Monthly Archives: November 2014

PARCC Prep: How to Approach the Narrative Writing Task

Posted on November 22, 2014 by theliteracycookbook

While some folks might gloss over preparation for the PARCC Narrative Writing Task (thinking perhaps, Students know the elements of short stories and they know how to write a story; this should be relatively easy for them), this task is … Continue reading →

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PARCC Prep: How to Unpack Literary Analysis and Research Writing Prompts

Posted on November 7, 2014 by theliteracycookbook

When it comes to test preparation, it’s a good idea to teach students to PARAPHRASE the directions. However, in the case of PARCC Literary Analysis and Research writing prompts, it will help even more to teach them to turn the … Continue reading →

Posted in Assessment(s), ELA Common Core Standards, Evidence, Explanation, Lesson-planning, Literary Analysis Writing, Paraphrasing, PARCC, Questioning, Reading, Reading Informational Text, Reading Literature, Research Writing, Test Prep, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

COMMON CORE READING: Another Great Resource for Nonfiction Texts!

Posted on November 6, 2014 by theliteracycookbook

If you haven’t seen it yet, Newsela.com is a great resource for nonfiction texts (and quizzes). It’s FREE and it presents articles on a range of topics: War and Peace Science Kids Money Law Health Arts Sports You can filter … Continue reading →

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