Common Core W.CCR.1 Explained
W.CCR.1–that’s the 1st College/Career Readiness anchor standard within the Writing strand of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA / Literacy–reads as follows: Write arguments to support...
View ArticleA First Day of School Activity that Teaches Argumentation
Next Tuesday, when our Michigan students come for their beautiful, post-Labor Day first day of school, I’m going to bust out something hot. In our school, we have to set goals for ourselves that can be...
View ArticleVideo: One Way to Rock Out CCSS-Friendly, In-class Debates
In this video, I walk through how I went about preparing for and carrying out our second in-class debate of the school year. Why spend time debating? Debates are very CCSS friendly — they make...
View ArticleGoals for 2013
During the last two weeks, I’ve had time to enjoy my beautiful ladies (my wife and our 2-year old and 6-month old), visit with family, reconnect with friends, rest my mind, and reflect on the year to...
View ArticleNon-Freaked Out Common Core — Part 4 — Argument and Debate
If there is one way that you can begin implementing the writing and speaking/listening portions of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in a simplified, manageable, high bang-for-your-buck fashion,...
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