B. H. James, Elizabeth James

Method to the Madness (eBook, PDF)

A Common Core Guide to Creating Critical Thinkers Through the Study of Literature

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is ideal for the thousands of teachers who entered the profession in the last ten years and taught prescribed curriculum geared toward end of year bubble testing. Its intent is to empower districts and their teachers to create their own (free!) curriculum that will exceed the expectations of Common Core assessments, as well as create life-long learners that are college and career ready. By employing inquiry based units of study that insist on the use of iconic literature at the center, students will be more prepared for what awaits them with Common Core exams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216300137
• Artikelnr.: 74847403

Autorenporträt

B.H. James is the author of Parnucklian for Chocolate, a finalist for the 2014 PEN Center USA Literary Award in Fiction. He has spent the last ten years teaching English to sixth through twelfth graders at a title I school in California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Writing for Critical Thinking and Logical Cohesiveness (Or, How
to Survive the Shift to Common Core)
Chapter 2: Begin with Close Reading
Chapter 3: The Great Gatsby: Applying the Skills of Close Reading
Chapter 4: The Taming of the Shrew: An Introduction to Shakespeare
Chapter 5: Teaching Hamlet: Or, How to Approach the Most Important Piece of
Literature Ever Written
Chapter 6: Teaching Fiction Writing: The Importance of Allowing Students to
Create, Revise, and Publish
Chapter 7: Slaughterhouse 5 and The Things They Carried: Appreciating
Postmodern Approaches to Fiction
Chapter 8: Toni Morrison's Beloved: Recognizing and Evaluating Theme and
Purpose in a Complex Text
Chapter 9: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Abraham Lincoln:
Designing a Cross-Curricular Unit of Study
About the Authors
Index