Comparison of the DE ELA Prioritized Curriculum and ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

1. Comparison of the DE ELA Prioritized Curriculum and ELA Common Core State Standards (CCSS) ELA- Module B Juley Harper, ELA Education Associate

2. ELA CCSS Document • Introduction- pg. 3 http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards

3. ELA Common Core State Standards • They are divided into 3 main sections: • 1 comprehensive K-5 section • 1 content area-specific section for 6-12 ELA • 1 content area-specific section for 6-12 history/social studies, science and technical studies • 3 Appendices accompany the main document • A-Research supporting key elements in the standards and a Glossary of Terms • B-Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks • C-Samples of Student Writing

4. Organization of the ELA CCSS K-5 Strands • Reading (Literary and Informational) • Writing • Speaking and Listening • Language 6-12 Strands • Reading (Literary and Informational) • Reading in history/social studies • Reading in science and technical studies • Writing for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects 6–12 • Speaking and Listening • Language

5. Each ELA Strand is headed by a strand-specific set of CCR Anchor Standards Strands= Standards (in DE)

6. This number corresponds to the CCR anchor standard. Standards= Performance Indicators (in DE)

7. CCSS Topics

8. Delaware ELA Prioritized Content Standards: Students in Delaware public schools, using the processes of effective readers, writers, listeners, viewers, and speakers, will be able to:  • Standard 1: Use written and oral English appropriate for various purposes and audiences. • Standard 2: Construct, examine, and extend the meaning of literary, informative, and technical texts through listening, reading, and viewing. • Standard 3: Access, organize, and evaluate information gained through listening, reading, and viewing. • Standard 4: Use literary knowledge accessed through print and visual media to connect self to society and culture.  http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/staff/ci/content_areas/ela.shtml

9. The numbers indicate the standard and performance indicator for identified grades. This is the Enduring Understanding that corresponds to the Performance Indicator Words that are found in the Glossary are bolded within the GLEs. This is the Essential Question that corresponds to the Performance Indicator The Organization of the Delaware ELA Prioritized Content Standards

10. Identifies specific grade level GLEs The GLEs in the Delaware ELA Prioritized Content Standards

11. The DE ELA Prioritized Standards Topic or Cluster This GLE is Essential This GLE is Important

12. CCSS-Language Progressive Skills, by Grade

13. CCSS- Illustrative Texts to Demonstrate Text Complexity

14. Text Complexity-CCSS

15. Text Complexity-DE Content Standards

16. Text Complexity-ELA Common Core State Standards

17. 6-12 Common Core State Standards The 6-12 CC State Standards begin on Page 34

18. 6-12 Common Core State Standards in Content-area Literacy The Content-area Literacy Standards begin on Page 59

19. Current DE Content Standards Common Core State Standards 1. Uses the term GLEs to describe content bullets 1. Uses the term Standards to describe content bullets 1. Organizes the Content Standards by grade-level ON YOUR OWN Compare the DE ELA Prioritized Curriculum to the ELA Common Core State Standards