Teaching Challenging Texts: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Multimedia

Baines, Lawrence; Fisher, Jane

ISBN 10: 1475805217 / ISBN 13: 9781475805215

Published by R&L Education (edition 1), 2013

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 1475805217-11-1

Synopsis:

Teaching Challenging Texts shows how to increase reading comprehension and enhance student engagement, even with the most challenging texts. Every chapter features ready-to-use, research-based lessons, replete with explicit instructions, handouts, Common Core correlations, and assessments.
Exploring the Future features fiction by George Orwell, Suzanne Collins, and William
Golding; nonfiction by Philip Zimbardo, Stephen Pinker, Abraham Lincoln, Jared Diamond, Dan Ariely, and Ray Kurzweil; images from several films, an old television commercial; and classical and contemporary music.
Understanding the Power of One features fiction by Victor Hugo and Lori Halse Anderson; nonfiction by Phillis Wheatley, Sojourner Truth, and Edith Hamilton; a young adult book on archaeology, an animated film from Walt Disney, and an episode from Saturday Night Live.
An extensive list of free resources and correlations to the Common Core allow teachers to teach on the cheap. Teaching Difficult Texts brimswith relevant and robust lessons for a new generation.

About the Author: Lawrence Baines is Director of Teacher Education at Berry College.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Teaching Challenging Texts: Fiction, ...
Publisher: R&L Education (edition 1)
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1.