Pathways to the Common Core

Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, Christopher Lehman

Participants will engage in an activity

to build their understanding of the

CCR Anchor Standards for Reading

using a text.

Understanding the CCR Anchor Standards for Reading

with

What Can a Small Bird Be? by the Character Education Teen Residency Project Participants

Strands

Clusters

Standards

Key Ideas and Details Cluster

• What the text

says

• Students read

for meaning

across a story

Key Ideas and Details Cluster

1. Review R.CCR.1 in the Participant

Notes.

2. As you reread about courage, look

for key details in the text.

3. Recount what happens in the text

with your partner.

Key Ideas and Details Cluster

1. Review R.CCR.2 and R.CCR.3 in your

Participant Notes.

2. What is this story beginning to be about?

Craft and Structure Cluster

• How the text says it

• Craft, structure, and

meaning are

interconnected

Craft and Structure Cluster

1. Review R.CCR.4-6 in your Participant Notes.

2. Questions to consider with a partner:

• Which words contribute to the story’s

meaning and tone?

• How do portions of this text relate to each

other and the whole?

• How does point of view shape the content

and style?

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Cluster

• Students develop

tools to think across

text sets

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Cluster

1. Review R.CCR.7 and 9

2. What texts (including diverse media and

formats) could you consider alongside

What Can a Small Bird Be?, to deepen

your understanding and thinking?

I used to think _______, but

now I know __________.

Using Stixy:

Create a sticky note about a

particular standard or cluster

that makes new sense to you.