Description |
144 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
Series |
Teaching resources
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Best practices in action
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p.143-144). |
Note |
"Grades 5 & up"--Cover. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Background -- Reflection -- About this book -- Closing thoughts -- Forging one's identity -- The janitor's boy -- The well -- Esperanza rising -- Through my eyes -- This land is my land -- Reproducible pages -- Friendship -- Pink and Say -- Taking sides -- The maze -- Because of Winn-Dixie -- Maniac Magee -- Reproducible pages -- Making choices -- The butterfly -- Speed of light -- Shiloh -- The graduation of Jake Moon -- Surviving the Applewhites -- Reproducible pages -- Taking action -- The children's book of heroes -- Captain Kate -- Hoot -- Flying solo -- Burning up -- Reproducible pages -- Immigration -- Who belongs here? -- When Jessie came across the sea -- The orphan of Ellis Island -- In the year of the boar and Jackie Robinson -- The circuit: stories from the life of a migrant child -- Reproducible pages -- The pioneering spirit -- A burst of firsts: doers, shakers, and record breakers -- Journey to nowhere -- The journal of Augustus Pelletier: the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804 -- The breadwinner -- Stargirl -- Reproducible pages -- Appendix -- Language arts standards -- Social studies standards -- References. |
Summary |
"Help students learn and apply key reading strategies while exploring different themes commonly taught in middle school, such as Forging One's Identity, Friendship, Making choices, and the Pioneering Spirit"--P. [4] of cover. |
Subject |
Reading (Elementary)
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Writing -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
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Education, Elementary -- Activity programs.
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Children -- Books and reading.
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Added Author |
Sandmann, Alexa L.
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ISBN |
0439465907 |
Standard No. |
9780439465908 |
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