Common Core Best Practices with Points of View Reference Center

Reprinted from POV Newsletter, an EBSCO publication This month we're featuring a Common Core best practice from a high school in New York. Common Core Best Practices Ballston Spa High School, Saratoga County, NY Library Media Specialist Marie Rossi uses Points of View Reference Center to teach close reading and analysis in ninth-grade English classes. Once students have their topics, Rossi uses the Point and Counterpoint articles to model highlighting and annotating an article, determining its relevancy, and evaluating the author credentials. "They're learning about the validity of sources and analysis of ideas," says Rossi. "They're learning about the larger world through research."