Take the Bridge to Instruction
How do I use this process as part of my instructional practice?
The Common Core State Standards: Complex Text and Its Implications in the Classroom
Tim Shanahan delves into the instructional implications of anchor Reading Standard 10. (Two minute video.)
America Achieves Video Collection: Wonders of Nature and The Lottery
America Achieves the Core produces a collection of videos of classroom instruction, two of which we encourage you to take a look at in this section-The Wonders of Nature and The Lottery. View the video and accompanying roadmap to explore the how and why behind text selection, and then examine what it looks like to teach that text in a classroom of students.
- Grade 2: Wonders of Nature
View the Roadmap
- Grade 9: The Lottery
View the Roadmap
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Creating Text-Dependent Questions: Resources by teacher David Pook
Text Dependent Question Worksheet
Use this simple guide to create your own text-dependent questions.
A list of the many different types of text-dependent questions you can use to unpack the most complex features of text.
Models of Text Dependent Questions
Informational Text: "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat" by Winston Churchill
Literature: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
Need a 360⁰ look?
Check out this collection of resources built around Words We Live By: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution by Linda Monk. You'll find a roadmap for the anchor text, as well as a close reading lesson that models text-dependent questions. Finally, we've included a text set for students in grades 6-8 to build knowledge about the constitution and governance.
Kylene Beers and Bob Probst
Kylene Beers and Bob Probst discuss the importance of learning to struggle successfully with complex text.
Role of Text Complexity from CCSSO on Vimeo.
Relevance & Rigor from CCSSO on Vimeo.