Fresh Takes on Teaching Literary Elements

Author: Michael William Smith
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545052566
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this text for teachers, the authors explain how to teach what really matters about character, setting, point of view, and theme.

Teaching Literary Elements

Author: Tara McCarthy
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780590209458
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
1. Character -- 2. Setting -- 3. Plot -- 4. Expanding the reading and wrting experience.

Turning the Page

Author: Rachel Slaughter
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475857659
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
There is a dearth of multicultural literature in schools since few schools offer a curriculum that promotes multicultural education. However, by the year 2050, ethnic minority children will make up the majority of the United States public school classrooms. Multicultural literature is the building block of a multicultural education which reflects our nation’s diversity and helps all students learn by providing help to bridge the cultural gap, and promote racial awareness. Teachers often find it difficult to identify or find quality multicultural literature that adheres to the standard curriculum. Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature helps educators find and evaluate multicultural books that are suitable for the classroom and align with the standard curriculum. The book includes a peer-reviewed metric that shows teachers how to substitute biased books with multicultural literature that endorse the same themes. Second, the book includes reviews, lesson plans, and curated book lists of multicultural books. Finally, the book offers a stepwise plan on how to create a task force of school stakeholders who can implement a comprehensive, multicultural program. In 2018, The National Association for Multicultural Education released standards for multicultural education to encourage school staff to become culturally competent and linguistically diverse. Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature moves educators in that direction.

Literary Elements Toolkit

Author: Susan Van Zile
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545416320
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A complete toolkit for teaching literary elements: 8 high-interest picture books (one for each element), 8 companion teaching guides, 8 posters, and a copy of Using Picture Books to Teach 8 Essential Literary Elements!

Using Picture Books to Teach 8 Essential Literary Elements

Author: Susan Van Zile
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545335188
Category : Literary form
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An annotated guide to 100 new and classic picture books that model the use of key literary elementsand appeal to grades 48 students."

Inside Information

Author: Nell K. Duke
Publisher: Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9780545667685
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A leading authority in using informational text shows teachers how to develop project-based units on reading, writing, and researching major text types--informative/explanatory, persuasive, procedural/how-to, nonfiction narrative, and biographical.

Superscience Mysteries Kit

Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
ISBN: 9781338255225
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Motivate budding science detectives with this collection of 20 mysteries that students solve through hands-on investigations from the editors of SuperScience.

The Ramped-Up Read Aloud

Author: Maria Walther
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1506380050
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
In this remarkable resource, Maria Walther shares two-page read-aloud experiences for 101 picture books that tune you into what to notice, say, and wonder in order to bolster students’ literacy exponentially. A first-grade teacher for decades, Maria is a master of “strategic savoring.” Her lesson design efficiently sparks instructional conversations around each book’s cover illustration, enriching vocabulary words, literary language, and the ideas and themes vital to young learners. Teachers, schools, and districts looking to energize your core reading and writing program, search no further: The Ramped-Up Read Aloud delivers a formula for literacy development and a springboard to joy in equal parts.

Awesome Hands-On Activities for Teaching Literary Elements

Author: Susan Van Zile
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781417627400
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
In this unique resource, a teacher shares her hands-on activities for teaching students literary elements. Activities like Setting Pop-ups, Paper-Chain Characters, Plot Mini-Book, and Theme in a Bottle help students "learn by doing.' The activities build on students' multiple intelligences, giving all students a chance to learn information in a way they learn best. Includes reproducible student direction sheets and rubrics.

Uncommon Core

Author: Michael W. Smith
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1483333493
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Leave instruction to the experts! Uncommon Core puts us on high-alert about some outright dangerous misunderstandings looming around so-called “standards-aligned” instruction, then shows us how to steer past them—all in service of meeting the real intent of the Common Core. It counters with teaching suggestions that are true to the research and true to our students, including how: Reader-based approaches can complement text-based ones Prereading activities can help students meet the strategic and conceptual demands of texts Strategy instruction can result in a careful and critical analysis of text while providing transferable understandings Inquiry units around essential questions can generate meaningful conversation and higher-order thinking