WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

CREATE CONSISTENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

ENSURE ALL GRADUATES ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY

WILL PLACE EQUAL EMPHASIS ON LITERARY AND INFORMATIONAL TEXT

ON WRITING AND CONVERSATIONS BASED ON EVIDENCE FROM TEXTS

WILL EMPHASIZE BOTH UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE

ARE ALSO EMPHASIZED

WILL BE DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW TYPES OF QUESTIONS