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Because students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language effectively in a variety of content areas, the standards promote the literacy skills and concepts required for college and career readiness in multiple disciplines.
- Grade 1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.5 Explain major differences between...
- Kindergarten
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts...
- Introduction for K-5
The following standards for grades K-5 offer a focus for...
- Anchor Standards
English Language Arts Standards » Anchor Standards » College...
- Reading: Literature
Grades 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, &...
- Mathematics Standards
They do not include separate Anchor Standards like those...
- Grade 1
Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events) (grade 3) Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis and tone used (grades 11 ...
The Standards set requirements not only for English language arts (ELA) but also for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects. Just as students must learn to read, write, speak, listen, and use language
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Understanding how the standards differ from previous standards—and the necessary shifts they call for—is essential to implementing the standards well. The following are key shifts called for by the Common Core: Regular practice with complex texts and their academic language.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).