Michigan Common Core Standards/Student Products and Learning Targets

Standard

Product/Outcome

I Can…

CCS Reading 1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text

Summative Assessment

Students will use MLA format in writing

Write an essay based on guiding questions

CCS Reading 2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

Formative Assessment: Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Describe how an author uses literary elements to engage the reader.

CCS Reading 3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text

Formative Assessment:

Students will compare decisions, events and ideas across multiple texts.

Evaluate decisions of characters in literature.

CCS Reading 4 Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

Formative Assessment:

Students will follow decision making and the consequences for those decisions

Understand consequences of decisions

CCS Reading 5 Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

Formative Assessment: Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how an author uses literacy elements.

CCS Reading 7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic events

CCS Reading 8 Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic

CCS Reading 9 Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic

CCS Reading 10 Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

Formative Assessment:

Students will read various informational and fictional text

Read independently

CCS Writing 1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Determine consequences for decisions made

CCS Writing 2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Convey information about what I have read

CCS Writing 3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic

CCS Writing 4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Summative Assessment:

Student will write an essay in final draft format

Analyze information to answer guiding questions

CCS Writing 5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Summative Assessment:

Student will write an essay in final draft format

Analyze information to answer guiding questions

CCS Writing 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and interact with others about writing.

Summative Assessment:

Student will create a character blog

Synthesize character words and deeds to write responses in 1st person point of view

CCS Writing 7 Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Summative Assessment:

Student will write an essay in final draft format

Analyze information to answer guiding questions

CCS Writing 9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic

CCS Writing 10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic

CCS Speaking and Listening 2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

View and respond to video presentation

CCS Speaking and Listening 3 Evaluate a speakers point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Evaluate/analyze how real-life situations are similar to dramatic

CCS Speaking and Listening 5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

View and respond to video presentation

CCS Language 1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Summative Assessment:

Student will write an essay in final draft format

Analyze information to answer guiding questions

CCS Language 2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Summative Assessment:

Student will write an essay in final draft format

Analyze information to answer guiding questions

CCS Language 3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Interpret meaning from unfamiliar dialogue

CCS Language 4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Interpret meaning from unfamiliar dialogue

CCS Language 5 Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

Formative Assessment:

Students will produce a Readers Notebook

Interpret meaning from unfamiliar dialogue

CCS Language 6 Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Summative Assessment:

Student will write an essay in final draft format

Analyze information to answer guiding questions and dramatic literary terms

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