rcs ela common core and essential standards training grade 4
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RCS ELA Common Core and Essential Standards Training Grade 4. August 16, 2012 Presenters: Katie Eller ([email protected]) Angela Harris ([email protected]). Agenda. Introduction to RCS Integrated ELA Pacing Guide Randolph County Connected Literacy Expectations - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
RCS ELARCS ELACommon Core and Common Core and
Essential Essential Standards Standards TrainingTrainingGrade 4Grade 4
August 16, 2012Presenters:
Katie Eller ([email protected])Angela Harris ([email protected])
AgendaAgenda• Introduction to RCS Integrated ELA Pacing Guide• Randolph County Connected Literacy
Expectations• Year at a Glance• A Closer Look at Unit One – (Changes Over Time)• Assessment Updates• RCS Revised High Frequency and Spelling Lists
RCS Integrated ELA RCS Integrated ELA Pacing GuidesPacing Guides
• Organized by ELA Units of Studyo First Quarter – 1 unito Second and Third Quarter – 2 units eacho Fourth Quarter – 1 unit
• Literacy strands/subjects by colors
• All Science/Social Studies/Information-Technology and Healthful Living Standards included (no curriculum cards)
• Most standards are bold/Clarifying objectives are not bold
• Some objectives are spiraled.
Let’s take a closer look!
RCS Connected RCS Connected Literacy ExpectationsLiteracy Expectations
Connected LiteracyWhole Group/
Shared Reading/Read Aloud
Guided Reading
Writer’s Workshop
Word Study and Vocabulary
Independent Reading
Year at a GlanceYear at a Glance• The Comprehension Toolkit• Jan Richardson Strategies• Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing
A Closer Look at A Closer Look at Unit OneUnit One
• Overview• Unit Goals• Learning Targets• Essential Questions• Performance Task• Suggested Learning Experiences• Unit Materials and Resources• Vocabulary• Other Resources/Hyperlinks
Create a Graphic Organizer
• Use page 7 of Unit 1 to:o Create a Graphic Organizer about your book/excerpto Fill in as many of the categories as you cano Gallery Walk
Assessment UpdatesAssessment Updates• Writing Assessments
• Grades 3-5o Only 3 samples will be required for the writing portfolio beginning in
2012-2013.
3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade
Unit One/Quarter One
Baseline 2-day Writing Assessment (Required for RTI)
Launching Writers’ Workshop
Narrative focusSample #1
(Narrative – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)
Due by the end of 1st Quarter
Baseline 2-day Writing Assessment (Required for RTI)
Launching Writers’ Workshop
Narrative focusSample #1
(Narrative – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)
Due by the end of 1st Quarter
Baseline 2-day Writing Assessment (Required for RTI)
Launching Writers’ Workshop
Info/Explanatory focusSample #1
(Info/Explanatory – linked to the Performance Task)
Due by the end of 1st Quarter
Unit Two/Quarter Two
Informative/Explanatory focus
Informative/Explanatory focus
Opinion focus
Unit Three/Quarter Two
Informative/Explanatory focus
Sample #2(Informative/
Explanatory – may link to performance task in
unit 3)Due by the end of 2nd
Quarter
Informative/Explanatory focus
Sample #2(Informative/
Explanatory – linked to Unit Goals under
Writing)Due by the end of 2nd
Quarter
Opinion focusSample #2
(Opinion – On Demand)Due by the end of 2nd
Quarter
Unit Four/Quarter Three
Opinion FocusSample #3
Opinion – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)
Due by the end of 3rd Quarter
Opinion FocusSample #3
(Opinion – linked to Unit Goals under Writing)
Due by the end of 3rd Quarter
Narrative focusSample #3
(Narrative – linked to the performance task)
Due by the end of 3rd Quarter
Quarter Four Additional writing goals will be taught in quarter 4 according to the ELA Unit pacing guide.
Let’s Talk!• THINK: Think back to a character from your
book/excerpt. Do any of the character’s experiences remind you of an experience from your own life?
• WRITE: Briefly describe your common experience on a sticky note.
• PAIR SHARE: Share your sticky note with your partner. Find text evidence that supports how your experience was similar to the character’s. Flag it in your book.
New RCS Word ListsNew RCS Word ListsHigh Frequency Words Phonics/Word Study Focus
Students use in their writing
Use word wall strategies
5 per week or as oddballs during phonics sorts
Use spelling inventory results to determine starting point
Focus on one word study principle (short a)
Sort words/pictures
• Common Core Standards and RCS Suggested Word Study Sequence (K-5)
• Why Word Study Matters
Differentiate!Differentiate!
Let’s Practice!Let’s Practice!
Additional Additional Word Study ResourcesWord Study Resources
Words Their Way: Word Study in Action
(video tutorials, assessment, and ELL tips)
Word Study Books
Dramatization/Fluency using Poetry
• Choose one of the poems from this unit to read and discuss with a partner.
• How does it fit the theme of the unit?
• Perform the poem as a duet with a partner at your table.
VocabularyVocabulary
K-5 Wiki•http://randolphk-5instruction.wikispaces.com/
Grade 3 Readers Notebook Sample from Jan Richardson•http://www.janrichardsonguidedreading.com/resources-1
•NC Wise Owl - Your Google Alternative http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/elementary/index.htm
44thth Grade Resources Grade Resources and Linksand Links
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Bio-Poem ~ Part 1• Write a bio-poem about yourself
• Use the construction paper and any other supplies to create an example to share with your students
• Bio-Poem format
• Look at Part 2 (page 9)
Ticket Out the DoorTicket Out the Door• What are you most excited about?
• What burning question do you have?