Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers
Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers

Author: Gale W. Sherman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1993-11-15

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 0313080003

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Selected for their high interest, appealing formats, appropriate reading levels, outstanding writing, and popularity, these contemporary, spellbinding titles (20 for grades 5-8 and 20 for grades 9-12) reflect a variety of genres and themes that will encourage lifelong literacy. Given for each title are genre and themes, review citations, author information, plot summary, reading and interest rankings, booktalks, literature extensions, alternative book report suggestions, and reproducible bookmarks that suggest further reading.

More Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers
More Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers

Author: Bette D. Ammon

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-12-15

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0313077584

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Show reluctant teens that reading is not only fundamental-it's also fun! In this companion book to Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers, Ammon and Sherman describe 40 exciting, contemporary titles (20 for middle school, 20 for high school) written by outstanding authors. These are books your students won't want to put down. Designed to make the matching process between student and books easy and successful, this volume also includes genre and theme indexes, curriculum activities, interest and readability levels, and reproducible bookmarks for each entry.

Homeschooling: The Teen Years
Homeschooling: The Teen Years

Author: Cafi Cohen

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2000-05-11

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0761520937

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Discover the Rewards of Homeschooling Your Teen ·Create unlimited learning on a limited budget ·Discover teaching methods for teens with different learning styles ·Utilize the best resources and technology ·Prepare your teen for college, career, and adult life The teen years can be the most exciting time in your child's life. He or she is becoming an independent young adult and beginning to make decisions for the future. Yet growing concern about the negative social pressures, safety, and efficiency of our traditional high schools has prompted many parents just like you to teach their teenagers at home. With Homeschooling: The Teen Years as your guide, you'll discover it's not as daunting a task as you've been led to believe. Using real-life stories from dozens of families, this book reveals the secrets of making homeschooling work for you and your teen. You'll discover how to: ·Work with your teen to create a unique, individual learning experience ·Make coursework interesting, challenging, and fun ·Allow your teen to discover the best vocational path, including selecting a college ·Know when your teen has "completed" high school ·And much more! "Contains three of the most helpful sentences I've ever read on the question of homeschooling: 'Just start.' 'You will make mistakes.' 'No big deal.' What excellent advice! One of the most thoroughly helpful books I've read in years. If you're homeschooling a teenager you'll want—and need—this outstanding book!" — Helen Hegener, managing editor of Home Education Magazine "Am I crazy? Homeschool my teen? But how do I do it, when should I do it, where do I find information, and is this really a good choice? If this sounds like you, stop shopping and start reading. This book provides insights and solutions to questions from A to Z. Highly recommended!" — Cindy Stanley, sponsor of the Homeschooling for Everyone Conferences "Lots of practical tips, examples, and help. I loved the smorgasbord of ideas from other homeschooling parents of teens, showing the wide range of ways to learn and excel." — Judith Waite Allee, coauthor of Homeschooling on a Shoestring

Fiction, Food, and Fun
Fiction, Food, and Fun

Author: Kathryn Closter

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-05-15

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0313078033

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Featuring fiction, food, and fun, this unique approach motivates young people to read and builds their comprehension skills while extending their learning across the curriculum. Students, teachers, librarians, parents, and community members can participate in these mealtime programs, which include such activities as games, writing or art projects, role-playing, storytelling, interviewing, and guest speakers. Based on the authors' READ 'N' FEED program, the book provides detailed plans for learning events developed from selected young adult novels. For each title, the authors provide a summary of the plot; a booktalk; background information on the author; discussion questions; activities; novel connections; suggestions for food and decorations; and reproducible templates of publicity posters, student invitations, game pieces, and other materials. The authors also give instructions on how to design a program for other books. This method integrates critical-thinking skills, multiple intelligences metho

Literature Connections to World History 712
Literature Connections to World History 712

Author: Lynda G. Adamson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-06-15

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 031307755X

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Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes, these books help you locate resources on world history for students. Each is divided into two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within specific geographic areas and time periods. They are further organized by product type. Both books cover world history from Prehistory and the Ancient World to 54 B.C. to the modern era. Other chapters include Roman Empire to A.D. 476; Europe and the British Isles; Africa and South Africa; Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and Antarctica; Canada; China; India, Tibet, and Burma; Israel and Arab Countries; Japan; Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand; and South and Central America and the Caribbean. The second section has an annotated bibliography that describes each title and includes publication information and awards. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at l

The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, Centennial Edition
The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, Centennial Edition

Author: Margaret A. Edwards

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2002-11-08

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780838935330

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Edwards's philosophies and practices, as illustrated in The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, have influenced and inspired generations of librarians since its original publication in 1969, and continue to be a foundation for today's new young adult librarians.

Making the Match
Making the Match

Author: Teri S. Lesesne

Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1571103813

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Explains how teachers and librarians can steer students to the literature they love by focusing on three key areas: knowing the readers, knowing the books, and knowing the strategies to motivate students to read.

What Else Should I Read?
What Else Should I Read?

Author: Matthew L. Berman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1996-08-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0313077770

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In answer to the perennial question "What else should I read?", these innovative resources go beyond linear listings of suggestions to help students find books through a variety of directions, including subject, author, and genre. Each guide contains approximately 30 displayable bookwebs that can be used as posters, with reproducible bookmarks that list related titles and fit into pockets on the posters. Each web leads users to 8 to 14 related topics that have lists of relevant books with their authors and brief LC descriptions. Detailed author, title, and subject indexes make further exploration easy. Hundreds of the best fiction books for young readers, titles commonly found in school library collections, are covered in the webs. The visual, nonlinear features of these books make them unique and user-friendly tools for educators and students alike. Perfect for the bulletin board, the bookwebs are a great way to stimulate reading!

Power Up Your Library
Power Up Your Library

Author: Bloomsbury Publishing

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1996-09-15

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0313079951

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Based on the methods of the New York City Library Power Program, this is a practical handbook for revitalizing or rebuilding the school library. Putting the many facets of the media specialist's professional life into the context of a flexibly scheduled, collaboratively planned teaching program, the book offers simple strategies for effecting positive change. It covers such topics as the librarian's role as teacher, programming, assessment, collection development, facilities, technology, the library budget, support staff, and public relations. Written for the school library media specialist who has or plans to have a library that conforms to today's vision of an effective school library media program, this book places the library media center at the heart of the school's educational program and shows how to position the library as the catalyst for school reform.