout
Attending to Details Handout
Reading Closely Final Writing and Discussion Task Handout
Part 1 Understanding Close Reading
Part 4 Explaining Understanding
Student Reading Closely Literacy Skills and Discussion Habits Checklist
Unit 2: Making Evidence-Based Claims: “The unexamined life is not worth living”
Making Evidence-Based Claims Literacy Toolbox
Making Evidence-Based Claims Unit Text: Apology, Plato
Making Evidence-Based Claims Literacy Toolbox
Writing Evidence-Based Claims: Plato
Making Evidence-Based Claims Final Writing Tasks: Plato
Part 1 Understanding Evidence-Based Claims
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Part 2 Making Evidence-Based Claims
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Part 3 Organizing Evidence-Based Claims
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Part 4 Writing Evidence-Based Claims
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Part 5 Developing Evidence-Based Writing
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Student Making Evidence-Based Claims Literacy Skills Checklist
Student Making Evidence-Based Claims Academic Habits Checklist
Unit 3: Making Evidence-Based Claims about Literary Technique: “Macomber laughed, a very natural hearty laugh.”
Making Evidence-Based Claims Literacy Toolbox
Making Evidence-Based Claims About Literary Technique Literacy Toolbox
Writing Evidence-Based Claims
Making Evidence-Based Claims about Literary Technique Final Writing Tasks
Part 1 Understanding Evidence-Based Claims
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Part 2 Making Evidence-Based Claims About Literary Technique
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Part 3 Organizing Evidence-Based Claims About Literary Technique
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2pt)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3pt)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2pt)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3pt)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Part 4 Writing Evidence-Based Claims About Literary Technique
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2pt)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3pt)
Part 5 Developing Evidence-Based Writing
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Supporting Evidence-Based Claims Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2pt)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3pt)
Student Making Evidence-Based Claims Academic Habits Checklist
Student Making Evidence-Based Claims Literacy Skills Checklist
Student Making Evidence-Based Claims Academic Habits Checklist
Unit 4: Researching to Deepen Understanding: Music: What Role Does It Play in Our Lives?
Terms and Definitions Used in This Unit
Researching to Deepen Understanding Literacy Toolbox
Researching to Deepen Understanding Common Source Set
Music: What Role Does It Play in Our Lives?
Additional Resources in the Topic Area
Researching to Deepen Understanding Literacy Toolbox
Student Research Portfolio Description
Assessing Sources Handout
Researching to Deepen Understanding—Final Writing Task
Part 1 Initiating Inquiry
Part 2 Gathering Information
Part 3 Deepening Understanding
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool
Part 4 Finalizing Inquiry
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (3 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (3 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (3 Points)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool
Part 1 Research Evaluation Criteria Checklist
Part 2 Peer Evaluation of Research
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (3 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool (3 Points)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Research Tool
Part 5 Developing and Communicating an Evidence-Based Perspective
Student Researching to Deepen Understanding Literacy Skills and Habits Checklist
Area Evaluation Checklist
Unit 5: Building Evidence-Based Arguments: “What Is the Virtue of a Proportional Response?”
Building Evidence-Based Arguments Literacy Toolbox
Handouts and Model Arguments
Building Evidence-Based Arguments Unit Text
Building Evidence-Based Arguments Literacy Toolbox
Evidence-Based Arguments Terms
Building Evidence-Based Arguments—Final Writing Task
Part 1 Understanding the Nature of an Issue
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool (EBA)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool (EBA)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool (EBA)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool (EBA)
Forming Evidence-Based Claims Tool (EBA)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Part 2 Analyzing Arguments
Delineating Arguments Tool
Delineating Arguments Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Part 3 Evaluating Arguments and Developing a Position
Evaluating Arguments Tool
Evaluating Arguments Tool
Evaluating Arguments Tool
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Delineating Arguments Tool
Delineating Arguments Tool
Evaluating Arguments Tool
Part 4 Organizing an Evidence-Based Argument
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Delineating Arguments Tool
Part 5 Developing Writing Through a Collaborative Process
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (2 Points)
Organizing Evidence-Based Claims Tool (3 Points)
Delineating Arguments Tool
Building Evidence-Based Arguments Literacy Skills and Academic Habits Rubric
Building Evidence-Based Arguments Literacy Skills and Academic Habits Checklist
Developing Core Literacy Proficiencies, Grade 9
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