ELA- Module B

Juley Harper, ELA Education Associate

Comparison of the DE ELA Comparison of the DE ELA Prioritized Curriculum and Prioritized Curriculum and ELA Common Core State ELA Common Core State

Standards (CCSS)Standards (CCSS)

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ELA CCSS Document Introduction- pg. 3

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http://www.corestandards.

org/the-standards

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

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Organization of the ELA CCSS

K-5 Strands

Reading (Literary and Informational)

WritingSpeaking and

ListeningLanguage

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

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Each ELA Strand is headed by a strand-specific set of CCR Anchor Standards

Strands= Standards (in DE)

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This number corresponds to the

CCR anchor standard.

Standards= Performance

Indicators (in DE)

CCSS Topics

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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. 

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http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/staff/ci/content_areas/ela.shtml

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The numbers indicate the standard and performance indicator for identified grades.

This is the Enduring Understanding that corresponds to the Performance Indicator

This is the Essential

Question that corresponds to

the Performance Indicator

Words that are found in the Glossary are bolded within the GLEs.

The Organization of the Delaware ELA Prioritized Content Standards

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GLEs

The GLEs in the Delaware ELA Prioritized Content Standards

Identifies specific

grade level

The DE ELA Prioritized Standards

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Topic or Cluster

This GLE is Essential

This GLE is

Important

CCSS-Language Progressive Skills, by Grade

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CCSS- Illustrative Texts to Demonstrate Text Complexity

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Text Complexity-CCSS

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Text Complexity-DE Content Standards

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Text Complexity-ELA Common Core State Standards

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The 6-12 CC

State

Standards

begin on

Page 34

6-12 Common Core State Standards

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The Content-area

Literacy Standards

begin on Page 59

6-12 Common Core State Standards in Content-area Literacy

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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

Compare the DE ELA Prioritized Curriculum to the ELA Common Core State Standards

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