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(Individuals)Handout 1 – Pre-Assessment/Toolkit

(Class Set)Handout 2 – Lesson Plan 1

Materials

Speaking and Listening in the Common Core

Participants will: “unpack” the speaking and listening

standards use an integrated approach lesson to identify

best practices of speaking and listening instruction

Reflect on the instructional implications

Objectives

Reflection tool: How familiar are you with the speaking and listening anchor standards? How has your department addressed these standards?

Pre-Assessment

“To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students must have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations – as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner.”

Speaking and Listening in the Common Core

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZXwEaHrdbo

Sue Pimentel Discusses the Speaking and Listening Standards

Speaking and Listeningfrom the Experts

Video: Mr. Bryant’s class Grade 6 small group

discussion/literary analysis, Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School, Prince George’s County

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxcbT-3SOr4

Spotlight on Maryland Classrooms

9/10- 11/12 https://

www.parcconline.org/mcf/english-language-artsliteracy/speaking-and-listening-standards-progression-grades-9%E2%80%9310-grades-11

Unpacking the HS PARCC Progressions

Activity: An Integrated Approach:

Watch 3 minutes of the video and consider how a student could use the rhetoric resource sheets from Lesson Plan 1 to analyze President Nixon’s speech.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/richardnixongreatsilentmajority.html

Preparing students for SP & L in PARCC

1. Real Time Engagement (MODE 1) performances will entail real time engagement in the speaking and listening process. Students will listen to a pre-recorded speech and/or media production and speak/respond using spontaneous oral responses. (Grades 9, 11)

2. Advance Preparation (MODE 2) performances will entail advance preparation in the speaking and listening process. Students will perform research using authentic and grade-appropriate topics, share their findings in the form of a formal presentation (speaking) and respond spontaneously to audience questions (listening and speaking) (Grades 10, 12)

Now, let’s review the Speaking andListening expectations for

How can teachers implement speaking and listening skills in daily instruction in order to prepare students for Real Time Engagement and Advance Preparation?

Instructional Implications

1) What “tools” (strategies) do teachers need to facilitate rich discussions?

2) Reflect on the “tools” in your box. What are the responsibilities of a teacher for instruction? What are the responsibilities of the student? How can teachers foster student independence during learning?

Facilitator’s ToolKit

http://Msde.blackboard.com http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/ http://www.americanrhetoric.com http://www.parconline.org http://

www.ccsso.org/Resources/Digital_Resources/Common_Core_Implementation_Video_Series.html

Resources:

Thank you!

Please contact MSDE staff with additional questions:

Ava Spencer <aspencer@msde.state.md.us>