scholarly journals A Critical Review of the Promise and Limits of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts —Focused on the Reading Strand

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 625-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
조병영 ◽  
Suhyun Seo
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Common Core ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
Common Core State Standards ◽  
English Language ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Core State

The Secret Life of Fiction

PMLA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 130 (3) ◽  
pp. 724-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Zunshine
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Common Core ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
Common Core State Standards ◽  
English Language ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Core State ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
College Career ◽  
The Common

A troubling feature of the common core state standards initiative (CCSSI) for english language arts (ELA) is its failure to recognize literature as a catalyst of complex thinking in students. According to the CCSSI, to “prepare all students for success in college, career, and life,” children must read texts “more complex” than “stories and literature” (“English Language Arts Standards”). The assumption that “stories” are inferior to nonfiction has a long tradition in Western culture; tapping into that prejudice is easy, and no proof seems to be required.

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