| Description |
xv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Networking socially at the start of a school year -- Unpacking the story and understanding the genre -- Exploring traditional and contemporary grammars -- Discussing and writing short stories : where story meets genre -- Checking out a twentieth - century novel -- Teaching classical fiction : where the ghosts of the past speak today -- Taking T.I.M.E. to teach poetry -- Versing life together -- Opening the past imaginatively : teaching historical fiction -- Playing it right : reading, performing, and writing drama -- Speaking of grammars : public speaking and media arts -- Celebrating names : a unit about community and identity -- Afterword : congratulations and bon voyage! -- Appendix : teacher resources. |
| Summary |
Teaching Middle School Language Arts can be a valuable resource for both new and experienced teachers whatever the particulars of their school or district curriculum. Anna Roseboro sagely advises teachers to "focus on the resources available in your anthology rather than on its deficits." We can't make excuses for not teaching well. Whatever our resources, we need to serve the children who have been entrusted to our care. Anna urges teachers working with middle school students "to challenge them to think deeply, critically, and broadly- but also charitably- toward those who are different, whether in the classroom or the literature." |
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Language arts (Middle school)
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Language arts (Middle school) |
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Creative writing (Middle school)
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Creative writing (Middle school) |
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Educational technology.
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Educational technology. |
| ISBN |
9781607096313 paperback alkaline paper |
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1607096315 |
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9781607096306 |
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1607096307 |
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