... of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the ... for additional standards relevant to gathering, assessing, and applying information from print and digital sources. This document includes all of the Common Core State Standards in English ... and Literacy plus the New York recommended additions approved on January 10, 2011. All of the New York State additions to the Common Core are highlighted in yellow under the related strand...