Blog #6: CCSS for Language/Writing and NES Reading

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When looking at the CCSS for writing, I was not surprised as to what I found. The standards listed seem to just be what I learned in more intense terms. When it comes to the CCSS for language, I found that I didn't understand what it was getting at. I believe the main point that I got from this section though was from 11-12.6. It said, "Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression." That pretty much sums up what language is and how to teach it in a classroom in my opinion. From the NES pages, it was also just basically review. It talked a lot about the basics of writing and the language of these. I did enjoy the examples that these pages used however. Things such as how to write a paper and the correct punctuation that goes with writing are very beneficial. Our students will need to be able to do these things well as well as the teachers that are supposed to be used as examples.

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