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Transformational literacy : making the common core shift with work that matters /
Engage, challenge, and inspire students with work that matters Transformational Literacy, written by a team from Expeditionary Learning, helps teachers leverage the Common Core instructional shifts-building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction, reading for and writing with evidence, and regular...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TRANSFORMATIONAL LITERACY: Making the Common Core Shift with Work That Matters; Contents; DVD Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About Expeditionary Learning; Introduction: Embracing Challenge; THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS; LEVERAGING THE SHIFTS; MAKING THE MOST OF THIS BOOK; Part one UNLOCKING THE POWER OF INFORMATIONAL AND LITERARY TEXTS; Part one Introduction; THE CENTRALITY OF INFORMATIONAL TEXT; Leveraging This Instructional Shift; WHY THIS PRACTICE MATTERS; Fostering Students' Natural Curiosity and Motivation to Learn about the World.
- Building Knowledge and Tools for Lifelong LearningConnecting Reading with Purpose; Equity and Engagement; Chapter 1 Choosing Worthy Texts; CREATING TEXT-RICH CLASSROOMS; Strike the Right Balance; Build Rich Sets of Informational and Literary Texts; WHAT IS TEXT ANYWAY?; Make "Outside the Box" Text Choices; Seek Out Great Informational Texts; FINDING TEXTS THAT MEET THE STANDARDS; Analyze Anchor Texts; A VOLUME OF READING; Build in Plenty of Time to Read for Research; Build in Plenty of Time to Read for Pleasure; Chapter 2 Bringing Text to Life; REASONS TO READ.
- Teach Content through Case StudiesIntroduce New Topics with the Building Background Knowledge (BBK) Workshop; Overview of Steps in the BBK; TEXT AS TEACHER: USING TEXT TO TEACH CONTENT AND LITERACY IN YOUR DISCIPLINE; Part one Conclusion; CRITICAL MOVES FOR MAKING THIS SHIFT; COMMON CHALLENGES; Settling for Anchor Texts That Are Not Worthy; Limiting Reading Only to "Worthy" Texts; Focusing Too Much on One Type of Text; Asking Students to Read Challenging Texts without Building Their Skills to Do So; Overscaffolding Students' Experience with Text; Too Much Telling; WHAT TO EXPECT; Beginning.
- IntermediateAdvanced; Part two READING FOR AND WRITING WITH EVIDENCE; Part two Introduction; THE POWER OF EVIDENCE; Leveraging This Instructional Shift; WHY THIS PRACTICE MATTERS; Equity and Access; Preparing Citizens and Leaders; Chapter 3 Evidence-Based Reading, Thinking, Talking, and Writing; THE EVIDENCE-BASED CLASSROOM; Become a Student of the Standards; Establish a Classroom Culture That Values Evidence; PLANNING WITH THE FOUR TS: TOPIC, TASK, TARGETS, TEXT; LESSONS BASED ON READ-THINK-TALK-WRITE; Read about It: Let the Text Do the Talking.
- Think about It: Ask Questions That Set a Purpose for Thinking about TextTalk about It: Help Students Deepen Their Understanding of Text through Discussion and Debate; Write about It: Give Frequent Short Writing Opportunities; DELIVER THE WHOLE PACKAGE: CONNECT THE FOUR TS TO READ-THINK-TALK-WRITE; DELIVER THE WHOLE PACKAGE: CONNECT THE FOUR TS TO READ-THINK-TALK-WRITE; Chapter 4 From Deep Understanding to High-Quality Written Work; REASONS TO WRITE; SKILL BUILDING IN THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS: THE BOND BETWEEN READING AND WRITING; HIGH-QUALITY WORK DEMANDS A WORTHY TASK, WELL FRAMED.