Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans

<p>Schools nationwide are transitioning to the Common Core--our advice to you: Be prepared, but don't go it alone! Our new book, <em>Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans: Ready-to-Use Resources, 9-12</em>, shows you that teaching the Common Core State Standards in high school doesn't have to be intimidating! <br><br>This easy-to-use guide meets the particular needs of high school teachers. It provides model lesson plans for teaching the standards in reading, writing, speaking/listening, and language. </p><ul> <li>Get engaging lesson plans that are grade-appropriate for teens, easy to implement, and include ready-to-use reproducible handouts, assessments, resources, and ideas to help you modify the lesson for both struggling and advanced learners. </li> <li>Our Common Core Literacy Lesson Plans are equally effective for both English and content-area teachers—the plans are designed to fit seamlessly into your high school curriculum. </li> <li>You get practical tips for revamping your existing lessons to meet the standards. </li> <li>High school students learn how to answer text-based questions, read informational texts, conduct research, write arguments, and improve their speaking and listening skills. </li> </ul><p>We take the guesswork out of Common Core lesson plans with this practical, easy-to-use guide. All lesson plans are grade-appropriate, but every lesson plan includes... </p><ul> <li>Common Core State Standards covered in the lesson </li> <li>Overview of objectives and focus of the lesson </li> <li>Background knowledge required and time required </li> <li>A detailed, step-by-step agenda for the lesson, plus a materials list</li> <li>Differentiation ideas to adapt the lesson for different kinds of learners </li> <li>Assessment ideas, including rubrics and scoring guides </li> <li>A place for your notes: what worked; what can improve </li> </ul><p><strong>Bonus!</strong> We show you how to extend the lessons into longer units to suit your particular grade's curriculum, and even help you create more of your own lessons! </p> Part 1 Reading; lessonplan1 One Word at a Time; lessonplan2 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch; lessonplan3 Foreign yet Familiar; lessonplan4 Are You Convinced?; lessonplan5 Where’s the Logic?; lessonplan6 What’s the Spin?; lessonplan7 Time to Dig Deeper; lessonplan8 This Is Not a Cardboard Cutout; lessonplan9 Is This Satire or Serious?; lessonplan10 You Had to Be There; lessonplan11 A Director’s Liberties?; lessonplan12 Playing with Meaning; lessonplan13 What’s This All About?; lessonplan14 Is This Structure Sound?; Part 2 Writing; lessonplan15 Strengthen Your Argument!; lessonplan16 ; lessonplan17 Don’t Just Google; lessonplan18 Quote or Paraphrase?; lessonplan19 Collaborate in the Cloud; lessonplan20 Who’s Reading This, Anyway?; lessonplan21 What Comes Next?; lessonplan22 Reflections of a Writer; Part 3 Speaking and Listening; lessonplan23 You’re in Charge!; lessonplan24 ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘What’s Up?’; lessonplan25 Teach, Don’t Bore!; lessonplan26 Take Command of Your Audience!; lessonplan27 Sources, Sources Everywhere; lessonplan28 Good Evening, My Fellow Citizens; Part 4 Language; lessonplan29 Are They Really Synonyms?; lessonplan30 Get Your Ducks in a Row; lessonplan31 Everything in Its Place; lessonplan32 If You Don’t Get This Lesson, Explain It to Me; lessonplan33 Are Those Words Working Together?; lessonplan34 Know When to Break the Rules; lessonplan35 Notice Me! Notice Me!;