NES and CCS for Writing and Language

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When I was going through the Common Core Standards website for Writing and Language, I mainly focused on grades 6-8. A lot of what I read through was actually not that new to me because I actually looked through this section in my education class when I had to write my own lesson plans. Most of what was in the writing section had a lot to do with properly constructing one's own essay when it comes to things like using appropriate words, phrases, etc. to demonstrate the ideas the students are trying to portray. Where as the language section focused on language structure such as punctuation, spelling, grammar, etc. This might be one of my strongest subjects when it comes to language arts so I felt pretty confident, although I know there are still some things I would like to go deeper on. For example, the standard,

"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.8
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation." or,
"CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.7
Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation."

I think it will be difficult to find resources for a research project that the students would be interested in. I know when I was in school, the research portion of my language arts class were always the most difficult fora lot of my peers and we would always spend extra time on it. Just like how we discussed in our visual literacy topic the last few weeks, finding something the students will enjoy and will motivate them to want to participate is one of the biggest challenges a teacher can face.

The NES pages were also super informative and helpful. A lot connected to what the common core standards talked about so it was nice to look at the different way a teacher could help their students successfully complete the standards for their age.

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