This document, for each category of reading (lit. and inf.) and writing (lit., inf., and argumentative), gives a list of skills students should have and a list of big ideas they should understand at the end of the year, all according to the common core ELA standards (using my standards unpacking resource). (Background knowledge skills/ideas are also included and marked.) The lists are also divided into larger categories to make it easier to build units. Having this comprehensive list of skills