As for types of nonfiction, I would not stick to literary nonfiction, but incorporate a variety of nonfiction types so students are learning how to read various types - literary nonfiction in my opinion is probably the easiest type of nonfiction for students. Think articles, primary source documents, biographies, just to name a few.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 4, 2013, at 9:56 PM, "Palmer, Jennifer" <[email protected]> wrote: > All at once...I believe that refers to the major instructional shifts > required by Common Core. You can't take on too many changes at once. > > Many of the teachers in my buildings are integrating social studies and > science content into language arts instruction, organizing thematic units > around essential questions. The idea behind common core--going deeper--and > creating connections across texts--happens more easily in thematic units. > > Anchor standards--- they are k-12--- and the grade specific standards are > drawn from those. > > It's so interesting to see how different people read and interpret these > standards differently. Some feel long texts are discouraged--others short > text. I think it's all texts-- but more reading across several types of texts > on the same topic--and requiring student to read and integrate ideas from all > of them. Texts now include visual texts like video clips--audio clips like > podcasts---so you perhaps read a novel that has the Holocaust as subject > matter, see video clips related to survivor stories, read an article... And > then students integrate content from all--- > Much nonfiction written for younger readers is literary---think Magic School > Bus-- etc > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:25 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> I have been reading the book Pathways to the Common Core. >> I have lots of questions from the book. I'd love to hear your ideas. I >> don't think you need to have read the book to have ideas about the answers. >> I'm not yet done with the book, so maybe some of my questions will be >> answered as I continue to read. >> 1. The book repeatedly states that it is not possible to take on all the >> CCSS at once. I'm not sure what "at once" means. In one lesson? In one >> month? In one school year? I get the impression as I continue to read that >> all standards (for that grade level) must be worked on in one school year. >> 2. The book suggests that students need one hour a day for writing and 90 >> minutes a day for reading. The book only infrequently mentions specific >> grade levels. Since I teach a 100 minute block that is ELA AND social >> studies, what can you suggest for me? I don't see how I have enough time. >> I don't think ten minutes of reading in one class, and ten minutes of >> reading in another, plus 30 minutes of reading in my class, plus 20 minutes >> of reading in another class ... adds up to the same as 90 minutes all at >> once. Is it necessary for the time to be all together? Is there a minimum >> of time in one sitting that can count as reading? I don't think reading >> today's objective and homework assignment on the board counts in any way as >> reading. Plus since the book seems to discourage reading tiny excerpts to >> gain meaning, it seems longer chunks of text will be required reading. What >> do the rest of you think about both ideas? >> >> 3. What is the difference between anchor standards and just plain standards? >> >> 4. Does the CCSS place an emphasis on literary nonfiction? Is literary >> nonfiction that same as narrative nonfiction. I ask because I think most >> nonfiction is NOT literary. >> I have many more questions, but I think this is more than enough in one >> e-mail. I'm not expecting anyone to have answers to all these questions, >> but anything you can help me with would be great. Thanks! >> Jan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
