California Common Core Standards in Language Arts

Hello again.

Even though I will be teaching mathematics, it is really important that I understand the California Common Core Standards for Language Arts for my grade level.

Here are some of the highlights for ninth grade. Students should:

• Be able to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
• Be able to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text.
• Be able to analyze how complex characters develop over the course of the text, interact with other characters, and advance the plan or develop the theme. 
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text and analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
• Be able to analyze how an author chooses to structure a text, order events, within it, and manipulate time.
• Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work from outside the U.S.
• Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums.
• Analyze how an author draws on and transforms source material in a specific work.
• Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range for ninth grade.

In order to help my students succeed in my class and beyond, I need to keep in mind:

• I need to set an example by using correct grammar through modeling. 
• Consider my student's linguistic accomplishments, instead of focusing on the student's shortcomings. This is especially important for English-language learners.
• Help my students grow their vocabulary!
• Respect student's individual efforts in regards to language.

Reference:

Crain, W. (2011). Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications. Boston, MA: Pearson.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/9-10/

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/finalelaccssstandards.pdf

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon.

Elizabeth