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Reading by the Standard 11-12 (ELA Common Core)

Reading by the Standard 11-12 (ELA Common Core)

Juniors and seniors are already set in their ways concerning their reading habits. The idea that a required reading or a summer reading assignment might be the last book that the student ever reads in his or her schooling experience weighs heavy on most teachers. 

The Common Core provides students the opportunity to closely evaluate how the text is structured and what the author intended through diction choices and literary elements as well as study the themes, conflicts, language and literary elements of a piece of literary fiction. Perhaps with this more rigorous study, students will appreciate literature and continue to read as a lifelong learner. 

This packet contains an assessment question for each of the 11th and 12th grade English Language Arts Common Core Literacy Standards. Available in MS Word, the license allows purchasers to differentiate, adapt and edit the standards-based questions to their students’ needs. Please do not post on blogs or web pages. 

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Reading by the Standard 9-10 (ELA Common Core)

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Summer Reading, Parallel Reading, Assigned Reading, Outside Reading or Required Reading-- encouraging students to read year-round for enhanced fluency, comprehension and vocabulary development is difficult. Add in the rigor of the Common Core and it can be bewildering to assign and assess independent reading to students while meeting the Common Core standards. 

This learning packet includes each of the 9th and 10th grade English Language Arts Common Core standards with a specific question designed to meet the standard. The questions ask the student to provide text-based evidence, analysis, and connections to their lives and the world around them. Use the questions with any book, any level for any reader. 

A .pdf and an editable MS Word document allows teachers to download and photocopy or differentiate as needed.

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