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Common Core W.CCR.10 Explained

August 1, 2012

(Wiping sweat from brow.)

All right, let’s finish these writing anchor standards.

W.CCR.10–that’s the 10th (and final!) College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Writing strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA / Literacy–reads as follows:

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.

Just as R.CCR.10, the reading anchor standard that calls for grade-appropriate text complexity, is a kind of overarching principle for all of the reading standards, so W.CCR.10 is for the writing standards. So what is W.CCR.10, at its core? Read the rest of this entry »

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Common Core W.CCR.9 Explained

July 31, 2012

All right, we’re almost done pwning these writing anchor standards. And just so we’re clear, pwn is pronounced “pown” which rhymes with own, and it essentially means domination. My little brothers (high schoolers) taught me the meaning of this word on a recent road trip we shared:

Now then. Let’s pwn this.

W.CCR.9–that’s the 9th College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Writing strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA / Literacy–reads as follows:

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

We’ve reached the final part of the research writing trio of anchor standards (W.CCR.7-9). So: what makes W.CCR.9 unique? What does it say students need to be able to do? Read the rest of this entry »

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Common Core W.CCR.8 Explained

July 30, 2012

W.CCR.8–that’s the 8th College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Writing strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA / Literacy–reads as follows:

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.

This standard is the second part of the “Research to Build and Present Knowledge” trio of anchor standards (W.CCR.7-9). Since the three somewhat overlap, I’m just going to touch on aspects of W.CCR.8 that make it unique. Read the rest of this entry »

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