Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction for Grades 6-12

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Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction

Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction provides instruction for ALL exemplar texts for Grades 6–12. While learning the skills of close reading, students interact with new vocabulary to build rich content knowledge. Key features, including First Read/Second Read and Performance Tasks, guide students towards deep comprehension and understanding of concepts likely to appear on the new standards.

Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction in your classroom
- Offers Common Core ELA instruction for ALL exemplar texts at Grades 6–12
- Provides close reading support to help students analyze complex texts
- Includes text-based performance tasks for assessment success

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Features

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Why?
Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction provides a dynamic combination of complexity, quality, and range of texts with which students must engage. In fact, each lesson offers extensive instructional support that both teachers and students need to build knowledge and skills from each text.

A few of the unique resources embedded within Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction piece include:
- Common Core ELA instruction for ALL exemplar texts at Grades 6–12
- Close reading support to help students analyze complex texts
- Text-based performance tasks for assessment success
Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction augments traditional ELA approaches by providing rich, text-based instruction that warrants close reading and thoughtful conversation. Within the text you'll find a valuable worktext that provides an effective means to develop students’ vocabulary while preparing them for the rigors of the Common Core State Standards.

Classroom Collaboration

Think Though the Text

Analyze the Text
Features

Fill Your Class with Rich, Text-Based Discussion

Complex texts warrant close reading and inspire thoughtful conversation. Highlighted features of Common Core Exemplar Resource Instruction include:

Classroom Collaboration

Classroom Collaboration activities guide students to discuss texts in depth, segment by segment.

Think Through the Text

Think Through the Text questions ensure that students comprehend a text during their first read.

Analyze the Text

Analyze the Text questions require text evidence that sends students into a deep second read.

Academic Vocabulary

Academic Vocabulary instruction provides student-friendly definitions for Tier Two words in each segment.

Domain Specific Vocabulary

Domain Specific Vocabulary instruction helps students make sense of Tier Three words.

Prepare Students for Common Core Assessments

Complex texts such as the Text Exemplars are likely to appear in the new assessments.

Performance Tasks

Performance Tasks lead students through multi-step assignments to analyze and respond to texts.

Student Checklists

Student Checklists help students embed quality responses into their written or oral presentations.
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