Corwin: Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12: How to Meet the Common Core State Standards with Lessons from the Classroom: Vicky Giouroukakis: 9781452218816
Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12

Getting to the Core of English Language Arts, Grades 6-12

How to Meet the Common Core State Standards with Lessons from the Classroom

Vicky Giouroukakis Molloy College
Maureen Connolly Mineola Public School District

Foreword by Kenneth Lindblom

© 2012   240 pages   8.5" x 11"  
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  • A perfect resource for any middle or high school revamping their ELA curricula to reflect the Common Core.
  • Transforms the common core state standards for ELA from the abstract to the concrete by providing thorough examples, voices from the field, and adaptable lesson plans
  • Each lesson plan includes 1) what standards are being addressed, 2) applicable components of the Backwards Design model, and 3) opportunities for differentiation to reach students with special needs, ELLs, struggling learners, students with diverse learning strengths etc.
  • Provides in-depth coverage of each of the ELA CCSS strands - (1) Reading, (2) Writing, (3) Speaking and Listening, and (4) Language
  • Makes connections between Backward Design and the CCSS (Table 2.1).