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Common Core in ELA/ Literacy: Shift 5 – Writing from Sources
July 30, 2011 | 2 Comments
SHIFT 5: Writing from Sources from EngageNY on Vimeo.
This is a 12 minute video which features a discussion between NYS Commissioner of Education John B. King Jr., David Coleman (contributing author to the Common Core) and Kate Gerson (a Sr. Fellow with the Regents Research Fund) addressing Shift 5 –Writing from Sources. By unpacking Shift 5, the discussion addresses the challenges and benefits of putting a renewed emphasis on writing from sources rather than keeping the current focus on personal narrative. After watching this video, educators might ask themselves: What is shift 5? What will this mean we have to change about our practice? What challenges will we face as we make this shift? A worksheet to accompany this video is available in both Word and PDF below.
Participants might also work together to create a learning experience which combines carefully scaffolded instruction on the structures of standard English {if helpful, see Lisa Delpit’s article, “Silenced Dialogue”} with a task which requires students to synthesize ideas across multiple texts. What prompts, materials, and supports need to be provided so that students become curious and precise investigative reporters who uncover facts, draw conclusions, make arguments, and analyze the work of others?
This is just one way of conducting professional development around this video. We encourage you to use this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. Please contribute to the discussion by telling us how YOU have used these videos! Which discussion questions did you find sparked the most collaboration amongst educators? What professional learning experiences did you design around the viewing? We want to hear from you so that educators across the state can benefit from your experience!
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Hi,
I know I watched this video in its entirety earlier this year, but I can’t seem to get to play all the way through now. It freezes at about 4 1/2 minutes from the beginning. Any ideas about how to get it to play through?
Thanks.
Thinking about the comments regarding narrative writing. I wonder if one could have the students write a narrative piece which shifts and morphs into other forms of writing. Example: Start with a narrative piece and the first sentence is “I remember…”
After students have written, have them think about an event/incident in the piece that was troubling to them and what changes could have been made to that situation to make it better. Could they then write a persuasive piece about the changes that should have been made?
Wondering how to start where students are with their own narratives and move their learning to encompass different forms of writing that allows them to stay connected and continue to share their voice.