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Common Core State Standards for ELA

 

On this page, we present the standards and appendices in various groupings to help you study and use all of the documents.  We suggest that you look at each of the four component documents in their entirety first, then consider which method of chunking or grouping of the documents best helps you with your implementation tasks.

Unless otherwise noted, all files on this page are provided in PDF format.

 

Getting Started

Critical information to review before you even look at the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

 

Organizational Outline of the Common Core State Standards for ELA. A guide to navigating the standards document and its appendices.

 

The Standards

• The Complete ELA Standards - Make sure you read the introduction, which includes information about the organization and use of the standards.
• Introduction to the Common Core State Standards - Information about the intention of the standards, what is not included in the document, clarification about college readiness, and instructions for how to read the document.
• Content Strands - The standards document has also been broken into its four content strands:
  1. Reading,
  2. Writing,
  3. Speaking and Listening, and
  4. Language.
• Appendix A, including clarifying information, a bibliography, and glossary;
• Appendix A Supplemental Information: New Research on Text Complexity - NEW August 2012
• Appendix B, which lists text exemplars for reading [note: this is a large document - 183 pages]; and
• Appendix C, providing examples of authentic student writing.

 

The Information below is grouped by content strand.  We recommend considering all of the materials related to each strand as a method of studying and implementing the standards.

 

Reading

Text Complexity (from Appendix A: p2-16)

Reading Foundational Skills (from Appendix A: p17-22)

Standards for Grades K-5

Standards for Grades 6-12

Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Reading Standards 6-12 - Comparative Chart by Anchor

Reading K-12 Vertical Progression: Informational Text | Literature

Bibliography (from Appendix A: p36-37)

Appendix B

Text Complexity Resources

Close Reading: Text-based questions and evidence-based responses

 

Writing

Text Types (from Appendix A: p23-25)

Standards for Grades K-5

Standards for Grades 6-12

Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects

Writing Standards 6-12 - Comparative Chart by Anchor

Writing K-12 Vertical Progression

Bibliography (from Appendix A: p37-38)

Evidence-Based Responses

 

Speaking & Listening

The Role of Speaking and Listening (from Appendix A: p26-27)

Standards for Grades K-5

Standards for Grades 6-12

Speaking & Listening K-12 Vertical Progression

Bibliography (from Appendix A: p38)

Evidence-Based Responses

 

Language

Conventions (from Appendix A: p28-31)

Vocabulary (from Appendix A: p32-35)

Standards for Grades K-5

Standards for Grades 6-12

Language K-12 Vertical Progression

Bibliography (from Appendix A: p39-40)

Vocabulary Resources

 

 

Appendix A: Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards / Glossary of Key Terms (Complete Document)

Supplemental Information: New Research on Text Complexity - NEW August 2012

Appendix A by Content Strand/Topic:

Reading

Writing

Speaking & Listening

Language

Vocabulary

Bibliography

Glossary

A Guided Study to the Common Core State Standards for ELA - Appendix A

Learn more about the Bibliography.

 

 

Appendix B: Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks (Complete Document)

Sample Performance Tasks

The text exemplars included in Appendix B are supplemented by brief performance tasks that further clarify the meaning of the Standards. These sample tasks illustrate specifically the application of the Standards to texts of sufficient complexity, quality, and range.

Click here to view the Sample Performance Tasks

Click here to download a printable version of the Sample Performance Tasks (PDF)

	.........Introduction
	Grades K-1 Stories Poetry Read-Aloud Stories Read-Aloud Poetry Informational Texts Read-Aloud Informational Texts Sample Performance Tasks for Each Category	Grades 2-3 Stories Poetry Read-Aloud Stories Read-Aloud Poetry Informational Texts Read-Aloud Informational Texts Sample Performance Tasks for Each Category
	Grades 4-5 Stories Poetry Informational Texts Sample Performance Tasks for Each Category	Grades 6-8 Stories Drama Poetry Informational Texts – ELA Informational Texts – History/Social Studies Informational Texts – Science, Mathematics, and Technical Subjects Sample Performance Tasks for Each Category
	Grades 9-10 Stories Drama Poetry Informational Texts – ELA Informational Texts – History/Social Studies Informational Texts – Science, Mathematics, and Technical Subjects Sample Performance Tasks for Each Category	Grade 11-CCR Stories Drama Poetry Informational Texts – ELA Informational Texts – History/Social Studies Informational Texts – Science, Mathematics, and Technical Subjects Sample Performance Tasks for Each Category

 

 

Appendix C: Samples of Student Writing (Complete Document)

[Note: This is a large file - 7.7 Megabytes]

 

 

10/30/12

 

 

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