Common Core Standards for ELA and Literacy

1. What is the purpose of the college and career readiness standards?
- The purpose of the college and career readiness standards is to keep the students focused and supply them with the skills to be successful in college and their careers.


2. What are the benefits and challenges of the shift to reading and writing non-fiction texts?
- The benefits and challenges of the shift to reading and writing non-fictions texts are to read closely and logical inferences.  Another benefit is that reading informational texts can help students become better writers.

3. What are the benefits and challenges of having standards for science, social studies, and technical subjects?
- The benefits and challenges of having standards for science, social studies, and technical subjects are that children learn how to read complex texts and it will promote conversations and collaborations.