Overview

The Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a variety of nonfiction reading strategies as well as ready-to-implement lesson plans and text pairing suggestions. You will get… A variety of useful strategies to help students analyze nonfiction Sample units with step-by-step agendas and lesson plans Ready-to-use classroom handouts and rubrics for assessment Suggested text pairings across genres and time periods

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Author:   Stacey O'Reilly (Big Walnut High School, Ohio, USA) ,  Angie Stooksbury (Big Walnut High School,Ohio, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780415733199

ISBN 10:   0415733197
Pages:   164
Publication Date:   16 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Living and Learning Chapter 1: How the Common Core Promotes Deeper UnderstandingChapter 3: Don’t Forget the S.O.A.P: Breaking it Down Chapter 4: Implementing Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Chapter 5: Looking at History through Multiple Genres Chapter 6: Writing with Spin to Rewrite History Chapter 7: The Debate: Words that Win Chapter 8: A Reflective Writing Assignment Chapter 9: A Romeo and Juliet Assignment Chapter 10: An Animal Farm Assignment

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Stacey O’Reilly and Angie Stooksbury are English teachers at Big Walnut Local Schools in Ohio. They frequently present at conferences on the topic of reading and the Common Core.

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