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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798263103321

Autore

James B. H. <1978->

Titolo

Method to the madness : a common core guide to creating critical thinkers through the study of literature / / B.H. James and Elizabeth James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4758-2539-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

807.1/273

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



more prepared for what awaits them with Common Core exams.