Synopsis
As a solid model for integrating reading, thinking, and writing, Creating Quality Literature Units will help your custom-made integrated units stretch students' abilities to think and write to thoroughly understand literature. This book was developed to aid teachers in writing their own literature study units. It is an excellent resource for busy teachers that provides:
- an effective pattern for lesson designs,
- a ready-made bank of stimulating questions, and
- a variety of student worksheets and activities to use in creating quality literature units.
Teachers can select any novel and design a comprehensive unit that incorporates activities that promote student understanding, literary analysis, and critical thinking. This essential reference provides instructions on writing literature units that incorporate whole-group discussions, small-group cooperative activities, and individual work.
This essential resource that allows you to teach quality literature of your choice includes:
- sample questions,
- vocabulary study,
- art activities,
- reproducible worksheets,
- graphic organizers,
- literary analysis sheets, and
- essay topics.
Real understanding and appreciation of literature are the result of analyzing how an author uses various writing techniques; therefore, students need to study the whole works of literature. Your integrated units can make this happen!
Grades 4-8
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About the Author
Nancy Atlee holds a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in middle grades education, with an emphasis on reading. She has more than 25 years of classroom experience, primarily with gifted and talented students. During this time, she also served as a mentor teacher in language arts, taught college classes, and regularly presented staff development workshops for her district and at professional conferences. She presently consults in the areas of writing, reading, and gifted education. Atlee's work reflects her deep commitment to creating a literate learning environment, rich in literature, where students develop critical thinking and communicate their ideas in a wide variety of writing activities. Her books focus on effective ways to teach and apply writing and reading strategies/skills in a dynamic, risk-free setting.
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