Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams (NF). PS-
2 ... Doctor All-Knowing: a Folk Tale from the Brothers Grimm by Doris Orgel (F).
PS-2. Dogku by ..... Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee (F). 3 - 5. Brothers
by Yin (F). 3 - 5 ..... Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare (F). 6 - 8.
APPENDICES
Appendix A
Unpacked Common Core National Standards English Language Arts Archdiocese of Los Angeles CA Developed July 2012 Published here with permission
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Appendix B
Glossary of Key Terms Every effort has been made to ensure that the phrasing of the Standards is as clear and free of jargon as possible. When used, specialized and discipline-specific terms (e.g., simile, stanza, declarative sentence) typically conform to their standard definition, and readers are advised to consult high-quality dictionaries or standard resources in the field for clarification. The terms defined below are limited to those words and phrases particularly important to the Standards and that have a meaning unique to this document. CCSS refers to the main Common Core State Standards document; the names of various sections (e.g., “Reading”) refer to parts of this appendix. Definitions of many important terms associated with reading foundational skills appear in Reading Foundational Skills, pages 17–22. Descriptions of the Standards’ three writing types (argument, informative/explanatory writing, and narrative) can be found in Writing, pages 23–24. Authentic Assessment – Assessment tasks that elicit demonstrations of knowledge and skills in ways that resenble “real life” as closely as possible. An authentic assessment also engages students in the activity and reflects best instructional activities. Thus, teaching to the authentic assessment is desirable. Benchmark – An interpretation of a performance standard according to age, grade, or developmental levels. In this document it refers to adequate or reachable targets at the various grade levels. Diagnostic Assessment – Diagnostic assessment involves gathering information from multiple sources to determine why students are not benefiting from the core cycle. Diagnostic assessment activities provide data to help determine why and what changes need to take place. Domain-specific words and phrases – Vocabulary specific to a particular field of study (domain), such as the human body (CCSS, p. 33); in the Standards, domain-specific words and phrases are analogous to Tier Three words (Language, p. 33). Editing – A part of writing and preparing presentations concerned chiefly with improving the clarity, organization, concision, and correctness of expression relative to task, purpose, and audience; compared to revising, a smallerscale activity often associated with surface aspects of a text; see also revising, rewriting Emergent reader texts – Texts consisting of short sentences comprised of learned sight words and CVC words; may also include rebuses to represent words that cannot yet be decoded or recognized; see also rebus Evidence – Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis and that can be evaluated by others; should appear in a form and be derived from a source widely accepted as appropriate to a particular discipline, as in details or quotations from a text in the study of literature and experimental results in the study of science Focused question – A query narrowly tailored to task, purpose, and audience, as in a research query that is sufficiently precise to allow a student to achieve adequate specificity and depth within the time and format constraints Formal English – See standard English General academic words and phrases – Vocabulary common to written texts but not commonly a part of speech; in the Standards, general academic words and phrases are analogous to Tier Two words and phrases (Language, p. 33) 118
Formative Assessment – Formative Assessment is a process used by teachers and students as part of instruction that provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve student’s achievement of core content. As assessment for learning, formative assessment practices provide students with clear learning targets, examples and models of strong and weak work, regular descriptive feedback, and the ability to self –assess, track learning, and set goals. General academic words and phrases – Vocabulary common to written texts but not commonly a part of speech; in the Standards, general academic words and phrases are analogous to Tier Tow words and phrases (Language, p. 33) Independent(ly) – A student performance done without scaffolding from a teacher, other adult, or peer; in the Standards, often paired with proficient(ly) to suggest a successful student performance done without scaffolding; in the Reading standards, the act of reading a text without scaffolding, as in an assessment; see also proficient(ly), scaffolding More sustained research project – An investigation intended to address a relatively expansive query using several sources over an extended period of time, as in a few weeks of instructional time Performance Assessment – Direct observation of student performance or student work and professional judgment of the quality of that performance. Good-quality performance assessment has pre-established performance criteria. Point of view – Chiefly in literary texts, the narrative point of view (as in first- or third-person narration); more broadly,the position or perspective conveyed or represented by an author, narrator, speaker, or character Print or digital (texts, sources) – Sometimes added for emphasis to stress that a given standard is particularly likely to be applied to electronic as well as traditional texts; the Standards are generally assumed to apply to both Proficient(ly) – A student performance that meets the criterion established in the Standards as measured by a teacher or assessment; in the Standards, often paired with independent(ly) to suggest a successful student performance done without scaffolding; in the Reading standards, the act of reading a text with comprehension; see also independent(ly), scaffolding Rebus – A mode of expressing words and phrases by using pictures of objects whose names resemble those words Revising – A part of writing and preparing presentations concerned chiefly with a reconsideration and reworking of the content of a text relative to task, purpose, and audience; compared to editing, a larger-scale activity often associated with the overall content and structure of a text; see also editing, rewriting Rewriting – A part of writing and preparing presentations that involves largely or wholly replacing a previous, unsatisfactory effort with a new effort, better aligned to task, purpose, and audience, on the same or a similar topic or theme; compared to revising, a larger-scale activity more akin to replacement than refinement; see also editing, revising Scaffolding –Temporary guidance or assistance provided to a student by a teacher, another adult, or a more capable peer, enabling the student to perform a task he or she otherwise would not be able to do alone, with the goal of fostering the student’s capacity to perform the task on his or her own later on Short research project – An investigation intented to address a narrowly tailored query in a brief period of time, as in a few class periods or a week of instructional time Source – A text used largely for informational purposes, as in research
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Standard English – In the Standards, the most widely accepted and understood form of expression in English in the United States; used in the Standards to refer to formal English writing and speaking; the particular focus of Language standards 1 and 2 (CCSS, pp. 26, 28, 52, 54) Summative Assessment – Culminating assessment for a unit, grade level, or course of study providing a status report on mastery of degree of proficiency according to identified learning goals (outcomes). Technical subjects – A course devoted to a practical study, such as engineering, technology, design, business, or other workforce-related subject; a technical aspect of a wider field of study, such as art or music Text complexity – The inherent difficulty of reading and comprehending a text combined with consideration of reader and task variables; in the Standards, a three-part assessment of text difficulty that pairs qualitative and quantitative measures with reader-task considerations (CCSS, pp.31, 57; Reading, pp. 4-16) Text complexity band – A range of text difficulty corresponding to grade spans within the Standards; specifically, the spans from grades 2-3, grades 4-5, grades 6-8, grades 9-10, and grades 11-CCR (college and career readiness) Textual evidence – See evidence
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Appendix C Suggested Reading List for Elementary Students.
This is list is adapted from: Burgess, K. (2012 ). A Working Reading List for Catholic School Students. Washington DC: National Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).
The Working Reading List provides a descriptive paragraph about each book along with publication information. A Working Reading List is available through NCEA publications. Books are coded by grade. Books are identified as Fiction (F) and/or Non-fiction (NF). Non-fiction are informational.
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Books A Max Lucado Children's Treasury: A Child's First Collection by Max Lucado (F) A Night Night Prayer by Marijan Ramljak (NF) A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting (F) A Picnic with the Barleys: A Little Story about Courage and Forgiveness by Karen Hung (F) A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead (F) A Song for Cambodia by Michelle Lord (NF) Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend). by Deborah Hopkinson (NF) Across the Alley by Richard Michelson (F) All in a Day by Cynthia Rylant (NF) All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino (F) All the World by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon (F) Ally's Busy Day: The Story of a Service Dog by Maureen Pranghofer Am I Forgiving? By Jeannie Taylor (F) Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman (NF) Angels Among Us by Leena Lane (NF) Armando and The Blue Tarp School by Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson (F) Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet (NF) Be My Neighbor by Maya Ajmera (NF) Becoming Me: A Story of Creation by Marty Boroson (NF) Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts (F) Ben and the Emancipation Proclamation by Patrice Sherman (F) Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeannette Winter (NF) Big Red Lollipop by Rukhasana Khan (F) Big Whopper by Patricia Reilly (F) Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin (NF) Brother Juniper by Diane Gibfried (F) Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams (NF) Buffalo Music by Tracey E. Fern (F) Buffalo Song by Joseph Bruchac (NF) Busing Brewster by Richard Michelson (NF) Butterflies under Our Hats by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (F) Caedmon's Song by Ruth Ashby (NF) Can You Find Saints? Introducing Your Child to Holy Men and Women by Philip D. Gallery (NF) Child's Guide to Baptism by Sue Stanton (NF) Child's Guide to Reconciliation by Elizabeth Ficocelli (NF)
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Books Circles of Hope by Karen Lynn Williams (F) City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems (F) Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming (F) Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh (NF) Doctor All-Knowing: a Folk Tale from the Brothers Grimm by Doris Orgel (F) Dogku by Andrew Clements (F) Don't Worry, Douglas! By David Melling (F) Emma's Poem: The voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser (NF) Faith by Maya Ajmera (NF) Finn McCool and the Great Fish by Eve Bunting (F) First Snow in the Woods by Carl R. Sams (F) Forgiveness by Cynthia Amoroso (NF) Forgiving a Friend by Virginia L. Kroll (F) Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams (F) Freedom on the Menu: the Greensboro Sit-Ins by Carole Boston Weatherford (NF) Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae (F) Gleem and Glow by Eve Bunting (NF) God Found Us You by Lisa Tawn Begren (NF) God's Dream by Desmond Tutu (NF) Good Enough to Eat by Brock Cole (F) Goodnight Angels by Melody Carlson (NF) Goyangi Means Cat by Christine McDonnell (F) Grandma Calls Me Beautiful by Barbara M. Joosse (F) Grandmas's Gift by Eric Velasquez (NF) Grandpa Green by Lane Smith (F) Hardworking Puppies by Lynn Reisner (F) Harriet's Had Enough by Elissa Haden Guest (F) Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McClould (NF) Helen Keller: The World in Her Heart by Lesa Cline-Ransome Henry Aaron's Dream by Matt Tavares (NF) Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas: The Twenty-six Book of Their Adventures by Cynthia Rylant (F) Hiromi's Hands by Lynne Barasch (NF) Homer, the Library Cat by Reeve Lindbergh (F) Hope for Haiti by Jesse Joshua Watson (F) Hot Day on Abbott Avenue by Karen English (F) How Big is God? By Lisa Tawn Bergren (NF) How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham (F) I Can Be Anything by Jerry Spinelli (F) I will Hold You 'til You Sleep by Linda Zuckerman (NF) I Will Not Read This Book by Cece Meng (F) I'll follow the Moon by Stephanie Lisa Tara (NF) 123
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Books Images of God for Young Children by Marie-Helene Delval (NF) Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming (F) In My Heart by Molly Bang (NF) Jazz on a Saturday Night by Leo Dillon (NF) Jenny's Moonlight Adventure by Ester Holden Averill (F) Jesus A to Z by Michael O'Neill McGrath (NF) Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told by a Cat by Jeanne Perego (NF/F) Josephine's Dream by Joan Betty Stuchner (NF) Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco (NF) Just in Case You Ever Wonder by Max Lucado (NF) Keoni's Big Question by Patti B. Ogden (NF/F) Kiki's Hats by Warren Hanson (F) Library Mouse: A World to Explore by Daniel Kirk (F) Lily and the Paper Man by Rebecca Upjohn (F) Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertie (F) Little Croc's Purse by Lizzie Finley (F) Little Pink Pup by Johanna Kerby (F) Little Rat Rides by Monika Bang-Campbell (F) Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes (F) Lizzie Nonsense by Jan Ormerod (F) Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney (F) Loon Summer by Barbara Santucci (F) Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer by Bill Wise (NF) Love Waves by Rosemary Wells (F) Mad Maddie Maxwell Level I by Stacie K. B. Maslyn (F) Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale for Kenya by Mary Chamberlain (F) Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons by Rob D. Walker (NF/F) Many-Colored Blessings by Dandi Baley Mackall (NF) Marley's Treasure by Gable Yerrid (F) Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell (F) Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scilian (F) Mighty Casey by James Preller (F) Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel by Leslie Connor (F) Mouse was Mad by Linda Urban (F) My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (F) My Name is not Isabella by Jennifer Fosberry (F) My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams (F) Neville by Norton Juster (F) New York's Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne (NF) Nito Meets Chloe! The Continuing Tale of an Assistance Dog of the West by Judith M. Newton (F)
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Books Niwechihaw - I Help by Dale Nicholsond (F) No Easy Way: The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season by Fred Bowen (NF) No Hugs till Saturday by Julie Downing (F) Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson by Sue Stauffacher (NF) Ocean Wide, Ocean Deep by Susan Lendroth (F) One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith (NF) One Little Chicken by Elka Weber (F) One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II by Lita Judge (NF) Only One You by Linda Kranz (F) Owney, The Mail-Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby (NF) Papa Jethro by Deborah Bodin Cohen (F) Papa's Pastries by Charles Toscano (F) Pascual and the Kitchen Angels by Tomie dePaola (F) Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A. Nivold (NF) Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting (NF) Priscilla and the Hollyhocks by Anne Broyles (F) Puppy is Lost by Harriet Ziefert (F) Rain School by James Rumford (F) Running Shoes by Frederick Lipp (F) Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Ramsey (F) Ruthie and the (Not so) Treeny Tiny Lie by Laura Rankin (F) Sammy in the Sky by Barbara Walsh (F) Side by Side: the Story of Dolores Herta and Cesar Chavez by Monica Brown (NF) Signed, Abiah Rose by Diane Browning (F) Sir Ryan's Quest by Jason Deeble (F) Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney (NF) Someday by Alison McGhee (NF) Sometimes Smart is Good = A Veces es Bueno Ser Listo by Dena Luchsinger (NF) Sorry! By Trudy Ludwig (F) Sunday is for God by Michael McGowan (NF) Take It to the Queen: A Tale of Hope by Josephine Nobisso (F) Thank You, World by Alice B. McGinty (NF) Thanks to the Animals by Allen J. Sockabasin (F/NF) That Book Woman by Hather Henson (NF) The Berenstain Bears and The Forgiving Tree by Jan Berenstain (F) The Berenstain Bears and the Gift of Courage by Jan Berenstain (F) The Biggest Snowman Ever by Steven Kroll (F) The Blue Stone by Jimmy Liao (F) The Boy Who Painted Dragons by Demi (F)
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Books The Bravest of the Brave by Shutta Crum (F) The Bus Ride that Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks by Pamela Duncan Edwards (NF) The Busiest Street in Town by Mara Rockliff (F) The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! (Big Time). byTroy Cummings (F) The Giant Hug by Sandra Horning (F) The Giant Surprise: A Narnia Story by Hiawyn Oram (F) The Girl on the High-Diving Horse by Linda Oatman High (F) The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale by Lucine Kasbarian (F) The Guardian Team: On the Job with Rena and Roo by Cat Urbigkit (F) The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bilder (NF) The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster (F) The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson (F) The Legend of the Dogwood by Brenda Gough (F) The Little Matador by Julian Hector (F) The Littlest Mountain by Barbara Rosenstock (NF) The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado (F) The Pied Piper's Magic by Steven Kellogg (F) The Purples Are Coming! By Ilow and Sheri Roque (F) The Quiltmaker's journey by Jeff Brumbeau (F) The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan; Kelly S. DiPucchio; Tricia Tusa (F) The Scar by Charlotte Moundlic (F) The Snow Dog's Journey by Loretta Krupinski (F) The Song of Francis and the Animals by Pat Mora (F) The Song of Francis by Tomie DePaola (F) The South Wind: A Story of Best Friends by Les Hazen (F) The Stars Will Shine by Cynthia Rylant (F) The Story Blanket by Ferida Wolff (F) The Storyteller's Candle by Lucia M. Gonzalez (NF) The Worst Best Friend by Alexis O'Neill The Yankee at the Seder by Elka Weber (F) Tilly the Trickster by Molly Shannon (F) Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival by Kirby Larson (F) Under the Night Sky by Amy Lunderbrek (F) Veterans Day by Marlene Targ Brill. (NF) Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean by Gail Karwoski (NF) What Happens When I Talk to God: The Power of Prayer for Boys and Girls by Stormie Omartian (NF) Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman (NF) Why Am I Here? By Matthew Kelly (NF) You and Me and Home Sweet Home by Gorge Ella Lyon (F)
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Books 10 Inventors Who Changed the World by Clive Gifford (F) 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy (NF) 31 Ways to Change the World: We are what We Do by Tanis Taylor (NF) A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezma, Native American Hero by Gina Capaldi (F/NF) A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin (F) A Friendship for Today by Pat McKissack (NF/F) A Good Horse by Jane Smiley (NF) A Handshake from Heaven by Carol S. Bannon (NF) A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole (F) A Place Where Sunflowers Grow - Sabaku Ni Saita Himaware by Amy Lee-Tai (F) A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jennifer Bryant (NF) A Saint and His Lion: The Story of Tekla of Ethiopia (NF/F) Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport (NF) Adventures of Sheila the Therapy Dog: Based on a True Story (F) Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson (NF/F) Always My Brother by Jean Reagan (NF) Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins (F) Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka (NF/F) Animal Rescue Team: Gator on the Loose! By Sue Stauffacher (F) Annie Shapiro and the Clothing Workers' Strike by Marlene Targ Brill (NF) Around the World: Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan (NF) Around the Year Once Upon a Time by Ethel Pochocki (NF) Back to School by Wanda E. Brunstetter (F) Ballet for Martha: Making Applachian Spring by Jan Greenberg; Sandra Jordan (NF) Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World by Zach Hunter (NF) Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea (NF) Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson (F) Black Jack Jety: A Boy's Journey Through Grief by Michael A. Carestio (F) Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (NF) Blackie, the Horse Who Stood Still by Christopher Cerf (F) Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry (F) Blessed Teresa of Calcutta: Missionary of Charity by Mary Kathleen Glavich (NF) Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee (F) Brothers by Yin (F) Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams (NF) Chancery of the Maury River by Gigi Amateau (F) Circle of Secrets by Kimberly Griffiths Little (F) Clara Barton by Stephen Krensky (NF)
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Books Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker (F) Combat-Wounded Dogs by Sunita Apte (NF) Coretta Scott by Ntozake Shange (NF/F) Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom by Tim Tingle (F) Crow Call by Lois Lowry (F) Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories by Carrie Jones (NF) Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights by James Haskins (NF) Do Something! A Handbook for Young Activists by Nancy Lublin (NF) Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard (F) Each Little Bird that Sings by Deborah Wiles (F) Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook (F) Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff (F) Elska by Cathy Hapka (F) Elvis & Olive by Stephanie Elaine Watson (F) Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser (NF/F) Extra Credit by Andrew Clements (F) Fern Verdant & the Silver Rose by Diana Leszczynski (NF/F) Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles (NF) Freedom Train by Evelyn Coleman (F) Give a Goat by Jan West Schrock (NF) Golden Sun by Whitney Sanderson (F) Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo (F) Hanukkah at Valley Forge by Stephen Krensky (F/NF) Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson (NF) Heaven for Kids by Randy C. Alcorn (NF) Henry and the Kite Dragon by Bruce Edward Hall (F) Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate (F) How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills (F) How to Steal a Dog: A Novel by Barbara O'Connor (F) January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco (F) Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith (F) Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) by Alison McGhee (F) Just for Elephants by Carol Buckley (NF) Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper (F) Just Grace Goes Green by Charise Mericle Harper (F) Lily's Victory Garden by Helen L. Wilbur (F) Love Puppies and Corner Kicks by Bob Krech (F) Love, Aubrey by Suzanne M. LaFleur (F) Maggie & Oliver, or, A Bone of One's Own by Valerie Hobbs (F) Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport (NF) Milagros: Girl from Away by Meg Medina (F) Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I Don't) by Barbara Bottner (F) Mockingbird (Mok'ing-bûrd) by Kathryn Erskine (F)
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Books Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (F) More Saints: Lives and Illuminations by Ruth Sanderson (NF) Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford (NF) Mother Teresa by Demi (NF) Mudville by Kurtis Scaletta (F) Music for the End of Time by Jennifer Bryant (F) Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan (F/NF) Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan (F/NF) Never Blame the Umpire by Gene Fehler (F) Nick of Time by Ted Bell (F) Night Boat to Freedom by Margot Theis Raven (NF/F) Night of the Hurricane's Fury by Candice F. Ransom (F) One Green Apple by Eve Bunting (F) One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson (NF) Our Friendship Rules by Peggy Moss (F) Out of Order by Betty Hicks (F) Pararescuemen in Action by Michael Sandler (NF) Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan (F) Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder (F) Perfectly Chelsea by Claudia Mills (F) Pie by Sarah Weeks (NF) Poems to Dream Together - Poemas Para Soñar Juntos by Francisco X Alarcón (F) Possum Summer by Jen K. Blom (F) Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg (NF) Remember Me, Mikwid Hamin: Tomah Joseph's Gift to Franklin Roosevelt by Donald Soctomah (NF) Richshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins (F) Riparia's River by Michael J. Caduto (F) Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (F) Saint Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy by Robert Francis Kennedy (NF) Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness by Tim Tingle (NF/F) Sarah Emma Edmonds was a Great Pretender: The True Story of a Civil War Spy by Carrie Jones (NF) Saving the Baghdad Zoo: a True Story of Hope and Heroes by Kelly Milner Halls (F) School Days According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney (F) Selavi, That is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope (F) Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford (NF) Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney (F) She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer by Sally Hobart Alexander (NF) Shep: Our Most Loyal Dog by Sneed B. Collard (NF)
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Books Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell (NF/F) Show time by Sue Stauffacher (F) Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford (F) Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea David Pinkney (NF) So B. It: a Novel by Sarah Weeks (F) Something to Sing About by C. C. Payne (F) Sparks Fly High: The Legend of Dancing Point by Mary Quattlebaum (F) Special Delivery by Sue Stauffacher (F) Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt by Pat McKissack (F) Swindle by Gordon Korman (NF) The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine (F) The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights by Carole Boston Weatherford (NF/F) The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness by Colin Thompson (F) The Book of the Maidservant by Rebecca Barnhouse (NF) The BossQueen, Little BigBark, and the Sentinel Pup by Sarah Clark Jordan (F) The Boy Who Saved Cleveland: based on a True Story by James Giblin (NF) The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street by Sharon Flake (F) The Can Man by Laura E. Williams (F) The Cats in Krasinski Square by Karen Hesse (NF/F) The Crow-Girl: The Children of Crow Cove by Bodil Bredsdorff; Faith Ingwersen (F) The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli (F) The Day-Glo Brothers: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors by Chris Barton (NF) The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan (F) The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Franciso Earthquake of 1906 by Laurence Yep (F) The Escape of Oney Judge: Martha Washington's Slave Finds Freedom by Emily Arnold (NF/F) The Father Brown Reader II: More Stories from Chesterton by G.K. Chesteron; Nancy Carpentier Brown (F) The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton by G.K. Chesterton; Nancy Carpentier Brown (F) The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson (F) The Friskative Dog by Susan Straight (F) The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of how Muslims Saved Jews during the Holocaust by Karen Gray (NF/F) The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan Long Shang (F) The Home-run King by Pat McKissack (F) The King Who Barked: Real Animals Who Ruled by Charlotte Foltz Jones (F) The Last Synapsid by Timothy Mason (F) The Lemonade Club by Patricia Polacco (F) The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies (F) The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter (NF) The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Katie DiCamillio (F)
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Books The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (F) The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (F) The Secret World of Walter Anderson by Hester Bass (NF) The Taxing Case of the Cows: A True Story about Suffrage by Iris Van Rynbach (NF) The Vermeer Interviews: Conversations with Seven Works of Art by Bob Raczka (F) The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman (NF) The Way a Door Closes by Hope Anita Smith (F) The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith by Josephine Nobisso (NF/F) The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney (F) The Year of the Rat: A Novel by Grace Lin (F) The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice (F) This is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness (NF) Today I Made my First Reconciliation by Dianne Ahern (NF) Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord (F) Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George (F) Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman (F) Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff (NF/F) We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson (NF) When the Shadbush Blooms by Cara Messinger (F) Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (F) Where the Streets had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah (F) White Crane by Sandy Fussell (F) Wild Lives: a History of the People & Animals of the Bronx Zoo by Kathleen Weidner (NF/F)
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Books 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis (NF/F) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (F) A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck A Difficult Boy by M.P. Barker (F) A Faraway Island by Annika Thor (F) A Friend at Midnight by Caroline B. Cooney (F) A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park (NF) A Month of Sundays by Ruth White (F) A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux (NF/F) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle (F) Ablaze: Stories of Daring Teen Saints by Colleen Swaim (NF) After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick (NF) Alibi Junior High by Greg Logsted (F) All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall (F) All the Things You Are by Courtney Sheinmel (F) Almost Astronauts: 13 Women who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone (NF) Almost Eden by Anita Horrocks (F) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (F) Anne Hutchinson by Louise Chipley Slavicek (NF) Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (NF/F) Beneath My Mother's Feet by Amjed Qamar (NF/F) Beyond Jupiter: The Story of Planetary Astronomer Heidi Hammel by Fred Bortz (NF) Bird Lake Moon by Kevin Henkes (F) Birdwing by Rafe Martin (F) Birmingham Sunday by Larry Dane Brimner ( NF) Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford (F) Blessed are the Bored in Spirit: A Young Catholic's Search for Meaning by Mark Hart (NF) Blind Spot (RPM) by Chris Fabry (NF) Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings (F) Bluefish by Pat Schmatz (F) Body of Water by Sarah Dooley (F) Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson (F/NF) Bridge to America: Based on a True Story by Linda Glaser (NF/F) Brooklyn Bridge: A Novel by Karen Hesse (F) Bystander by James Preller (F) Call Me Hope: A Novel by Gretchen Olson (F) Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot." by Michael O Tunnell (NF) Car Trouble: A Novel by Jeanne DuPrau (F) Carlos is Gonna Get it by Kevin Emerson (F) Catch a Tiger by the Toe by Ellen Levine (F) 132
Minimum Class Level 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
Books Cathedral by David McCauley (NF) Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (F) Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson (NF) Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Younger Teens by Cos Cob (NF) Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman (F/NF) Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose (NF) Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac (NF) Cody's Varsity Rush by Todd Hafer (F) Countdown by Deborah Wiles (F) Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop (F) Crispin by Avi (F) Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (F) Dare to Dream: 25 Extraordinary Lives by Sandra McLeod Humphrey (NF) Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson (NF/F) Dear America: The Fences Between Us. The Diary of Piper Davis by Kirby Lason (NF) Dear Jo: The Story of Losing Leah--and Searching for Hope by Christina Kilbourne (F) Deep Zone by Tim Green (F) Departure Time by Truus Matti (F) Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen (F) Diamond Willow by Helen Frost (F) Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman (F) Dogtag Summer by Elizabeth Patridge (F) Don't Talk to Me about the War by David A. Adler (F/NF) Downright Dencey by Caroline Dale Snedeker (NF/F) Dragons of Silk by Laurence Yep (F) Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordon Sonnenblick (F) Eight Days by Suzanne M. LaFleur (F) Elephant Run by Roland Smith (F) Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (F/NF) Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love by Lauren Tarshis (F) ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room by Donna M. Jackson (F/NF) Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (F) Finding Faith by C.E. Edmonson (F) Fire in the Hole! by Mary Cronk Farrell (F) Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (F) Flyaway by Lucy Christopher (F) Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith (F) Forget Me Not: From the Life of Willa Havisham (F) Four Seasons by Jane Breskin Zalben (NF/F)
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Books Freedom Walkers by Russell Freedman (NF) From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White by Beverley Olson Buller (NF) Getting Away With Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case by Chris Crowe (NF) Gibson Girls and Suffragists: Perceptions of Women from 1900 to 1918 by Catherine Gourley (NF) God Allows U-Turns for Teens: The Choices We Make Change the Story of Our Life by Allison Bottke (NF) Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian (F) Half Spoon of Rice: A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide by Icy Smith (F/NF) Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry (NF) Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (F) Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson (NF) Heart of a Samurai: Based on the True Story of Manjiro Nakahama by Margi Preus(NF) Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry (F) Hearts of Stone by Kathleen Ernst (F) Heat by Mick Lupica (F) Helping Dogs (Dog Tales: True Stories about Amazing Dogs) by Marie-Therese Miller (NF) Hey 13! by Gary Soto (F) Hidden Child by Isaac Millman (NF) Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (NF) Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt (F) Hothead by Cal Ripken, Jr (F) I am David by Anne Holme (F) I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier (F) I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan (F) Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (F) Iron Thunder (I Witness) by Avi (F) Island of the Blue Dolphons by Scott O'Dell (F) Itch by Michelle D. Kwasney (F) Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass (F) Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes (F) Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (F) Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (F) Kat's Surrender by Theresa Martin Golding (F) Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent (F) Kipling's Choice by Geert Spillebeen (F) Leap by Jane Breskin Zalben (F) Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (F) Let Me Play. The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America by Karen Blumenthal (NF) 134
Minimum Class Level 6–8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
Books Letters on Thomas Jefferson by John Adams (NF) Listen! By Stephenie Tolan (F) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (F) Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt (F) Lost in Peter's Tomb by Dianne Ahern (F) Louisiana's Song by Kerry Madden (F) Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen by Michelle Roehm McCann (NF) Lucy Unstrung by Carole Lazar (F) Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis (F) Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary by Elizabeth Partridge (NF) Marshall "Major" Taylor: World Champion Bicyclist, 1899-1901 by Marlene Targ Brill (NF) Matt Dalio: China Care Founder by Michael V. Uschan (NF) Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma by Genevieve Simermeyer (NF) Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare (F) Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson (F) Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller (NF) Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool (F) My Life with the Saints by James Martin, S.J. (NF) Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury (NF) Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes (F/NF) No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman (F) Noah Webster: Weaver of Words by Pegi Deitz Shea (NF) Notes from a Liar and Her Dog by Gennifer Choldenko (F) Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (F) Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt (F) Olivia and the Little Way by Nancy Carabio (F) Omnivore's Dilema (middle school edition) by Michael Pollan (NF) One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (F) Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope by Beverly Naidoo (NF) Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper (F/NF) Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse (F) Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family by Kimberly Willis Holt (F/NF) Peak by Roland Smith (F) Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes: A Story by Jonathan Auxier Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (F) Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War by Jennifer Armstrong (NF) Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant (F) Pigman by Paul Zindell (F) Pretty Like Us by Carol Lynch Williams (F)
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Books Pure Faith - A Prayer Book for Teens by Jason Evert (NF) Raising the Flag: How a Photograph gave a Nation Hope in Wartime by Michael Burgan (F/NF) Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (F) Rescues! By Sandra Markle (NF) Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez (F/NF) Rex Zero and the End of the World by Tim Wynne-Jones (F) Rules by Cynthia Lord (F) Sam I Am by llene Cooper (F/NF) Secrets at Sea: A Novel by Richard Peck (F) Selling Hope by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb (F/NF) Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai (F/NF) Shooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark (F) Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924 by Deborah Hopkinson (NF) Singing Hands by Delia Ray (F) Slave Dancer by Paula Fox (F) Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium by Carla Killough McClafferty (NF) SOS Titanic by Eva Bunting (F) Stand Tall by Joan Bauer (F) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (F) Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Green (F) Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell (F) Tangerine by Edward Bloor (F) Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood by Ibtisam Barakat (NF) The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (NF) The Call of the Wild by Jack London (F) The Circuit by Francisco Jiménez (NF) The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter (F) The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau (F) The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (NF) The Diary of Anne Frank (drama) by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett (F) The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded by Jackie French (F/NF) The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (F) The Essential Wisdom of the Saints by Carol Kelly-Gangi (NF) The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (F) The Fighting Ground by Avi (F) The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette's Journey to Cuba by Margarita Engle (F) The Flint Heart: A Fairy Story by Katherine Paterson (F) The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich (F) The Giver by Lois Lowry (F) The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers (F) 136
Minimum Class Level 6–8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8
Books The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (F) The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies (F) The Lightning Thief by Rich Riordan (F) The Lilies of the Field by William E Barrett (F) The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman (NF/F) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (F) The Other Half of my Heart by Sundee Tucker (F/NF) The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg (F) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (F) The Pearl by John Steinbeck (F) The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Phillip M. Hoose (NF) The Red Pony by John Steinbeck (F) The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (F) The Shepherd's Granddaughter by Anne Carter (F) The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle (NF/F) The Trial by Jennifer Bryant (NF/F) The Trouble with Half a Moon by Danette Vigilante (F) The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (F) The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis (NF) The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (F) Through Thick & Thin by Sandra Byrd (F) Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain (F) Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Giffin Burns (NF) Trapped 8 (Vet Volunteers) by Laurie Halse Anderson (NF/F) Trials of Kate Hope by Warwich Downing (F) True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi (F) Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm (F) Uglies by Scott Westerfield (F) Under Siege! Three Children at the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg (F/NF) We Are One: The Story of Bayard Rustine by Larry Dane Brimner (NF) When Molly was a Harvey Girl by Frances M. Wood (NF/F) When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park (F) When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton (F/NF) When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (F) Who Am I? by Katherine Paterson (NF) Wild Things by Clay Carmichael (F) Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff (F) Windfall by Sara Cassidy (F) Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (F) With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo (F)
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Minimum Class Level
With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote by Ann Bausum Wonderstruck: A Novel in Words and Pictures by Brian Selznick (F) Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy (F/NF) York's Adventure with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition by Rhoda Blumberg (NF) You Shouldn't have to Say Goodbye: It's Hard Losing the Person You Love the Most by Patricia Hermes (F/NF) Zach Hunter: Modern-day Abolitionist by Q.L. Pearce (NF) Zach's Lie by Roland Smith (F)
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Appendix D Resources Florida Center for Reading Research http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCA_CCSS_index.shtm
Tennesee Early Grades Reading Tool Kits http://www.readtennessee.org/teachers/common_core_standards.aspx
Public Schools of North Carolina http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/
ELA CC-Literacy http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy
Curriculum Corner http://www.thecurriculumcorner.com/
The Lesson Planet www.lessonplanet.com $$ But has a free trial http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50005563
http://www.commoncoreconversation.com/#sthash.gQD2THWc.dpbs • Has Common Core Reading lesson plans both free and for purchase for grades K-12 http://learnzillion.com/ • Lesson plans etc. for teachers and parents http://getzeos.com/ • Zeos provides Common Core practice that is simple for teachers and fun for students in grades 310. Try for free or buy it. North Carolina Public Schools http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/common-core-tools/exemplar/ela.pdf http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/common-core-tools/ccsso.pdf
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Kansas State Department of Education http://ksde.org/
International Reading Association http://reading.org/Resources/ResourcesByTopic.aspx
Common Core Solutions http://www.commoncoresolutions.com/ Copyright © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education
http://www.exemplars.com/education-materials
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