Clarifying Content Priorities: ENGLISH 9-12
Priority 3
Adopted Resource
Priority 2
Standard Alignment
Priority 1
Essential Practice
Non-Priority
Do Not Need
These graphic organizers focus on the practices, skills/standards, and resources for ENGLISH 9-12 that best prepare students to become college and career ready.
NOTE: All three priorities can be executed simultaneously because the adopted resource (3) is standard aligned (2) and provides both content and tools for essential practice of ELA disciplines (1).
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Closer Look at Priority 1: Essential Practice
Resources:
-StudySync offers on-grade-level, complex texts and allows for 5 levels of scaffolding.
-StudySync offers reading comprehension strategy work as part of the fist read, close read, and independent read protocols.
-StudySync offers model videos for discussion of on-grade-level, complex texts using standard learning targets/intentions.
-StudySync offers complete writing process lessons for extended writings and multiple opportunities for shorter writings in the integrated reading and writing blade lessons.
-Close Reading guides and documents, Writing guides and rubrics, and Speaking/Discussion guides, protocols, rubrics are available on the CCS ELA 6-12 Webpage (https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12) at the ELA Strand Resources for Reading, Writing, Language, & Speaking Quick Link (https://oh01913306.schoolwires.net/Page/5828).
Research:
-Because higher text complexity of test passages on the OST resulted in lower student success, students’ interaction with close reading and complex text must increase. They need to read widely from both literary and informational texts and increase close reading and analysis practice. They must Read, Write, and Discuss Every Day!
-CCS students are not scoring in the highest category in two writing areas. They need more practice with response-to-text argument and informative/explanatory writing and to increase the amount of writing they do each year. They must Read, Write, and Discuss Every Day!
Priority 1
Essential Practice
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Closer Look at Priority 2: Standard Alignment
Priority 2
Standard Alignment
Targeted Priority Standards on the OST: (9th-10th Grade Standards, 11th-12th Grade Standards)
-Grade 9-10: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL. 4, RL.5, RL.6, RL.7, RL.9; RI.1, RI.2, RI.3, RI.4, RI.5, RI.6, RI.7 RI.8, RI.9; L.4, L.5; W.1, W.2
Resources:
-StudySync covers all of the Standards on the OST in the first four CORE ELA Units for each grade level.
-StudySync offers quiz and think questions that are standard aligned.
-StudySync offers skill lessons aligned to the standards, then asks students to apply those skills to an on-grade-level, complex text or extended writing.
-StudySync offers student exemplars for every extended writing.
-Standardized test prep, OST reports/power standards, and OST question stems are available on the CCS ELA 6-12 Webpage (https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12) at the Standardized Testing Quick Link (https://oh01913306.schoolwires.net/Page/2615).
Research:
-READING: Because many CCS students on the 2019 OST test had the highest proficiencies and lowest proficiencies on questions aligned to the same Reading Standards and did not have consistent scores on the same Standards, there seemed to be no clear pattern of success on Standard-aligned questions, but certain passages had clearer success rates. This is absolutely in line with larger research studies, such as the 2006 ACT study that said “the clearest differentiator” between students who met or exceeded benchmark scores “was students’ ability to answer questions associated with complex texts.” Student Achievement Partners and Teaching Lab have found that isolating comprehension skills in a teach-assess-reteach cycle in secondary education is a “smooth road in the wrong direction.” Although this method is helpful in mastering foundational skills in elementary grades, in secondary education the TEXT should guide reading comprehension instruction. It is our students’ abilities to understand TEXT that determines OST proficiencies.
-WRITING: Writing time should be driven by exemplars that focus on the protocols required to construct fully-developed essays with introductions, conclusions, transitions, and bodies that have evidence/elaboration. Researchers agree that American students need to increase the amount of writing they do in school and use exemplars as models if they want to become college and career ready.
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Closer Look at Priority 3: Adopted Resource
Priority 3
Adopted Resource
Research: StudySync got the highest ratings on EdReports and is backed by Dr. Doug Fisher
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