Scholastic ID Implementation Guide for JMCS

Scholastic ID

Implementation Guide for JMCS

The Hunger Games
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Boy Who Dared
Sunrise Over Fallujah
The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Accidental Love
Students on Strike
Behind the Eyes
Anthology of Excerpts

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/id/

WHAT IS SCHOLASTIC ID?

Scholastic ID is a flexible literacy curriculum that includes reading, writing and discussion activities. It can be
used as a stand-alone course or as a supplement to a core curriculum in either whole class or small group settings.

“All adolescents struggle to define themselves as they question the world and their place in it. In the ID program,
students use reading and writing workshops to discover their identities and mark their place in the world with
their own voices and vision.

The program’s compelling texts and rigorous writing activities prepare students for the academic challenges
ahead and inspire belief in their own possibilities.

ID is Built on Passionate Yet Practical Goals for Students. In developing the ID program, Dr. [Alfred] Tatum
drew on his research and the success of his summer literacy institute. Based on a collaborative model and
classroom experience, ID workshops approach literacy development as a rich, dynamic collaboration between
teachers and students. A simple resource with a profound promise, the ID Literacy Collaborative follows three
principles:

Students work with enabling texts Enabling texts are relevant, meaningful books that
resonate with young readers and form a textual
Students use writing as a mode of social action lineage. Enabling texts build an intellectual culture in
which young people learn to believe in themselves as
Students use four foundational platforms to help smart, creative and capable human beings
define themselves
An honest and unapologetic approach to writing, Raw
Writing empowers students to ask challenging
questions, give different perspectives, and get others
involved in acting on issues that affect families,
communities and the world.

Dr. Tatum’s four platforms provide progressively
broader contexts for intellectual development,
beginning with establishing individual identity and
expanding to envisioning oneself as an active
participant in society at large.”

SCHOLASTIC ID MATERIALS AT YOUR SITE

ID TRADE BOOKS - 10 copies of each title:
The Hunger Games
The Asbolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Boy Who Dared
Sunrise Over Fallujah
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Accidental Love
Students on Strike
Behind the Eyes

ID ANTHOLOGY – 24 copies

ID PROFESSIONAL GUIDE – Teacher’s Guide

TEACHER RESOURCE CD
ID Slideshows
Writing Resources
Research Framework and Worksheet
ID Assessment Resource
ID Book Guides

ID JOURNALS – 48 copies

ID PORFOLIO FOLDERS – 24 copies

ID POSTERS

FEARLESS VOICES by Dr. Alfred W. Tatum

ID RESEARCH PAPER

HOW TO USE SCHOLASTIC ID

OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING ID

• Stand-alone course: Use ID as the ramp-up to or culmination of a formal ELA program

Lessons can be taught in 60-minute blocks over four to eight weeks

As students build textual lineages and develop as writers, they will engage with curriculum
literature more deeply and better grasp thematic connections

• Ongoing curriculum enhancement: Use ID for two to four weeks at the end of or throughout each
semester

Contemporary literature provides access to diverse perspectives

Program books expand students’ awareness of the world and life experiences of others

• Supplemental support for struggling readers: ID’s lesson structure provides teachers with a
consistent instructional plan

Shared reading of the anthology can lead to Raw Writes and engaging discussions

With 20-minute instructional blocks, students can actively participate in purposeful writing and
learning

Lessons in ID can be taught in sessions of 20, 40 or 60 minutes, as detailed in the graphic. If used as a
stand-alone course, ID’s 16 lessons can be completed in one school year. The number of weeks it will take to
complete the program will vary depending on how ID is implemented and the session length used.

SAMPLE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES AND OPTIONS

The Scholastic ID curriculum consists of 4 units. Each unit consists of:

• Slide Show
o Viewing
o Discussion
o Questions
o Journal write

• Anthology Selections
o Reading
o Discussion
o Questions
o Journal write

• Writing
o Related to anthology selection OR
o Based on research into the slide show topic OR
o Refine an earlier journal piece

• OPTIONAL: Trade Book Extension
o Reading of a novel
o Extension of unit theme

Day 1 OPTION ONE
20 minutes per day

2 weeks per unit

Slide show

Day 2-3 Anthology

Day 4-8 Writing

Day 9+ Trade book (optional)

Maximum credits without trade book 1 credit per unit

Maximum credits with trade book 2 credits per unit

Day 1 OPTION TWO
Day 2 40 minutes per day
Day 3-5
Day 6+ 1 week per unit
Maximum credits without trade book Slide show
Maximum credits with trade book
Anthology

Writing

Trade book (optional)

1 credit per unit

2 credits per unit

Day 1 OPTION THREE
Day 2-3 60 minutes per day
Day 4+
Maximum credits with trade book 2 weeks per unit
Slide show + anthology

Writing

Trade book (mandatory)

2 credits per unit

AWARDING CREDITS

OPTION ONE
20 minutes per day

2 weeks

20 MINUTES Activity Credits Required Assignments for Credit
PER DAY
Day One Slide Show 0.1 Active viewing
Participation in discussion
Day Two Anthology 0.1 Written answers to questions

Day Three Anthology 0.1 Journal write
Day Four Writing
Day Five Writing 0.1 Active reading
Day Six Writing 0.1 Participation in discussion
Day Seven Writing 0.1 Written answers to questions
Day Eight 0.1
Writing 0.1 Journal write
Days Nine + +0.2
Active reading
Trade 1 credit Participation in discussion
Book Written answers to questions

Journal write

Work on writing
Author’s chair

Work on writing
Author’s chair

Work on writing
Author’s chair

Work on writing
Author’s chair

Work on writing
Author’s chair
Final, refined writing

Active reading
Participation in discussion
Written answers to questions

Journal writes
Final comprehension project

OPTION TWO
40 minutes per day

1 week

40 MINUTES Activity Credits Required Assignments for Credit
PER DAY Slide Show 0.25
Day One Active viewing
Anthology 0.25 Participation in discussion
Day Two Writing 0.1 Written answers to questions
Day Three Writing 0.1
Day Four Writing 0.1 Journal write
Day Five +0.2 Active reading
Trade Participation in discussion
Day Six + Book 1 Written answers to questions
Journal write

Work on writing
Author’s chair

Work on writing
Author’s chair

Work on writing
Author’s chair
Final, refined writing
Active reading
Participation in discussion
Written answers to questions
Journal writes
Final comprehension project

OPTION THREE
60 minutes per day

2 weeks

60 MINUTES Activity Credits Required Assignments for Credit
PER DAY
Day One Slide show 0.15 Active viewing and reading
Day Two Anthology 0.15 Participation in discussion
Day Three Written answers to questions
Writing 0.25
Day Four + 2 journal writes
Writing 0.25 Work on writing
+0.2 Author’s chair

Trade 1 Work on
Book writing
Author’s chair
Active reading
Participation in
discussion
Written answers to questions
Journal writes
Final comprehension project

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AWARDING CREDITS

Activity Credits Earned
Assessment Resource: 0.1 per in-depth critique for another writer
Critiquing Others’ Writing 0.1 per mini-lesson with student learning evidence
Mini-lesson products
0.1 per worksheet
Writing Resource 0.1 per worksheet
0.05 per worksheet
Research Framework

Research Worksheet

COURSE ENROLLMENT

There is no specific JMCS course for Scholastic ID. This curriculum can be used as part of an Intermediate ELA
or English 9-10 course. Students should be enrolled into the JMCS English course that corresponds to their
STAR/TABE grade level scores.

STAR/TABE SCORE COURSE CURRICULUM CREDIT TYPE
6.0 - 8.7 ENROLLMENT
Scholastic ID IE
Intermediate ELA *Up to 10 total remedial
credits may be English

8.8 + English 9-10 Scholastic ID English

SAMPLE LESSON STEPS

STEP 1
View Slide Show
The slide show is a visual tutorial, meant to stimulate reaction and discussion as well as to give students
information they can use in both their discussions and their writing.

STEP2
Read Anthology
The slide show is followed by a thematically linked selection from the ID Anthology, to be read aloud to the
whole group.

STEP 3
Engage in Writing
Students now go deeper into writing after selecting one of three writing options.

STEP 4
Explore Extensions
The final phase of each lesson extends the inquiry by connecting students’ work to other, longer literature. These
extension readings help students continue to build or reconnect with their textual lineages.

SCHOLASTIC ID SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

UNIT ONE

UNIT TWO

UNIT THREE
UNIT FOUR