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The Common Core Companion: The Standards Decoded, Grades 6-8: What They Say, What They Mean, How to Teach Them (Corwin Literacy) 1st Edition

by Jim Burke (Author), R. James (Author)
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Don’t spend another minute poring over the standards. Jim Burke has already done the hard work for you  with this roadmap of what each standard says, what each standard means, and how precisely to put that standard into practice across English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Jim clearly lays out:

  • Grades 6-8 standards side by side with key distinctions
  • Different content-area versions of each standard
  • Explanations of each standard, with student prompts
  • Content to cover, lesson ideas, and instructional techniques
  • Glossary and adaptations for ELL students
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"I love what Jim Burke has done to make the Standards less threatening and more useful for teachers. In particular, the indicators for what students and teachers should be doing, given the Standard, are extremely helpful; as are such a clear glossary and illuminating examples. All in all, The Common Core Companion is bound to be enormously useful and thus dog-eared!" -- Grant Wiggins, President

"Fundamentally different from other Common Core books, The Common Core Companion is s a user’s guide designed by a teacher who actually uses the standards in his daily work with students. Jim Burke gently demystifies the Common Core State Standards and offers a practical tool for curricular alignment. I think you will find The Common Core Companion helps schools help themselves."
 -- Carol Jago, Member

"I have never read a book for teachers so well laid out and highly useful. I predict administrators across the country will purchase this book for their secondary teachers to use in their staff meetings, individual department meetings, their PLCs, and for individual teachers to use as Burke puts it as ‘a personal compass to navigate the complexities of the Common Core Curriculum.’"

-- Debbie Silver, Ed.D., Author of Drumming to the Beat of Different Marchers and Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8

"I must say, I am duly impressed. This book gives the kind of ‘hands-on’ support classroom teachers and curriculum committees really need in doing the work of ‘unpacking’ the standards and interpreting those standards into curriculum documents. The very detailed, complete discussions of the standards and the breakdowns that the Burke does are, in my opinion, exemplary . . . Well done!"

-- Joe Crawford, Author of Aligning Your Curriculum to the Common Core State Standards

"This very practical guide makes a complex topic easier to understand and less formidable. Schools will want to purchase copies for all teachers and personnel working with the Common Core."
 -- Library Media Connection, August/September 2014

About the Author

A longtime English teacher, Jim Burke is the author of more than 20 books and senior consultant for the Holt McDougal Literature program. Jim has received several awards, including the 2000 NCTE Exemplary English Leadership Award. In 2009, he created the English Companion Ning―the largest online community of English teachers in the world. More recently, Jim has served on the AP English Course and Exam Review Commission and the PARCC Consortium.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Corwin
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2013
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 145227603X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452276038
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 0.75 x 11 inches
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A longtime English teacher, Jim Burke is the author of more than 20 books and senior consultant for the Holt McDougal Literature program. Jim has received several awards, including the 2000 NCTE Exemplary English Leadership Award. In 2009, he created the English Companion Ning―the largest online community of English teachers in the world. More recently, Jim has served on the AP English Course and Exam Review Commission and the PARCC Consortium.

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  • Linda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finally the art Dept.isn't left out in the cold!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2013
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    Our district adopted the CCS last year. While non-core subjects like mine (Art) were expected to implement them, nobody could say just HOW TO DO THIS! During training our instructors would ask "...what do you think the standards mean and how will you apply them in your classroom? WELL, have you seen the list of these standards?! Slogging through all of that and dealing with our own standards at the same time about put me over the edge. I eventually grasped a better understanding, but wish I had this book LAST YEAR! This book puts all of the academic verbosity into perspective and lays it out in terms that even an oldish teacher like me can understand and incorporate. It also has great sections of academic vocab aligned to the standard and practical ways to implement them plus- BONUS TIME a monthly planner so you can prove to the world just how CCS savvy you are! I recommend it to any teacher who is tired of hearing gobbledy gook and needs some straightforward useful answers about the COMMON CORE. Anyway, I have to go. I am PROCRASTINATING writing my CCS lesson plan.
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  • Michelle LaComb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a CCSS resource that's useful!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014
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    This book is what I've been looking for for a few years now. The book itself is organized well and extremely easy to use. Each standard has its own section that breaks down the standard to clearly identify what the student and teacher should be doing in easy to understand language. It's great for helping to write student friendly learning objectives for the classroom! In addition it's full of suggested activities for each standard in case you need some help with developing solid lessons to address CCSS. Great book, great buy!
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  • janet donegan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent teacher friendly resource
    Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2014
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    One of the best sources for unpacking the standards. For each standard it spells out what the student should be able to do, what questions should be asked and answered. Very clear guidelines for what teachers can do to work in each standard. Love the question stems. Great for all content areas and has the social study and science/tech standards directly addressed. I am a literacy coach and this was a great resource to share with teachers--easiest I have found.
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  • Patricia Baca
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gift for Daughter
    Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2014
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    I gave it to my daughter who teaches eighth grade English because I have the one for high school. She has looked over the book but has not had time to really work with it yet. She is excited about using it to help her plan out lessons for next school year.
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  • JEA
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Yet
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2013
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    This book was perfect for what I needed as a Grade 6 teacher attempting to get a handle on implementing the ELA Common Core. I purchased it sight unseen but was immediately impressed with the way each anchor standard is organized for Grades 6-8 in the same section accompanied by the standards restated in general terms he refers to as the gist. Jim Burke clearly understands what anyone working with the Common Core needs for effective implementation and has produced a valuable resource.
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  • Lorrie
    5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST resource for understanding and using Common Core
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2014
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    I've done a lot of research on sources for the Common Core. This is one of the few that doesn't just paste that phrase onto old or cheesy resources. Burke deconstructs the Standards and offers ideas for approaching benchmarks within them. I can see this resource becoming "the bible" of teachers serious about understanding and implementing Common Core standards. ABSOLUTELY worth the investment.
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  • Literacy Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Defines what students do and what teachers do!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013
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    Every single ELA standard in reading, writing, speaking & listening and vocabulary has a page explaining what a student would be doing in ELA and ALL content areas and a second page describing what the teacher is doing. Each standard also has its own glossary so teachers can work together to develop common understanding.

    A fabulous resource from Jim Burke! Thanks!
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