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Introduction: The Structure and Scope of the 3-5
Modules
November 2012 Common Core Ambassadors
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What is a “module?”• The term comes from PARCC, the consortium
that is designing our new NYS assessments. This is their recommended curriculum design. (www.parcconline.org).
• A module is an extended, integrated model of curriculum design in which students read multiple texts, synthesize across texts, write routinely, and develop extended pieces of writing.
• In service of Shift 1: Building Knowledge in the Content Areas, ours are often (but not always) about NYS social studies and science content.
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Structure of the Modules
Module = Appx. 8 Weeks of Linked Instruction
Culminating in a Performance Task
Guiding Questions: Big Ideas
Unit 1: Building
Background
Unit 2: Extended
Reading/Research
Daily Lessons Assessments
Unit 3: Extended
Writing
Performance
Task
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First, “big picture” documents• Curriculum PLAN – “at-a-glance”
overview of each grade level’s topics and tasks.
• Curriculum MAP – more in depth, year-long overview specific to each grade level.
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More Modules than You Can Use!
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The modules include a rich variety of texts, often pairing a primary
source historical document with literature on the same topic.
Module topics are based in part on what content many teachers also
know, but also include additional authentic texts needed to craft a
coherent learning progression.
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Pause for Reading and Thinking
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Which portions of the Tri-State Rubric are
addressed in this document?
Which “shift” does this document most represent?
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Building Content Knowledge/Informational Text
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Note, however: these modules do not replace Science or
Social Studies instruction, which still need fuller treatment
during other parts of the school day. Hopefully they often
LINK TO and ENRICH that teaching.
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The Year-Long Curriculum Map: Reading and Thinking
• Multiple key portions of this document. Two I want you to especially notice.
• Starting on page 3 – High-level overviews of each Module.
• Please find the summary for Module 1 and read carefully
• Turn of couple of pages -- Standards addressed in each of the modules.
• Examine from left to right (across the year).• Use the rubric and discuss with colleagues – which
of the shifts/are addressed in this document?
LINGER HERE…
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Structure of the Modules
Module = Appx. 8 Weeks of Linked Instruction
Culminating in a Performance Task
Guiding Questions: Big Ideas
Unit 1: Building
Background
Unit 2: Extended
Reading/Research
Daily Lessons Assessments
Unit 3: Extended
Writing
Performance
Task
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The Module Overview• The purpose of this document is to provide an
overview of the entire Module (8 weeks of instruction). It helps you understand how the texts and activities progress toward the final performance task.• Module overviews describe what students will read and write
and the assessments that teachers will use to measure their progress.
• Central texts are those used in the lessons.
• Alignment to standards is described in the “English Language Arts Outcomes table.”
• Also notice the “Calendared Curriculum Map,” which provides a sense of pace (about 1 hour per day).
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A Note about Texts
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Module Assessments
There are assessments embedded in each unit (mid and
end).
Excellent potential for grade level conversation,
professional collaboration.
Students are practicing assessment all year long.
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End-of-Module Performance Task
Linger on the assessments and performance task. Use
the rubric to analyze.
What do you notice about assessment in the module?
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Recommended Texts• A list of texts at much broader range
of readability that those used for the lessons.
• Use for guided reading lessons, a classroom library, independent reading, read alouds.
• Send list home to parents with suggestions.
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Zooming in on a Unit
Module = Appx. 8 Weeks of Linked Instruction
Culminating in a Performance Task
Guiding Questions: Big Ideas
Unit 1: Building
Background
Unit 2: Extended
Reading/Research
Daily Lessons Assessments
Unit 3: Extended
Writing
Performance
Task
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Unit Overview
Goes into depth about the scope of each unit.
Helps you understand on a day-to-day basis the
learning targets each lesson will address.
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Unit Calendar
The Calendared Curriculum Map in the unit provides a
day to day scope and sequence.
The supporting targets are meant to be shared with
kids (more on this in the lessons).
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A Tale of Two Instructional Periods1 hour per day (the Modules) Whatever Other Time You Have for
Literacy (Your other resources)• Common Core aligned reading, writing,
listening and speaking
• Linked Informational Text/Fiction • appropriate complexity• focus on text-dependent
questioning/evidence.
• Deep focus on vocabulary in context.
• Nearly daily “routine” writing.
• Extended writing aligned with core – less narrative, more informational and argument writing.
Common Core aligned language and reading foundations skills.
• Use assessment to determine what your students really need
• More differentiated…guided reading (Recommended Texts), differentiated interventions, differentiated word work, etc.
• INDEPENDENT READING…kids need volume.
• Additional narrative writing.
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Lesson Overview
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…and the teaching notes provide some
coaching for teachers as they think
about delivering the lesson.
The agenda shows the lesson “at a
glance…
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Lesson Overview
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Each lesson calls out vocabulary that
should be explicitly taught as well as
other words that may arise in the course
of teaching the content.
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Lesson Overview
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Each lesson is broken down into
sections: Opening, Work Time, and
Closing.
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Lesson Overview
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Each lesson offers recommendations for
supporting all learners.
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Enjoy Your Lunch!• During lunch, please be looking for
handouts that formalize locations for your grade level work for this afternoon (first or second choice).