At-A-Glance: 32 Common Core Anchor Standards for Literacy (grades 3-12)

1. At-A-Glance: 32 Common Core Anchor Standards for Literacy (grades 3-12) Reading: Writing: Speaking/Listening Language Key Ideas & Details: Types & Purposes: Comprehension & Collaboration: Knowledge of Language: • Read closely. • Track themes • & summarize main • ideas. • 3. Understand and • follow progressions. • Write arguments. • Write informative/ • explanatory texts • 3. Write narratives. • Know the rules of • formal standard written • and spoken English and • apply them when your • audience expects you to do • so. Accurately perceive the • circumstances when your • audience expects you to use • a formal language tone. • 2. The above includes the • visuals of writing: spelling, • capitalization, punctuation. • 3. Understand that language • is a changing social contract. • Make effective choices. • Expand your understanding of • the language choices of • others. 1.Develop socially appropriate conversational skills. 2. Verbally summarize information that you’ve heard, read, or seen. 3. Assess the credibility of what you read and hear, based on the language used. Production & Distribution: Craft and Structure: 4.Match your style to the expectations of your audience. 5. Use the writing process 6. Use technology as a collaborative tool. 4. Know what words & phrases mean in context. 5. Analyze how the details contribute to each other and to the overall meaning. 6. Assess how point of view or purpose affects meaning. : Research: Presentation of Ideas and Knowledge: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects. 8. Gather information from multiple sources. Judge the credibility of the sources. 9. Use both literary and informational texts to support, inform, and enrich your claims 4. Present meaningful ideas and information coherently and courteously. 5. Enhance formal presentations with visuals, including digital media. 6. Know the rules of formal spoken English and apply them when appropriate to the audience. Integration of Knowledge & Ideas : Vocabulary Acquisition and Use: 7. Understand charts, graphs, and other numerical representations. 8. Judge the validity of an argument, based on the language used. 9. Compare texts on the same subject. 4. Figure out what new words & phrases mean using context, word parts, dictionaries, a 5. Understand that words can be nuanced and can have multiple meanings. 6. Understand and use an academic/businesslike level of language. 10. Write routinely; both formally and informally; write polished pieces and on-demand; write to express knowledge and to formulate it. Revise, proofread, edit. 10 Comprehend complex text independently.

2. State Education Departments were given the option of adding to the CCLS. Below are the New York State additional Anchor Standards for English Language Arts, 6-12. Reading: Standard 11: Responding to literature Respond to literature by employing knowledge of literary language, textual features and forms to read and comprehend, reflect upon, and interpret literary texts from a variety of genres and a wide spectrum of American and word events. Writing: Standard 11: Responding to Literature: Develop personal, cultural, textual, and thematic connections within and across genres as they respond to texts through written, digital, and oral presentations, employing a variety of media and genres. Speaking and Listening: Standard 7:Seek to understand other perspectives and cultures: Communicate effectively with audiences and individuals from varied b’grounds For further details on the NYSED additional Standards: http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/nysp12cclsela.pdf