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

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New York : The Guilford Press, 2013.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet	WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCOEBC	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (xvii, 234 pages) : illustrations
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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	1. Embracing the Common Core -- 2. Understanding Adolescent Readers -- 3. Understanding Challenging Texts -- 4. Designing Challenging Text Sets -- 5. Building Background Knowledge -- 6. Supporting Students during Reading -- 7. Implementing High-Quality Discussions after Reading -- 8. Text-Based Writing to Support Understanding -- 9. Research in the Content Areas -- 10. Leading for Change -- Appendix 1. Text Set Examples from English Language Arts -- Appendix 2. Text Set Examples from History/Social Studies -- Appendix 3. Text Set Examples from Science.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
	Language arts (Secondary) -- Curricula -- United States.
	Language arts (Secondary) -- Standards -- United States.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Literacy.
	EDUCATION -- Secondary.
	EDUCATION -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- Reading & Phonics.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reading Skills.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
	REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
	English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary) (OCoLC)fst00911043
	Language arts (Secondary) -- Curricula. (OCoLC)fst00992345
	Language arts (Secondary) -- Standards. (OCoLC)fst00992351
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Lewis, William E. (William Edison)
Other Form:	Print version: Cracking the common core 9781462513185 (DLC) 2013032244 (OCoLC)849197811
ISBN	9781462513192 (electronic bk.)
	1462513190 (electronic bk.)
	1306141885 (ebook)
	9781306141888 (ebook)

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