ELA-Literacy

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How has Common Core changed the classroom?

Students read non-fiction and literary texts in the classroom
Students build knowledge through text in: social studies, technical subjects, visual and performing arts, world languages and physical education
Students read texts closely that vary in complexity
Students engage in rich and rigorous evidence-based conversations about text
Students use evidence from sources to inform or make claims and arguments in writing
Students build academic vocabulary