Common Core Reading and Writing Curriculum is an essential curriculum development and lesson planning guide that discusses the importance of teaching and strengthening key reading and writing skills needed to learn and master the Common Core ELA standards in all content areas. This book gives educators the basic tools and strategies to analyze the standards, develop engaging standard-based lessons and activities, and effectively teach these standards to students. Topics discussed include analyzing the standards for thinking skills, developing and integrating projects and activities to build knowledge and comprehension skills as well as higher levels of thinking, writing strategies to clarify and strengthen learning, graphic organizers and the use of technology tools to assist students in mastering these standards.