® WIT & WISDOM IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE GRADES K– 8 WW_IG_white_logo bookmark back_6_20_print_ready BJ.indd 2 6/24/19 3:51 PM WIT & WISDOM® Implementation Guide GREAT MINDS® WIT & WISDOM Implementation Guide A Guide for Teachers Copyright © 2017 Great Minds® Implementation Guide WIT & WISDOM® COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Published by Great Minds®. Copyright © 2017 Great Minds®. ISBN: 978-1-68386-089-1 Copyright © 2017 Great Minds® WIT & WISDOM® Implementation Guide Contents INTRODUCTION What Is Wit & Wisdom? ............................................................................................................................................9 Books, Not Basals Knowledge Building Integrated, Not Isolated Why Wit & Wisdom? ................................................................................................................................................10 Program Design Research in Action Wit & Wisdom Program Components ...................................................................................................................... 12 GETTING STARTED WITH WIT & WISDOM Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Terminology ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Learning Design ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 Content-Craft-Create Framework | Content Stages and Content Framing Questions | Craft Stages and Craft Questions | Create: The Demonstration of Content and Craft Learning | The Content-Craft-Create Framework in Action Building Knowledge through Complex Texts Meeting Student Needs | Student Engagement | Differentiation | Supporting English Learners Assessment Module Design .........................................................................................................................................................29 Module Topics and EOM Task Writing Types ...................................................................................................30 Lesson Design .......................................................................................................................................................... 31 Lesson Features .......................................................................................................................................................33 Lesson Preparation .................................................................................................................................................36 Sample Daily Schedules ..........................................................................................................................................37 Sample Schedules A Sample Schedules B iii Copyright © 2017 Great Minds® Implementation Guide WIT & WISDOM® Mapping a Year of Wit & Wisdom .........................................................................................................................40 Using Time between Modules Planning Pause Points within Modules Sample Annual Calendar Setting Up a Wit & Wisdom Classroom .............................................................................................................. 43 Sharing Wit & Wisdom with Families .................................................................................................................. 45 GOING DEEPER WITH WIT & WISDOM Core Practices ..................................................................................................................................................................47 Assessment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Assessment Assessment in Action Achieving the Standards The Impact of Assessment Reading ......................................................................................................................................................................53 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Teaching Reading Reading Instruction in Action Achieving the Standards The Impact of Reading Instruction Writing ......................................................................................................................................................................57 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Teaching Writing Writing Instruction in Action Achieving the Standards The Impact of Writing Instruction Speaking and Listening ..........................................................................................................................................60 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Teaching Speaking and Listening Speaking and Listening Instruction in Action Achieving the Standards The Impact of Speaking and Listening Instruction Vocabulary ........................................................................................................................................................................62 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Teaching Vocabulary Vocabulary Instruction in Action Achieving the Standards The Impact of Vocabulary Instruction Foundational Skills ...................................................................................................................................................65 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Foundational Skills Foundational Skill Reinforcement in Action The Impact of Foundational Skills Instruction iv Copyright © 2017 Great Minds® WIT & WISDOM® Implementation Guide Fluency ............................................................................................................................................................................... 67 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Teaching Fluency Fluency Instruction in Action Achieving the Standards The Impact of Fluency Instruction Visual Art...........................................................................................................................................................................69 The Wit & Wisdom Approach to Teaching Visual Art Visual Art Instruction in Action The Impact of Visual Art Instruction LEADING AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION Student Grading and Achievement .......................................................................................................................73 Teacher Observation and Integrity of Implementation....................................................................................73 Professional Development and Building Teacher Capacity .............................................................................75 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS Standards Selection ....................................................................................................................................................... 77 Types of Standards ......................................................................................................................................................... 77 Reading CCSS Scope and Sequence ..........................................................................................................................78 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading | Key Ideas and Details | Craft and Structure | Integration of Knowledge and Ideas | Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Writing CCSS Scope and Sequence .................................................................................................................. 81 | Text Types and Purposes | Production and Distribution of Writing | Research to Present and Build Knowledge | Range of Writing Speaking and Listening CCSS Scope and Sequence ............................................................................................. 84 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening | Comprehension and Collaboration | Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Language CCSS Scope and Sequence ....................................................................................................................... 86 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language | Conventions of Standard English | Knowledge of Language | Vocabulary Acquisition and Use v Copyright © 2017 Great Minds® Implementation Guide WIT & WISDOM® RESOURCES Volume of Reading Guidance ..................................................................................................................................... 89 Socratic Seminar Guidance ......................................................................................................................................... 89 Socratic Seminar Content Lesson Procedures Lesson Timing | Grade 1 (30 min.) | Grade 5 (45 min.) | Grade 8 (60 min.) Supporting Student Participation in a Socratic Seminar Facilitating an Effective Socratic Seminar Sample Socratic Seminar Tracking Chart Instructional Routines ..................................................................................................................................................96 Vocabulary Instruction Examples ........................................................................................................................... 109 Frayer Model (Grades K–8) Morpheme Matrix (Grades