CCSS+Seminar+Activity

==== If you missed the seminar, you need to review all of the materials below and write a 3-5 page summary and reaction paper. You will also need to download the text sample provided and annotate it for complexity -- areas in the text you feel would be potentially complex for middle school students. ====

If you missed the afternoon portion of the workshop, you need to complete the text annotation exercise. (#4 below)
====1. Read and review Dr. Shananhan's Slide Presentation: [|The Challenge of the Common Core Standards]====

====4. Download the following sample text and annotate it for text complexity (i.e., mark passages in the text where you think middle school students might encounter challenges or face complexity and note why you think this).====
 * ====SAMPLE TEXT -- "Ida B" -- [[file:CCSS_Text_Complexity_Activity_Ida_B.pdf]]====