As part of its proposal to the U.S. Department of Education, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) committed to developing model content frameworks for English language arts/literacy (ELA/Literacy) to serve as a bridge between the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC assessments. The Model Content Framework for each grade level (grades 3-11) is divided into four sections: (1) Narrative Summary of the ELA Standards; (2) The Model Content Framework Chart; (3) Key Terms and Concepts for the Model Content Framework Chart; and (4) Writing and Speaking and Listening Standards Progressions Charts.