Step 5: Reading and Discussing the Module Anchor Text

Learning Targets

I can identify the key content and skills within a module Anchor Text.
I can note specific opportunities to support or extend questioning within a module Anchor Text .
I can make connections between a module Anchor Text and the Core Actions for ELA.

Section Background

In Step 5, participants will engage in a text discussion of a module Anchor Text. Participants will move beyond just content in order to consider supports, habits of character, and extension opportunities that exist within the anchor text. Participants are encouraged to read through the Text Complexity Analysis document and the Text Guide for a module Anchor text for a specific grade level. Participants should document key details and new understanding in the Reading and Discussing the Central Text section of the 2020-2021 CMS Grade 6-8 Internalization Guide.

Step 5 will support participants in framing instruction and learning across the anchor text.

Finally, participants will have an opportunity to make connections between the Anchor Text and the Core Actions for ELA.

Section Resources

Use your copy of the 2020-2021 CMS Grade 6-8 ELA Internalization Guide to document key takeaways from Module 1 Overview . You will use this document in Unit 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Make and use your copy of the Core Actions for ELA.

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