Skill-building through potent instruction, day by day
In these much-anticipated sequels to The Common Core Companion, Janiel Wagstaff and Leslie Blauman provide a collection of connected lessons and formative writing assessments that bring Monday-to-Friday clarity to the task of integrating reading and writing with ELA standards. In each volume, the 50+ lessons are divided into fi ve, week-long learning sequences addressing key literacygoals. A best-practice glossary, If/Then charts, unit-planning calendars, and other tools round out these essential references, both in book and online. Follow each sequence and week by week, you€ll build the instructional potency to help students achieve a year€s worth of growth as you integrate:
- Writing Narratives with Identifying Sensory Words in Text
- Research with Identifying Topic and Details
- Opinion Writing with Close Reading for Text Evidence
- Comparing and Contrasting with Publishing Using Digital Tools
- Informative Writing with Use of Text Features
