Cracking the common core : choosing and using texts in grades 6-12 / by William E. Lewis, Sharon Walpole, and Michael C. McKenna.

Contributor(s):

Lewis, William E

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : The Guilford Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781462513192
1462513190
1306141885
9781306141888
1462513204
9781462513208

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cracking the common coreDDC classification:

808/.0420712 23

LOC classification:

LB1631 .C69 2013eb

Other classification:

LAN010000 | EDU025000 | EDU029020 | LAN013000 | LAN005000

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

Embracing the Common Core -- 2. Understanding adolescent readers -- Understanding challenging texts -- Designing challenging text sets -- Building background knowledge -- Supporting students during reading -- Implementing high-quality discussions after reading -- Text-based writing to support understanding -- Research in the content areas -- Leading for change.

Summary: "This book guides teachers in grades 6-12 to strategically combine a variety of texts--including literature, informational texts, and digital sources--to meet their content-area goals and the demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It presents clear-cut ways to analyze text complexity, design challenging text sets, and help students get the most out of what they read. Provided are practical instructional ideas for building background knowledge, promoting engagement, incorporating discussion and text-based writing, and teaching research skills. Appendices offer sample unit plans for English language arts, history/social studies, and science classrooms. More than 20 reproducible coaching templates and other tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher

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"This book guides teachers in grades 6-12 to strategically combine a variety of texts--including literature, informational texts, and digital sources--to meet their content-area goals and the demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It presents clear-cut ways to analyze text complexity, design challenging text sets, and help students get the most out of what they read. Provided are practical instructional ideas for building background knowledge, promoting engagement, incorporating discussion and text-based writing, and teaching research skills. Appendices offer sample unit plans for English language arts, history/social studies, and science classrooms. More than 20 reproducible coaching templates and other tools can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher