The Marathon Begins

July 9, 2012

One and a half lessons down. I am finding that much of what I do meets one or more of the CCSS. Since the BOE took us off block schedule, we have begun the class with American Romanticism to reduce overlap between English III and American History and save precious time, but I find that I have been able to go back to some older files and modify or use lessons to add what the CCSS require.

 My biggest concern is that each lesson addresses to many of the CCSS. Do I need to only focus on one or two? That seems counterproductive if my goal is to help students recognize how the skills overlap and work together. Perhaps I will be better able to gauge that when I begin teaching the lessons.