English Language Arts

https://sites.google.com/a/cesa11.k12.wi.us/gsd/

We are using this google site to keep track of the curriculum work....and curriculum resources

Grantsburg Vision Statement for English Language Arts:

Through the implementation of our research based Language Arts Curriculum, 

the district will promote consistent, explicit instruction that encourages student engagement, 

resulting in the application of literacy skills across all curricular areas, fostering a 

community of active lifelong readers, writers, and thinkers.

Below are links to our English Language Arts Curriculum Resources developed by our local curriculum team:

Foundations of ELA Curriculum

Comprehension Strategy Alignment 

End of Year Benchmarks for Reading

Rubric to Assess Comprehension Strategies

CCSS Writing Convention Expectations by Grade Level

Resources and Reference Documents

Our curriculum was designed to support the common core but it is essential to visit often the Common Core Standards, a great way to do that is through the Common Core Standards App.  It is also important to refer back to the CCSS document itself, Common Core State Standards as well as the Appendixes:

CCSS Appendix A:  Research Supporting Key Elements of the Standards, Glossary of Key Terms

CCSS Appendix B:  Text Exemplars and Sample Performance Tasks

CCSS Appendix C:  Samples of Student Writing
CCSS for ELA in History/Social Studies,  Science, and Technical Subjects

Common Core Rubric Creation Tool This is an excellent free tool for creating customized rubrics based on the common core for all of the Common Core Standards including those for writing, reading literature, reading informational text, history/social studies, science and technical subjects and writing for hist/ss, sci&tech.