Common Core Learning Standards - Web Resources
CCLS ELA Resources
Thinkfiinity State Standards Search Engine
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ELA Curriculum Map - High School
Students who have followed the Common Core Curriculum Maps through elementary and middle school will enter high school with a rich foundation in fiction, drama, poetry, mythology, and literary nonfiction from a variety of cultures. In addition, they have started reading literature closely with attention to specific elements and have considered parallels between literature and the arts. Having built a foundation in a range of skills and understandings, they will be prepared for the academic rigors of high school.
ELA Curriculum Map - Middle School
In grades 6 – 8, students are ready for new levels of intellectual challenge. If they have followed the Common Core Curriculum Maps up to this point, they should have a strong background in mythology, folktales, and fables from around the world; classic and contemporary fiction and poetry; and literary nonfiction related to historical and select scientific topics. They should be able to write a short paper in which they articulate a central idea and support it with examples from texts.
ELA Curriculum Map - Elementary School
When children enter elementary school, they are full of curiosity about the world around them. They want to know how things work, where things come from, what various words mean, and why people and animals in stories act the way they do. As they begin to recognize words and listen to stories with others at school, their curiosity builds, as does their knowledge.