The CCSS expect students to wrestle with text dependent questions. As a first step in implementing the Common Core Standards for ELA/Literacy, focus on identifying, evaluating, and creating text dependent questions.
Links to documents regarding the Common Core State Standards
White paper written by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins which highlights potential misconceptions in working with the Standards, and offer recommendations for designing a coherent curriculum and assessment system for realizing their promise.
White Paper created by The International Reading Association. This white paper offers detailed guidance on seven issues that have proven challenging to who are charged with implementing the CCSS for English Language Arts.