Common Core Standards for Middle School English Language Arts: A Quick-Start Guide

Smart implementation of the Common Core State Standards requires both an overall understanding of the standards and a grasp of their implications for planning, teaching, and learning. This Quick-Start Guide provides a succinct, all-in-one look at

* The content, structure, terminology, and emphases of the Common Core standards for English language arts at the middle school level.
* The meaning of the individual standards within the four ELA strands—Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and...