Katherine S. McKnight - Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities: Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge (Grades 6-12)

This practical book thoroughly explains how to navigate the Common Core State Standards at the secondary level. As a dyed-in-the-wool teacher of adolescents,McKnight guides the reader through the complexities of literacy development with useful, leveled strategies. She eloquently dispels much of the mythology surrounding the new standards, and explains how to help students find success. You'll find this engaging book your go-to resource for implementing the Common Core!

Richard M. Cash, EdD, educational consultant; author, Advancing Differentiation: Thinking and Learning for the 21st Century

As educators across the country make the shift to the Common Core, McKnight's work will undoubtedly become a go-to resource, as it provides the support teachers need to deliver the high-level learning experiences demanded of the CCSS. The graphic organizers, hands-on activities, and authentic examples will promote development of an integrated approach to the new standards. Dr. McKnight has a proven track record of delivering material that has practical applicability for all teachers-novice, veteran, and everyone in between.

Susan Hughes, English language arts supervisor, Allegany (Maryland) Public Schools

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Tables

1. Distribution of Literary and Informational Passages by Grade in the 2009 NAEP Reading Framework
2. CCSS Text Categories
3. RAFT Roles and Suggestions
4. Language Standards, Grades
5. Language Standards, Grades
6. Suggested Number and Types of Centers
7. Suggested Centers for Larger Classes
8. Anchor Reading Standard 7 as Articulated for Each Grade Level for English Language Arts
9. Anchor Reading Standard 7 as Articulated for Each Grade Level for Literacy in History/Social Studies
10. Anchor Writing Standard 6 as Articulated for Each Grade Level for English Language Arts
11. Anchor Writing Standard 6 as Articulated for Each Grade Level for Literacy in History/Social Studies
12. Anchor Speaking and Listening Standard 5 as Articulated for Each Grade Level for English Language Arts
13. Compare Myself to a Character
14. Scheduling Guidelines for Literature Circles
15. Sample Schedule for a First Week of Literature Circles
16. Sample Rubric for Project Assessment

Figures

1. Anchor Standards and Grade-Level Articulations of Those Standards
2. Anticipation Guide
3. 2.2 GIST Template
4. Cornell Notes Template
5. Cornell Notes Student Sample
6. Questioning the Author Template
7. SQ4R Template
8. Question-Answer Relationship Template
9. Story Trails Template
10. Fix It Up Strategy Chart
11. Close Reading Template
12. Measuring Text Complexity: Three Factors
13. Stop and Write Student Sample (a Seventh-Grade Student Reading The Book Thief)
14. Stop and Write Student Sample (Chart Form, Farewell to Manzanar)
15. RAFT Template
16. Bloom's Taxonomy and RAFT
17. Historical Bio Poem Template
18. Writing Anchor Standard 1
19. Knowing Nouns and Venturing about Verbs Handout
20. Defragging Sentence Fragments: Phrase Slips
21. Defragging Sentence Fragments: Part 1
22. What a Sentence Needs
23. Defragging Sentence Fragments: Part 2
24. Vocabulary Slides Template
25. Vocabulary Organizer Template
26. List-Group-Label Template
27. Sample Learning Centers
28. Learning Center Stations
29. Evaluating Websites
30. Evaluating Web-Based Resources for Content Information
31. Bloom's Taxonomy
32. Student Sample Stop and Write
33. Student Sample Letter to Teacher
34. Student Sample Story Trail
35. Student Sample Newspaper Story

Katherine S. McKnight, PhD, began her career as a high school English teacher in the Chicago public school system. She currently serves as a professor of secondary education at National Louis University and travels worldwide as a professional development consultant. She lives in Chicago with her family. To learn more, go to www.katherinemcknight.com.

Providing educators with sustained professional development that is research-based, rigorous, and innovative, as well as practical, motivating, and fun, Staff Development for Educators' (SDE) mission is to create meaningful improvement in student attainment, teacher fulfillment, and school success.

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