L.CCR.3 — that’s the 3rd College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Language strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy — says: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. To succeed at this […]
Common Core L.CCR.2 Explained
L.CCR.2 — that’s the 2nd College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Language strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy — says: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. For a great overview of the first three anchor standards within the Language strand, check out Saturday’s post on […]
Common Core L.CCR.1 Explained
At this point, we, the community at the Teaching the Core blog, have grappled with three of the four “strands” of Common Core anchor standards. Yippee! L.CCR.1 — that’s the 1st College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Language strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy — says: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard […]
Common Core SL.CCR.6 Explained
All right party animals, let’s tackle the final anchor standard of the Speaking and Listening series. SL.CCR.6 — that’s the 6th College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Speaking and Listening strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy — says: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal […]
Common Core SL.CCR.5 Explained
SL.CCR.5 — that’s the 5th College and Career Readiness anchor standard within the Speaking and Listening strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Literacy — says: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations. Back when I was in high school, this would have been […]