Method to the Madness : A Common Core Guide to Creating Critical Thinkers Through the Study of Literature.
James, B. H.
Method to the Madness : A Common Core Guide to Creating Critical Thinkers Through the Study of Literature. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (201 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch01. Writing for Critical Thinking and Logical Cohesiveness (Or, How to Survive the Shift to Common Core) -- Ch02. Begin with Close Reading -- Ch03. The Great Gatsby -- Ch04. The Taming of the Shrew -- Ch05. Teaching Hamlet -- Ch06. Teaching Fiction Writing -- Ch07. Slaughterhouse 5 and The Things They Carried -- Ch08. Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Ch09. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Abraham Lincoln -- Index -- About the Authors.
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.
9781475825398
English literature - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States.
Electronic books.
PN59.J36 2016
807.1273
Method to the Madness : A Common Core Guide to Creating Critical Thinkers Through the Study of Literature. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (201 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch01. Writing for Critical Thinking and Logical Cohesiveness (Or, How to Survive the Shift to Common Core) -- Ch02. Begin with Close Reading -- Ch03. The Great Gatsby -- Ch04. The Taming of the Shrew -- Ch05. Teaching Hamlet -- Ch06. Teaching Fiction Writing -- Ch07. Slaughterhouse 5 and The Things They Carried -- Ch08. Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Ch09. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Abraham Lincoln -- Index -- About the Authors.
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.
9781475825398
English literature - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States.
Electronic books.
PN59.J36 2016
807.1273