Cracking the Common Core: Choosing and Using Texts in Grades 6-12

by William E. Lewis, Sharon Walpole, Michael C. McKenna

Book Overview

This book guides teachers in grades 6-12 to strategically combine a variety of texts--including literature, informational texts, and digital sources--to meet their content-area goals and the demands of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It presents clear-cut ways to analyze text complexity, design challenging text sets, and help students get the most out of what they read. Provided are practical instructional ideas for building background knowledge,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462513131
• ISBN13: 9781462513130
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"