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James B. H. <1978-> |
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Titolo |
Method to the madness : a common core guide to creating critical thinkers through the study of literature / / B.H. James and Elizabeth James |
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Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Literature - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
American literature - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
English literature - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
Critical thinking - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Writing for critical thinking and logical cohesiveness (or, how to survive the shift to common core) -- Begin with close reading -- The great Gatsby : applying the skills of close reading -- The Taming of the shrew : an introduction to Shakespeare -- Teaching Hamlet, or, How to approach the most important piece of literature ever written -- Teaching fiction writing : the importance of allowing students to create, revise, and publish -- Slaughterhouse 5 and The things they carried : appreciating postmodern approaches to fiction -- Toni Morrison's Beloved : recognizing and evaluating theme and purpose in a complex text -- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Abraham Lincoln : designing a cross-curricular unit of study. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The authors intent is to empower districts and their teachers to create their own (free!) curriculum that will exceed the expectations of Common Core assessments, as well as create life-long learners that are college and career ready. By employing inquiry based units of study that insist on the use of iconic literature at the center, students will be |
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