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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (these could be sections with difficult syntax, particularly dense information, and tricky transitions or places that offer a variety of possible inferences). Step Five: Create Coherent Sequences of Text-Dependent Questions The sequence of questions should not be random but should build toward more coherent understanding and analysis to ensure that students learn to stay focused on the text to bring them to a gradual understanding of its meaning. Step Six: Identify the Standards Being Addressed Take stock of the Standards being addressed in the series of questions and decide if any & BACK Curriculum other Standards are suited to being a focus for this text (forming additional questions that exercise those Standards). Step Seven: Create the Culminating Assessment Develop a culminating activity around the key ideas or understandings identified earlier that reflects (a) mastery of one or more of the Standards, (b) involves writing, and (c) is structured to be completed by students independently. 2 Instruction Guide to Accessing Quantitative Analysis Tools For details about how text complexity can be measured and made a regular part of instruction, consult this online document at www.corestandards.org/assets/ Appendix_A.pdf. It introduces a three-part model that blends qualitative and quantitative measures of text complexity with reader and task considerations. The final section in this document concludes with three annotated examples showing how the model can be used to assess the complexity of various kinds of texts appropriate for different grade levels. Examples of Nontext-Dependent Questions Compared to Text-Dependent Questions: Nonexamples and Examples Not Text-Dependent Text-Dependent In "Casey at the Bat," Casey strikes out. Describe a time when you failed at something. What makes Casey's experiences at bat humorous? In "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Dr. King discusses nonviolent protest. Discuss, in writing, a time when you wanted to fight against something that you felt was unfair. What can you infer from King's letter about the letter he received? In "The Gettysburg Address" Lincoln says the nation is dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Why is equality an important value to promote? "The Gettysburg Address" mentions the year 1776. According to Lincoln's speech, why is this year significant to the events described in the speech? NEA.DMH-A Resources From Council of Chief State School Officers Advocate x Summer 2013 AEA 13 ` Program: The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) ` Publication: Common Core State Standards: Implementation Tools and Resources Summer.13advo.indd 13 Mathematics ` Webinar: Common Core Standards and the Concept of Focus 3/19/13 1:48 PM