Susan Chenelle, Audrey Fisch

Connecting Across Disciplines

Collaborating with Informational Text

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume offers a practical model that teachers in any discipline can use to incorporate informational texts into their classrooms on their own or in collaboration with colleagues in other content areas. We also share suggestions and ideas for initiating and implementing collaboration between teachers of any discipline, even those working at the secondary level with complex schedules and curricula.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781475820270
• ISBN-10: 1475820275
• Artikelnr.: 43895830

Autorenporträt

Susan Chenelle has taught English and journalism for eight years at University Academy Charter High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where she serves as English department lead and peer coach for humanities. She holds a master's degree in education from New Jersey City University and a bachelor's degree in English from Kenyon College.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Permissions
Chapter 1: Literacy: Everyone's Responsibility (and Opportunity)
Chapter 2: Collaboration: The Gift of the Common Core
Chapter 3: Our Model for Finding and Using Great Informational Texts
Chapter 4: Preparing an Informational Text
Chapter 5: Making Vocabulary Work
Chapter 6: Supporting Active Reading
Chapter 7: Checking for Understanding
Chapter 8: Extending Learning: Writing and Discussion Activities
Chapter 9: Thinking Big: Class Activities and Projects
Chapter 10: Using Hooks: Multimedia
Chapter 11: Alignment with Common Core Assessments
Chapter 12: You Can Do This: Keys to Implementation
Appendix: The Fruit Fly Unit
About the Authors