Language Arts Framework

	Component Part	What is it?	What is it for?	Where is it?
What do we want students to learn?	Unpacked Standards Lists	Comprehensive list of learner outcomes for each grade level, K-12	Lists all learner outcomes for the grade level in one list (Common Core standards and Indiana Academic Standards) Communicates the breadth of what students are expected to know and do in each grade level	Atlas - References
	Prioritized Planning Guides for all grades, K-12	Quarterly maps that include prioritized skills, content, and core vocabulary per quarter and strand	Delineates instructional priorities to focus and prioritize instruction across all E/LA courses and grade levels	Atlas – Consensus Maps/Planning Guides
	Explicit Skill Sequence for: writing, grammar, and conventions, vocabulary and language development, and phonics and spelling	“Stair-stepped” visual representation of expectations and how they build across grade levels in critical skill areas	Provides details about the sequence of expectations per grade level for each area of language arts to support strategic implementation and accountability for building students’ skills	Atlas – References
	Anchor Units of Study	Comprehensive E/LA instructional units for each grade level / course, paced by quarter - the core district E/LA curriculum	Provide the ‘guaranteed and viable curriculum’ for all students in Wayne Township Serve as the foundation of each year’s E/LA curriculum Establishes core texts and experiences for each grade level or course Includes common pre- and post-assessments	Atlas – District Units of Study
How will we teach it?	Guiding Principles and Practices for E/LA Instruction	Guidance documents articulating guiding principles across all areas of language arts; Collection of resources to provide support for effective instructional practices	Articulates shared principles that guide the selection of instructional practices Guides teachers toward ‘best practices’ in E/LA instruction across all areas of language arts Includes guidelines for text selection and use across grade levels Coordinates efforts and provides a framework for professional development and improvement of E/LA instruction	Guiding Principles Guiding Practices My Big Campus
How will we know students have learned it?	Performance Tasks / Annotated Exemplars of Proficiency	Representative tasks and samples of student work (with annotations) aligned to instructional priorities	Provides examples of the level of expectation for student tasks and proficient student work on selected skills Serves as a self-reflection tool for teachers about the level of instruction and student work	Atlas – District Units of Study – Lessons and Resources
How will we know students have learned it?	Common Assessments / Assessment Banks	Bank of formative and summative assessment items aligned to priority standards	Provides assessment item bank for prioritized skills, including common scoring guides	Atlas – References