An annotated bibliography of books that exemplify the plot elements, character, setting, and theme. Includes guidelines on how to do a book talk.
Finding the Thread: Character, Setting, and Theme
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Using the RAFT Writing Strategy
Grades
5 - 12
Strategy Guide
This strategy guide introduces the RAFT technique and offers practical ideas for using this technique to teach students to experiment with various perspectives in their writing.
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Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Texts, Complex Lives
6 - 12
Professional Library
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This book is designed to help teachers develop their own version of YA pedagogy and a vision for teaching YA lit in the middle and secondary classroom.
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Language Learners in the English Classroom
7 - 12
Professional Library
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This book provides practical, research-based strategies that can help secondary-level English language learners meet the challenges of both language and content learning.
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Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel
7 - 12
Professional Library
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This collection of essays by classroom teachers demonstrates how to pair graphic novels with classic literature (including both canonical and YA lit).
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Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms
7 - 12
Professional Library
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Amy Benjamin challenges the idea of "skill and drill" grammar instruction, and Tom Oliva provides a teacher's journal chronicling how the concepts in this book can work in a real classroom.