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Principals’ Session: Addressing Rigor in Writing Instruction
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Purpose of this Session
• Participants will be able to identify the differences between accommodations and modifications in the ELA curriculum modules.
• Participants will be able to identify components of a rigorous lesson designed for argument writing.
• Participants will be able to support ELA teachers by providing specific feedback designed to increase rigor in the classroom as it relates to argument writing.
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Argument Writing Instruction
• Traditional Curriculum (persuasive)
Emphasizes use of “feelings” and anecdotes
Often associated with speeches and frequently requires listeners/readers to take some sort of action to remediate an issue
• CCSS-Aligned Curriculum
Burdon of proof is more demanding
Requires facts/evidence to support a claim
Attempts to convince the reader to accept a belief or claim/thesis as truth
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Lesson Activity
• In pairs, review Lesson 10. Identify CCSS-aligned instructional practices
embedded within the lesson. Determine observable teacher actions that would
reflect the aligned practice.
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Q & A for Module 9.4
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Rigor in Argument Writing
• Watch the video.• What would a school leader expect to observe
if the lesson is being effectively aligned to the module?
• Choose an Evidence Guide indicator. • Write a CCSS-aligned instructional practice
embedded within the lesson that is emphasized within the indicator.
• Determine observable teacher actions that would reflect the aligned practice.
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Rigor • In pairs, review Lesson 16.
Where are areas of challenge for your teachers and students?
Where does the lesson provide access? Where does the lesson provide guided practice
and support? Where does the lesson support independent
practice? Where can the teacher increase these
opportunities for support?
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Instructional ShiftsTe
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Writing from Sources
Academ
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Vocabulary
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Module 9.4 Assessments
• Lesson 10• Lesson 24• Performance Assessment
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Discussion• At your tables, talk about your observations
from your review. Use the following questions to guide the discussion.
What are my impressions of the assessments for Module 9.4 - Argument Writing?
Where will my teachers struggle? Where will my students struggle? Where is there opportunity for accommodations? What can I do to help my teachers deliver these
assessments with fidelity? How can I help my teachers use the data from the
assessments to increase student outcomes?
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Leaders as Coaches• Good coaching is about providing actionable
feedback informed by data. • Coaching should also be goal-oriented to help
teachers improve practice. • Effective feedback is targeted and non-
judgmental. • Good coaches are constructive and action-
oriented, while being able to listen to teachers’ points-of-view.
(Knight, 2011)
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Case Study
• Read the Case Study • Using the Sample Evidence Guide in your
packet, describe the feedback you would give to a teacher after an observation.
What are the things you would see/hear in a coaching session after an observation?
What should you not see/hear?
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Q & A
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Discussion and Reflection
From today’s session, what was the most helpful to your work in your schools?
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Thank You!
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Pulse Check
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and fill out the Plus/Delta for today’s sessions.
Thank You!
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