Anna J. Small Roseboro

Not Intimidating (eBook, PDF)

Teaching Different Reading Genres to a Diverse Student Body

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Teaching genres of fiction, non-fiction, and media need not intimidate new to middle school teachers who may be recent college graduates or veterans transitioning from elementary or high school. Here are strategies for designing culturally relevant lessons that include firm and fair grading guidelines, plans to teach literary terms specific to various genres, and suggestions for selecting appropriate texts that appeal to and expand horizons of diverse students in classrooms across the nation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216211334
• Artikelnr.: 74831879

Autorenporträt

Anna J. Small Roseboro, a wife, mother, and National Board-Certified Teacher has over four decades of experience teaching in public, parochial, and private schools and colleges, mentoring early career educators, and facilitating leadership institutes. While residing in San Diego, Roseboro served as Chair of the English Department at The Bishop's School and as President of the California Association of Teachers of English. Dr. Susan Steffel, professor emeritus of English at Central Michigan University (CMU), taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in English education and young adult literature. Steffel has served as president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English, editor of the Language Arts Journal of Michigan, and president of the Michigan Conference on English Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One: Preparing the Road Bed for Smoother Travel
Chapter Two: Unpacking the Story and Understanding the Genre
Chapter Three: Crossing into Novel Territory - Reading Longer Fiction
Chapter Four: Teaching Classical Fiction: Where the Ghosts of the Past
Speak Today
Chapter Five: Opening the Past Imaginatively: Teaching Historical Fiction
Chapter Six: Taking T.I.M.E. to Teach Poetry
Chapter Seven: Playing It Right: Reading and Writing About Drama
Chapter Eight: Unreeling Non-Fiction: Essays, Speeches, and the Media
Afterword: Safe Travels
Bibliography