RCS ELA Common Core and Essential Standards Training Grade 4

RCS ELACommon Core and Essential Standards TrainingGrade 4 August 16, 2012 Presenters: Katie Eller (keller@randolph.k12.nc.us) Angela Harris (aharris@randolph.k12.nc.us)

Agenda • 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 Pacing Guides • Organized by ELA Units of Study • First Quarter – 1 unit • Second and Third Quarter – 2 units each • 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 Literacy Expectations Independent Reading Writer’s Workshop Whole Group/ Shared Reading/ Read Aloud Connected Literacy Word Study and Vocabulary Guided Reading

Year at a Glance • The Comprehension Toolkit • Jan Richardson Strategies • Lucy Calkins Units of Study for Teaching Writing

A Closer Look at Unit 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: • Create a Graphic Organizer about your book/excerpt • Fill in as many of the categories as you can • Gallery Walk

Assessment Updates • Writing Assessments • Grades 3-5 • Only 3 samples will be required for the writing portfolio beginning in 2012-2013.

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 Lists • Common Core Standards and RCS Suggested Word Study Sequence (K-5) • Why Word Study Matters

Differentiate!

Let’s Practice!

Additional Word 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.

Vocabulary

4th Grade Resources and Links 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

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 Door • What are you most excited about? • What burning question do you have?

RCS ELA Common Core and Essential Standards Training Grade 4

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