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20 INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS (20 HOURS)

Description

The Developing Core Proficiencies Units are an integrated set of English Language Arts/Literacy units spanning grades 6-12. The series is comprised of four 3-week units at each grade level that provide direct instruction on a set of literacy proficiencies at the heart of the Common Core State Standards: reading closely and researching in order to develop and communicate evidence-based claims and arguments about complex texts and topics.

The Following Units Are Included within this Module:

• Unit 1:  Reading Closely for Textual Details
• Unit 2:  Making Evidence-Based Claims
  
• Unit 3:  Researching to Deepen Understanding
• Unit 4:  Building Evidence-Based Arguments
  

Lessons are organized under each unit.